okay, so, first off, I accidentally touched the laser thingy...it seemed to wiggle, and now none of my games are reading. do I need to mess with the potentiometer screw? do I need to find a replacement GD-ROM, or do I just need to clean the lens? I am very sorry if I didn't give enough info on this, I am just an idiot who messed up big time...
Re: I think I might have messed up big time...
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2023 11:14 am
by rudiment
Just clean the lense with isopropyl alcohol. 99% is best, but 90%, 70% etc .... should be fine. If that doesn't work, then you might have pushed down too hard and broke it
Re: I think I might have messed up big time...
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2023 8:54 pm
by wheeze
will I need to remove it from the console in order to clean it? or should it be fine just sitting in there?
Re: I think I might have messed up big time...
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2023 8:57 pm
by Ian Micheal
get a cotton tip open the lid use isopropyl alcohol that's it.. not sure why you pressed it or touched it..
Re: I think I might have messed up big time...
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2023 9:04 pm
by rudiment
Just do not lick it. When I was a kid there was always that one kid that would lick the connector on the NES carts, claiming it would help.......... it didn't
Re: I think I might have messed up big time...
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2023 9:06 pm
by wheeze
rudiment wrote:Just do not lick it. When I was a kid there was always that one kid that would lick the connector on the NES carts, claiming it would help.......... it didn't
I heard of blowing on the carts, BUT LICKING THEM?!
Re: I think I might have messed up big time...
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2023 9:08 pm
by rudiment
It was a different time
Re: I think I might have messed up big time...
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2023 3:13 am
by MastaG
wheeze wrote:
rudiment wrote:Just do not lick it. When I was a kid there was always that one kid that would lick the connector on the NES carts, claiming it would help.......... it didn't
I heard of blowing on the carts, BUT LICKING THEM?!
Please go on!
Re: I think I might have messed up big time...
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:36 am
by Londinium
MastaG wrote:
wheeze wrote:
rudiment wrote:Just do not lick it. When I was a kid there was always that one kid that would lick the connector on the NES carts, claiming it would help.......... it didn't
I heard of blowing on the carts, BUT LICKING THEM?!