Noisy Nintendo (But it's not the N64 that's at fault!!!

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Re: Noisy Nintendo (But it's not the N64 that's at fault!!!

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rubber_jonnie wrote: 06 Jan 2025 21:56 OK, so I fitted another X2 cap directly across the mains and things are definitely improved. It's not perfect, and I will likely still just unplug the N64 when I'm not using it.

Maybe I'll just keep an eye open for a genuine part.
You probably need to measure the frequency of the noise and work out what value cap would act as a filter for that frequency.
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Re: Noisy Nintendo (But it's not the N64 that's at fault!!!

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@rubber_jonnie I may have a spare genuine PSU, but can't remember if it's for my GC or N64 and if it really is spare if you know what I mean

So don't go out looking for a genuine one just yet.
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Re: Noisy Nintendo (But it's not the N64 that's at fault!!!

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stephen_usher wrote: 06 Jan 2025 22:00
rubber_jonnie wrote: 06 Jan 2025 21:56 OK, so I fitted another X2 cap directly across the mains and things are definitely improved. It's not perfect, and I will likely still just unplug the N64 when I'm not using it.

Maybe I'll just keep an eye open for a genuine part.
You probably need to measure the frequency of the noise and work out what value cap would act as a filter for that frequency.
Probably, yes.
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Re: Noisy Nintendo (But it's not the N64 that's at fault!!!

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PhilC wrote: 06 Jan 2025 22:32 @rubber_jonnie I may have a spare genuine PSU, but can't remember if it's for my GC or N64 and if it really is spare if you know what I mean

So don't go out looking for a genuine one just yet.
Thanks, I'll bear that in mind if I do go that way.
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