I bought a used copy of Automobili Lamborghini off of Amazon (in other words, used N64 game) but I'm having some problems. First off all, the system would not even boot at first, it even took me a few tries to get other games to work after inserting it, meaning the pins probably needed more cleaning (I always clean my games before trying them).
Well, it still didn't work so I used my security bit and opened up the cartridge. The board looked OK but the metal case surrounding the chip had black marks where it contacted the cartridge port. Is the metal case around the chip used for cartridge detection since it contacts the cartridge port on the sides? At any rate, I tried to clean that to no avail so I used an emery ?sp? board and sanded them down slightly until they shined.
When I put the cartridge back together it seemed to work for a second but then the sound suddenly glitched BAD and when I tried to go to a race, it just crashed completely.
Should I try to also sand the pins? could 1 or 2 dirty pins cause sudden sound glitches and crashes going into the race? I got a little bit of rubbing alcohol on the chip by accident but I let it dry, could that cause damage? it wasn't much, just a tiny bit on the back side where the soldered pins stick through, just enough that it seemed to take some varnish off. I was told by an electrical engineer on the benheck forums that he recovered a computer board by SOAKING it in rubbing alcohol, so I imagine a tiny bit on the board shouldn't hurt it, or so I would imagine.
Please offer me any insight or assistance you can, I didn't think N64 games had the reliability issues of NES games, I really don't want to have to try to send it back because I know its going to cost more money than its worth, and I don't want to have to buy another copy either. Also, I don't want to damage my N64 because I've had it since it was new and it's in immaculate condition.
Well, it still didn't work so I used my security bit and opened up the cartridge. The board looked OK but the metal case surrounding the chip had black marks where it contacted the cartridge port. Is the metal case around the chip used for cartridge detection since it contacts the cartridge port on the sides? At any rate, I tried to clean that to no avail so I used an emery ?sp? board and sanded them down slightly until they shined.
When I put the cartridge back together it seemed to work for a second but then the sound suddenly glitched BAD and when I tried to go to a race, it just crashed completely.
Should I try to also sand the pins? could 1 or 2 dirty pins cause sudden sound glitches and crashes going into the race? I got a little bit of rubbing alcohol on the chip by accident but I let it dry, could that cause damage? it wasn't much, just a tiny bit on the back side where the soldered pins stick through, just enough that it seemed to take some varnish off. I was told by an electrical engineer on the benheck forums that he recovered a computer board by SOAKING it in rubbing alcohol, so I imagine a tiny bit on the board shouldn't hurt it, or so I would imagine.
Please offer me any insight or assistance you can, I didn't think N64 games had the reliability issues of NES games, I really don't want to have to try to send it back because I know its going to cost more money than its worth, and I don't want to have to buy another copy either. Also, I don't want to damage my N64 because I've had it since it was new and it's in immaculate condition.