removing n64 cart slot / expansion slot.

jeffslot · Post by **jeffslot** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 1:05 pm

Hi guys,

can someone be so kind as to point me to some good info on removing these items. Yes, I did some searching, but haven't yet been able to find anything helpfull.

Thanks,

Jeff S.

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 2:15 pm

Buy a desoldering iron. They're like $10 at radioshack.

That's about all you need to do tis job good.

Post by **gannon** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 3:30 pm

after you unplug the cart. slot, just pull the plastic off the exp. port and bend the pins till they snap off.

usbcd36 · Post by **usbcd36** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:09 pm

Nah, that can damage your board. Take Kurt_'s advice and buy a desoldering iron. Pull on the cartridge slot until it unplugs and desolder the pins. Usage of the iron is pretty simple, just squeeze the bulb, place it over the lead, wait a few seconds until you feel the solder melt, let go of the bulb (causing it to inflate), and blow the solder out somewhere like pop can cut in half (I use a little clay pot myself). It may seem like a lot of pins to do, but it goes quick.

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:16 pm

actually i just tried gannon's method and it worked very well. i just bent off the metal, grabbed the side of one of the holes with pliars and pulled and it came off very easily. plus you don't risk over-heating anything

jeffslot · Post by **jeffslot** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:21 pm

Hi,

I really do feel like crying. I've spent many, many hours trying to relocate my cart slot & when I plugged it all in, I got the red led to power on, but no video. Anyone have any ideas? I couldn't really remember which way the cart went in originally, so I tried many different configurations. Did I miss something stupid like a ground or something?

Thanks.

Jeff S.

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/1364/img00172hw.jpg

Post by **Gamelver** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:24 pm

check for shorts with a multimeter, and then make sure there aren't any wires reversed...it's happened to me before.

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:48 pm

from the pic it looks like you connect the wires to the wrong row on the cart slot

jeffslot · Post by **jeffslot** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:49 pm

Ok, I guess it is time for me to confess & step up.

I have no idea how to use a multimeter. I know i'm very embarresed. I will have to run out to radio shack tomorrow on my way home from work & pick one up. I'ts time to face the music & learn. I tried reading the chapter in the book on them, but I'm still not clear. I think I have to turn the dial to ohm, & then I guess point one end to the start & one end to the end of each cart wire, but I'm not really sure. Thanks.

Jeff S.

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:51 pm

you need it to test for bridges? what i do is set the dial to the diode symbol and if a bunch of numbers show up then it's connected and if it does nothing it's not connected

jeffslot · Post by **jeffslot** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:56 pm

daguuy,

I appologize for being so dense about this, any chance you can show me where (on my picture from a few posts up) I have to put the multimeter ends? Thanks.

Jeff S

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:57 pm

i'm not sure about that but i did notice your cart slot's wired on backwards

EDIT: your wire looks a bit long too. try to keep it not much longer than 3 inches to reduce resistance/radio interference and all that stuff

jeffslot · Post by **jeffslot** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:01 pm

(I'm so embarressed I can't even think of anything to say).

Well I guess I known what I'll be up to for the next couple of nights.

Thanks.

Post by **Gamelver** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:37 pm

hey, don't be embarassed, we're all noobs at one point

. I had no idea how to use a multimeter before, too

...

anyway, you usually set it to the Ohm setting, and hit a button to set it for continuancy testing. there might be a separate thing with a volume symbol on it or something, also. use the two leads (red and black) to touch two pins next to each other to see if they connect. if they do, then see if they are physically connected. I believe the last two pins in each row are connected, so don't worry about those.

timmeh87 · Post by **timmeh87** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:41 pm

its actually the last two pins on one end, then the second last and third last on the other end, and two pairs in the middle or something like that... i have it written down on a piece of paper i probably lost