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Josiah White
Приєднався 6 вер 2013
Repairing a Cracked EarthBound Cartridge
I thought this would be an easy fix. But--well, you'll figure it out at the same time I do. Luckily a friend advised that I swap the ROM chip with a donor cart. Spoiler alert: it worked!!
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Repairing a broken Nintendo 64 cartridge
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In this video I open, diagnose, and (spoiler alert!) fix a broken Nintendo 64 game I bought on ebay. I will show you how to check for microscopic break points, just one of which is enough to ruin your game. Don't worry though! Most cartridge games can be fixed with a little soldering know-how. Be warned, I'm kinda awkward in the video, and use the wrong words (pin vs chip, lead vs trace). I can...
Hyperbolic Granny Squares
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Visualize hyperbolic geometry using crochet! Simply by increasing the number of stitches in the corner of a granny square, you can create weird floppy hyperbolic polygons and learn some math in the process.
The "Bridge" Knitting Technique
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This video demonstrates a technique I came up with (or independently discovered, or rediscovered) called "The Bridge", so called because the stitches form a raised bridge. How to knit a four-stitch bridge: (Knit one, increase one stitch slanting to the left) twice. Move 4 stitches to a cable needle and hold to front. (Knit one, increase one stitch slanting to the right) twice. Knit three rows. ...
Three Laser Turret Updates
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Three updates: 2 player mode, a new game shamelessly called Missile Defense, and multiple new control schemes, some utilizing the Nunchuk's 3 axis accelerometer.
Lazer Mazer proof of concept
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A proof of concept for a real life maze traversed using futuristic las(z)ers.
Whimsical Tam o' Shanter Wobble FACEOFF
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Who wins the wobble? Who wobble the worst? Vote! It's your civic duty! Tunisian Crochet Tam O' Shanter made by your's truly. Please do not let this fact influence your vote.
Tunisian crochet cabling using one bobby pin
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This method of Tunisian cabling uses just one bobby pin and guarantees you don't drop a stitch or pull a loop off
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Grazie mille...bellissimo tutorial...ci proverò 🙏❤️
Well I never!!!! All these 'mistakes' I made in the last half century weren't mistakes after all. Very very interesting. Thank you.
Hi Josiah. I hope your well and still knitting. I came across this tutorial quite late, I know. I don't want to criticise you, I just want to bring to your attention (since you are a perfectionist) that you've mixed up your leaning decreases. Your theory is correct, however, the SSK is the left leaning decrease that should be performed on the right-hand side and the K2tog is right leaning and should be done on the left of the bridge. Other than that, clever technique. I like it alot. I'm going to go swatch it and start knitting a needle case. Thanks for the video.
What do you do if you check with multimeter and one of the pins is bad? I think they are called pins. The things for checked for first in the video
Hasnt anyone though about reverse engineering the circuit schematic for eacclu cartridge?? Its only a two sided pcd. The traces should be able to be redrawn. While im at it, hasnt anyone come up with a pin checker? That can check contitnuity on each pin 🤔
"If you dont have crap layin around then your not fixing anything"
Wow, thanks for sharing this method! I was trying with 2 extra needles and I always lost something... This is super easy for working two different cables (one left and one right twisted) Thank you
My Majora's Mask fell and the outside part cracked and broke off. It's still in the RF (?😳) shielding, though. I put it in my N64, and it didn't work and I figure that was dumb, but do you think it'll work if I glue the broken bits of the outside part back together and put them back around the RF shield part?
Excellent tutorial! Thank you!
I ran to the bathroom cabinet so fast after watching this. You’re a life saver
Dude. How many faradays has The small capacitors c3 C4 And c5?
I don't have that info readily available, but here is a lot of info on the game and the PCB it uses: snescentral.com/article.php?id=0324 snescentral.com/pcbboards.php?chip=SHVC-1J3M-20 Hope that helps!
I didn't get the part with wire,if it doesn't work i just have to connect two of those with wire,what kind of wire,I dont want to trash my Donkey Kong 64, its my favourite game,could you please help me out,even tho this video is 3 years old
Any standard wire will do, unless you need to jump from an edge contact to a pin, then you should use thinner wire. As long as you are careful with the soldering iron you will be okay!
@@josiahwhite2095 appreciate your help,thanks a lot,have a great year!
This is a good video to help people learn to take time to look and check. However, the only thing I would say is. It is ok to use small wire to connect the circuit when it is necessary. In that case of a repair. It would be cleaner to repair the trace with a leg from a cap or led. And the work will look clean. Just a small bit of advice to share for anyone watching. Great video.
So clever!
I should have went to school to be an electrician instead of for computer science.
You can do both!
Hey Josiah, what is the wire grade you use to connect the connections?
kenbuc2 can't remember off the top of my head exactly, maybe 18 gauge. But most wire will do, as long as you can contain it in the case.
What brand of multimeter are you using? I have a super crappy cheap multi-meter and need to get a better one!
This is the model I still use: www.amazon.com/SE-MM6162L-Digital-MultiMate-Display/dp/B0014JWTC8 It's cheap and it does the job.
Awesome! Thank you. A video game store just closed down near me and they gave me a huge box of broken n64 and snes games. A lot of good stuff too! :)
Sounds like you have an awesome journey ahead! Be sure to invest in a good pin cleaning solution like a fiberglass scratch brush.
Hey man! I know you made the video 3 years ago But but what kind of wire did you use to fix that bridge I’m subscribing to your channel btw! Thanks!
Yuset Lopez I don't remember the gauge but it's pretty standard wire. Any wire will do as long as it fits in the case!
I fixed a Pokemon Stadium 2 cartridge with this video, thank you!
Jeff J love to hear that! Thanks!
what do you do if your getting nothing from the pin to the first solder contact on the board? I assume you cant solder a wire to the connector? hopefully im describing this right?
I think I know what you mean. I usually scrape away as much plastic I can and solder as far up as possible, using very thin wire. Even so you'll be able to look inside and see the solder gleaming. Oh well, better to have a working game!
You’ve done a great job!
I found this very useful, thank you. 🐈
I’m new to this. Trying to fix a killer instinct game. What did you have the multimeter set to
It will depend on your multimeter, but there should be a continuity checker. Mine looks like a red speaker blaring sound.
Josiah White I’m not seeing that. It must not have it
What is your model? I can try to look up specs.
Josiah White it’s a cheap cen-tech. My dad has another one I guess I’ll give it a look
You just saved my paper Mario that I was gonna trash, thank you!
Excellent! I'm glad this video is still netting success!
How to repair cartridge which has not been used for long time
Great video! What desoldering gun do you use? do you like it?
What type of wire do you need in the soldering process ? min 12:55
great job
Question, I have a copy of Mario 64 that will lose all its saves after a period of not playing the game. I opened the cartridge today and to my surprise it unfortunately doesn’t use a save battery, rather EEPROM. Is it possible that one of the issues in this tutorial can cause that or is it that one of the chips is bad altogether? The game runs and plays fine other than that.
How long of a time before it loses the save game? Hours? Days? From doing some research it sounds like the BU9850 EEPROM chip might be bad. Looks like the only replacements come from donor carts.
Ahh ok, seems to be a matter of days turning on the cart again and it's gone. Granted I'm not playing daily so I'm not sure if that makes any kind of difference. Just wondering, that's a bummer. Seems like it would be easier to just find another working cart in this case.
Yes, sadly the N64 has very few off-the-shelf parts. At least with the SNES you can cobble something together.
can you zoom out more please I dont need to see the board or anything...
Excellent! I was able to repair one! Thank you very much!
It's great to hear that you were able to use the video, thanks!
Does anyone know a cheap way to fix the plastic clip? Besides glue.
Do you offer this service ?
thanks a lot! from Perú, ure a genius!
I suggest zooming in when checking the board, other than that Very informative video.
Excellent video. I'm curiosing about your tv, how it work the real image size of video game? I play in lcd tv 40'', but is slower when us play any game in it and the image size is in full screen.
I don't usually play on an LCD. That's the only TV I had to test at the time.
what model of your tv?
I no longer have that TV, sorry. I'd recommend buying a cheap CRT TV at a thrift store for playing anything before a PS3/Xbox360.
Thanks man. I hear about sony lcd tv´s had a system to perform a proper image of video game, but I have a LG tv.
I have a cartridge that it's not working and the problem is that in one pin of the socket does not have continuity. How can I repair it? There is no place to solder a wire on the pin "finger"... Thanks
You can scrape away a little of the plastic higher up and solder to that. It's a little difficult but do-able. Good luck!
Wow! Thanks a lot for replying to me! But Josiah, you are telling me to scrape the PCB plastic right up the gold pin of the socket and wire from that position to the end of the trace line? Thanks
Yes pretty much. There isn't much plastic to scrape away. But it does add more area to solder to. You will have to carefully fit the board back into its case as the wire may not fit in snugly. Use a very thin gauge wire.
Thank you Josiah again for your reply! I have understood what you said, will try it! But what if the problem it is on the gold pin of the socket? This gold pin in particular it is a little faded, kind of scratched. Is there the possibility that there is no continuity due to this particular gold pin? If this is the problem, the solution provided won't work either right? Because there will be no continuity from the gold pin to the scratched PCB where I will solder the wire. If this is the case, what solution do I have? Thanks
I've encountered some corroded pins. Usually there's enough metal to connect to the system. If you can, get something to scrape away some of the corrosion. Check continuity from the very bottom of the pin to the chip to make sure.
Very informative video. Thanks for posting
So my games circuits are fine, its very clean but doesnt work. What else could I try?
what setting on the meter do u use ?
Most multimeters have a setting that looks like a speaker. In my case it's the red position.
ok cool thanks a lot 4 your help god bless
the first thing you should have dun was a reflow simply for the fact a lot of micro fractures can be healed buy reflowing it will also give a fresh joint and most times this will fix the cart if not then check traces not traces then check the cap and resisters if not that then get a working cart and start swopping chips. I recently rebuilt a cart that was water damaged it was kurby I clean every thing up reflowed it all and everything was working even tho things wear rusted and degraded but it did work I did deside tho to take the chips and pute it all on a new board and I am glade I did it turned out even tho the game was working the resisters wear rusted so bad they bromke when I touched them.
Thanks for video...I am trying to fix my TMNT IV for SNES. The board looks much different than this one, but I did find continuity between everything...it's in great shape, clean pins, no corrosion, but still won't turn on. It will turn black like it's going to work, but nothing goes on screen, any suggestions? Thanks
P Hope sound just like my copy of Kirby 64 everything looks pristine yet won't load maybe a defective game altogether
i really like how beautiful this cable is...i can't find a good hat that would match that im a beginner in tunnison..but not w regular crochet i would love a tutorial on a hat to match❤pls!
Yes!!! These are good wobbles!!!
hi, what kind of cable did you use to connect the point?
I just used wire I had laying around. You can use any kind of wire pretty much. Buy a cheap spool that it will last you years.
thank you for the advice.
im trying to fix my snes right now the shvc-cpu-01 version and I really needed this continuity tip to test it out. thanks buddy glad the game worked out!
Thank you for this awesome video! I followed the same steps to diagnose and repair a broken trace in a copy of Goldeneye. Works great now!
Hey man, I have a StarCraft 64 game with broken sound, everything works fine its just the sound that died. What do you think went wrong with it and can it be fixed ?
I love this !! is there a written pattern to go with this video?