gamesnat Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Has anyone out there ever had a cart that just would not work and somehow brought it back to life. Cause we are sitting on a cart that if it worked would be super sweet. Any suggestions would be great! -Gamesn'at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap5750 Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Other then cleaning (with an eraser head, Q-Tip, etc) or transfering to a non-broken shell...nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Resolder the chips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamesnat Posted January 3, 2005 Author Share Posted January 3, 2005 Resolder the chips??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Kick it and say, "AY!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voch Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Try cleaning the cartridge contacts with a soft eraser. I've resurrected an Activitision title or two that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Has anyone out there ever had a cart that just would not work and somehow brought it back to life. Cause we are sitting on a cart that if it worked would be super sweet. Any suggestions would be great!-Gamesn'at As was said, there's not much beyond cleaning with alcohol/eraser or as a last resort resoldering/reflowing the mask ROM inside. Beyond that point there's every possibility that the chip may just be fried, and there's no coming back from the grave -- unless you can make a new mask ROM. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Resolder the chips??? Solder Use some of that stuff to first desolder them, then resolder. That's usually what causes a game to fail: a loose solder joint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Try it in a different console. I had a Barnstorming I thought was totally dead. It wouldn't work in my 2600 no matter what I tried. But one day I put it in my 7800 and it fired right up. Or vice versa. It wouldn't work in my 7800, but fired right up in my 2600. Anyway, try a different console. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvdguy Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Has anyone out there ever had a cart that just would not work and somehow brought it back to life. Cause we are sitting on a cart that if it worked would be super sweet. Any suggestions would be great!-Gamesn'at Try not to sit on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamesnat Posted January 4, 2005 Author Share Posted January 4, 2005 Has anyone out there ever had a cart that just would not work and somehow brought it back to life. Cause we are sitting on a cart that if it worked would be super sweet. Any suggestions would be great!-Gamesn'at Try not to sit on it. Too late... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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