31 Jul
1999
31 Jul
'99
5:10 p.m.
The regular Nintendos are known for bad connections by nintendo themselves and they
used to send you a connector assembly free if ou called the 800 number on the unit
and gave them the serial number. It's still worth a try and if they don't then
MCM
Electronics carries them for about $7 per connector. I've tried to clean them and
even resping them and never gotten one to connect properly as the connector was
poorly made. I've tried contact cleaner, typewriter eraser, sandpaper, steel wool,
and all the other tricks of the trade to no avail.
LordTyran wrote:
Hello, time for the yearly nostalgia.
I have quite a collection of NES stuff (carts and consoles) that I've
rescued from trash, garage sales, etc. that has been sitting in my
basement for a few years. Trying to run one of the games produces odd
output (i.e. lines down it display, not booting entirely) which I know is
due to dirty contacts. What's the best way to clean these? Alchohol on a
swab? Freon? (I have a friend that bought out a very large supply of it
just before it became illegal to sell (i.e.: 100+ bottles for his
reel-to-reel tape recorders)
Kevin
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