NES 72 Pin Connector Prices, WTF!!!!

So i bought approx 4 of these NES 72 Pin Connectors from eBay probably about 6 years ago when i first started to collect for the NES and have this week just bought a small bulk load of NTSC NES Systems that were listed as non tested and non working. Have just looked on eBay just now in the UK and the cheapest seller i can find is like £10!!!!...wtf has happened to the prices of these part, i think when i bought them back 7 years ago they were like £4 each. Why have the prices of these now sky rocketed??

Is there a cheaper place to get these as i need approx 5 and im not shelling out £50 for these as thats more than what i got the consoles for!?
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cheaper to import from USA

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-NES-N...7914?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item43b5437d4a


5 would cost around £35

 

Good spot, thanks

 

I also need to get one. When I checked prices last year they were about the same £11/12.

 

In my experience it's much better (and cheaper) to refurb the original connector than to get a new one. The new connectors are fairly low quality and have a death grip on the carts, which wears down the plating on both the carts and connector pins. What works best for me is boiling the original connector in soapy water (you heard me right!), drying it out in an oven at low heat, and then wiping it down with a toothbrush soaked in rubbing alcohol. It works very well and the insertion force is still silky smooth so carts are easy to pull in and out.

 

Hmm, so i have an old kettle i coudl use. So your saying add soapy water to the kettle (can i use washing up liquid) and boil the sucker?? Wont it cause the pins to corrode and go rusty though?, how long do i need to boil it for and do i need to bend the pins out at all?

 

Interesting. I've actually come across the boiling method before but completely forgot. Here's the link - http://www.nintendolife.com/news/20..._nes_72_pin_cartridge_connector_by_boiling_it

Will have to give it a go myself and see what happens. Nothing to lose I guess.

 

Ok just tried this boil trick. After putting back the NES it appear not to work, but then i remember in the video above it said about not need to push the cart down anymore, so i just inserted the cart without pressing it down and hey presto it work!!!.

Question is, why if i now press the cart down does it not work and does without pressing the cart down into the locked position?

 

I agree with cleaning the original cart connectors. I bought a new cart connector and the damned thing is pretty fidgety with my games despite my cleaning.

 

I replaced the connector in my front loader a while back, and it gave up on me within a couple years (probably would have a lot sooner if I had used it more than occasionally). I ended up taking a regular socket from a game genie and installing it into the loading mechanism and wiring that to the motherboard. It has kind of a death grip, but at least it works all the time if the cart is clean.
Basically, the replacement connectors are garbage, and I agree with at least attempting to fix an original before trying your luck on one of the aftermarket ones. Either that or get a traditional socket and install that in some way, like what I did. It's more trouble initially, but much less trouble in the long run.

 

Yeah, just clean the originals. After you're done, if you want to take a small hooked instrument you can bend the pins back a bit. I've done this on several consoles and it restores the grip on the carts to like new condition.

 

I have the same question, anyone knows why?

 

I used Culsams 72-pin NES connectors in the past. It is smooth and not super tight--almost like the original Nintendo ZIF. It is still a sucky design for a cartridge connector and you may have to wiggle some carts.

Here is the guy's store: http://www.ebay.com/usr/culsam

 

Because when metal get hot enough it expands,putting the cart in and out during boiling the 72 pin connector will adhere to the cart,making a very good connection.

 

Did the same/similar thing and never looked back.

 

i just boil my connector in boiling water with some cleaning solution added then i refurb the pins by pulling them up so the contact is much better takes me like 15 minutes but after the refurb every game works at once without blowing and it only cost me 15 min and no real hard cash!

i also have tryed thos replacement connectors but they are indeed worse then the original !

i also noticed that when i game does not work very well you can use a game genie as a pass-through system and most of the time de game works perfect with the game genie i just think the connector of the game genie is much better then the original ones

for the boiling part just use some de greasing cleaning fluid i use regular dishwashing soap put it in a little pan with a good amout of water boil it then put in the connector it won,t meld its made from a hard type of plastic you have to keep is moving otherwise it could melt so just use a wooden spoon or simething to keep it moving for 5 min then pull it out and you will see most of the grease and grime is gone.

then you use an small pencil hook like device to pull up the pins of the connector just slightly like 2 or 3 millimeter and then reinstall in the nes and it will work like a charm be sure to clean your second hand carts before putting them in because they can leave alot of dust and grime again on your newly cleaned connector

p.s. lol sorry didn,t see this methode was already posted anyhow it works perfect all the time!

p.s.s. i still have to push the cart down but i can do both not push it down or push it down it will work always

 

Boiling degreasing fluid... i don't want to think about those fumes.

that had to be A. unpleasant or B. harmful or even both

 

http://shamboiling.blogspot.com/

 

Sounds like a meth cook going down based solely upon that sentence.

What I think would be totally awesome is a NES replacement case, either a top half or a complete replacement. You could convert it into a toploader with a new cartridge slot as well as have a back plate option for the NESRGB. Realistically it wouldn't be that much work to design something like this but having the capital to be able to do a minimum run that factories require is the real problem. Probably need a grand or four to start with as the cheaper production methods are a waste of time.

And while you're at it maybe design the case so it could be fitted with a FDS; I'm assuming the FDS is actually compatible with the toaster NES as we know it but I don't know offhand. Or at least have a dedicated spot for the DA15 connector.

 

A mass produced NES case with a top loader? That's wishful as hoping for a separate Famicom to NES pin converter that costs less than $15 on eBay. I would be very interested in such a thing, since I imagine that such a case would have two slots, connected to the motherboard via ribbon cables. Until then I'll have to obsess over buying an AV Famicom or a Super 8.