# Black out issue
**URL:** https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/black-out-issue/1217
**Category:** Technology
**Created:** [April 5, 2022, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/black-out-issue/1217 "2022-04-05T00:54:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Troy](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/Troy)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2022, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/black-out-issue/1217/1 "2022-04-05T00:54:06Z")
Have used my dcc 951 for many years without issues
However recently I’ll switch it on and after a few minutes the display blacks out and nothing works
Although I can see the lines through the display as though there is power still going through.
Is this just an old soldering problem or something more complex ?
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### Author:  [@Jac](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/Jac)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2022, 4:31am UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/black-out-issue/1217/2 "2022-04-05T04:31:27Z")
This is not an easy problem to diagnose or fix. It could be a problem with the power supply, it could be something else.
If it plays for a little while, chances are high that it’s a small problem that can be easily fixed.
===Jac
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### Author:  [@Troy](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/Troy)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2022, 4:38am UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/black-out-issue/1217/3 "2022-04-05T04:38:32Z")
If I’m using another component say my cd950 cdplayer in my 900 series system .I’ll look over after about 5 minutes and the display is out . Some times it comes back on again if I’ve had the system switched on for a while .
If I’m using the dcc player it’s seems less likely to switch off mid track but has done so some times .
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### Author:  [@Henrie](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/Henrie)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2022, 7:05am UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/black-out-issue/1217/4 "2022-04-05T07:05:37Z")
You could tap the player on the side (gently) to see if it’s a loose contact.
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### Author:  [@alanlogue](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/alanlogue)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2022, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/black-out-issue/1217/5 "2022-04-07T09:01:59Z")
I had a similar issue on my unit. Eventually became totally dead. Turned out to be a dry joint on the power supply area of the pcb. Never had any further issues once re-flowed with solder.
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### Author:  [@Troy](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/u/Troy)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2022, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.dccmuseum.com/t/black-out-issue/1217/7 "2022-04-07T11:20:16Z")
I had mine checked same problem! guess that’s understandable after all these years