HELP! My "Aero Blasters" HuCARD won't work!

[MotoRoaderMike]

I tried to play it today, and it won't work! I even tried brushing the connectors against my clothes and try to clean it or whatever, and even that didn't help! I mean, I can't blow on the card, it's not like it's a NES cartridge or something. HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP!

[hindsr1976]

Try using rubbing alcohol and a soft cloth and then just hope it didn't get bent because I got a copy of Dead Moon through the mail it is dead.

[MotoRoaderMike]

Try using rubbing alcohol and a soft cloth and then just hope it didn't get bent because I got a copy of Dead Moon through the mail it is dead.

Does it have to be a soft cloth? Can't it just be like a Q Tip?

[Necromancer]

A Q Tip should work fine, or you can attempt to clean the contacts with an eraser.  Good luck - I'll be praying for Aero Blasters resurrection.   

[2X4]

q tips work great!  Also, look at the seam  above the contacts, where the black meets the white.  Somtimes tiny amounts of dirt get trapped there and cause bad juju.

[Michael Helgeson]

Actually you can dampen the card  a bit with alcohol on the connector spot and insert it in and out of the system to help clean the system contacts too. Do it a few times,dry the card well,then repeat. Works really well if you have a card you care nothing about so you don't worry about soaking it in alcohol so much. Sometimes its not the card,just the system pins that are dirty.

[Digi.k]

I've used white spirit dabbed on cotton wool and give those contacts a thorough rub!  gotta make sure it's really dried as you'll end up with a white screen.

[MotoRoaderMike]

Thanks for your help, people, but I got it working. Thanks again.

[Black Tiger]

I wash all my HuCards in a sink with warm water, dish soap and a dish sponge with a rough side.

They all come out looking brand new, other than any physical wear. 

[hindsr1976]

I wash all my HuCards in a sink with warm water, dish soap and a dish sponge with a rough side.

They all come out looking brand new, other than any physical wear. 

Do you actually put them in the water? Because I am still trying to get my copy of Dead Moon working.

[vestcoat]

I use a belt sander for cleaning and a steam roller for "bent" hucards.

 

[MotoRoaderMike]

I use a belt sander for cleaning and a steam roller for "bent" hucards.

 

WTF?

[Black Tiger]

I wash all my HuCards in a sink with warm water, dish soap and a dish sponge with a rough side.

They all come out looking brand new, other than any physical wear. 

Do you actually put them in the water? Because I am still trying to get my copy of Dead Moon working.

Yeah, I completely soak them. Its perfectly fine.

[GUTS]

Holy shit dude does your girlfriend/wife look at you like you're f*cking insane all bent over the kitchen sink washing video games?

[Black Tiger]

Holy shit dude does your girlfriend/wife look at you like you're f*cking insane all bent over the kitchen sink washing video games?

Of course! Except that half the time I use the bathroom sink. 

The best part about cleaning them this way is that it only takes a few seconds to get even the filthiest HuCard completely clean.