Cartridge slot oxidation

Heavy oxidation on cartridge connector pins preventing reliable reads.

3 repair logs

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

+12 photos

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

Sep 11, 20252 threads

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

+4 photos

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

Sep 5, 20251 thread

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

+2 photosSuccessful 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

Feb 19, 20241 thread