nintendo cart help

[tantone56]

does anybody know how to open up a nintendo cart for the purpose of cleaning it? also what should I use to clean the carts?

[Adrian M]

does anybody know how to open up a nintendo cart for the purpose of cleaning it? also what should I use to clean the carts?

 

Older Nintendo carts are simple to open. They use small standard Phillips screws to secure the cart shell halves in place. Simply unscrew and unfasten the cart shell and you have access to the small PCB within.

 

On newer NES carts, they still use 4 small screws to fasten the cart shells together, unfortunately the screws are the "Gamebit" variety. You can either spend the money and get a Gamebit screwdriver set (Songbird sells them), or you can check various hardware stores and see if you can find a match.

[JerseyDevil]

If there are 5 screws then they are Phillips head. If there are 3 screws then it is the 3.8mm. If you have an NES then the 3.8mm bit is a necessity. The games must be kept clean. Once the carts are open clean the contacts with a pink pencil eraser, just rub back and forth until the contacts shine.

[tantone56]

I really want to try to keep it clean but I dont think I can cause I dont have the screw driver to open them

[tantone56]

assuming that I cant open the cart how can I clean them.

[JerseyDevil]

I really want to try to keep it clean but I dont think I can cause I dont have the screw driver to open them

 

Go to E-Bay and buy one, it would probably cost about $5 with shipping. Do a search for 3.8mm bit. Opening the carts is the only way to really clean them. Alcohol and Q-Tips are not enough. If you replace the connector in your NES, you will contaminate it by not cleaning the games properly.

[Raijin Z]

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A fork wrapped with a paper towel, with alcohol. Scrub vigorously. Blow dry.

[JB]

If there are 5 screws then they are Phillips head. If there are 3 screws then it is the 3.8mm.

 

Not true.

All my 5-screw carts are 2-way phillips/straight slot screws.

While the vast majority of my 3-screw carts are the stupid security screws, a few of my 3 screw carts(all early titles) are the 2-way screws of hte 5-screw carts.

[JerseyDevil]

If there are 5 screws then they are Phillips head. If there are 3 screws then it is the 3.8mm.

 

Not true.

All my 5-screw carts are 2-way phillips/straight slot screws.

While the vast majority of my 3-screw carts are the stupid security screws, a few of my 3 screw carts(all early titles) are the 2-way screws of hte 5-screw carts.

 

I was giving a general rule.