NES SYSTEM CLEANING GUIDE
BY THRASHNET GROUND ZERO 6
FIRST EDITED ON 5:11 P.M. 3/08/99
LAST EDITED ON 3:59 P.M. 3/09/99
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         W H A T S  T H E  P U R P O S E  O F  T H I S  G U I D E ? ?
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The purpose of this guide is to relieve any stress to any NES fans who can't
get thier NES to work worth the ***.  They are techniques to ge tyour system
to work, 1) hit it, 2) jam a cart in it, 3) Buy the New NES model, and
4) CLEAN IT-which is the purpose of this guide.
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  T H E  B E S T  M E T H O D  O F  G E T T I N G  I T  T O  W O R K ? ?
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Well obviously, hitting it doesn't do any good.  Jamming another cart inside
of the NES works pretty well but only for a while, if you have some spare
green to burn buy a New NES model which they probably still sell over at
Toys R Us (Nintendo discontinued the NES years ago, so I don't know if they
sell it anywhere anymore some people from TSR'S NES ARCHIVE told me they
still sell it at Toys R Us) the most expensive but the most effective way
to get rid of your NES blues, and Clean It (the least-expensive and the next
effective to buying the New NES model.)
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            O K A Y !  S O  H O W  D O  I  C L E A N  I T ? ?
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Grab yourself the following things:
Crest Complete Toothbrush (you can use another toothbrush but the Complete
toothbrush is the smallets and fits best in the game's connectors).
Rubbing Alcohol (the kind they sell at Drug Stores).
Phillips Head Screwdriver (just make sure it is small enough to fit in the
holes at the bottom of the NES)
Patience
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Okay!  Got yourself those things??  Well then lets go with cleaning games!
First take the Crest Complete toothbrush, or another one if you chose so,
(and don't use yours, preferably use a loved one's toothbrush).  Dip the
toothbrush into the rubbing alcohol.  Then take the toothbrush and scrub
the game's connectors with it, the connectors are located at the bottom of
the cart in that little slot that fits into the system.  Scrub both side
of the connectors.  Then wait and let them air-dry, say 30 minutes.  If you
are impatient get some Q-Tips and wipe them dry.  Although, I wouldn't
recommend using Q-Tips they are too fibrous and leave some lint in your
game.  Anyway, check to see if the game will work now, if it doesn't then
you need to clean your system itself.
Now how to clean your system.  Take your Philip's Head Screwdriver and
remove al of the screws on the bottom of the NES.  Open up the casing now
and unscrew the metal shield (once you've unscrewed it and removed it
you can ditch it if you like, I won't tell the FCC), from the motherboard
and remove it.  Now, see the black plastic in which your game is cradled
when it is inserted.  Unscrew all of the screws holding it down, and slide
it off of the motherboard it wil resist, when it resists push it down a
little and slide it off.  Keep a mental note of all of those screws, there
are 2 ones that are bigger than the others.  The 2 bigger ones belong in
the back row.
forget to get rid of the one that is back where the AC adapter plugs in.
Once all of the screws are off, pull the motherboard gently off of the
casing, now grab that black thing in which your game connects to, and
pull it off.  Now take that black thing and soak it in a container of
alcohol.  While it soaking, look at where the black thing was connected to
the mother board you will see some connectors, scrub them with alcohol.
After 3 minutes, of soakign take the black thing, and reconnect to the
motherboard and put your NES back together.  Wait and let the system dry
for a day or so.  And try to play a game again.  If it doesn't work, now,
your system is shot.  You can call up Nintendo Repair Service and ask them
to repair your NES (yes they still repair them) the price wil probably be
stiff since Nintendo doesn't regulate the price to repair NESs.  You can
call the Nintendo Repair Center at 1-800-255-3700.  For some reason, your
system may not work due to the fact that the NES doesn't stand up to wear
and tear very well, because of the design of the NES.  Another alternative
may be to buy a new pin connector for your NES from a vendor which I have
to get yet.
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           O T H E R  C L E A N I N G  S O L U T I O N S
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***NOTE: IF YOU TRY ANY OF THE BELOW LISTED SOLUTIONS AND OR METHODS YOU
DO THEM AT YOUR OWN RISK, I CAN'T BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO
YOUR NES.  ALL OF THESE SOLUTIONS AND OR INGREDITENTS WERE MENTIONED TO
ME, I DIDN'T TRY THEM, SO I CAN'T BE HELD RESPONSIBLE***
Cleaning Solutions
50% Pine Sol (IF YOUR SYSTEM BREAKS YOU ONLY'LL HAVE A GOOD SMELLING SYSTEM)
50% Water
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Other soltuions used with water inbclude: Paint Thinner, Acetone--If you
are daring enough to do that; Detergent, Ammonia, Bleach.
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                            D I S C L A I M E R
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I HEREBY READING THIS DISCLAIMER, RELEASE TGZ6 FROM ANY LIABILITY FROM MY
SYSTEM GETTING DAMAGED BY USING ANY OF THE ABOVE METHODS.  I REALIZE I
DO THEM AT MY OWN RISK.