Snes not displaying

[leatherrebel5150]

I have a original style SNES that I found in my attic the other day(forgot I had) and it does not display anything when turned on. I opened it up and cleaned everything and used hookups I know are good because I use them with my SNES mini. Any ideas to what it could be.

[wingzrow]

The red light DOES turn on so you know it's getting power right?

[leatherrebel5150]

Yes the red light comes on and the screen turns black like a signal is reaching the tv just not displaying picture or sound.

[wingzrow]

Try and isolate the problem.

Have you tried more than one game? Have you tried more than one tv? Have you tried different cords?

[leatherrebel5150]

The cords, tv, and game all work because I used them all with my SNES mini version later that night.

[drmay]

Really sounds like dirty contacts, clean the SNES connector, sometimes some sandpaper wet with a little windex and slide it in and out if you don't have a cleaning kit works well.

[leatherrebel5150]

Cleaned it extensivly both the system and games, still nothing.

[JohnnyA]

Using RCA or RF?

[leatherrebel5150]

Using an aftermarket thing that plugs inyo the cable jack, im guessing its an rf, I know it works since I use it with other systems, both it and SNES set to ch.3

[Gameguy]

Using RCA or RF?

If he's using the same hookups for his SNES mini he has to be using the console's AV output.

I would guess dead capacitors since it was kept in an attic, but first check if it works with it's own RF output instead of with that aftermarket output.