Comments | sobek: Hurray for Famicom-Fixing.

sobek

Hurray for Famicom-Fixing.

May 08, 2007 12:36

I need some advice. I recently won and received an old Famicom on eBay that has been modded with A/V ports in the back. However, the seller did say that the video connection needed to be resoldered and that it was being held with hot glue, but it SHOULD work. The Famicom also didn't come with an AC adapter, so I can't even test the thing out. Since ( Read more... )

videogames, nintendo

Comments 8

brokenwingx9 May 8 2007, 17:47:58 UTC

damn... that's one shitty-ass soldering job.

sobek May 8 2007, 18:28:01 UTC

Yeah, I agree. The original metal piece that connects to the board looks like it fell off, and a replacement piece was put in, but it didn't fit correctly and needed a lot of solder to hold it together. I took the hot glue off slowly and being careful, and the solder just came off, quite easily. I do hope that it's nothing too major. I think the weld just holds the jack to the board.

sobek May 8 2007, 18:56:34 UTC

*removes remainder of hot glue* This metal piece is the original, after all. Meaning there was a huge blob of solder must have originally there on purpose. @_@

havoc_raptor May 8 2007, 22:40:40 UTC

Its not like you'e never played nintendo before ;) just give it time and you'll find solutions to fix it

let_3plus May 9 2007, 15:00:56 UTC

Darn, what a rip! You got swaggled!

sobek May 10 2007, 00:43:12 UTC

Things are looking up so far. I might have found a site that sells Famicom A/C adapters, and I've just bought a soldering gun and solder and will attempt to practice on some scrap stuffs first. I think this'll work out after all. ^_^

let_3plus May 10 2007, 02:38:31 UTC

That's great to hear sobee *hugs* Hope it works out

drelonek May 16 2007, 02:46:37 UTC

Semi-randomly popping in with a stealth friendifying.

Mostly because Floridian bemani-sorts are always good. *nods*