Unusual NES problem?

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I got a NES system today and plugged it all up to have an unusual problem. It doesn't have the 'blinky NES syndrome' but instead when it loads the screen is completly white. I've cleaned the games and tested them on my FC Twin and know that it works. I could be hooking it up wrong;

I plugged in the double sided AV cable. On the side were the red and yellow but no white so I plugged it in. Then looking in the back after connecting the AV cable to the system and tv, I plugged in my own Adapator. Noticing the only left slot was white, I plugged in the final cord from the AV adaptor in it.

I put the game life Force in and I hit the power button and turned it to the right cannel only to see a blank white screen.


Any help is greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

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The source of your problem is the same as the "Blinky NES Syndrom". My NES currently has it and occasionally stays a solid color, most of the time White, Green, or Blue. All you have to do is replace the Pin Connector. They cost around $10.00 and take 5 mins to install. If you do this and it still wont work right, please contact me, I know some more things to try and know some people who are into old systems. Peace.

Note: Sometimes the NES's had mediocer care before, so the pins may still be savable. Try cleaning them with a tooth brush first before spending any money.

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Thanks and thank you for the extra help from everyone. I did take apart my NES and figured out one source of the probelm...it was extremely dusty and filled with cat hair. I took pictures too...it wasn't pretty..

Answer 2

I think you need to plug the white cable in. Try plugging it into the back of a DVD player or VCR.

Answer 3

The NES is a great system but it's very old.

Age will tear down something, regardless of where you got it it's gotta be old.

I've had about 3 NES systems before and this is a commom problem found in them all.

Not always a white screen but sometimes a blue screen/green screen etc...

Chances are there will be certain games you can get to play on it but life force is one you will have to keep messing with if you want it to work. you seem to be hooking it up right, it's the age i'd say is causing it.

an NES in tip top shape is nearly impossible to find.
Hope you get it to work out for yourself though.

Good luck

Answer 4

look girl, you have to know the av cable is contain the (Audio+Video) witch right speaker, left speaker and video = red cable, yellow cable and white cable.

you have to understand NES. is sending data and the TV is receiving data SO, from AV (OUT) in NES to AV (IN) in TV.

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Cheer's

Answer 5

the problem is the 72 pin connector - an item that is easily found on internet auction sites for around 6-10 bucks (including shipping) - after putting that in, which is very easy to do, most games will run like new. however, you should clean games before using them in the 'new' nes

as for the av cables, back then, many tvs didn't have stereo (left and right speakers) the red and white wires are commonly audio, and the yellow is video. the white cable on the nes was just superfluous, so would not be related to your problem. (yes! i used the word superfluous in a sentence!)

Answer 6

I had the problem with my NES, but I eventually found a solution:

Instead of pushing the game cartridge down after inserting it, try leaving it up, then turn the power on.

When I leave the game up, it works, but if I press it down, the screen turns white. It won't hurt your games or your NES to give it a try.

If that doesn't work:

Make sure your cable wire is going into the RF switch (the gray rectangle with the cable) and the RF switch is going into the cable jack, and the cord coming out of the switch goes to the white plug to the right of the power supply jack.

That may be obvious, but I'm just checking... :)

Answer 7

Maybe its because NES systems are old.

Answer 8

Maybe even after checking multiple times the A/V cables are actually messed up... You could try on another TV, just in case. IM me to let me know if it's just your TV or the NES. ;-)

Answer 9

The NES didn't produce stereo sound! Red jack is audio, you can plug that in either the red or white jack on your sound device and yellow is video plug that into the yellow jack on your audio device. in the 1980's the standard for mono sound was the red jack. very few televisions were setup for stereo back then

Answer 10

I'm sorry, but...might I ask what a 'NES system' is? I'm lost...(lol)