Need to refurbish my NES, but need help

[T Roogs]

My NES is a piece of shit. would all I need is that 76 pin connector, a new one that is, to get it working better?? where can I get one?

thanks.

[BDawk]

who the fuck is this guy?

[ultimate7]

Why did TRoogs choose the online forum for this thread?

[RedBarron]

you can get 'em all day long on ebay.

from what i've read, it's a pain in th ass to take the NES apart and do this.

Erhajj bought one of those new systems that plays NES games and he said everything works fine.  I'm thinking it cost less than $50.

My NES is also a piece of shit. . . . for now, the stacked manuever is working for me.  Once that fails, I'll have to replace it.

[broiler]

i also got a newer NES knock off that only cost $30 brand new.  its very compact and perfect for travel

[moses]

Yes i bought one for 30 dollars and it is called a toploader. Works perfectly fine actually better than the old systems.

[broiler]

thats not entirely true.  when they are new they work really well and you dont need to do any tricks to start the games like in the old systems.  but the toploaders are built much cheaper and mine is already starting to get fucked up. 

[BeeJay]

Does anyone here have a genuine Nintendo top loader?  I've heard that those things work like a charm, but they cost a shitload of money.

[moses]

I don't think mine is genuine nintendo. But at least if it falls apart in a year or two it only cost me 30 dollars.

[fathedX]

I have a genuine Nintendo top loader, but I don't like it much since it only has the RF connector, not the RCA connectors that the original had.  The picture quality is not good at all.

I also have one of those Chinese top loaders and like broiler said, they aren't built to last.  I have to unplug and replug the controllers a couple of times before it recognizes them.

[broiler]

i have had the same problem with the controller inputs.

[Reds]

Does anyone here have a genuine Nintendo top loader?  I've heard that those things work like a charm, but they cost a shitload of money.

I've got a buddy who has one...and it works, first try, everytime...any game...its truly fantastic.

[BeefMaster]

Has anyone else replaced the pin connector on their old NES?  I'd like to do that, but I'd like to make sure it's something that's not too horribly easy to screw up.

[Big Hath]

You'll need to prepare that pin connector with some 3-in-1 oil and some gauze pads. And you're gonna need about ten quarts of anti-freeze, preferably Prestone.  No, make that Quaker State.

[broiler]

and dont forget the power crystals

[nomaaa]

and dont forget the tri force of power

[BeeJay]

That's weird how the top loader don't have rca outputs.  I can't remember the last time I used the other connector.

Also, I found one of my old, beat up Nintendos here, and I'm thinking of making a wooden casing for it to replace the broken plastic.  I'll probably get lazy and give up on it though.

[broiler]

my generic toploader has rca

[JoeDirt]

Has anyone else replaced the pin connector on their old NES?  I'd like to do that, but I'd like to make sure it's something that's not too horribly easy to screw up.

I did this...it's very simple to do.  My biggest trouble was removing rusty screws to get the case off.

[nightwulf]

You can add RCA output to the toploader, if you're comfortable with soldering and that sort of thing ...