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[Sgt.Pepper1983]

I'm going to be replacing the connector, and maybe disabling the lockout soon. Any advice? Or should an instruction video on youtube be good enough?

[Ocie Denver]

www.nintendorepairshop.com

http://www.nintendorepairshop.com/shopcontent.asp?type=how-to-fix-my-nintendo-nes-system

The website also approved the guides on console repairing too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLMCj2VosLc

I checked YouTube for the videos on the lockout chip disabling and they seen shared the same simple method (although it also 'cure' the blinking red light issue).

Please take a care while doing it. Otherwise you will end up with useless electronic junk.

[Sgt.Pepper1983]

The new connector never worked properly, so I boiled the old one that was seven years or older, with dead bugs and droppings stuck in it. It performed flawlessly. I played Crystalis from beginning to end last night with no glitching.

[SoulBlazerFan]

Sgt.Pepper1983 wrote:

The new connector never worked properly, so I boiled the old one that was seven years or older, with dead bugs and droppings stuck in it. It performed flawlessly. I played Crystalis from beginning to end last night with no glitching.

I've been told that you should always replace the original 72 pin connectors with gold ones- but I've also heard that the gold ones aren't that gold. Investigate yourself and make your own choice.

The-8-bit-kid, an ebay seller, sells the gold connectors at 7.25 with free shipping. So far, he's the only guy I've come across on ebay that sells them anymore. I mean, it might be worth taking a look into.

[Sgt.Pepper1983]

There was no gold plating on the new one. I wondered if that had anything to do with it after noticing the difference between the two of them.

[SoulBlazerFan]

Sgt.Pepper1983 wrote:

There was no gold plating on the new one. I wondered if that had anything to do with it after noticing the difference between the two of them.

When I said gold the second time, I meant "good." I've heard conflicting reports on both sides. Like I said, it's worth investigating yourself to find out.

I myself got a gold one for my person NES, and I now replace 72 pins on other NES's and try and sell them. I got a bulk amount of spare NES games I'm cleaning and trying to sell, but it's difficult to find buyers these days.