Quick Cleaning of Game Cartridge Contacts Pour a little bit of alcohol into the bottle cap. Dip the Q-Tip in the solution then rub the game cart contacts on both sides. Wipe clean with a dry cotton swab.

Can you clean NES games with alcohol?

For NES, SNES, and Gameboy/Gameboy Advanced games, you can leave a bit of rubbing alcohol on the cartridge contacts of a PREVIOUSLY CLEANED CARTRIDGE, then repeatedly insert and remove the cartridge from the system to clean the contacts of the game console.

Can you clean NES games with Windex?

Windex will work because its main active ingredient is isopropyl alcohol, the same thing as rubbing alcohol. The only difference is that it’s only around 4% instead of 70-90%+ like rubbing alcohol. You could just get a large bottle of 70% rubbing alcohol and dilute it with water. It’ll give you the same results.

How do you clean a NES 72 pin connector?

It sounded pretty straightforward: just disassemble your NES and remove the connector, boil it in a pot of water for 20-30 minutes, scrub out any remaining debris with a toothbrush, NES cleaner, or a clean cartridge, let it sit to cool back to normal temperature, and finally put your NES back together.

How do you clean the inside of a NES cartridge?

Steps Sort through your cartridges. Learn how to remove the screws. Dust each cartridge with an air blower. Pour a small amount of window cleaner/rubbing alcohol into a small cup. Dip the Q-Tip into the window cleaner/rubbing alcohol that you poured earlier. On the bottom of the NES game are metal contacts.

How do you clean a NES game with alcohol?

On the bottom of the NES game are metal contacts. Rub the side of the Q-Tip with the window cleaner on these contacts. Make sure you rub both sides of the contacts. Don’t go so light on the alcohol at this point. Be sure to wipe away the alcohol before moving on. After that, take your eraser and rub the contacts two to three times.

Why do my NES games not work on my cartridge?

When you insert a cartridge into your NES, the circuit board in the cartridge needs to fully connect with the 72-pin connector slot inside the NES console. If this connection point isn’t in optimal shape, your games will work only inconsistently, or maybe not at all.

How do you clean the inside of a cartridge?

Go figure. Saturate an end of a swab with the 91% isopropyl alcohol. Holding the cartridge firmly in one hand, insert the wet end of the swab into the cartridge mouth, all the way to the back. Now bring it up against the contact pins on one side of the bit of circuit board that is in the cartridge mouth.