How to Change Your 72 Pin Connector, Disable The Lockout Chip and Clean Your NES System: Part 1

[misternumberuno]

O.O my NES does not have that large capacitor poking out of the video and power box!

[PleasantProductions]

Easy to follow. Thanks!

[goofy3696]

You forgot to mention that 2 of the screws near the back of the cartridge tray are longer than the others. Furthermore, if you do not make sure that the cartridge tray is properly locked under the motherboard, when you put it back together the tray will NOT lock down.

[keithramer123]

8:40 start and select?

[papermariodude]

is there a site where u can buy the top thts white tht has the nes logo and door to open so u can insert the games cuz theres a small crack in mine and the white turned kind of grey. Any sources you can give tht could help?

[buxyman]

Brilliant instructional videos!

[deezy0baby]

oh well

[deezy0baby]

so ive wtached your both stupid videos where u claim to explain lockoput u suck i wasted 15 minutes listening to your gay cleaning instructions

[GanglyM]

@deezy0baby I don't actually make any claim to explain the Lockout Chip. I claim to show you how to disable it which I do at the 1:30 mark in Part Two. 

[bosnia91]

@GanglyM Hey, i need to buy the screwdriver to open it up. The problem is, i don't know wich size i need. I've been told "just use a common screwdriver", but all the ones i have do not fit. Do you know the size of the one you used`?

[GanglyM]

@bosnia91 I use a #1 phillips tip screwdriver which has a smaller than average tip on it. I got it in a screwdriver set that has a bunch of smaller tip screwdrivers in it.

[bosnia91]

@GanglyM Well i have a #1 screwdriver and that one can open my snes controller. I've tried it on the nes system but it doesn't fit. Could you find the one you use on Ebay`?

[bosnia91]

@GanglyM so can u help me? I would like to know the exact model of the phillips screwdriver, and by a identical one. It has to be somewhere on ebay`?

[GanglyM]

@bosnia91 Well I'm not sure what the exact model is, all I know is that it is a #1. You need to get one with a long enough shaft to reach the screw but that is really all I can tell you. You should be able to just type in #1 Philips tip screwdriver into ebay.

[bosnia91]

@GanglyM i've opened it up now, nothing was even dirty to begin with. Anyway could you make a video or tell more detailed how i should attach the connector? I've seen your 2nd part, but didn't really understand if i did it right.

[TheWorldAtlus]

@deezy0baby easy fella relax

[15bwebb]

your nes looks cleaner on the outside than mine....

[Kalcros]

Hey buddy, im wondering if you have any idea how to clean a case? I bought my NES (one of the first editions to my knowledge) and has aged quite badly, and its faded a fairly yellow shade, do you have any tips on how to maybe whiten in up?

[GanglyM]

@Kalcros I actually just read an article on the yellowing of the old systems. Apparently there was a fire retardant chemical used in the systems that when exposed to oxygen over time turns yellow. As far as I know there is no way to get rid of this as it is the actual discoloring of the plastic not just a film of dirt or something.

[BringinTheCody]

I have a new question. I was trying to fix my brothers system by changing the 72 pin connector and that didnt work. When I turn it on, the screen is pixillated but doesnt flash or anything.. I cleaned out the system as well. Do you think it could be the end of the road for this system?

[GanglyM]

@BringinTheCody Hey, I'm not sure why it would be doing that so I am asking around to see if I can find an answer for you. I'll send you a message when I find something out.

[CMOODO]

my screws wouln't open? why? i used a wrench

[GanglyM]

@CMOODO Which screws wouldn't open? I would suggest using a screw driver rather than a wrench.

[CMOODO]

@GanglyM

i mean they wouln't turn, it was so hard to run i used a wrench and broke the screwdriver, the screws are super tight

[GanglyM]

@CMOODO Holy Crap you broke the screw driver!! That is tight! I have never run into any screw that are tight enough to bust a screwdriver. Someone may have used lock tight or something on the screws, in which case they are probably not comming out. 

[Vox0707]

lol you sounded like donald duck when unscewing the screws ^_^

[Vox0707]

@Vox0707 hehe 2:54

[BringinTheCody]

I don't think you mentioned cleaning the actual mother board/chip for the system. When I cleaned my system, I noticed that soda was spilled on it and there was some on the actual motherboard itself. Should that be cleaned as well or could that damage it? If so, what do I use to clean it?

[GanglyM]

@BringinTheCody Your right I did not go over cleaning the actual motherboard and to be honest I'm not sure why I didn't. I do clean the board while I'm in there. I just use windex on a Q-tip. The only thing is that the pins on the board snag the Q-tip or rag or whatever you use really easily so just go carfully.

[BringinTheCody]

@GanglyM Okay thanks! Do you think that could be a cause to my problems? The games all work fine, but they will randomly just freeze out of nowhere. It also does the blinking thing, but thats usually taken care of easily... so I know I need a new 72 pin connector, but I wasn't sure if the mother board could be ruined

[GanglyM]

@BringinTheCody Well I imagine that the board could be ruined but in your case I wouldn't think so. Some of the soda may be disrupting a signal somewhere on the board which is making it freeze. I'd clean the soda off and change the 72 pin connector and see if it still freezes on you.

[MODZxARMORY]

what is the best website to buy the 72 pin connector from??

[Popoman100]

@MODZxARMORY

Ebay. It's really the easiest place to get them.

[x1ic1x]

thank you

[FaimlyGuyFan]

Hey Thanks it worked you rock

[OrionPimpdaddy]

That blue connector at 5:48 took me 15 minutes to disconnect. Eventually I had to use some small tools. I can't believe it just slipped out for you while using your hands. You must have some powerful claws for hands! :)

[crocodile05]

I can play all of my games except for ONE...Bible Adventures, It's the black cart and for some reason, when I try to power on the nes with it in, it doesn't even want to turn on, the led on the nes doesn't even light up....and there is a slight buzzing noise...HELP!!

[GanglyM]

Yea I have that same cart with the same problem. It is an unlicensed cart so the NES does not recognise it. I would suggest disabling the lockout chip and see if that works. I show you how to do it at about the 2:30 mark in part 2 of this vid.

[crocodile05]

Ahhh, I got it! Wow, works like a charm...thanks!!!

Now I got another problem, I must have done something to the motherboard pins

because now the only way any cart will work is if I put the 72 pin connector at an angle....what the crap? Could the pins on my motherboard be corroded?

[crazyfooInc]

@crocodile05

WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO PLAY BIBLE ADVENTURES!!!! (lol, AVGN reference)

[UberFiseh]

@crocodile05 It doesn't matter since that games a piece of shit, Even for its time.

Play better NES games then that mate.

[crocodile05]

@UberFiseh Hahahah!! Good point, but I actually did get it working thanks to @GanglyM

[BriSchwa82]

Thanks a lot for running the unscrewing and screwing in fast motion, that would've really slowed down the video. It was hilarious when you sounded like a chipmunk.

[n00oob]

Aren't most "NEW" 72 pin connectors just refurbished ones? Cant you just rebend the pins and clean them with rubbing alcohol and de-oxidizer?

[GanglyM]

You certainly can refurbish your old 72 pin connectors by bending the pins and cleaning them. However most of the connectors on eBay are new, made in China or Taiwan.

[n00oob]

Oh. Well cool. :)

Thanks for the info man.

[InfiniteGears]

I did that with my SNES 62 pin connector

[youtheverlast]

They're not refurbished. Yes you can indeed can try to clean your own and test it. Problem is the connectors 30 years ago are made from much lower quality metal then today ... and they are 30 years old.

[TheGameMember]

@n00oob i just got one from ebay and it does not look refurbished to me i checked it good and i think it would be hard to line up the pins and clean them to perfection. but i wouldnt dont some on ebay are refurbs!

[n00oob]

@TheGameMember Yea, I cleaned mine to near perfection, every game I have runs well without "blowing"

[bonnes876]

there is one problem with nearly everyone's reveiws or how-tos... not just yours... no one goes into spacifics... i mean that "protectve metal cover" is actually a RF sheilding to prevent any signals from escaping the NES or any thing like that. otherwise i like this how to.

[GanglyM]

Yea I know what your saying. The reason I don't go into specifics is because most people are just trying to get the system to work properly. They are not really interested in most of the inner workings of the machine. It is better to just give understandable land marks than to give an explaination of each part that will more than likely confuse people.

[bonnes876]

mabe the revewers (or what ever you call them) should put in a little of both? satisfy bolth sides of the crowd? that would work!

[GanglyM]

So when you say reviewers do you mean the video creators or the people commenting on them. Either way its a good idea. Why don't you send me a message With some of the things you feel I am missing in the video and I'll see if I can edit them in.

[bonnes876]

well its the video creators, they some times leave the more technical-people not very satisfied with some of the instuctions. like call the part by its real name and give the a little explamation on what it actually does. thats how I think people should do it, but you should get other peoples optinions too.

[kuya1]

Lucky I got 2 NES to practice on in case I mess up. Thanks!

[JohnnyGameGuy]

Thanks, this helped a lot. I followed a guide from somewhere else, I used this video as a visual representation so I could see what I was supposed to do.

[Nintendogenius]

very helpful thanks a bunch :D