Gold Contact 72 pin worth it?

[zaxxonfan]

Is the more expensive gold 72 pin for NES worth the money or is it just alot of NES bling bling? If anyone has an extra new 72 pin of any kind for sale PM me.

[bust3dstr8]

Not at all.

[madhatter667]

Any new pin connector will aid your NES. I do not know how much of a price difference there is between the gold coated and the standard connectors. Gold shouldn't corrode, and theoretically be better for the long haul.

[gdement]

Maybe it won't corrode, but I don't think corrosion is the problem. I believe it's metal fatigue that leads to poor contact after enough usage. I'd buy 2 standard connectors instead.

[pmpddytim]

Maybe it won't corrode, but I don't think corrosion is the problem. I believe it's metal fatigue that leads to poor contact after enough usage. I'd buy 2 standard connectors instead.

 

Thats been my experience. When I take an old 72 pin out its usually has no corrosion, the tabs are just bent and not making good contact. So IMO the gold one will bend and become useless before the gold does any real good.

 

-Tim

[shadow460]

Gold's softer material anyway. If the actual connectors are thinner to accomodate the plating, the pins will bend even faster.

 

solution? Open the NES up and bend 'em all back. I did.

[bretthorror]

When I put my pin in, I put it in backwards and kinda forced it on there. It doesn't work perfectly, but it works better than before. I'm thinking of getting another just to see if I wrecked it or if it's the NES. Dunno if it could be the NES though.

[FABombjoy]

I've refurbed about 30-40 NES units using the sanding method. I've never done the pin bending thing. I don't think that I can believe the fatigue theory until someone takes measurements of a new pin -vs- a worn pin. The pins in a NES connector are long - much longer than most other consoles. This, if anything, should cause them to be under less stress.

[Jagasian]

Original official Nintendo brand 72-pin connectors are the best. That is why it is better to refurbish a NES's original connector, as opposed to replacing it.

[Uzumaki]

Worn pins happens the most when Game Genie is used a lot, especially if they are left in NES for extended period of time. The Game Genie has thicker PCB and sits at an angle that forces the contact to bend oddly and eventually ruins the connector.

 

If the NES has never had Game Genie inserted and is having problem playing game, a good cleaning and/or fine sandpaper trick should help.