How to fix a 72-pins connector

XedXed
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Got some toasters with bad pins (grey screen 80% of the tries)

how to make them working again? (or atleast a lot better).. buying new connectors is not an option cuz they cost more then i payed for the system

is there a tutorial or something on how to get the tension back on the pins?
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  • JeroJero
    I'll do it for you if you ship it to mez :-D.
  • ninfan21ninfan21
    Get a small screwdriver under the pins and lift them up a bit.  Then take some sandpaper and sand them down.  I get this to work almost 100% of the time. 
  • qixmasterqixmaster
    never heard of the sandpaper trick, but i also bend the pins up... but then I smear bulb grease all over it for connectivity. works like an f'in charm.
  • ninfan21ninfan21
    Originally posted by: qixmaster

    but then I smear bulb grease



    What is bulb grease?????
  • qixmasterqixmaster
    http://www.lubriplate.com/products/greases/ds-es-electric-switch-lubricant.html
  • qixmasterqixmaster
    that is the type i use. DS-ES L0137-001
  • WidarWidar
    This is by far the easiest sollution I've tried.

    http://hem.bredband.net/corail/nesfix/index.html
  • NewUser123456789NewUser123456789
    Thanks for the walk thru on that Widar.. I remember that was in a thread recently but I've got like 8 to try now and that guide will be very helpful...
  • XedXed
    thanks a bunch guys image gonna put the tips to work next week when i get home from university image
  • qixmasterqixmaster
    Originally posted by: Widar

    This is by far the easiest sollution I've tried.

    http://hem.bredband.net/corail/nesfix/index.html


    should be titled "how to cook your 72-pin connector"

    I gotta say that is one of the craziest solutions I have ever heard of or seen.  I love the detailed photos.
    i'm surprised rachel ray doesn't try this shit out sometime.


  • NESJohnnyNESJohnny
    ^Eh, rachel ray having any interest in the NES might make her a sufferable person, which is mathematically impossible considering she's rachel ray.



    that method looks insane. But, it also looks cheap, so maybe that will do the trick for you without any need to spend much.
  • WidarWidar
    I thought it was crazy at first as well, but figured "wth.. it's only an old connector, plastic and metal, what can go wrong?" and gave it a try. And as I said in the other thread, seems like the metal is bent back more to it's original position on top of getting clean.
  • XedXed
    so when cooking you dont need to do the bending?
  • NewUser123456789NewUser123456789
    I believe the heat from cooking forces the pins to return to the original position, at least that's my theory on this..



    I dunno, but I am going to try this very very soon... Got a bunch of systems to fix.
  • qixmasterqixmaster
    hot damn, someone should make a video of this and post it on You Tube.
  • XedXed
    i'll film it gix image



    not sure i'll do it right the first time tho image
  • NOFRIENDO-bannedNOFRIENDO-banned
    Originally posted by: Xtincthed



    not sure i'll do it right the first time tho image



    The be sure and film it!!
  • XedXed
    haha you'd love to see me fry my connectors? image
  • NewUser123456789NewUser123456789
    Cook em Xtinched, but my question is will it smell like french fries, or melting plastic?
  • XedXed
    i will be sure to document that thourougly image
  • XedXed
    btw



    is the Blinking light problem allways caused by a bad connector? (except for playing pal on ntsc or vise versa)
  • NewUser123456789NewUser123456789
    either a bad connector or a dirty game, most of the time...
  • XedXed
    thinking of buying a party of blinking light NES's .. gonna do alot of cooking i guess image
  • WidarWidar
    A video of this would be cool! image I'll do it next time i fix some if someone doesn't beat me to it.

    Edit: Pserge, i think you're right. Heat is good!
  • XedXed
    the bastard is in the oven at this moment



    if it worked.. i'm gonna do another one and film it image
  • WidarWidar
    Cool! image



    And do several at the same time. Saves a lot of work!
  • Buk FittyBuk Fitty
    Originally posted by: Widar

    This is by far the easiest sollution I've tried.
    http://hem.bredband.net/corail/nesfix/index.html



     That`s like Fing cooking a Connector.
  • PhilCee11PhilCee11
    you know what works for me? you need to be able to get the top off of your NES. if its a toaster just take a paper clip, make it straight. Then I flattened the one tip with pressure and then put it in between each pin and pulled it out some more. as long as it hold the cart tight and it does not just slide in and out easy then it should work better.
  • Buk FittyBuk Fitty
    And In otherwords bend the pins back up...



    And we know how to get the tops off of our Toasters.



    And I think he's worse then me....
  • the tall guythe tall guy

    Bumping this old thread since I'm about to try this.

    I'll post results when I'm done.

    edit:  The connector didn't melt or anything, but I plugged it back into the NES and am still only getting a solid color screen.

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