Quote Originally Posted by Tempest228 View Post
One thing i forgot to mention, the previous owner said he tried it on 3 genesis with AV cables. Still got nothing from it he said. Another thing is that i opened the connector between the CD and Genesis and found the magnets inside busted up. I repaired them as best i could. All the RF shielding is in place inside the CD. I checked the ribbon cables and they seemed secure.
That's probably your problem, I think you are referring to the ferrite bricks. Pull it back out, if they shattered or were damaged as you seem to imply they might have cut a circuit board trace, so look for any scratches on the bridge board.