Nes problem with removing expansion port

minkster · Post by **minkster** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:05 pm

Yeah...umm I ended up buying Ben's book on hacking video game consoles, and I read every chapter before making a nes console portable including the soldering/desoldering section. Well it turns out that while I desoldered the expansion port which isn't needed, and sucked out most of the solder in each of the holes. Then I took out pliers to yank the thing off, but unfortunatley I think I stripped one of the traces causing it to peel up quite a bit. Is there anything I could do, or do I hafta buy another Nes and try it all over again

I'm pretty sure its trashed for good, but I just am hoping for the slightest hope for it to live

Heres a pic of the stripped trace

usbcd36 · Post by **usbcd36** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:51 pm

You might be in luck if the other end of that trace goes directly to one of the near-middle pins of the cartridge slot. If not, trace the trace to where it stopped ripping up and jump it with a wire. It should work like new!

minkster · Post by **minkster** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 5:54 am

Oh boy! It does go down to a middle pin

I remember Ben saying something about the nes cartridges not using some of the pins in the middle. I just hope its the right one

EDIT: It is the right one

I checked with a cartridge where it didnt have the pins. So what do I do with the bent up trace? Should I just cut it to make it shorter instead of sticking up?

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 7:00 am

You should trim it, and forget about it.

usbcd36 · Post by **usbcd36** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 1:46 pm

You will never miss it, heck you already removed the expansion port anyway!

minkster · Post by **minkster** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 2:40 pm

Lol, thanks