Identify this component

[mariopaint]

I have a snes cart which has been badly damaged, not sure how but there is a broken component on the board labeled X1.

On a working cart this is labelled as 7600A, anybody know what it is?

I ahbe attached a photo, it's the rectangular light blue one with a red dot on top.

 

[Flinnster]

In the SNES itself, X1 is a 21 MHz oscillator. Might be the same just in a different package format?

 

[Funhouse71]

I agree with Flinnster, the M marking is Panasonic and the 7600A may refer to a 7.6MHZ crystal

An example of a Panasonic 16MHZ crystal is shown on this Aliexpress website below

https://www.aliexpress.com/i/1005003336279276.html

 

[mariopaint]

Amazing, thanks for the quick responses. I will try to find a 7.6MHz version and see if that fixes it.

 

[shep]

Seems to be a ceramic resonator for SNES games that use a DSP. Which game is it?

 

[mariopaint]

Yep, looks to be a 3 pin ceramic resonator which funhouse pointed out. The game is super mario kart, not having much luck finding a replacement component and the only other games that I have seen to share the same PCB style are still a bit pricey just to rob them of that one component.

Anybody know if it's possible to use a 2 pin crystal and bodge on the extra capacitors?

 

[NivagSwerdna]

Flux Capacitor

However the fact it says X1 next to it does suggest that the ideas above are probably correct.

IMHO and my 2p worth... Resonators/Crystals rarely fail.

 

[TheDaddy]

Yeh agree its a Ceramic Resonator.

Dave.

 

[Funhouse71]

Here's more info on the part, if it's a 2 pin type then I think you will get away with a 7.6Mhz crystal but the 7600 does imply this is the oscillating frequency of the part and the 291 seems to refer to the manufacturing date, i.e Feb '91 for your part.

https://4donline.ihs.com/images/Vip...3-1.pdf?hkey=EF798316E3902B6ED9A73243A3159BB0

 

[mariopaint]

Thanks for the update...the link doesn't seem to work for me though.

 

[Funhouse71]

Sorry about that...try this link instead, download datasheet on this page instead

https://www.arrow.com/en/products/efoec8004t4/panasonic

 

[mariopaint]

Thanks for that, I've just come across this but shipping is 12 quid for a 15p component..

https://www.mouser.co.uk/ProductDetail/81-CSTLS7M68G53-A0

 

[Funhouse71]

Is that component 3 pin or 2 pin have you looked to see how many solder points on the board it has first?, if only 2 then a metal 7.6MHz crystal will be easier to source.

 

[mariopaint]

It's a 3 pin, middle pin is connected to ground.

 

[Funhouse71]

That's a pain, may have to see if anyone else requires components from mouser to get over the required minimum order, found a UK source for 2 pin version but not 3 pin version...sorry

 

[mariopaint]

Not to worry, thanks for your help with this. Much appreciated.

 

[mariopaint]

Just a quick update, I put a 7.6MHz crystal in place of the resonator and added a 22pF ceramic capacitor between each side and ground. Pleased to say it's fixed and after an hour or testing seems to play perfectly fine. Thanks again to everyone for all the help and advice.

 

[NivagSwerdna]

Very good. I will have to revisit my thinking about resonators/crystals rarely failing!

 

[Funhouse71]

Well done!, glad you got it fixed with a replacement crystal and thanks for updating us