Funny acting carts

[godsey1]

I was getting some of my Atari 2600 carts ready for sale yesterday. I had a Black 4 switch and a wood grain 4 switch. I tested about 50 carts on the woody, with about half did not work with it, so I cleaned them again. I get the black one out and test the carts that wouldn't work on the woody, What do you know, all of them worked but about 3. The carts won't work but with one system or the other. Has anybody else had this problem?I'm kinda afraid to to sell these without put "AS IS", but I hate to do that, because that will cost me some bids.

Tony

[CPUWIZ]

That sure sounds like your system is at fault here, try cleaning the cart slot and then test the carts again.

[godsey1]

I have tried to clean the cartridge slot, but I can,t find anything that will fit in it. What do you use? These started acting funny after I sprayed the contact cleaner in them. Please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[seizurebot1011]

this may sound dangourus

but use windex and a sratch pad on the contacts

i work at a game store and that is how we clean the nintendo games

[godsey1]

I am trying to clean the paddles, and the metheod using the contact cleaner is working very good. The first set that I did was jumping all the way across the screen. I took them outside, sprayed a good amount in them, and turned them about 7 or 8 times, resprayed them, and then blowed them out and let dry. The part of this that is important to remember is to turn them several times. It looks like it going to work pretty good. The idea about the scratch pad won't work on Atari. The slot is too narrow to get one in it and be able to put a little pressure on it. I have heard of using sand paper, but I'm afraid that will take too much of the contacts off. Has anybody ever took the box off of the cart slot? I'm wondering if it's worth taking it apart to get to it better.

[+RichG1972]

I had posted about this very subject once before, I had said that there is an Atari 2600 cleaning kit out on the market that most video stores can get for you, it's called "Doc's Power Up", ask all the video stores and see what they can come up with. If they don't have it check flea markets and stuff

[CPUWIZ]

Take a piece of old bedsheet (or similar), open the machine and take the lid off, then crack open one of the 20 Combat carts you probably have. Wrap the piece around the cart contacts and soak them in a little bit of nailpolish remover, insert and remove the PCB a couple of times and let the remover evaporate. Then try to fire up the machine with the troublesome carts again.

[godsey1]

CPUWIZ,

I took a scrub top(that belongs to the wife) and cut it up into small strips about the size of the contact and slide it in a few times, then I put some alcohol on it and put it in a few more times.................... IT WORKED!!!! So if you are having trouble getting some carts to play, do like CPUWIZ said and you'll be on your way playing in no time. Just make sure that the cloth is something very very thin.

Thanks again CPUWIZ,

Tony