lostintwilight

So whether I need to touch pins 3,4 or 4,7 I get nothing. What does this mean? The chips are bad?

So if the chips are bad, is it worth replacing them, or should I look for another console?

To touch base: My console is a 2-port. Touching pins 3 and 4 with a screwdriver didn't start the game. I tried touching random pins with the screwdriver and got nothing more than a slight bit of static on the screen. Is this what was meant by shorting two pins?

I've tried the eraser and foil tricks. Nothing. I've wiggled the connection as I pressed random buttons. Nothing. Absolutely nothing on either of the two controllers. I've also checked if there was corrosion inside the box arounf the port connections. It looked clean. I'm beginning to wonder if the problem isn't the controllers at all but in the console itself. What do you think?