bradhig1 Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 I have a Qbert cart that needs to be cleaned and I can't find any screws on it. How do you open the Parker Brothers carts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Unfortunately, Parker Brothers seems to have glued their 5200 shells together. I also am trying to find a way to open them, without doing something drastic like taking a hammer to them. The card edge is exposed and can be cleaned without opening the shell, if that's what you're after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 I know what Brad is talking about. Yes you can clean the cart edge connectors, but if you got some that are heavily corroded, then you need more access to the fingers on the cart edge to use an eraser or something on them as well. To do that well does require that you can remove the actual PCB from the cart shell. And yes PB carts are glued shut along the seams for all their carts for all systems near as I can tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhig1 Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 I cleaned them. I lost the spring to a Gremlins cart I cleaned and left the shutter thing out. Anyone got a share spring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 I cleaned them. I lost the spring to a Gremlins cart I cleaned and left the shutter thing out. Anyone got a share spring? You can use one from an Atari 2600 cart . Go tear a Combat apart .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bohoki Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 there should be enough access to use some 800 grit sandpaper on a thin ruler to clean the contacts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhig1 Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 I got a spare Combat and that spring vanished off my desk. Got another combat and finally got a spring in the Gremlins game. Anywhere to by spare springs for my combats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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