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Dreamcast Power ON but Does Not Spin but the Spindle Motor i
Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 8:37 am
by alvin777
Hi. Merry Christmas, happy new year.
The Dreamcast has power, the lens seem to move but there is no rotation. When I use a battery and wires to test the motors in the lens assembly, they rotate and are fine. What subcomponent could be damaged?
Here is a video:
http://vid57.photobucket.com/albums/g23 ... vhoebq.mp4
Thank you in advance.
God bless, Rev. 21:4
Re: Dreamcast Power ON but Does Not Spin but the Spindle Mot
Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 2:10 pm
by TacT
If its not a lose wire, then the Spindle is broken and dead and will need to be replaced. But i think they're glued in there pretty good so you will have to replace the whole top part. Possibly find another dreamcast for spare parts to use. =)
One of my dreamcast's spindle broke a bit ago and I think one more is about to die too =(.
Re: Dreamcast Power ON but Does Not Spin but the Spindle Mot
Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 6:49 pm
by alvin777
Hi. Thanks for the reply. I took out the spindle motor to test if it'll work if I power it with two AA batteries, it did. Could there be another component related to powering the motors in the lens assembly? Thank you.
Re: Dreamcast Power ON but Does Not Spin but the Spindle Mot
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 6:06 pm
by TacT
That's possible, The one that I have still spins a little but isn't fully functional, I haven't tried but I'm sure if I connected a battery to it would probably spin too. which I don't recommend could damage them!
Still may be broken. =\
If the spindle is still working then something on the rest of the drive on the board or somewhere is not working properly which I don't know anything about that =)