Restoring a Super Famicom

Hi all,

I recently got a Super Famicom in box for a good price, but I didn't count on it being really yellowed. It's the "smoker yellow", but the owner was not a smoker. I've already begun preparations for a RetroBright treatment. The console has been taken apart, the case washed in warm soapy water, the circuit board has been thoroughly cleaned, the cartridge slot has been replaced, and I've even wired up an adapter to use the USA PSU on it.

I've also been reconditioning both of the included controllers, and one of the buttons is "stuck" on one of the controllers. Really the controllers are in good shape but yellowed and the buttons feel as if someone spilled soda on them. I am going to follow all the steps as I am doing for the shell.

Now are there any other steps you guys would recommend at all? Anything I might be over looking?

I'll be posting pictures shortly for the washed shell.

 

If there's any soda residue on the controller pcb, don't hesitate to rinse it off with distilled water, and then let it air dry for 24-hours or so

 

Hi,

I didn't rinse off the PCB at all but did clean it it a combination of Windex, DeoxIT, and DeoxIT Gold. It works just like new now.

I have another issue. I need a replacement part for the controller. Mainly the rubber piece behind the ABXY buttons. One of the nubs is missing.

 

For the sticky button, give it a clean with isopropyl alcohol (in all honesty, you should be using this instead of Windex due to the extra ingredients in Windex). Make sure to clean the plastic in the controller shell where the button rubs. For the contact pad, just search eBay for "snes rubber", you'll find plenty of results for replacements.

 

Actually, scrubbing it in the sink with dishwashing soap works wonders compared to rubbing alcohol, I've found that alcohol doesn't really do that great of a job of cleaning things.

 

I use Windex as a base for cleaning. I then use DeoxIt for removal of oxidation. I then use a final step of using ProGold to treat the gold contacts. ProGold prolongs the life of contacts.