that was really cool to see! my entire experience with the nes/famicom has been through emulation, but it’s always great to see the real machines being well cared for :) i think that my favourite memory with it is streaming the english fan translation of idol hakkenden with my friends hehehe
Video was a blessing for my 5 year old who loves Super Mario. Saved me money. Time wasn't bad. Bent the pins and cleaned everything with rubbing alcohol. The motherboard was dirty from the factory. Cleaned it all up and put back together. Works like a charm!
It's not advised to use a game with a save battery in it for testing because the constant blinking from the system resetting itself can delete the save file. Bending the bottom pins up is only a temporary solution and will only get worse again. The key is to bend both the bottom and upper pins but nobody does or knows how to do that easily. When you do bend the pins, they all have to be lined up in a row. If one is lower or higher than the other, the game won't make good contact.
I didn't know that about save games, interesting! The pins are only accessible on one side so what you're saying is key is not possible--unless you're talking about the pins that interface woth the main boafd. The game pins don't have to be perfectly lined up as long as they make good contact with their respective game pins--I got them decently lined up but not perfect. Naturally yes it will get worse again but a brand new one will as well. End of the day this process or replacing the 72-pin are both fine options and better than a broken NES! Thanks for your thoughts and for watching!
@@FantasticQuack There are indeed a row of top pins on the cartridge connector side but you can't pry them into place like the bottom ones. As far as I know the only way to access them is pull them out from the back. So you have to pull them out, bend them down, then carefully slide them back in. A big pain in the butt. If you want the connector to be like new again, it needs to be done. Not sure how long it will last. Hopefully at least a few years otherwise it's not worth the effort.
I never had to bend my pins, just boil in distilled water and clean the contacts with a credit card wrapped in microfiber cloth and alcohol - works great!
Did the cartridge feel like a tighter fit in the pin connector after boiling alone? This one was so loose (like tilting-the-console-causes-the-cartridge-to-fall-out loose) that I felt like bending the pins was necessary, but boiling was the last thing I tried so maybe that's all it would have taken!
@@FantasticQuack yeah, it did feel tighter. I boiled it for maybe two hours. My rational was that the metal had memory and the heat allowed it to return closer to its original shape, but I'm not sure if that's actually true.
@@FantasticQuack yeah but boiling an electronic component seems risky… Ya know how someone said you can charge your phone by putting it in the microwave for 30 seconds 😂
@@atticus13fault you know it's pretty common to clean entire circuit boards in water with a process similar to your home dish washer. It's fine to get wet as long as you make sure it's completely dry before you power things on! Cheers
@@atticus13fault You aren't really boiling an electrical component, more like a piece of metal that makes an electrical contact. Contrary to belief you can get electronics wet as long as there isn't any electricity running through it and if you dry it out properly before using it.
Great video! I never bothered bending the pins on mine. I just boiled the connector like 5 years ago and haven't had an issue since. Love to see it!
Thank you and I'm glad you got yours working!
that was really cool to see! my entire experience with the nes/famicom has been through emulation, but it’s always great to see the real machines being well cared for :)
i think that my favourite memory with it is streaming the english fan translation of idol hakkenden with my friends hehehe
That's awesome thanks for sharing!
This works! Took apart my childhood NES and now it works like a charm!
Love to hear it, good work getting yours fixed up!
My NES just started having this issue as this video went up 😅
Perfect timing to start a new repair!
Awesome, I hope you can get it working!
Video was a blessing for my 5 year old who loves Super Mario. Saved me money. Time wasn't bad. Bent the pins and cleaned everything with rubbing alcohol. The motherboard was dirty from the factory. Cleaned it all up and put back together. Works like a charm!
Brought a tear to my eye reading this. Embrace the time with your kid!
instructional, informative, and pleasant to watch. this is probably the best video i have seen regarding console repair.
Thank you for the kind words! Comments like this inspire me to keep making more, cheers!
idk anything about anything but this was a neat, well put-together, and informative video. keep up the good work!
Thanks for the kind words, cheers!
Your boiling trick fixed our machine, thanks a million!
Great to hear!
It's not advised to use a game with a save battery in it for testing because the constant blinking from the system resetting itself can delete the save file. Bending the bottom pins up is only a temporary solution and will only get worse again. The key is to bend both the bottom and upper pins but nobody does or knows how to do that easily. When you do bend the pins, they all have to be lined up in a row. If one is lower or higher than the other, the game won't make good contact.
I didn't know that about save games, interesting! The pins are only accessible on one side so what you're saying is key is not possible--unless you're talking about the pins that interface woth the main boafd. The game pins don't have to be perfectly lined up as long as they make good contact with their respective game pins--I got them decently lined up but not perfect. Naturally yes it will get worse again but a brand new one will as well. End of the day this process or replacing the 72-pin are both fine options and better than a broken NES! Thanks for your thoughts and for watching!
@@FantasticQuack There are indeed a row of top pins on the cartridge connector side but you can't pry them into place like the bottom ones. As far as I know the only way to access them is pull them out from the back. So you have to pull them out, bend them down, then carefully slide them back in. A big pain in the butt. If you want the connector to be like new again, it needs to be done. Not sure how long it will last. Hopefully at least a few years otherwise it's not worth the effort.
Awesome job! Now ditch the laggy flatscreen and get a CRT so you can enjoy the NES the way it was intended!
This is my troubleshooting monitor. Easy to move in an out of the "tool box" because it's so light!
Can a different liquid like hydrogen peroxide work clean the 72-pin conector as well?
Boiling is the way to go for sure as it never fails me.
Agreed!
Great Job Quack!
Thanks Popo!
Trying the boiling now as all else has failed. Hoping it works lol 🤞🤞
Great repair. Tv specs please.
Thanks! 2010 Sanyo DP19640
It’s great how you still have the box for The Legend of Zelda!
Heck yeah if you got it flaunt it :)
Thanks
You're welcome, glad it helped!
thanks for this video
already fixed mine
Nice work!
I never would’ve guessed the answer is boiling the connector.
Pretty nifty trick!
I never had to bend my pins, just boil in distilled water and clean the contacts with a credit card wrapped in microfiber cloth and alcohol - works great!
Did the cartridge feel like a tighter fit in the pin connector after boiling alone? This one was so loose (like tilting-the-console-causes-the-cartridge-to-fall-out loose) that I felt like bending the pins was necessary, but boiling was the last thing I tried so maybe that's all it would have taken!
@@FantasticQuack yeah, it did feel tighter. I boiled it for maybe two hours. My rational was that the metal had memory and the heat allowed it to return closer to its original shape, but I'm not sure if that's actually true.
Is this real? I’m having the blinking light problem on an original nes
Is which part real? I filmed it all, you can see for yourself :)
@@FantasticQuack yeah but boiling an electronic component seems risky…
Ya know how someone said you can charge your phone by putting it in the microwave for 30 seconds 😂
@@atticus13fault you know it's pretty common to clean entire circuit boards in water with a process similar to your home dish washer. It's fine to get wet as long as you make sure it's completely dry before you power things on! Cheers
@@atticus13fault You aren't really boiling an electrical component, more like a piece of metal that makes an electrical contact. Contrary to belief you can get electronics wet as long as there isn't any electricity running through it and if you dry it out properly before using it.
0/10 video, failed to get the 1-UP at 6:12
😂 Is that worse than me dying 2 seconds later?