I think I've figured out the problem. The head doesn't move back on its own because there's too much friction somewhere along the device; the spring isn't strong enough to pull it back like it's supposed to. I'm not sure exactly where all the friction is coming from, but I'm going to try to find out.
best you pull it apart again and have a look, probably something didnt go back together properly.
That spindle allignment picture, you have to do the allignment relative to the gears on the back, the home position for the head has a fair area on the gears I'm pretty sure.. mine worked first go lining it up from someones photo of the gear position with the spindle at centre.
No, one of the rail guides was slightly bent, causing just enough friction to make it not move. I fixed that and now the head moves properly. Now the challenge is making the right adjustments.
I spent 6 hours working on mine to get it working properly.
"Tested and working perfectly" for you..
Ugh, I still can't get it to work. I've tried realigning the spindle in two different positions shown in guides, but I still can't get anything but a loading screen. Is it unusual to not be able to get an error code even?
Is there any reason why I wouldn't get an error code? I can't seem to get any at all.
Okay, update, the seller tells me that a fuse could have been blown. Is this known to happen, and what could I do about it? I don't remember seeing a fuse anywhere, but I probably just wasn't paying attention to it.Originally Posted by SplashChick
I'm not sure what's in fami generation hardware, but in the snes stuff theres a a small rectangular black fuse with a wire coming out each end. you wouldnt notice it to be a fuse. basically youre looking for an axial style component (leads at each end) with a number on it the snes fuse is labled 1.5 but I'd expect the fds one to be less. it should be one of, if not the very first thing the pcb traces go through after the power socket or battery connectors.
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