Zapper Problems

[n8littlefield]

So, I bought a Zapper for my NES awhile ago. I used it once or twice (so I know the darn thing worked when I bought it). I put it away for awhile, plugged it back in and it now will not work. It won't respond at all to shooting it at Duck Hunt. Any ideas? Broken wire?

[joeybastard]

Dumb question but are you hooking it onto the right port? I always forget the NES needs a regualr controller in port 1 and the gun in 2. My SMS it just goes into 1 so I always mix it up.

[n8littlefield]

That's what I thought originally, as my wife was the one that pointed out it didn't work...she wanted to show my niece Duck Hunt and they had it in port 1. But, I switched it, and it still doesn't work.

 

I thought about taking it apart and seeing if I can get a read on the wires to see if anything is getting from the system to the gun...but thought I'd see if there were other ideas first. Other wise, I may just hit the flea market in a few weeks!

[Dones]

After cleaning the Zapper's light receptor cover, try adjusting the contrast and brightness levels on your TV.

[n8littlefield]

I cleaned the end, but it doesn't even shoot. You know how to select a game in Duck Hunt, you can shoot offscreen to move the cursor down to the next option? It won't do that. If I use the control pad to chose a game, it will not shoot the screen, it makes no noise at all. The trigger clicks, but there is no gunshot noise from the NES.

[Dones]

Have you tried it with another game? Sounds like your zapper got zapped.

[n8littlefield]

Have you tried it with another game? Sounds like your zapper got zapped.

 

I don't have another game...I think I may just declare it dead and find a new one. First, I'll probably take it appart and make sure it's not something stupid like the trigger being messed up...

[Dones]

That sounds like a good idea. Let me know how it goes.