skydiver58 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 ive picked up a couple games online and at my local pawn shop that dont seem to work..is there any way to get them working without taking them apart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 You've cleaned the carts & your system already, I assume? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydiver58 Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 the best i could, they just make high pitched sounds with random colors on the screen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 (edited) Wait, did you buy Reactor? It's supposed to do that. HAH! Kidding. What sort of cleaning have you done on the cart & console? Edited July 16, 2012 by Rex Dart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydiver58 Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 hahaha ive just used compressed air Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqoon Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Compressed air won't cut it. Use 400 grit or finer sandpaper a few times back and forth and follow up with 91% isopropyl alcohol on a cotton swab across both sides of the cartridge PCB pins. For the console, fold the sandpaper in half, insert into the cartrdige pin slot, work back and forth a few times, and then use a toothbrush soaked in rubbing alcohol to finish up. Be aggressive with the toothbrush and be sure to work the bristles down into the cartridge slot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I would use a lint-free cloth folded over a fake credit card, rather than sandpaper... but basically, what Sqoon said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 the best i could, they just make high pitched sounds with random colors on the screen That's the system doing that...not the carts. The system isn't reading the programs contained on them (for whatever reason)...and so it spews out the random junk that exists in it's ram indefinately. There's no readable program present to alter it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydiver58 Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 Compressed air won't cut it. Use 400 grit or finer sandpaper a few times back and forth and follow up with 91% isopropyl alcohol on a cotton swab across both sides of the cartridge PCB pins. For the console, fold the sandpaper in half, insert into the cartrdige pin slot, work back and forth a few times, and then use a toothbrush soaked in rubbing alcohol to finish up. Be aggressive with the toothbrush and be sure to work the bristles down into the cartridge slot. sounds violent but ill try to do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I would use a lint-free cloth folded over a fake credit card, rather than sandpaper... but basically, what Sqoon said. Why do you have fake credit cards? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 I would use a lint-free cloth folded over a fake credit card, rather than sandpaper... but basically, what Sqoon said. Why do you have fake credit cards? Oh, these dumb things that the credit card companies mail you along with applications, thinking you'll open the envelope if there's plastic inside: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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