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Ok guys, was going to post this at /diy/no's place, but guess I should start here for better answers.
Moved to new house and found old NES around. I know the bastard can still live, they are tough, but I'm completely ignorant here.

I mean, it's not visibly broken, insides may be allright, rusty and dusty as fuck, but hope it's no big deal; it's bended at the cover inlet, but nothing serious.

I'm handy when it comes to DIY and exploring electronic devices, but this is the first time I want the test subject to actually survive the experiment.

He's rusty and all, but I'm shure it can be revived with a little effort, but as I said, I'm not really trained for teh job. Do you know where to start asking? I've got many questions about the electric stuff, which appears to be teh first problem.

Any thing you got will count guys.

>> No.637810
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637810

replace 72-pin from ebay.
get proper power supply

>and clean

>> No.637817

>>637801
>rolling rock
>70% isopropyl

really?

>> No.637832

>>637810
I cleaned out an n64 with vodka the other day. It worked like a charm.

>> No.637836

>>637810
what is the right voltage? I remember that it had its own transformator, but kinda recall my friend getting a standar transformator.

Also, poor fag from 3rd world here (twice as poor as normal poor) so buying online stuff that is no mainstream is also twice as hard (and expensive)

>>637817
Can't understand teh joke, sorry, but if you want to know, isopropilic alcohol is amongst my most important discoveries in life: it solves almost all electronic trouble and it burns awesome as fuck. Its great.

>> No.637838

>>637817

this

>shit beer
>not 90%

>> No.637959

bump

>> No.639690
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639690

>>637838
Not my pic... and fuck 90% and the Budweiser owned Rolling Rock

>> No.640097

>>639690
Where do you buy the 99% stuff?

>> No.640260

Most places have it, but its usually on the bottom shelf. Drug stores usually will have it due to Beetus-havin' individuals and their needles.

>> No.640262

>>640260

In reply to

>>640097

>> No.643005

>>640260
Walmart?

>> No.643048

70% isopropyl works fine if that's all you can find. It doesn't have to be 90% or higher.

>> No.643104

>>637836
The power supply is 9V for sure, 1A I think. I know that a model 1 genesis power supply will work and those are 9V, 1.2A.

I restored an NES recently, and here's what I recommend:

1. Open the system and clean out any bug nest and generally clean the inside.
2. Remove the 72-pin connector and scrub it with a toothbrush and isopropyl alcohol, 70% should be sufficient. Windex also works very well.
3. Clean a test cartridge (two preferably) with q-tips and alcohol. You can also open the carts and scrub the pins with a pink eraser.
4. Test a cart with the top of the NES still off, but with the cartridge tray intact so you can push the cart down and lock it in place. If the games work, you're done.
5. If it doesn't work, remove the cartridge tray. You probably have a bad 72-pin connector, but you should test if the rest of the console works. We want to see if a game will boot at all. Attach a cart to the 72-pin connector and turn on the console. Because no connection is being made, the system will reset once every second. Before each reset, change the elevation of the cartridge and hold it steady as it resets to see if the game ever boots. I would suggest setting a cell phone on the cartridge and sliding it around to adjust the torque if you have trouble with this. If you get it to boot, go buy a new connector. If not, I have no idea.

>> No.643541
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643541

there is a pin you can remove from the 10NES lockout chip that helps with games that play improperly as well as getting a new 72-pin connector, or you could ground the pin too.

>> No.643581

>>643541
Only do this if your NES is resetting itself when you turn it on but otherwise boots games. I find the 1Hz self-reset to be useful when diagnosing a broken NES, but there's no reason to keep it around if everything's in working order.

>> No.646093
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646093

restoring the NES is only half the battle. if you want everything to start up every single time without question, you also need to clean your carts. Here is my method:

>Acquire gamebit so you can take apart your games
>Take apart game
>use a SMALL amount of pic related on contacts to clean any sort
>Dillute 70% Isopropyl alcohol half and half with water to reduce residual buildup after it dries
>use concoction to clean any excess wiemans off of cart contacts
>reassemble cart

This method has never failed me.

>> No.646102

>>646093
Also while the cart is disassembled, clean the area around the cartridge connector just to be sure no dust/debris gets inside your NES.

>> No.648886

>>637836
>Can't understand teh joke

You have terrible taste in libations and 70% isopropyl isn't concentrated enough for electronics work.