NEO GEO MVS - Game/Cartridge Connector Repair (Street Hoop)
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2019
- I got a broken MVS game whose cartridge connector showed a severe burning had happened! In this repair I go through the steps, and try to show and explain as much of my thought process while going along.
Slightly different format from previous video's, hoping to move forward with these in the future, but please let me know what you think about it!
PS: I am also using new software to record the video's, so I will be experimenting with that for a little while, my apologies if the quality isn't the best yet. I have also tried working on the audio a bit more in post, but that still proves quite difficult for me yet.
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Awesome =D One thing that would worry me a little about copper shims is the thickness (could widen the socket connections), but I can understand why you had to use them. Copper tape is what I was thinking, but trying to get copper tape stuck down with epoxy is easier said than done. So the idea of using thicker copper shims is perhaps the only way this cart could be repaired so it's reliable! Great job! It's wierd how the heat seemed to spread along there like that when it originally failed! I wonder what happened to the MVS that was connected to it - I bet that had a mess of a fault too! I also bet the socket on the MVS was melted too in the process!
Like I said, I do want to redo some of it, I think they are slightly too wide currently as well. This has more been a learning experience, as I said, the game itself wasn't really worth it for the amount of work it took. The problem with copper tape is, the surface it attaches too is so small, when applying heat, the adhesive simply melts, but might give that another try soon.
And it's a shame we never get to see the board this was in when it happened, would've loved giving that a go at repairing. Or at the very least just seeing what on earth might've caused this at all!
You're much more dedicated than I. For a clone cart, I wouldn't waste my time. It's just not worth the risk of having this thing fry an MVS console if the repair fails, or worse, if it fails over time when you've forgotten to be careful with it.
In fact, that board itself looks like it was fried pretty badly, meaning I wouldn't feel like I could trust it from the outset. If you can, maybe pick up another clone board and transfer chips?
Like I said, it's mostly about learning the skills to be able to do this at all. If I come across something similar again, I know what to look out for, and would be able to pull this off way faster than what I've shown here. I don't think this game will get much play anyway, not big into sports games, and with part 2 I plan to revisit that, and make it more "future proof" (still keep experimenting with it). I think it being a clone cart makes it the perfect candidate for testing, imagine this would've been an original Windjammers cart or something along those lines :o
Shows some true dedication to the hobby! Regardless of value or whatever, repair something broken just for the fun of being able to, and learning something new. Way to go!
Good work! It's always great to see that electronics even with this kind of damage can be fixed :)
Well done
Excellent work! You brought that thing back from the brink. :)
I've bought a couple of AES consoles and one of them has graphical glitches, I've traced the issue to a pin that's damn nearly destroyed on one of the cartridge slots on the motherboard. Do you know where I can source this part? I got the part number off of a forum and I see DigiKey and Mouser list them for a reasonable price but DigiKey only allows me to order 60 units, Mouser on the other hand allows me to order one only but, both have no stock and list a huge lead time from the factory. Do you have any idea of where I can purchase a replacement? Preferably, shipped from Europe. Thanks! Keep up the great content, I'm loving your Neo Geo repairs.
I almost think it might be easier to take off the pin connector, and push out the 1 pin and replace that on it’s own? Possibly can even reuse the pin connector from a snes or megadrive? But I agree, buying 60 seems a but excessive, hahahha
@@RetroGameRevival Interesting, I hadn't considered that, I guess I'll have to fire up my desoldering station some time and give it a try. Thanks for the ideas.
Its a bootleg ! trash it !