MY NES I think its Dead... :(

[MrAtari2600]

Well of course i know about cleaning, of course about the new 72 pin.

Ive cleaned the system out and don't get me wrong i dissasembled the entire thing,

And cleaned and reassembled, put in a new 72 connector

Used q tip on the piece inside where connector goes, and wow ive never seen so much dirt... ( it took like 20 q tips not kidding)Well yea uhm It sort of doens't flash anymore

it just stays green, I pickedup this system free through a friend but he said there was a prob with it..

So Im trying to fix it up. it doesn't flash

the entire screen stays green,

Has anybody had this problem before?

I know its probably fixable, maybe a screw in a wrong place * wouldn't doubt it friend built a comp and fried it with one to many screws*

 

I have never seen this problem. i got mario working after many times of work, i have a brand new 72 pin in hand though

screwdriver ready

has anybody fixed this before?

[MFoolsRun]

Something is still not connecting. Open the system back up, take off the metal shield, plug the system in, press down on the back of the game, near the connector, and turn it on. Do you get picture then?

[MrAtari2600]

ill do this after school *looks at clock*

its 230

im home at 430-5 then supper

Ill pm you if ur on

x.x

[MFoolsRun]

Just post here. I'm sure I'm not the only one with advice.

[SINGLE TOOTH]

Has the lockout chip been disabled? Pin 4 cut? Sounds like it, if its not blinking.

[MrAtari2600]

Sorry i dont know what tht is

o.o'

[ApolloBoy]

Sorry i dont know what tht is

o.o'

 

I did the same thing with my NES. It's not hard to do; just disassemble the whole thing, flip the motherboard to the IC side, and clip the pin.

[SINGLE TOOTH]

The nes didnt work when you got it?

[MrAtari2600]

it did but it was extremly dirty ( i tested it with a cart i have like 6 of and its like a 1 common lol so i wouldn't lose anything)

[MFoolsRun]

So does it work now? Did you try any of our suggestions?

[MrAtari2600]

well i got it to work once,

with your suggestgion to be honest,

but it persists with green

i held it down and took apart

worked once.

=\

then it stopped

x.x WHY CANT PEOPLE TAKE CARE OF ANYTHING

i picked this up for like close to nothing so i shouldn't be complaining

 

Im getting rly pissed at it like :x:x:x:x

Im gona like fucking kill it,

i swear...

Why wont it worrkkk

x.x

Edited September 13, 2007 by VintageGameCollectorKid

[MFoolsRun]

Well if it worked with my pressing-down suggestion, your connector needs to be adjusted, cleaned, or replaced.

 

Read this guide on how to adjust the contacts using a safety pin to bend them a little. It can take some time, but three of my NESes now boot without even having to press the game down after inserting it after using this trick.

[MrAtari2600]

cool :] thanks

[SINGLE TOOTH]

Don't you have a new 72-pin connector? And it's still not working? Yeah, try bending the pins a little, I guess. Post results.

 

Do you still have the old connector? Would you part with it?

[MrAtari2600]

Yea i have old connector

Not sure really I know you can bend them back and everything

but if i can get this to work here, when i get available time since im working today and tomorrow, sunday, and sometime this upcoming week

If it works though, Sure its yours.

[MFoolsRun]

Don't you have a new 72-pin connector? And it's still not working? Yeah, try bending the pins a little, I guess. Post results.

 

Do you still have the old connector? Would you part with it?

 

Heh. Yeah, the original connectors, if they can be salvaged, are better than the replacements.

[MrAtari2600]

Oh really?

o.o' never knew that

if i can fix one though id give him it

i got 2 old ones ( the other old one laying beside the second system)

is it just me or is the NES a troublesom system?

like im being honest, it seems it is. I want a clone system for just use of my games. so im not hurting this old one

it doesn't like to be used lol.

Im like so careful with my systems,

this is the only one not working =\

my SNES barely sees daylight i use in dark room,

Not a scratch on it ^^

Edited September 14, 2007 by VintageGameCollectorKid

[SINGLE TOOTH]

I have like 2 NES here that have no connectors. I just don't like paying $10 to get a connector for a system that works fine otherwise.

Edited September 15, 2007 by SINGLE TOOTH

[SINGLE TOOTH]

I just wanted to add, I just got a bunch of junk systems from someone here.

 

There were some NESs in the lot, they were the systems I cared the most about because I regret selling my NES collection now. They were in various states of disrepair, but I frankensteined one together. I had enough parts to get one complete NES except for the 72-pin connector and Cartridge door.

 

In a state of emergency, I ordered a new aftermarket connector because I wanted to play me some NES. I bought it off ebay. The guy shipped it super-fast. I traded a different member here some 7800 games for a NES game, and that arrived the same day...(Today)

 

I wasn't even sure if the NES I put together would even work, but I put the new connector in, and it booted the game first try. I didn't even bother cleaning the game or anything. So far it's working great.

[Asaki]

I had one that flashed yellow, and one that flashed another color...white or something, I can't recall. Sometimes they just like to flash different colors. Could be a broken solder somewhere, who knows? I think two of them had something spilled in it, so yeah...some people just don't take care of their things =/

[DrLove0378]

I once tried the "bend the connector pins up with a paper clip" trick, and it worked -- a little TOO well! I never again had to push down the cartridge, but I overdid it -- the fit was so tight that I had to pull the games out with pliers. The connector gave up eventually, and I had to replace it.

 

NES decks almost never work at first when you find them, because someone usually left a cartridge in there all the time -- and it wore out the connector.

 

But sometimes, the cartridge may just need to be re-seated a few times, to get it to work. Notice how the card edge connector has SHORTER gold pins on some games? That sometimes prevents the connector from making contact, so in that case, I pull the cartridge out just a smidge, then turn the game back on -- it usually works then.