So, whilst going through a pile of broken switches I stumbled across the issue I dread the most - a console which charges at 0.42A but does not power on. Inspection showed several shorted capacitors directly behind the CPU, indicating some kind of CPU related issue.
I decided to try removing a few capacitors to determine if any were the cause and somewhere along the way I plugged the charger in... Thing started charging and booted right up.
I'm not comfortable selling the console, so I've just been using it as my personal device.
So, what do we know about these caps? Are they used for filtering the signals to the CPU or are they used for clock timing? Or something else. Curious to see how long it lasts! So far I've used it for a few days through the TV without issue.
Let me know your thoughts on this.
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I decided to try removing a few capacitors to determine if any were the cause and somewhere along the way I plugged the charger in... Thing started charging and booted right up.
I'm not comfortable selling the console, so I've just been using it as my personal device.
So, what do we know about these caps? Are they used for filtering the signals to the CPU or are they used for clock timing? Or something else. Curious to see how long it lasts! So far I've used it for a few days through the TV without issue.
Let me know your thoughts on this.
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