How to clean your connectors

[Guitari]

Haha, Google videos, the Inbetweeners, bus stop wanker, if you want a laugh..

[Movement1957]

I see people using sand paper when I went to another country.

[Zerosquare]

Bad idea. It ruins the gold finish and the connectors will oxidize more quickly afterwards. If alcohol is not enough, you can use an eraser.

Edited March 20, 2019 by Zerosquare

[Gummy Bear]

I see people using sand paper when I went to another country.

Bad bad bad!

 

What Zerosquare said + that will also make the connectors themselves abrasive, which will damage the connectors in the console.

[TheCoolDave]

Isn't the connectors brass ? What I do with all my NES games... Pull them apart (screws easy to access on the back). polish the connectors with Brasso. They come out with a mirror finsih. I do a follow up with some rubbing alcohol, to clean up any left over mess.

 

You know, I have not needed to "blow" into a NES cart for years... but, after the new 72 pin connector, not a single dirty cart is allowed in the system. It must be cleaned and polished before it can be played on that system

[Gummy Bear]

Isn't the connectors brass ? What I do with all my NES games... Pull them apart (screws easy to access on the back). polish the connectors with Brasso. They come out with a mirror finsih. I do a follow up with some rubbing alcohol, to clean up any left over mess.

 

You know, I have not needed to "blow" into a NES cart for years... but, after the new 72 pin connector, not a single dirty cart is allowed in the system. It must be cleaned and polished before it can be played on that system

No, they are gold plated

I wouldn't use brasso, personally. It's a mild abrasive and will damage the gold plating.

You're probably OK if you only use it once, but such aggressive methods shouldn't be necessary.

[gummy]

I usually use alcohol. I use windex to clean the plastic on my carts, boxes, and systems. I will sometimes use windex on the connectors if I am feeling lazy or if I am out of alcohol.

[EddieHitler]

Very useful, I’ve just got into the Jag. I’ve used isopropyl for ages, but I’ve ordered myself a tube of the anti oxidisation stuff from Amazon. 

[tripled79]

On 10/26/2019 at 4:59 PM, gummy said:

I usually use alcohol. I use windex to clean the plastic on my carts, boxes, and systems. I will sometimes use windex on the connectors if I am feeling lazy or if I am out of alcohol.

I use windex and a cotton swab all the time! Just have to make sure not to leave any cotton behind...

[+GoldenWheels]

I opened each and every cart I have ever gotten to hit the carts with the eraser. Meaning I had to cut through every label (neatly and cleanly with an exacto in the exact shape) to get to those two screws. Sometimes I look at more "valuable" games and say "hmm" but what is done is done...and they're player copies, I'm no collector.