http://nintendoage.com/forum/ -Sqooner http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=48150 2011-03-29T23:59:19 -05.00 poundu 21 Originally posted by: Polonius

It's called Zero Insertion Force. There's no clamping on your cart until you push it down.

Like everyone says, if you don't have to push it down, you've got a refurb. I replaced pins in one of my NESes, and it won't work if I push the cart down. My two still-in-original-shape systems won't work unless I *do* push the cart down. Apparently, I need to inspect that one system that I replaced the pins on. What kind of wrong did I do there?
There is a little black plastic tab that needs to be slid under something - hard to describe without pictures.

There is a thread with pics where it was discussed before, but the setup of the new Forum Search has gotten me so frustrated that I now give up looking for it. Having to go into Advanced Search and specify that I want to search the body of a thread every time I hit search? Too much effort for this cowboy.

Edit: Looks like Dain changed the search back, nevermind, I will search for it.

Edit 2: Well, I can't find it. And, I don't feel like taking my NES apart to take pics. Rest assured that you are doing it wrong though.
]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=48150 2011-03-29T22:56:38 -05.00 poundu 21 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=48150 2011-03-29T22:51:35 -05.00 poundu 21 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=48150 2011-03-29T19:42:42 -05.00 poundu 21 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=48150 2011-03-29T19:16:55 -05.00 poundu 21 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=48150 2011-03-28T23:54:43 -05.00 poundu 21
Like everyone says, if you don't have to push it down, you've got a refurb. I replaced pins in one of my NESes, and it won't work if I push the cart down. My two still-in-original-shape systems won't work unless I *do* push the cart down. Apparently, I need to inspect that one system that I replaced the pins on. What kind of wrong did I do there? ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=48150 2011-03-28T22:55:48 -05.00 poundu 21 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=48150 2011-03-28T21:36:26 -05.00 poundu 21 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=7&threadid=48150 2011-03-28T21:28:24 -05.00 poundu 21 Originally posted by: AllYourBase

If your game works in the up position, but not when it's pushed down, that means you put your NES back together wrong after you installed your new 72-pin connector.

Yeah what he said, hahahahaha.
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