Dreamcast Power Issues

[Vorde]

OK, here's the deal...
I bought a used Dreamcast about a year ago. It worked great and I was [being an idiot --Lawrence]

Anyways, I went on a trip to another country where there A/C voltage is different, and being the stupid dumbfuck I was, I brought my DC along with me.
The voltage rating on the DC is 110v and the plug I put it into was 220v. Now the power supply exploded, eventhough the rest of the system was fine.

I bought a replacement power supply off of Lik-Sang.com and it's made by MadCow. It's black/blue and has the ability to handle multiple voltages. Anyways, it worked fine for a long time now and all of a sudden my dreamcast died. I checked to see what was wrong and I didn't see anything wrong with it.

The next day my dreamcast worked  :blink:  I was confused as hell. How does a system die, come back to life, and then die again...
My dreamcast currently doesn't work and I was wondering wtf it could be.

P.S. It's not the fuse because I checked it and it's fine...

[Yes, I edited this post.  It contained stupid statements that degraded the value of the rest of the post.  It was that or delete it all.  --Lawrence]

[Vertigo]

Clean the sodding pins where the PSU joins onto the board.

INSIDE, NOT ON THE BACK OF THE MACHINE.

[Vorde]

I will try this right now and let you know if it makes a difference. Thanx for the suggestion!  :lol:

lol, it worked. I cleaned the pins on the power supply going to the board. I also cleaned where the contacts touch on the inside of the power supply. I also bent the pins a little which seemed to help. Thanx a lot for making me realize that I should do those things first before bitching about it. Thanx!  :lol:  

[Vertigo]

Heh no worries, it's just that's the most common thing that goes wrong with a Dreamcast not powering up.
I'm not entirely sure, but I think the PSU inside a Dreamcast is one that switches modes to take all types of mains power. You may need to check that before taking my word for it though.

[Vorde]

lol, yeah it is. it's the power supply unit from lik-sang. the one where I can take it anywhere and not have to worry about power. I also found out that for some reason if I take the video cord out of the back and put it back in it seems to help...

I'm guessing it might have to do with the videochip or something.

Anyways, I want to do a VGA mod to my Dreamcast but I'm not 100% sure I should do it. I have a old monitor up in my bedroom that I want to use...

How much better is it playing it on VGA than a TV set? Thanx!