Nintendo 64 No Video Repair | How to Fix

[@michaelplunkett7932]

I was able to bring my 64 back to life this evening thanks to this video!

[@totalfix877]

That is awesome! 😎

[@dilly2760]

Having this same problem with a junk N64 I picked up off eBay. The thing was full of sand and corroded beyond belief but still turns on. Gonna try resoldering the pins like you did here and see how it goes. Appreciate the video!

[@a7mdftw]

So did it work?

[@totalfix877]

Haha, yeah I'm curious to know as well!

[@TF2Felix]

I found a n64 too and it even has sand as well for some reason the screen dosent show

[@diyart336]

Thanks for tutorial ! After cleaning its start to work. Thanks !

[@totalfix877]

Glad it helped!

[@TerranGenesx64]

Found this video on my recommendations; immediately subbed! Can you do a Neo Geo Pocket Color repair? I’ve never seen one done before.

[@totalfix877]

Ooof I would love to if I came across one, I will look out for one in the future 😆

[@camiloestevez4280]

Good video, keep uploading videos of this they are very helpful

[@totalfix877]

Thanks Camilo!

[@TomBaconArt]

Thanks for the video! I have a similar "no AV" issue so hoping its not as involved as this. But I repair a lot of computers so kinda intrigued to try and repair my first console.

[@a7mdftw]

Thanks for that video even if i didn’t understand that much

[@totalfix877]

Thanks for watching! 😃

[@doubtingthomas1312]

Just found you. Amazing work.

[@unworthy4142]

Thank you so much for making this video I was just about to scrap mine

[@totalfix877]

No problem! Thanks for dropping by! 😃

[@dk156]

Nice video I picked up a n64 at goodwill for $6.99 but no video or sound trying to still figure it out its very clean but I went through it anyways but no luck yet. I checked all voltages at capacitors and for some reason the 2 bigger 220 have no volts to them any ideas? Keep up the good vids Thanks

[@totalfix877]

If you have a multimeter, I tend to use very precise tips to check if there is continuity between the pads and the pins of the 2 larger integrated circuits. Normally they tend to get corroded or have a cold joint. The most common issue would be the middle larger IC. Thanks for the comment and hopefully you can get your N64 up and running again! That’s a good find!!

[@dk156]

Thanks I'm going to pick up some flux can't find it lol then go through it all

[@stephenparker129]

Been having an issue with my N64 for awhile now. I get power and A/V and can play games, but there is a random video flicker that consistently occurs during game play. It is consistent from game to game, so I believe it is something within the console. Flicker is best described as pink and yellow vertical lines on the screen. I tend to think that it occurs during higher rendering periods for the game, but that may be my imagination. Have you see this before and do you have any ideas as to what could be the cause?

[@totalfix877]

Its tough to state exactly what the issue could be. It may be a capacitor, AV Joints being corroded, pins on the Integrated Circuits having poor contact due to corrosion as well. Without opening the system and inspecting it, it is very hard to determine. I know it wasn't a very good answer, but with AV, there are definitely different areas that may impact that behavior.

[@stephenparker129]

@@totalfix877 Thanks for the reply! Already have given it a good clean, but I'm planning on cracking it open again to inspect the joints on the ICs as I hadn't done that before. If I'm successful, I'll let you know what I find out.

[@Satiator123]

I had a similar issue where if I touched a the game cartridge it would flicker. Sometimes this would cause it to freeze. The game looked clean but I gave the pins a good cleaning and the issue disappeared.

[@StreetChally73]

I spy a Hakko FX-888D soldering station. Solid, economical choice! I have gotten my money’s worth out of the one I bought about six-seven years ago now.

[@totalfix877]

I agree! I love my Hakko soldering iron. Thanks for stopping by!

[@LlamaRoyal]

What is that blue mat? I need one for my projects. Thanks in advanced for whomever can give me the information

[@LoadedFPS]

I think iFixIt sells those, they're called project mats.

[@misterdijay]

Am having similar issues with corrosion on the same chip, besides that, i just want to know , if necessary , can i replace those 68uf caps with the "normal" ones, the ones that are taller i mean. Thank you!

[@totalfix877]

You would have to replace them with the same (micro)farad reading, but the voltage must be equal or higher than the replaced capacitor. My recommendation will be to find a similar cap to stay on the safe side.

[@lordasaki]

Dang, mine is starting to go out, and I opened it up, and there's some pin corrosion in almost exactly the same place. Also looks like there's some where the expansion RAM plugs in. Hopefully I can fix it, but I've never tried drag soldering before (only learned of it recently), and I have a feeling it won't work well with just rosin-core solder. I'll have to order some flux (or make some?) and practice on some junk ICs. And pray.

[@DaveMater]

Hey man, did you make it work in the meantime?

[@lordasaki]

@@DaveMater I need more practice drag soldering, I think I made it worse >_< I found another N64 for a decent price on eBay, but the controller input chip is all corroded. It looks like an easy fix but again...going to have to bust out the magnifying glass and maybe order some very fine gauge wire.

[@LizBallah]

I was playing and all of a sudden a loud buzzing sound happened and then the video disappeared (white flash like). Tried buying a new AV cable, didn’t work. Still powers on but I guess before cracking it open and going through all this, is it savable? :/

[@totalfix877]

It definitely is, but it would require inspection of the components and testing to see if anything is faulty.

[@Emersongabbriel]

Mine has the white flash too on the tv

[@Emersongabbriel]

Mine has the white flash too on the tv

[@MariachiSimulator]

Excelente trabajo 🤠👍

[@Frankie-Bleddyn]

I would not have gotten as far as checking continuity between chips and checking trace runs, but I would have probably gave it a good spray with electro wash and see what happens. Mine currently has the same problem, no video, but until I get the HDMI adapter in, I ain't even going to bother with it. I did lift the expansion module and reseat it and I cleaned the AV output connector but have not yet gotten inside and inspected and cleaned the internal components. Good tutorial.

[@sonicsega1699]

mine has a resetting problem. it is completely random and can happen immediate, minutes, hours later. nothing is stuck or broken and i squeaky cleaned everything. should i try a new power supply?

[@totalfix877]

Hmm, that is interesting....it does sound like that may be the culprit. Is it a 3rd party power supply?

[@sonicsega1699]

@@totalfix877 yes. my first thought was the power supply, however with the videos and reading forums, it seems to be a common problem with the 64 in general. doesnt seem like anyone has a true answer

[@madmikegaming88]

buying myself an N64 powers on no screen or audio if i cant fix it might ask to see if you can fix it for me

[@dropitlikeabosscat4916]

Good job keep it up!!

[@totalfix877]

Thank you!

[@silenthill4]

What's the white O? I've seen them with a white o with red line through the middle

[@totalfix877]

I had to rewatch the video just to see what you were referring to, but to be honest, I don't know what that is. Perhaps someone that previously inspected the board marked it? I'm not actually sure 😅

[@jacsonmiranda]

ok, the font is not the problem, but I got all voltages like double, where should be 12v is 24v and where should be 3.5v is 7v, what could be the problem?

[@mohawkpiper]

mine gets audio, i can select things with the controller, but the video is just static pixellated garbage and i cant tell what is going on. any ideas? i tried cleaning it and its the same

[@mohawkpiper]

nevermind! it was my composite to hdmi converter. i found an old tv with composite and the 64 works just fine

[@totalfix877]

Im glad you were able to get it working!

[@BE-wl9js]

When is soldering necessary? I'm a noob in this stuff but and looking into trying to fix my n64, I have the right bits to open it up but don't have a soldering tool unfortunately

[@BE-wl9js]

It powers on but no A/V, I tried cleaning the cartridge pins and the connections but no luck :/

[@totalfix877]

Soldering is necessary when there is a loose connection or the component may be having poor contact with the traces. You can try doing a nudge test on the pins gently to see if any are loose.

[@BE-wl9js]

@@totalfix877 ended up fixing it thanks to you man !! No soldering was necessary! Ended up cleaning the board good with some 99% alcohol and she worked perfectly! Thank you so much for making this and the reassembly/cleaning video!

[@totalfix877]

@@BE-wl9js That’s awesome! I’m glad you got your console working again 😃

[@Nate_o88]

I need help, I have same problem no video, I’ve cleaned everything and all the chips are in great condition so don’t need to solder anything yet it’s still no working any ideas what else it could be? I’ve also cleaned and tried more than one game and expansion pack but still nothing

[@totalfix877]

It really depends...it is hard to say without inspecting the board. Generally you may have cold solder joints, but its difficult to say without a microscope. However, the alternate easy way is to do a "nudge" test against the IC joints. Hope this helps!

[@Nate_o88]

@@totalfix877 what’s a nudge test 😅

[@jackalhdz]

Just curious was it worth buying the bulk?

[@totalfix877]

@Juan Jackalhdz In my case, I was able to profit. You really have to asses cosmetically because that's a big part of it. To break it down however, I bought 13 units @ $15.00 each, roughly. I sell them for $100 locally w/1 controller and no games. For the most recent lot I managed to fix 11 of 13. So just to price everything Unit @ $15.00 Jumper Pack Replacements @ $3.00 Aftermarket Power and AV Cables @ $9.00 Controller which I fixed @ $4.00 Total: $31.00 Profit: $69.00 Total Profit for fixing the 11 systems: ~$730 I don't try to buy anything that looks broken or cracked unless I know I'm going to use it for salvageable parts. There is one huge downside to all this however.....CLEANING! This part is the biggest time sink of the whole process....but since it's my hobby, it doesn't bother me too much. Hope this info helps!

[@jackalhdz]

@@totalfix877 definitely does, trying to open shop in city.. but I really need more inventory for the store so I thinking of going this route

[@Kpatrpane]

So since my N64 has the light flash what that mean. a wire plug came out from the inside the system. Cuz I kept getting the flash. ?

[@totalfix877]

Sorry, I'm not quite following, what issue are you having?

[@carlm1583]

I would like to see what happens when you simply remove the jumper pack and put it back because that stopped my n64 from working luckily my tv repair guy fixed it twice for us when I was a kid lmfao

[@totalfix877]

This is actually a common resolution to a lot of these consoles. A lot of them get dirty and a simple clean is all that’s needed to fix these

[@turboti-pet2625]

hi sorry my N64 is broken have try to fix it but i m not able. i want to know if you sell 1 😂

[@totalfix877]

Sorry I just saw this, I do sell, however it normally locally through marketplace within my area to avoid high fees through online services.

[@funnrun3399]

Mine just needs the pin set cleaned I had it all apart and forgot to clean the pin set

[@jayland8411]

I cleaned everything and nothing is damaged but still won’t work.. What could be wrong??

[@totalfix877]

It can be a number of things honestly, normally I would have to inspect the board to see if there is corrosion or lose pins. Other times it could be faulty components such as bad capacitors….

[@punisher8429]

Thanks.

[@johnherrera509]

what that blue tray which the n64 is on?

[@totalfix877]

That is a silicon soldering mat

[@JeffernyMorgan]

I can’t 😢start my n64 I need to try this I hope it works

[@rabbitgaming3901]

My controllers keep saying plug them in and they are plugged in