Cleaning a Lynx game

[+atari2600land]

Sometimes when I put a certain game into my Lynx II and turn it on, it says "Insert Game." So, what I'm thinking is the game needs a cleaning. Anyone know a good way to clean the connectors to a Lynx game?

[cthulhu]

Sometimes when I put a certain game into my Lynx II and turn it on, it says "Insert Game." So, what I'm thinking is the game needs a cleaning. Anyone know a good way to clean the connectors to a Lynx game?

 

There's a guide on how to clean the contacts in the "How To" section of this site.

I always use Isoprapanol (Isopropyl alcohol/ 1-Propanol) and a q-tip when I'm cleaning any of my game cartridges (Lynx, Famicom, Megadrive, Neo Geo AES etc.)...dip the q-tip in the alcohol and rub the contacts till the dirt comes off, repeat untill the q-tip stays clean. I've had games that didn't work but after some cleaning they always work perfectly.

Good luck.

[+atari2600land]

I remembered reading somewhere on the forums that if you take an eraser and rub the connectors with it, it cleans it. So i did that a few times and haven't had any problems since. The eraser tip was black with dirt both times, so that must have been the problem.