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my snes bust!

  • 24-06-2008 9:47pm
    #1
    jackrussell007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 222 ✭✭


    Hi folks

    please move this if there is a more suitable forum!

    I bought a snes off ebay for my 5 year old son(+myself:D) so that I could show him the brilliance of mario world. Unfortunately it broke within a hour of playing it.

    It powered up fine. He played it for around an hour and then out of nowhere a black screen. Now when I power up it just boots to a black screen. the power light is on but if I put the console to my ear I cant really hear any sign of it running. can anyone tell me if I should be able to hear a hum or what?

    If I hold the reset button, the black screen will flicker and change colour but I dunno if that tells me anything really.

    any idea what my problem might be?

    thanks


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  • #2
    Fringe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭Fringe


    Have you tried blowing the cartridge?


  • #3
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 52,898 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    Don't worry about it not making any noise, the snes has no moving parts so should be totally silent.
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  • #4
    jackrussell007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 222 ✭✭jackrussell007


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Don't worry about it not making any noise, the snes has no moving parts so should be totally silent.

    I was kinda thinking that alright. I've bought another game off ebay in case it's just the game. I did blow it out but it made no difference.

    I suppose I'll know when I get another game to test.

    thanks for the replies


  • #5
    zilog_jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,638 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    Fringe wrote: »
    Have you tried blowing the cartridge?
    This is bad advice. The moisture from you blowing on the cartridge is only going to increase the buildup of dirt on the contacts.

    It's very likely the problem is dirt either in the cartridge slot or the contacts on the game cartridge. Isopropyl alcohol (aka Isopropanol or IPA) is the best stuff for cleaning these. You can get it in many forms:

    - Liquid (often sold as "tape head cleaner") which you can use with cotton buds or some small cloth
    - Spray ("contact cleaner" is this or similarly appropriate stuff), which is probably the best option for the cartridge slot (you'll need a thin cloth or something to get in there though). You can get this in the likes of Maplin
    - Swabs like Sterets, which you can get in chemists.

    Anything sold as CD (disc or lens) or LP cleaning products with some sort of liquid probably use isopropyl alcohol too. I find video head cleaning sticks (can get them in Maplin) good for cleaning cartridges but they're too thick to get in most cartridge slots.

    I have successfully got many old games and consoles to work by cleaning the contacts (or laser lens in the case of newer consoles) with isopropyl alcohol.

    A can of compressed air may also be handy for getting dirt out of the cartridge slot.


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