Quote Originally Posted by InsaneDavid View Post
If you're going to go through the trouble of shorting out the switch leads, you might as well just replace the switch. I have a tutorial on the repair at my site, or a direct link to it here.

Shorting it is a great way to check if that's all the problem is before replacing the switch however. I've also noticed that on some systems the plastic plunger in the top half of the shell that depresses the switch gets stuck or worn, which is probably what happened with Graham Mitchell's system.
THIS! Yours was the site I was trying to find earlier; I suppose I just massively overlooked it in google. Sorry about that.

For me, the only reason I didn't replace the switch altogether was that my hands are very shaky as it is, so shorting it out was the only thing I felt comfortable doing; hardware stuff gets to be too challenging for me sometimes, especially when dealing with intricate little plastic pieces.

And while on the topic of X'EYEs, might you know what would cause the system to slow down constantly (i.e. whenever a game is being played)? Mine's been having trouble with slowing down during CD games, and Genesis games are just crap to play, altogether. Sonic 3 plays like I have a slow-motion switch on, as does just about every other game. Further, when playing Genesis games, I get no sound; sound does, however, work when the music is coming off of the CD, like if I play the CD player or listen to music while playing a CD game. I've ben told it's a capacitor issue, but I have no real clue. Thoughts?