Oops! What did I do wrong?
Guys, I replaced some 72-pin connectors the other day in some nintendos and now they all work perfect but you don't have to push the game down now. Did I forget to do something? Will this matter in the long run?
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Some sellers include a full page of details on the "console only works in up position" thing, right in the box, to allay fears.
Is it that you don't have to push the game down, or that if you push the game down it doesn't work? I've used the Kung-Fu pin connectors in over 100 systems and they all would work fine when you press em down...
No, it doesn't stay down when you press it down. Actually kinda cool. Thanks for the FB guys.
There's a really small plastic tab that slips under the front edge of the motherboard. On the bottom of the springloaded bay. If this isn't slid around the motherboard, it sits on top and bends everything, so that the spring mechanism won't catch and stay down.
You reinstalled the cartridge bay wrong.
There's a really small plastic tab that slips under the front edge of the motherboard. On the bottom of the springloaded bay. If this isn't slid around the motherboard, it sits on top and bends everything, so that the spring mechanism won't catch and stay down.
This. This should really be Bolded and in extra large font on any NES Pin installation guide because I think EVERYONE makes this error the first time they put it in.
SOB! So what all does it bend? Like it will F up all the systems if I leave them this way?
Nope. Just open it up, unscrew the cart bay (yes, all six screws unfortunately) and pull up the motherboard from the bottom tray. Then slide the bay forward slightly until the tab goes over the motherboard, it will slip down so everything is flush, then you can slide the bay back so the screw holes line up again.
Nothing should have been damaged, it's just a pain because you've got to unscrew everything to get it to fit the right way again.
You reinstalled the cartridge bay wrong.
There's a really small plastic tab that slips under the front edge of the motherboard. On the bottom of the springloaded bay. If this isn't slid around the motherboard, it sits on top and bends everything, so that the spring mechanism won't catch and stay down.
Yep, made the same mistake the first time.
You reinstalled the cartridge bay wrong.
There's a really small plastic tab that slips under the front edge of the motherboard. On the bottom of the springloaded bay. If this isn't slid around the motherboard, it sits on top and bends everything, so that the spring mechanism won't catch and stay down.
Yep, made the same mistake the first time.
i made that mistake about a dozen times til I figured it out.
Everybody does this error first time repairing a NES. The worst part in making this error is that the NEW-pin can be easily crushed by a game that has a thick connector board like Ice Hockey. The pin just doesn't work anymore after that.
Sometimes you can fix the new pin connectors after crushing them.. Most of them time one or more of the new pins gets out of alignment and need to be put back in place..