Carts/connector cleaning

From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh_at_aracnet.com>
Date: Sat Jul 31 22:08:10 1999

>Hello, time for the yearly nostalgia.
>
>I have quite a collection of NES stuff (carts and consoles) that I've
>rescued from trash, garage sales, etc. that has been sitting in my
>basement for a few years. Trying to run one of the games produces odd
>output (i.e. lines down it display, not booting entirely) which I know is
>due to dirty contacts. What's the best way to clean these? Alchohol on a
>swab? Freon? (I have a friend that bought out a very large supply of it
>just before it became illegal to sell (i.e.: 100+ bottles for his
>reel-to-reel tape recorders)

How about a "Pink Pearl" eraser? This is what I've used before to clean
contacts.

                        Zane
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