NES Repair

I have repaired Nintendo Systems before. Now, these repairs aren't particularly hard core, involving reflowing any solder unions on the motherboard, or installing new power units or controller ports. The repairs that I have done involve installing a new 72-pin connector, which has in the past taken a blinking, all but dead NES and brought it back to many years of service. It is a rewarding repair to do, since in 15 minutes and with simply a screwdriver you can resurrect one of the greatest pieces of consumer electronics in the last century.

With the holidays approaching, I always experience what is known as 'the joy of giving' when I'm able to give some vintage gaming equipment. Having acquired a 'spare', so to speak, I was not overly surprised that it failed to play most of the games that came in the bundle. However, just having finished installing the new pin connector mere moments ago, I have discovered that the games are still spotty to completely inoperable. I suppose that there is either a deeper problem with the unit, though the 001 series has always been solid as a rock for me, or instead that the pin connector quality is dropping, and additional research will be needed in the future to actually assure the installation of a good part. The 'gold connector' model was even used at slightly greater expense - buyer beware!
Posted by charlie on December 6th 2007
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