NES 72-Pin Edge Connector Replacement
April 3, 2007
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NES Internal Screw Removal
After acquiring some replacement NES 72-pin edge connectors to fix NES’ for both replika and I, I decided to take step-by-step photos of the replacement and write up a tutorial on it. So, I give you my NES 72-Pin Edge Connector Replacement Tutorial.
This is actually really easy to do, fixes the blinking-gray-screen problem which plagues almost every front-load NES (you know, the problem which were supposedly resolved by blowing on the connector in the cartridges), and can be done with just a screwdriver and replacement connector. There is no soldering or electrical repair skill needed for this.
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Wow, I wish I knew this 17 years ago. There were all sorts of things that my friends and I had to do to get the Nintendos working, like blowing on the cartridge, even one where we had to put another game on top of it to hold it in. Now I got all the Nintendo games on my computer, though it would be fun to get an old NES again and play on a TV.
Go for it. Emulation is still not a perfect replacement for the feeling of sitting down in front of the TV with the old console. :)
There’s a reason I just got all the old Atari stuff going again… Well, to archive the disks too…
Go for it. Emulation is still not a perfect replacement for the feeling of sitting down in front of the TV with the old console. :)
There’s a reason I just got all the old Atari stuff going again… Well, to archive the disks too…
Wow, I wish I knew this 17 years ago. There were all sorts of things that my friends and I had to do to get the Nintendos working, like blowing on the cartridge, even one where we had to put another game on top of it to hold it in. Now I got all the Nintendo games on my computer, though it would be fun to get an old NES again and play on a TV.
Good howto!
Minor typo: ” Be careful not to tighten them too much as they could strip the holes or berak the mounts.” – I’m only bringing it up because I know you’re as anal as I am about that sort of thing. :)
Thank you. :)
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Thank you. :)
I lurv MediaWiki… It makes edits like this absolutely trivial. :D
Good howto!
Minor typo: ” Be careful not to tighten them too much as they could strip the holes or berak the mounts.” – I’m only bringing it up because I know you’re as anal as I am about that sort of thing. :)
Your hands are on Wikipedia!
Uhm… Where?
Uhm… Where?
Your hands are on Wikipedia!