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| SnesGuy:
There's a wide range of different products I looked at online. Everyone talks about best ways to clean carts but not how to preserve the contacts over a long period of time. I also wonder if an effective product was found if it wouldn't also help make a good connection when playing like some rough carts I've owned, no matter how polished those contacts are, the game wont work unless you blow on it. When we were kids people would also lick the contacts. I assume the moisture was helping to make a better connection I've worked with di-electric grease before, I worked in a factory assembling truck cargo bodies (wiring lights, back up cameras, etc) So the idea has popped into my head a few times. |
| Polygon:
--- Quote from: Dr.Agon on August 20, 2013, 06:00:34 AM ---never heard of it, what is it used for normally? --- End quote --- It's used for electrical connections under the hood of cars. It's designed to keep out water while being conductive. |
| wiggy:
Don't use it. You're more likely to cause a short than anything. It's quite viscous and would be really hard to keep it only on the pins so as to not create an electrical bridge between pads. |
| Spoonman:
I know I'm digging up a super old thread here. But so much of the information on this post is helpful. I couldn't find if there was a thread more specific to label cleaning. For NES and SNES I'll often use a tiny dab of goo gone on a q-tip to get any grime or sticker residue off - and it also shines up the whole label. My question is if anyone has any tips on N64 label cleaning. Those labels do not have the same strong laminate as the NES and SNES and I have definitely rubbed color off of Mario's nose in the past. So I want to be careful before cleaning some recent pickups. Any tips or advice would be much appreciated! |
| wiggy:
--- Quote from: Spoonman on April 03, 2018, 03:56:52 PM ---I know I'm digging up a super old thread here. But so much of the information on this post is helpful. I couldn't find if there was a thread more specific to label cleaning. For NES and SNES I'll often use a tiny dab of goo gone on a q-tip to get any grime or sticker residue off - and it also shines up the whole label. My question is if anyone has any tips on N64 label cleaning. Those labels do not have the same strong laminate as the NES and SNES and I have definitely rubbed color off of Mario's nose in the past. So I want to be careful before cleaning some recent pickups. Any tips or advice would be much appreciated! --- End quote --- Bestine/Heptane, period. |
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