Pins worked just as I had hoped. I had the "Blinking Light of Death" (BLOD) and tried everything to fix it. I cleaned the original pins and board but to no avail. I ordered these pins as a last ditch effort to breath life back into my NES.
They arrived swiftly. Upon opening the package I did notice that there was a slight variance from the OEM pins. If you are at all familiar with NES 72 pin connectors then you know that the top pins (the ones that connect to the game cartridges) has a slight angle upwards. This angle is proportional to the angle of the sled (the housing for the cartridge that you push down to lock in once you insert the game). The new pins do not have the same angle as the original. Instead, the angle is less pronounced. It's still noticeable but nowhere near the OEM pins. Because of this difference, inserting games can be a little annoying until you learn how. Installing is really simple and if you don't know how, just search YouTube and you will find lots of good and informative videos. That's where I learned and while I'm no expert, I'm pretty good!
I have found that you need to try to position the cartridge at a slightly lower angle, almost on angle at, nearly on a flat line horizontal to the console, in order for the game to slide smoothly in. Once inserted you just do what you always do, push cart down to lock it in and power up the console. It fired up and played the game on the first try!
My only complaint, and apparently the completely with any 72 pin connector replacement, is that once the game is inserted the pins have an ungodly "death grip" on the cartridge. This makes it very difficult to remove the game. I wiggle the cart slightly as I pull back and that usually works fine. On a positive note, I have found that after using my NES for a little over 2 weeks since I replaced the pins, that it is getting easier to remove games but still have the fantastic performance it had when I first installed Good!
Overall, this is a good solution for an easy fix to the dreaded BLOD, lol.🤓
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