Corroded or Missing Cartridge contacts.

[Crow T. Robot]

I have a couple games that won't work because the contacts are either missing, broken off, or corroded away.

 

I just want to know if there's anyway to repair the contacts?

 

Any help would be appreciated.

[+save2600]

Not the prettiest, but it works 99% of the time. Heat up a soldering iron and starting toward the end of where the contact is still good (shiny, not corroded), melt and drag a thin line of solder down to where the contact 'should' be. Other than that, you could bead blast the corrosion (not too many people own that tool, wish I did) and failing that, learn how to etch your own circuit boards :-)

Edited November 5, 2009 by save2600

[Crow T. Robot]

Not the prettiest, but it works 99% of the time. Heat up a soldering iron and starting toward the end of where the contact is still good (shiny, not corroded), melt and drag a thin line of solder down to where the contact 'should' be. Other than that, you could bead blast the corrosion (not too many people own that tool, wish I did) and failing that, learn how to etch your own circuit boards :-)

 

Don't have the bead blast tool and can't etch a circuit board, but I can work a soldering iron.

 

I'll give that a try. I just got these games and one of them is Quest for Quintana Roo. I was looking forward to trying it out.

 

Thanks for the info.

[+save2600]

The process with the soldering iron is called 'tinning'... and remember to create as thin a streak as possible so you don't end up hurting the female contacts on your system.

 

Good luck! Let us know how it went...

[bohoki]

The process with the soldering iron is called 'tinning'... and remember to create as thin a streak as possible so you don't end up hurting the female contacts on your system.

 

Good luck! Let us know how it went...

 

 

its impossible to reform the "contacts" but for little breaks in traces you can do a solder bridge

 

some of the contacts are not used so various missing ones may be intentional

[cybercylon]

The process with the soldering iron is called 'tinning'... and remember to create as thin a streak as possible so you don't end up hurting the female contacts on your system.

 

Good luck! Let us know how it went...

 

 

its impossible to reform the "contacts" but for little breaks in traces you can do a solder bridge

 

some of the contacts are not used so various missing ones may be intentional

 

I have to add to this... don't put contacts, solder joints, etc when there isn't supposed to be one. At best, you may have to undo what you did which is a pain, and at worst, you cook something.