new NES 72 pin connector?

[chrishicks]

has anyone bought a new one of these? does it really matter if it is gold or not?

[sku_u]

has anyone bought a new one of these? does it really matter if it is gold or not?

 

I don't see a real difference between the gold and standard pin connectors. One thing to watch out for is that the contacts are tighter on the 72 pin connectors than they are on the older stock connectors. They work well as long as you don't try to use a Game Genie.

[tantone56]

I put a pin connector in my nintendo about three months ago and it works perfect

[Raijin Z]

Waste of money, but if you insist on doing it, at least gold doesn't corrode. (?)

[tantone56]

why is it a waste of money... I thought it worked good

[cimerians]

It worked perfect for me too.

 

Buy one, its like having a new Nintendo. Of course, the place you buy it from should be trustworthy and you still need to clean your games.

[tantone56]

yes dont forget to clean the games thats an essential. Also may id advise against the gold pin connector because ive heard the gold just flakes off cause a bad connection. Stick with the standard silver one.

[chadtower]

It worked perfect for me too.

 

Buy one, its like having a new Nintendo. Of course, the place you buy it from should be trustworthy and you still need to clean your games.

 

No, it's not like having a new NES. It's like having an unreliable NES with a pin tension of 3-4x the original connector. Want your games to last? Don't stick them into a cart slot that will destroy the pcb contacts by being WAY TOO TIGHT. It's also been clearly proven within the community that the new connectors are about 75% reliable (that means 25% of them are no good).

 

Your best option is to take some 120 grit sandpaper, put it around a piece of cardboard or a credit card, and sand the contacts on your existing connector. Then clean it with a standard NES cleaner. This resurrects nearly all dirty connectors, won't increase slot tension, and keeps your factory tested connector (presumably that means all 72 pins are good) in operation.

 

BTW, gold shouldn't make a bit of difference since electrical conduction is only as good as the least conductive substance in the equation.

[kevincal]

Damn you know your $h!+

[cimerians]

No, it's not like having a new NES.

 

In my case it is. Read my entire message. It depends on who you buy it from and where they get there stock. I've been using it for 6 years straight with no problems.

[chadtower]

No, it's not like having a new NES.

 

In my case it is. Read my entire message. It depends on who you buy it from and where they get there stock. I've been using it for 6 years straight with no problems.

 

There are good pins made, yes, and the good ones work well if you ignore the hugely increased pin tension and the potential damage to your carts over time (or even all at once if one of your carts develops a loose contact, a tighter connector is more likely to rip it off).

 

The vast majority of the new connectors out there now are made by MCM Electronics and they are the ones making the connectors at about a 25% rate of failure. Now, by failure I don't mean works with zero games. By failure I mean would not pass a test with the NES Diagnostic cart, a cart that was designed specifically to test connectivity with all 72 pins. Using this criterium a connector can be bad and still work with a lot of games... but I don't consider it a good connector unless all pins work properly. 25% failure is not acceptible to me, and if you combine it with the increased tension, it's just not worth it when with a little sandpaper and alcohol you can revive the connector you already have in the same amount of time.