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Posted June 25, 2014
Hey guys.

Recently, my friend and I acquired some old NES, Jaguar, SNES and Genesis cartridges and systems. It was really nice of the person to give them to us, but the inside of the systems and cartridges are musty. First, should I be worried about that must spreading if it's inside the systems (but clearly smellable) and if so, what should I do about it?

Thanks,
John
Posted June 25, 2014
You may try to kill it with alcohol first. Pure alcohol shouldn't damage the circuitry.
Posted June 25, 2014
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bork22: Hey guys.

Recently, my friend and I acquired some old NES, Jaguar, SNES and Genesis cartridges and systems. It was really nice of the person to give them to us, but the inside of the systems and cartridges are musty. First, should I be worried about that must spreading if it's inside the systems (but clearly smellable) and if so, what should I do about it?

Thanks,
John
Get some rubbing alcohol and Q-tips for the cartridges and the systems. Make sure you clean the system gently with the Q-tip so you don't leave any of that cotton behind :)
Posted June 25, 2014
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Charon121: You may try to kill it with alcohol first. Pure alcohol shouldn't damage the circuitry.
Like take it apart and do a scrub-over?
Posted June 25, 2014
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Charon121: You may try to kill it with alcohol first. Pure alcohol shouldn't damage the circuitry.
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bork22: Like take it apart and do a scrub-over?
If possible, yes. Not sure if some of those systems used proprietary screws to hold them together...
Posted June 25, 2014
as it was said, be careful with those q tips and don't ever blow on the cartridges. that fills them with water.
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javier0889: as it was said, be careful with those q tips and don't ever blow on the cartridges. that fills them with water.
Do you mean blow on the connectors?
Posted June 25, 2014
yes. i remember everyone suggested that back in the day if the game didn't worked.
Posted June 25, 2014
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javier0889: yes. i remember everyone suggested that back in the day if the game didn't worked.
Before I force myself to get isopropyl from the cellar and q-tips from the bathroom i rather just blow the shit out of the damn thing. It just works all the time and I really don't think that the little amount of dihydrogen monoxide (bad stuff!) in a powerful blow plays a significant role on corrosion.
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