Author Topic: Cleaning? How Do You Do?  (Read 4908 times)

June 01, 2013, 11:34:10 AM
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Maybe you cant cut or melt with a hot knife or a sharp metal the part where the melted screw is, just leaving 0.5 cm around that screw, that way you can take away the back part. Then with a  plier you can turn the screw to take it out. That way you don't damage the front and can change the back part.

If some one post these forget that i mention it  :P

We've mentioned something very similar.  ;D

@Spoonman, how goes it buddy? Any progress?

June 02, 2013, 08:05:02 PM
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Had a busy weekend.  Just now sitting at my desk to take another crack at it.  Getting some pliers.... will post end result pics haha

June 02, 2013, 08:19:13 PM
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Opened it up and rattled the board out.  Also snapped the clips off.  Only been trying for 10 minutes or so but I can't get the darn thing to budge.  Trying my best to lift up both sides so it can turn.  I'm worried maybe it's really melted down in the middle....


June 02, 2013, 09:08:12 PM
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Do you have some dremel or a friend with one? Since you have the board out now, there's no need to worry about damaging the PCB and the cart is deep enough so there shouldn't be much risk with damaging the front, unless you have really shaky hands or press down to hard on the dremel (let the tool do the work!).

You could try snapping the back of the cart entirely? If you have a padded clamp, put it over the middle screw area then just pull the edges of the back off. If you have a clamp but it isn't padded then you could just use a towel, or an old t- shirt to prevent damaging the cart.

Hell if your really at wits end, you could try a saw. ::)  ::)  ::)  ::)  ::) (There is actually some logic in that last statement.)
Cut out a block of wood that will fit the contact area, not tight, just enough to stay in there, then get another piece of would small enough to fit in the gap at the top of the cart, between the front and back (A steel ruler will do as well!), then cut from top to bottom, on both sides of the screw. Once that's done, you can easily break the little bits left off. (See there was some *evil doctor-esque* logic there!).

A dremel is really your best bet now. Just cut around the screw and your home free! You can use a pair of pliers to crack the melted plastic around the screw off, then once your 3.8 secuirty bit has arrived, just unscrew the middle screw, put on new back (AFTER YOU CLEAN THE CONTACTS AND CART!), screw in the old screw and 2 new replacement screws and then your done!
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June 02, 2013, 09:11:59 PM
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By the way!...

You might find that the threads are gone, and the screws are to loose. There is an easy fix to this, but it involves a match stick and a tiny dab of super glue.

June 02, 2013, 09:55:30 PM
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Mission accomplished! Just had to wrestle with it some more.  Luckily didn't snap anything in the front half!


June 02, 2013, 10:17:40 PM
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Nice!

Now go clean it up, put it back together, and finally enjoy your Kid Icarus!

June 02, 2013, 10:32:26 PM
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Haha, a winner is you!

June 05, 2013, 09:56:04 AM
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I'm getting really tired of buying games listed as being professionally cleaned. Got a batch of games that weren't cleaned very well, not to mention a ton of the screws were stripped. >:(

June 05, 2013, 10:14:01 AM
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I'm getting really tired of buying games listed as being professionally cleaned. Got a batch of games that weren't cleaned very well, not to mention a ton of the screws were stripped. >:(

I know that feeling well.  Can't even remember how many times I bought a game that was said to be fully cleaned and tested, only for it to have stripped screws, cracked shells, and filthy contacts.  Thankfully, I've only ever two games that simply wouldn't work after I cleaned them.  Still pretty annoying though.
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June 05, 2013, 10:17:17 AM
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I'm getting really tired of buying games listed as being professionally cleaned. Got a batch of games that weren't cleaned very well, not to mention a ton of the screws were stripped. >:(

If you buy it in my country you always have to clean it.

I always buy on ebay or in a local store here in the Dominican Republic, and all the games that i buy in the local store i always have to clean them

June 05, 2013, 10:19:23 AM
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I'm getting really tired of buying games listed as being professionally cleaned. Got a batch of games that weren't cleaned very well, not to mention a ton of the screws were stripped. >:(

If you buy it in my country you always have to clean it.

I always buy on ebay or in a local store here in the Dominican Republic, and all the games that i buy in the local store i always have to clean them

on the outside are in excellent conditions but inside  :'(

June 05, 2013, 10:21:58 AM
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I know that feeling well.  Can't even remember how many times I bought a game that was said to be fully cleaned and tested, only for it to have stripped screws, cracked shells, and filthy contacts.  Thankfully, I've only ever two games that simply wouldn't work after I cleaned them.  Still pretty annoying though.

Yeah, I wish they would just leave well enough alone. They obviously opened it since they stripped out the screws. So what did they do in there? Just wipe the contacts with a wet rag? It's like the listings for NES toasters that have the 72 pin connector replaced. I'm just going to start avoiding them.

If you buy it in my country you always have to clean it.

I always buy on ebay or in a local store here in the Dominican Republic, and all the games that i buy in the local store i always have to clean them

That's just it. Before I add any game to my collection, I open it up and clean it properly. I'd just rather they leave it alone since I'm going to take care of it the right way anyhow, regardless of where I buy it as I assume they've been slowing on it and such.

June 05, 2013, 12:18:45 PM
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I'm getting really tired of buying games listed as being professionally cleaned. Got a batch of games that weren't cleaned very well, not to mention a ton of the screws were stripped. >:(

I fell your pain. I've never had stripped screws, but I bought a few NES games that where listed as cleaned and tested, when they finally arrived, popped them into my NES, which I cleaned thoroughly, and nothing. I blew into the contacts quickly and it worked but the picture was terrible. Took them apart and found grime and dirt caked onto the contacts. A quick hit of an eraser and WD40 and those things we're as clean as a whistle. They play the first time every time now.

I bought two Megadrive games that where listed as the same, cleaned and tested. When they arrived, there where white streaks all over the carts and PCB. I have no idea what it was, but with a quick wipe of some iso, the white streaks where gone.

I'll never understand why people don't look after their 40 - 60 Euro investments.

June 05, 2013, 12:44:30 PM
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I'm getting really tired of buying games listed as being professionally cleaned. Got a batch of games that weren't cleaned very well, not to mention a ton of the screws were stripped. >:(

I bought two Megadrive games that where listed as the same, cleaned and tested. When they arrived, there where white streaks all over the carts and PCB. I have no idea what it was, but with a quick wipe of some iso, the white streaks where gone.

I'll never understand why people don't look after their 40 - 60 Euro investments.

I'd imagine it's some sort of leaner or polish compound. I've seen that before as well. It just shows how lazy they are that they don't even bother to clean off the polish they used.