My CDX has started rebooting games (cart, everdrive, and sega cd) within the last 2 months or so.
Previously, I had this hooked up to my TV upstairs and had no issues at all (would play Lunar for hours at a shot), and since moved it downstairs to test out homebrews on the everdrive. At first, I thought it was faulty programming that was rebooting the CDX, and left it at that. Then it did it while playing through the Everdrive on another game. Alright, so maybe it's the everdrive (I don't have a working genesis besides the CDX to troubleshoot this issue).
Last night, I decided to play Mortal Kombat (Sega CD), and when I got to the 2nd endurance match, it rebooted. Now, it doesn't do this all the time. I was able to play through Rocket Knight Adventures, and beat it (it took between 45 mins to an hour, possibly longer), with no issues. It's also not the power to my office room (my PC is hooked up, TV, and other consoles have no issues), plus it did this at my place of work (which is a power company) 2 weeks ago.
I have an official sega cdx power adapter MK-4122. My question is, do these power bricks have a tendency to go bad? I don't have a model 2 adapter to test out at the moment, and while I can program the hell out of a computer, I'm not capable of taking the CDX apart and testing things out with a multimeter.
Also, a 2nd part to this would be the battery section of the CDX. What exactly is that used for? I put 2 brand new AA batteries in, and that alone doesn't power the CDX. Should there be batteries in when the unit is plugged into the wall? Is this a sign of a failing CDX?
Thanks!