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| Hagen de Merak 1075th Post
  
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|  "Cleaning old game cartridges" , posted Sat 19 Feb 17:33  
So I've been doing some research on what is the safest, and most effective way of cleaning contact pins on old game cartridges. In other words, the best way to clean them without doing any damage. I've found many methods, but there seem to be many conflicting views.
The most popular method seems to be isopropyl alcohol, though people also have different views on what percentage it should be (some say 50, some say 70, some say 91, 99, etc.) The argument against using it seems to be that it's a poor solvent and people use it because it is easily accessible.
Another popular method seems to be magic eraser, in conjunction with compressed air to remove the residue left behind by the eraser. So far I haven't found any real opposition to this method.
Contact cleaner is another method, though I've heard it's basically the same as alcohol, I haven't done too much research on this method so I'm not entirely sure.
Other methods I've read about are Windex, brasso, steel wool, and even some kind of kitchen cleaning item.
So I was wondering if anyone could help me out with this based on your personal experience, or just knowledge on the subject. I don't want to end up damaging my games by choosing the wrong method. Thanks.
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| hikarutilmitt 553th Post
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| "Re(1):Cleaning old game cartridges" , posted Sun 20 Feb 01:22
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So I've been doing some research on what is the safest, and most effective way of cleaning contact pins on old game cartridges. In other words, the best way to clean them without doing any damage. I've found many methods, but there seem to be many conflicting views.
The most popular method seems to be isopropyl alcohol, though people also have different views on what percentage it should be (some say 50, some say 70, some say 91, 99, etc.) The argument against using it seems to be that it's a poor solvent and people use it because it is easily accessible.
Another popular method seems to be magic eraser, in conjunction with compressed air to remove the residue left behind by the eraser. So far I haven't found any real opposition to this method.
Contact cleaner is another method, though I've heard it's basically the same as alcohol, I haven't done too much research on this method so I'm not entirely sure.
Other methods I've read about are Windex, brasso, steel wool, and even some kind of kitchen cleaning item.
So I was wondering if anyone could help me out with this based on your personal experience, or just knowledge on the subject. I don't want to end up damaging my games by choosing the wrong method. Thanks.
Who hell suggested steel wool? That seems like the opposite of what you'd want since it could (and likely would) ruin the contacts.
I've always used alcohol and a q-tip, though I found 91% to work better for me than 70% simply because it's more concentrated and evaporates quicker so you won't have any residue left from it hanging around. I've never once had it destroy a game.
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"Re(1):Cleaning old game cartridges" , posted Mon 21 Feb 05:58
