Dreamcast Care & Repair: Replacing the Dreamcast PSU fuse

[Pokepimp30875]

my dreamcast powers on then shut off!How can I fix it?

[alak58]

my Japanese Dreamcast (used with uk stepdown converter) suddenly turned off and I noticed a nasty smell and a little smoke coming out of it's fan tray! I have opened it up,but nothing "seems" to be damaged on the power board,any idea how can I find out whats the problem?? 

[arranmc182]

@alak58 If you can get a UK Dreamcast and put the PSU in the Jap Dreamcast then you will not need the stepdown converter as they can damage the Dreamcast because it could be more amps than the Dreamcast is use to

[alak58]

@arranmc182 it turned out that the 200v Cap is blown.I know swaping the PS with a UK one is the easiest and best option,but then I need to use the Stepdown Transformer for the Saturn anyway,and recently bought a 100W which was recommended in a few forums.couldnt find a broken DC for a fair price..BUT are you sure about damaging DC by transformers? cause DC is 22W while my transformer is 100W but apparently the DC will suck only it's required wattage (22) out of transforme and no more??

[arranmc182]

@alak58 some cheap step down converters can damage the Dreamcast as the ampage can fluctuate to much and that damages the PSU

[alak58]

@arranmc182 I tried to fix it buy replacing the busted cap,didn't work.so I think now I have to change the whole PSU with a PAL psu.

[godverdegodverdomme]

My question; Is the fuse likely blown ? And if so, how can I know for sure ?

[godverdegodverdomme]

My Dreamcast short circuited, and black smoke came out.

This happened after adjusting my scart cable at the T.V's back

(to get it in straighter) and my Dreamcast was turned on.

I never heard of scart cables being able to make consoles short circuit,

and I am not entireally sure if that was the cause, but it seems too coincidental

not to be.

When I opened my Dreamcast and took out the fuse, I could find nothing

out of place to the naked eye, nor any smoke stains.

[MrGabrielicious]

i respect u for fixing it and not smashing it like other assholes

[MichaelLeroi]

do you know how to fix this? : the console turns on fine but after five seconds the screen goes fuzzy. the only way to get the picture back is to change the channel then change it back. Then you only get 5 seconds oncemore. SO CONFUSED

[cleetusboon]

I have one of the Japanese Super-Black dreamcasts and I opened it up to discover the Fuse is soldered to the board! Grrrrr!

[shoryuken248]

my dreamcast works perfectly well and also my agetec is a dream so thanks arranmc

[VERBALASSASSlN]

Where canI purchase a PSU Fuse?

[firstbloodstrat]

just get a 2amp fuse

[Doomsdesire360]

woot woot dreamcast is asome love it love it love it

[grafikcviolence]

what games do you got for yur dc

[BioAlpha7569]

never mind

[BioAlpha7569]

sorry but i didnt say that my dreamcast is a ntsc-u model. do you know how to make my dremcast start up? i think it might be with the psu but im not sure. P.S. there is no psu fuse on the psu board in the ntsc-u model.

THANKS

[BioAlpha7569]

i accidently dropped my dreamcast upside down and know whenever its plugged in and i press the power button it wont turn on HELP PLEASE.

[godverdegodverdomme]

@BioAlpha7569 I'm no expert on this, but it may be a loose battery that is used to power

the bios.

[Gromber]

i have a problem i use the region changer mod and now i have a black swirl and i cant play any game... only the bios...

[ThugBear2005]

anyone know how to fix a dreamcast that plays audio cds but not game cds? it will even load "backups" all the way up to where it has to play a game then stop. any help at all would be great

[arranmc182]

try my other videos if thats no help google is your friend

[Kopriko]

I dont now whats happen to mine, it has benn broken for some 5 years... it had the random restart problem, but the main thing now is that when i power up, it just want make the cd rom pni, or the laser work, but the light and fan are still working, i miss so much playing sonic adventure 2 :(...

[RockmanV]

my dreamcast just died one day, the light just flashes for a second and that it.

how can I revive my dreamcast? I want to play power stone!

[eskate45]

the same thing happened to mine :(

did u get yours fixed if so plz tell me how

[Amyrosa1]

Mmm do you have a video about the PORT CONTROLLER? because my DREAMCAST control port dont work please answer me i will thank you

[ranpo677]

yeah same thing happened to me because i was using auto controllers but had to get replacement

[shoryuken68]

arran i really need to talk to you i need help fixing my dreamcast

[viperxeon]

well you can find any fuse in all DIY shops, yeah my dreamcast had this problem, lucky i wasne't the whole power system, just the fuse

[arranmc182]

viperxeon 80% of the time changing the PSU fuse fixes the PSU but most people are to lazy to open up there dreamcasts so thay just bin them

[yusuf916]

hey i cannot find the psu fuse and the fuse u pointed out in the video i cannot see at all. the fuse in my dreamcast looks diff than urs. is it because i have a northamerican version and u have a european version ? if u can point out the fuse and zoom in more it wud help alot.

[arranmc182]

im not sure i have not seen the american version if the DC god mayb its in a diff place or the american version dont have one, it maybe only on the UK one because we wun at 240volts

[skater24481]

@yusuf916 there all the same.

[yusuf916]

Thanks alot, I think this may be the problem with my dreamcast, It will not turn on or it will turn on but the moment the disk spins the dreamcast shuts off completely. Im going to check where I can find a 2amp fuse tommorow and i will post you the results if it worked or not. Thanks with the video i really appreciate it.

[arranmc182]

im glade you liked the video and i hope it works for you