Cartridge slot oxidation

Heavy oxidation on cartridge connector pins preventing reliable reads.

3件の修理ログ

AV Famicom motherboard during recap repair, showing replaced capacitors, soldering iron, solder spool, and assorted electronic components on work surface.

+12枚

Nintendo — AV Famicom

AV Famicom recap

Arrived with a gray screen and a catastrophically oxidised cartridge slot. A good clean fixed the boot issue and a full recap took care of the rest.

Gray/blank screen on boot Cartridge slot oxidation

2025年9月11日2スレッド

Disassembled Game Boy Player units showing back panels and internal components during recapping repair work.

+4枚

Nintendo — Game Boy Player

Recapping various Game Boy Players

The first time I've actually encountered genuinely leaking capacitors in Game Boy Players. These were memorable for that alone.

Corrupted graphics Cartridge slot oxidation Leaking capacitors

2025年9月5日1スレッド

Sega 32X Virtua Racing Deluxe PCB with replaced capacitor, IPA cleaning residue, and green plastic tool on workbench.

+2枚Successful repair

32X cartridge maintenance

Virtua Racing Deluxe back in action after a recap and a clean. Whether the cap was actually the cause or the IPA did the real work is unclear, but it works now.

Cartridge slot oxidation

2024年2月19日1スレッド