Derek Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Recently Carnival and Zaxxon stopped working. I cleaned the contacts. Looked at them with flashlight and magnifying glass. They look no different than the games that still work. I get either a black screen, or most like likely the turn console off, etc. one. Can they be recycled if then can't be revived? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+evg2000 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 are you using the same intellivison? Some coleco INTV carts don't work on a Model II INTV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwest Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 What are you using to clean the contacts? I just watched a video where the guy showed cleaning with alcohol compared to a metal polish and it was amazing how much better the contacts looked after using metal polish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalJohn Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 I was sold on deoxit https://caig.com/ when I was cleaning up a Battlezone upright. Used this on all the contacts and everything seemed to work better / the connectors were easier to slide on/off... I've also seen it used on cartridge connectors on youtube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tornadoboy Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 (edited) Becareful what you use, I think polishes like Brasso are OK as they work only as a mild abrasive, but some of the silver polishes work by dissolving a small amount of the surface of the metal, so they'd be something you'd only want to use as a last resort on plated surfaces like edge connectors. As far as getting them to work again if the ROMs are toast I don't think there's much you can do aside from replace them with perhaps EPROMs, but I'm hardly an expert on that. Edited March 31 by Tornadoboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leatherrebel5150 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 You shouldn’t use any abrasives on board contacts. I suggest using a contact cleaner. A can of Deoxit D5 will last you a lifetime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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