Author Topic: How do you clean Metal Contacts? (Read 4217 times)

Gavica · « **on:** December 12, 2006, 01:31:46 pm »

For example I have this old 32X, and the contacts are becoming quite rusty, is there a way to clean them???

ChadTower · « **Reply #1 on:** December 12, 2006, 01:37:01 pm »

Alcohol. If that doesn't work, light sandpaper.

shardian · « **Reply #2 on:** December 12, 2006, 01:43:41 pm »

Alcohol brought many Nintendo and Sega Genesis games back to life in my day.

quarterback · « **Reply #3 on:** December 12, 2006, 01:47:04 pm »

Quote from: shardian on December 12, 2006, 01:43:41 pm

Alcohol brought many Nintendo and Sega Genesis games back to life in my day.

Interestingly enough, alcohol has also brought ME back to life in my day

shardian · « **Reply #4 on:** December 12, 2006, 01:56:08 pm »

Quote from: quarterback on December 12, 2006, 01:47:04 pm

Quote from: shardian on December 12, 2006, 01:43:41 pm
Alcohol brought many Nintendo and Sega Genesis games back to life in my day.

Interestingly enough, alcohol has also brought ME back to life in my day

hehe...not the alcohol we are talking about...unless you consider fatal diahhrea a good life.

Gavica · « **Reply #5 on:** December 12, 2006, 02:07:08 pm »

how do I apply the alchohol?

HaRuMaN · « **Reply #6 on:** December 12, 2006, 02:18:36 pm »

you can apply the alcohol with a Q-tip. Another method that has seemed to work for people is (gently) rubbing the contacts with a pink eraser on the end of a pencil.

postalp123 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 12, 2006, 02:36:27 pm »

Theres some stuff I used to use which is basically Electrician's contact cleaner.

ChadTower · « **Reply #8 on:** December 12, 2006, 02:49:22 pm »

Quote from: Gavica on December 12, 2006, 02:07:08 pm

how do I apply the alchohol?

With ice and a mixer of your choice.

shardian · « **Reply #9 on:** December 12, 2006, 03:23:47 pm »

Since those are the large contacts, I would use a tissue to clean them real well. It should work just fine then, but if not then use a very light grade sandpaper. I'm not sure how thick those contacts are and you don't want to damage them.

ChadTower · « **Reply #10 on:** December 12, 2006, 03:28:19 pm »

They're pretty thick and IIRC not plated. He could use the sidewalk and they'd survive. No need to be gentle at all.

Gavica · « **Reply #11 on:** December 12, 2006, 03:47:13 pm »

I have sand paper, is there a posibility of damaging it? want to make sure before using it, it caming in a kit for painting scale planes.

ChadTower · « **Reply #12 on:** December 12, 2006, 04:34:18 pm »

Need the grit rating to tell you that.


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Author Topic: How do you clean Metal Contacts? (Read 4217 times)

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