Flashing NES

[GoldenfrankO]

Okay, I've got 2 NES consoles. Both have the flashing red light problem. I took both of them apart and cleaned the contacts of the 72pin and the connector with degreaser, and cotton steel. I tried this with both consoles and still get the flashing light. I'm not sure if it's possibly a problem with the reset button, or if it is is for sure the 72pin and I need to buy a replacement for both of them. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[WhatULive4]

Did you disable the lockout chip? Sometimes, but disabling the lockout chip, it can fix the flashing problems caused by flaky connections.

It may sound weird, but I recently read about a way to restore old connectors by boiling them and then putting them in an oven on low heat. This was from the nintendoage forums. Can't say I'm willing to try it, but apparently it is a miracle cure.

I'd be careful about using anything too abrasive on the carts. Once the metal is gone, you are screwed!

[GoldenfrankO]

How do i disable the lockout chip? Anyone else heard of this working?

[flax]

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I've also heard that disabling the lockout chip can help with bad connections. Can't hurt to try atleast. You don't loose anything by disabling it.

[GoldenfrankO]

I think I'll give it a try. Like you said, it can't hurt.

[goodie]

Disabling the lockout chip will definitely stop the blinking. But if your connector is worn out, which it probably is, then you'll just get a solid color screen instead of a blinking one.
Ideally, you should both disable the lockout chip and get a new connector.

[Joes2Silly]

Better yet, put the lockout chip on a disable/enable switch and install a new 72 pin connector

[goodie]

Why? There aren't any games that need the lockout chip.

[nevermind1534]

Why? There aren't any games that need the lockout chip.

Not for the NES. The Famicom didn't have a lockout chip, and Nintendo removed the chip from the NES 2.

If you need new 72 pin connectors, contact me; I can sell you some.

[Ace_1]

Better yet, put the lockout chip on a disable/enable switch and tighten the existing 72 pin connector

Fixed. No need to shell out money for a new 72-pin connector when the problem is caused by the pins being too loose.

[goodie]

However, if you tighten the pins on the existing connector, it's actually possible to get them too tight, which would cause the games' contacts to wear down.