CART PROBLEM ?

NeoGeoHeavenAngel · Sep 20, 2002

I have a KOF 99 home cart that might have gone bad. The symptoms are blurred images during game play, player 2 image is blurred on character select screen, but player 1 images are normal. Other than that, the game still can play. Other games play just fine on my machine. Does anyone know what's wrong with it ?

kernow · Sep 20, 2002

have you tried cleaning it?

NeoGeoHeavenAngel · Sep 20, 2002

I tried cleaning the contacts with a piece of paper, but it still didn't work. It really doesn't look any dirtier than my other carts.

kernow · Sep 20, 2002

a piece of paper?

hell no, use some electrical contact cleaner, spray it on sparingly, with cart not upside down so it leaks thru, then clean gently with cotton bud..

you might be suprised how much dirt comes off

Magnaflux · Sep 20, 2002

piece of paper? use a q-tip and some isoproypl alcohol.

NeoGeoHeavenAngel · Sep 20, 2002

Thanks for your suggestions ! I'll try cleaning it again with something better. I'm worried that one of the roms inside got burned, do you think that could be the case too ?

Cleber · Sep 20, 2002

Originally posted by NeoGeoHeavenAngel:
I tried cleaning the contacts with a piece of paper, but it still didn't work. It really doesn't look any dirtier than my other carts.<hr></blockquote>

use cotonete with a little little water,and after use another cotonete

ttooddddyy · Sep 20, 2002

Clean the slot as well, dirty contacts in the slot will affect different carts in different ways.

<a href="http://www.hardmvs.com/html/slotCleaning.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hardmvs.com/html/slotCleaning.htm</a>

kernow · Sep 20, 2002

Originally posted by Cleber:


use cotonete with a little little water,and after use another cotonete<hr></blockquote>

WATER?

NeoGeoHeavenAngel · Sep 20, 2002

I cleaned the contacts of the cart. and the slots with isopropyl alcohol and q-tips, and it still didn't help. What can I do next ?

NeoGeoHeavenAngel · Sep 28, 2002

I finally got it to work after poping out the boards in the cart, and sandpapered the contacts. I guess the contacts got oxidized over time, and got poor in conducting electricity.

RabbitTroop · Sep 28, 2002

Originally posted by NeoGeoHeavenAngel:
I finally got it to work after poping out the boards in the cart, and sandpapered the contacts. I guess the contacts got oxidized over time, and got poor in conducting electricity.<hr></blockquote>

Yikes, I would have used contact cleaner that removed the oxidation, but hey can't argue with results right Anyway, glad to hear it is fixed,

-Nick

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