bold wing
Any tips on what might be wrong with this? Looked like it had some corrosion on the back of the first set of images. So I cleaned it with some 91% isopropyl I'm not sure if it helped any.
I can physically see anything wrong with it with my eyes
Added both the games I have
The second cart I didn't attempt anything yet
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bold wing
Couldn't edit it, but. I can't physically see anything wrong with the first cart with my untrained eyes
hoary glen
Couldn't edit it, but. *I can't physically see anything wrong with the first car...
try to desolder the chips, there may be corrosion under there
stiff mural
Can you define what is wrong?
The fourth image, it looks like the pins as either dirty or pitted. Clean them with some IPA and elbow grease.
bold wing
Can you define what is wrong?
The fourth image, it looks like the pins as eithe...
The game won't boot at all, the second game (third and fourth image) always had issues even when I was younger but i was assuming it could be some form of corrosion?
The first game won't simply boot at all even after cleaning (First and second images)
bold wing
try to desolder the chips, there may be corrosion under there
That would require a hot air station correct? I was planning to buy one at some point and learning to use it.
I wouldn't practice on this game itself but i do have a few others laying around I can try with.
stiff mural
Okay. Do you have just one gameboy to test in? Does the Nintendo logo show up at all when the cartridge is inserted, or is it garbled/blacked out?
I'd hold off on any kind of soldering on the cartridges, especially if you haven't beeped out continuities yet. The first one doesn't have any suspicious looking trace/pin damage
hybrid dove
This via is shot.
bold wing
Okay. Do you have just one gameboy to test in? Does the Nintendo logo show up at...
I would need to get buy a meter since I've never had or used one.
I do have a broken gameboy game where I could physically see corrosion on the traces(?) not sure if that is the correct term. to learn on first before even trying this cart.
I would be able to test the cartridge again come monday when my GBA is put back together entirely.
bold wing
This via is shot.
How fixable would that be? I'm hoping it's something simple