I think those were made to be disposable. Maybe you can find some replacements (original stock) online for pretty cheap, or even just lightly used? Other than that maybe attack it with soap and water.
Yo dawg, I heard you like cleaning your NES games, so we made a cleaning kit for your cleaning kit so you can clean your kit while you clean your kit!
But how will you clean that one?
Yo dawg, I heard you like cleaning your cleaning kit while cleaning your kit, so we made a cleaning kit for your cleaning kit's cleaning kit, so you can clean your cleaning kit's cleaning kit while cleaning your kit with your cleaning kit.
Nintendo intended to sell replacement parts but those are long gone. I see NOS GB cleaning kits you can get for replacement wand tips but for the cart insert itself I wouldn't know what to suggest.
Has anyone tried tossing it into the wash?
More seriously though: it seems to me that after diluting the contaminants with alcohol and rinsing that it's mostly just stains/discoloration. For me they really only need to be replaced when I use one inside an NES with tweaked pins (they catch and tear the fabric, often damaging the pins).
This is why I don't like the way most people bend the pins tighter than they were originally. Yes, I've ruined a few inserts in so-called "refurbished" original 72-pin connectors. Grrr!
IIRC, once you've soiled both sides you can slide the fabric around the card 90-degrees to position a cleaner part of the fabric on the card edges.
That said, I often just wet a standard game cart with isopropyl alcohol to clean the cart connectors, especially on a top-loader or a disassembled NES where I can freely insert/remove at the correct level.
That said, you can probably avoid a lot of wear and tear by doing the initial cleaning of any particularly soiled system using a thin cloth and a plastic card. After that, follow-up/regular maintenance cleaning shouldn't be too hard on your official kit.
I'd like to use my Cricut to cut plastic cards to fit and find some way to fit cloth to them to make my own replacements. If I ever figure it out, I'll be sure to share!
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I think those were made to be disposable. Maybe you can find some replacements (original stock) online for pretty cheap, or even just lightly used? Other than that maybe attack it with soap and water.
Yo dawg, I heard you like cleaning your NES games, so we made a cleaning kit for your cleaning kit so you can clean your kit while you clean your kit!
But how will you clean that one?
Yo dawg, I heard you like cleaning your NES games, so we made a cleaning kit for your cleaning kit so you can clean your kit while you clean your kit!
But how will you clean that one?
Yo dawg, I heard you like cleaning your cleaning kit while cleaning your kit, so we made a cleaning kit for your cleaning kit's cleaning kit, so you can clean your cleaning kit's cleaning kit while cleaning your kit with your cleaning kit.
Has anyone tried tossing it into the wash?
More seriously though: it seems to me that after diluting the contaminants with alcohol and rinsing that it's mostly just stains/discoloration. For me they really only need to be replaced when I use one inside an NES with tweaked pins (they catch and tear the fabric, often damaging the pins).
This is why I don't like the way most people bend the pins tighter than they were originally. Yes, I've ruined a few inserts in so-called "refurbished" original 72-pin connectors. Grrr!
IIRC, once you've soiled both sides you can slide the fabric around the card 90-degrees to position a cleaner part of the fabric on the card edges.
That said, I often just wet a standard game cart with isopropyl alcohol to clean the cart connectors, especially on a top-loader or a disassembled NES where I can freely insert/remove at the correct level.
That said, you can probably avoid a lot of wear and tear by doing the initial cleaning of any particularly soiled system using a thin cloth and a plastic card. After that, follow-up/regular maintenance cleaning shouldn't be too hard on your official kit.
I'd like to use my Cricut to cut plastic cards to fit and find some way to fit cloth to them to make my own replacements. If I ever figure it out, I'll be sure to share!