Any way to re-gold contacts on a cart.

[edweird13]

I have a gameboy cart that the gold has rubbed off the contacts. Is there any way to re-gold them?

[STICH666]

I have a gameboy cart that the gold has rubbed off the contacts. Is there any way to re-gold them?

 

No. And it's not gold. It's brass.

[Atariman]

Well, in theory you could. I mean, it's probably just done with some sort of plating process (dipping it in some sort of solution), but it is more than likely WAY more hassle than it would be worth. Plus, you'd have all sorts of extra chemicals that you'd have to find a safe, legal way to dispose of.

[Rik]

Plus wouldn't you need alot of special equipment pro chrome platers use?

Edited March 27, 2009 by Rik

[Atariman]

Plus wouldn't you need alot of special equipment pro chrome platers use?

 

I don't think you would, but I could be wrong. (My father used to demonstrate plating in his science class... of course, everything was pretty thinly plated)

[Ian Primus]

Nope. Once the gold plating is gone, you're left with the underlying nickel (or copper, if that's gone). I'm not sure about Gameboy cartridges, but on almost all other carts (NES, SNES, Atari), the plating IS gold. It's very thin though. I think Sega cheaped out though - I believe that most of those aren't gold plated.

 

-Ian