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    Default SNES Yellow Line of Death? Help

    Hello everyone. I don't know how long this has been happening, but my SNES has a yellow strip line coming down the screen ALL the time, and appears in the black screens when nothing is imaged. How should I go about fixing this? I don't think I have the tools to open a SNES. If it helps the line disappears SOMETIMES depending on the background, but it's partially hidden. This happens for all games. Thanks in advance.
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    Are you using an aftermarket power cord? (Like the ones that will hook up a NES/SNES/Genesis)

    I have seen this (a scrolling green, red, and/or yellow line on screen) with these type power cords when going through a power strip if you plug it directly into the wall it stops.
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    Thanks for the tip understatement. I tried your suggestion, as it was plugged into a power strip, however the problem still persists. My Power Adapter is official as far as I know, being a SNS-002 Model. The link here is to a video I made to showcase the problem, if this helps at all. Any further help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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    Have you tried hooking up the snes to another tv.

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    Izarate, just to let you know the link within your link doesn’t work from the server moving could you give a direct link?
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    I haven't tried hooking the SNES up to a CRT but I will try it. I am using a composite Cable for Video Audio on an LCD TV.

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    Could be a cart solt needs replaceing or cleaning out.

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    Nice, I'm glad this thread wasn't locked or some stupid shit. I am having this exact same problem with NES and SNES. Is it because we are using LCD TVs? That is what I am leaning towards, but don't have anything else to test with right now. I have multiple NESs and SNESs and the same problem happens with every one.

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    Very helpful... thanks.

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