Re: cleaning NES cartridges?

No problem, glad to be of service. If you have some canned air, you
might just be able to blow it out that way. Probably pretty loose on
the connector. Otherwise, schlop some alcohol on a cartridge and
insert/pull out a few times, that should clean it off also.

As for the screws, they are all the same except two which are
specifically for the 72-pin adapter. When I rebuild/refurb a NES, I
also like to clean off the RCA video connectors. I take out the
motherboard, get my dremel with the wire brush head, and clean off the
residue off the outside. Wish I could find one small enough to get
inside, but it does help.

Corey

On 8 Oct 2005 18:03:31 -0700, "xucaen" <xucaen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>HI Corey, Thanks! I took a couple of carts apart again and wiped them
>down like you said. And just in case I followed the instructions on
>this page http://www.classicgaming.com/features/articles/nesrepair/
>(very carefully I might add) and my carts seem to work again!
>Unfortunately I still have to jiggle them a bit, but Metroid played
>fine after 3 tries, and mario Bros. after 2 tries. Some eraser residue
>might have been transfered from the carts to the 72 pin connector. I
>didn't think to clean it out while I had it apart. I guess I was too
>busy keeping track of all those screws I hade to take out. ;)
>
>Anyways, thanks for your reply, it really helped. I love these old
>games!! :D
>
>Jim

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