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Modern power module to replace the old rusty one, cleaned edge connector, fixed cracks in the case, new coat of paint, and metallic stickers.

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[-] bulwark@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Looks brand new dude. What's the first game you fired up on it?

[-] v1605@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Super Mario Bros 3 is the game I'm currently stress testing with, so far so good.

[-] itsAsin@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

my favorite game since childhood. forever and ever, amen.

One of the few games that just absolutely holds up because Miyamoto

[-] Mereo@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

And now you'll be pulling it towards you several times by pulling the cord during intense action, and you'll need to blow the cartridge to make the game work.

[-] v1605@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Got fixes for both of those. 2.4ghz wireless controllers and properly cleaned games and connectors (pencil easer and ipa fixes 99% of issues with the games themselves, long term blowing is bad for the contacts).

[-] Sharpiemarker@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

long term blowing is bad for the contacts

Are we still doing phrasing?

[-] GreenMario@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Damn she's a beaut. And wireless controllers whuut?

Miss my old NES. My modded mini will have to do.

[-] v1605@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Thanks! 8Bitdo make some pretty decent controllers. Modded mini or even a pi4 are great ways to play NES games, then you find yourself falling down the MiSTer rabbit hole.

[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago
[-] v1605@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

You can get an idea from this post and this one.

[-] Devdogg@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I really wish you had posted these as an album.

[-] v1605@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah it probably would have been better content. When I started work on this it was more to help get the post count and engagement of consolerepair up.

Whoa is that what they looked like originally? It's been so long since I saw a new one...

[-] dcooksta26@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

They were 2 shades of gray, not white.

[-] MortyMcFry@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago
[-] drcouzelis@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago

Do you do anything to improve the internal cartridge pin connectors? Or replace the part?

I think I took my apart many years ago and used a small screwdriver to bend the pins out a bit. Every game worked perfectly after that for a while, but it's getting very touchy again...

[-] v1605@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I cleaned the edge of the PCB with a pencil easer then ipa. After that I applied some dexoit for good measure. I also added some dexoit to the pins themselves.

[-] Ado@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago
[-] v1605@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago
[-] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] StarServal@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Looks like it’s been bleached too much or the white balance of the photo is way off. That’s definitely the wrong shade of NES gray.

[-] v1605@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

It's not grey. The paint is matte white and matte black, all with a clear coat. The intent wasn't a restoration since the case had cracks and nicks in it.

this post was submitted on 19 Aug 2023
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