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Title: Anyone have a new 72 pin connector for NES for sale?
Post by: 2PacMan on October 25, 2005, 10:53:50 am: Just wondering is anyone is selling these or know where to get one fairly cheap....all the online stores sell them pretty cheap, but the shipping is outrageous.
Title: Re: Anyone have a new 72 pin connector for NES for sale?
Post by: forbiddenlyrics on October 25, 2005, 02:07:35 pm: I would also like to know where I could get some new 72 pin connectors for cheap. I need about 5 or 6 of them.
Title: Re: Anyone have a new 72 pin connector for NES for sale?
Post by: 2PacMan on October 25, 2005, 02:41:26 pm: forbiddenlyrics-- If we could find a website that charges a flat shipping rate regardless of the amount of items purchased, we could go in together and split the shipping costs......if anyone else is interested, you could join in too.

I have a NES that has been sitting in my closet for years i'd like to get up and running soon so i'll have something to do this winter when i can't be outside ;D
Title: Re: Anyone have a new 72 pin connector for NES for sale?
Post by: ChadTower on October 25, 2005, 02:54:38 pm: Changing the connector won't accomplish that, it will just change the problem.

Get some fine grit sandpaper and sand the contacts... then clean with alcohol. Cleaning works a lot better than a new connector with the wrong pin tension.
Title: Re: Anyone have a new 72 pin connector for NES for sale?
Post by: Scott84 on October 25, 2005, 08:30:56 pm: Look online for PIN RESTORATION. works the best.
Title: Re: Anyone have a new 72 pin connector for NES for sale?
Post by: 2PacMan on October 26, 2005, 09:54:05 am: So you're saying all i need to do is clean my existing pins and then that will get rid of the "yellow/blinking screen"? It has nothing to do with bent pins?

I can't find anything online by searching "NES Pin Restoration"...do you have any links? Thanks!
Title: Re: Anyone have a new 72 pin connector for NES for sale?
Post by: forbiddenlyrics on October 26, 2005, 11:21:05 am: check out this link,

http://www.classicgaming.com/features/articles/nesrepair/
Title: Re: Anyone have a new 72 pin connector for NES for sale?
Post by: ChadTower on October 26, 2005, 12:09:47 pm: Quote from: 2PacMan on October 26, 2005, 09:54:05 am
So you're saying all i need to do is clean my existing pins and then that will get rid of the "yellow/blinking screen"?
Title: Re: Anyone have a new 72 pin connector for NES for sale?
Post by: 2PacMan on October 26, 2005, 12:41:07 pm: Thanks for that link! I'm gonna try to re-bend and clean the existing pins first...if that doesn't work, then i'll get a new connector.

I don't think i'm gonna go as far as breaking apart a game genie and resoldering stuff and modifying things. If worse comes to worse, i'll buy one of those new model NES's i've seen on websites, they look interesting to say the least.

Thanks for the help.
Title: Re: Anyone have a new 72 pin connector for NES for sale?
Post by: ChadTower on October 26, 2005, 03:40:20 pm: don't do the rebend thing unless you absolutely have to do it... the odds of perfectly rebending 72 times in a row, with no mistakes, are really low.