Okey, that was wierd… Anyways, my uncle has a blinker NES, and I have repaired those in the past. The only problem is this: I don’t remember the site where I can buy the new connector things. Does anyone know the site name? Thanks.
I read the thread title and knew exactly what you were talking about. I call my NES Blinky too.
I don’t know if you’re talking about a specific site, but there are a few that sell the 72 pin replacement connectors. www.gamepart.com is one of them. They have them for like $13.
Have you tried thoroughly cleaning the connectors with alcohol already?
No, haven’t tried cleaning it, but I never did that because, for some odd reason, the games tend to pop out. The NES’ll play them, but they blink as we all know, but after a few seconds the game pops right out of the NES. Not sure why, though. I haven’t looked at it yet becuase he lives in MI and I in MO. Thanks for the link though.
Also, even though the site says 13, if you click on the part, it says 10, plus 5 shipping, not too bad actually.
It pops out of the NES? Like a toaster?
Sounds like the latch that holds the games down may be broken. You(or him) should open it up and look around before you go buying replacement parts.
Okey, but like I said he lives far away. Also, that same uncle has an Atari (not sure which model exactly though), and seeing as I’m a nintendo wiz, I don’t know much about it. The cable to connect to the TV is a small black cable with an end similiar to a headphone jack. Is this the cable that connects to the TV, or is he missing an adapter or something?
By the way, I would have opened the NES, but I didn’t see it, he only told me about it. I did see the Atari though.
I have an Atari 2600 somewhere in my parent’s basement. From what I remember, the connection to the tv was old. The end that connects to the TV had two wires with metal U shaped ends. Those connected to the really old TVs where the antennas connected. There were two screws that you loosened, put the U’s underneath, then tightened. Kinda like connecting speaker wire. For more modern TVs, you had to get a RF adapter which was a little black box with two screws to connect the wires, and a coaxial(the circular connection with a pin, like cable) output to connect to your TV. If one end of your Uncle’s cable didn’t have either the two U-connections or a coaxial connection, then he probably needs a new one. There are no inputs on a TV that resemble a headphone input.
Granted, I could be wrong. It has been years since I hooked up my Atari.
Yeah, I know what you’re talking about, he didn’t even have the u shaped things. Well, thanks anyway, I’ll see if I can find an RF guy.
And as a side note, it’s not a great idea to use pure alchohol to clean games. Use a 50/50 mix of alcohol and water instead.