dykesr Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Okay about 2 weeks ago i picked up a box of about 2 dozen 2600 and to my surprise one of the games ended up being Asault by BOMB. Needles to say i was extremely excited as this one was in the best condition i have ever seen before. So I pluged it in to the console to test it and nothing but a blank screen i have tired it several times and only once did i get it to work. Any idea on what to do? Or what is going on?/ RD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonTemplar Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Did you clean the cart`s contacts with alchool ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Aside from cleaning the contacts with rubbing alcohol and a Q-Tip, you can also see if you can get a little, soft pencil eraser in there and rub the contacts clean. Alternatively, if you have a Dremel or RTX and a buffing wheel, you can squeeze that in there and go over the contacts with that to get 'em nice and shiny. If it still doesn't work, try it on another console (if you have one) -- I've had a title or two that refused to work on my four switcher that booted up fine in my SVAII, by way of example. If it still doesn't boot up, then there's a distinct possibility that the Bomb is a dud*. * Terribly sorry. Bad pun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Bomb titles are notorious for not working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattG/Snyper2099 Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Actually, I think that BOMB titles use eproms so the time has possibly come for most of them to start crapping out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dykesr Posted June 18, 2004 Author Share Posted June 18, 2004 I have tried alchohol but i have not tried the eraser or the dremel tool i will give it a try and i will let you all know what happend. RD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 I have tried alchohol but i have not tried the eraser or the dremel tool i will give it a try and i will let you all know what happend. RD Using a dremel tool will destroy the contacts. Never use a dremel tool to clean something sensitive like a PCB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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