broken p-47 hucard

[grahf]

I finally got my first bad hucard the other day as well... A Jackie Chan.

[farankoshan]

Is there a way to fix these guys? I've been scouring the net for a way to fix these...

[nat]

I'm still very skeptical as to how many of the proclaimed "bad HuCards" are actually bad.

Usually sticking a piece of tape, cardboard, credit card, whatever, underneath the pin area when you insert the game will cause proper contact to be made and cure a lot of this sort of stuff.

Cleaning, sanding, etc, seems to take care of the rest of it.

In certain hardball cases where you just can't get the game to work, taking it and trying it on another console reveals the game actually works flawlessly.

I'm of the belief that as these consoles get older and the cart slots see more and more use, the internal pins get bent out of position, they corrode, get dirty, etc and cause issues with certain games.

[farankoshan]

I have a Bonk 3 that won't work now..

I've cleaned, sanded, erased, magic erased, applied tape, more tape, and it still gives me a white screen...

Is there a way to raise the pins from RIGHT underneath the pins, and if so, can someone share some pics of a good way of doing it? My style doesn't seem to work...

[thesteve]

a little trick on a clean cart.
try it with it damp.

I have found that when i have one like that simply licking contacts and inserting damp, and it runs.

i suspect it eliminiates static buildup on the pins.

[bust3dstr8]

So...what your saying Steve is we should lick it before we stick it?

[bartre]

I've got a similar problem, a New Zealand Story that simply stops randomly.
It always loads, but I've never been able to pass level 3.
It fails right after the screen where it says the level name and how many lives.
tried cleaning, tape, etc, any ideas?

[thesteve]

yes busted
my galaga wont run in one of my TE's , but it will if i lick it first.
ive tried everything else to no avail.
the card works in other systems.
the system works with other cards.

[nat]

I have a Bonk 3 that won't work now..

I've cleaned, sanded, erased, magic erased, applied tape, more tape, and it still gives me a white screen...

Is there a way to raise the pins from RIGHT underneath the pins, and if so, can someone share some pics of a good way of doing it? My style doesn't seem to work...

Have you tried it in another console?

I've got a similar problem, a New Zealand Story that simply stops randomly.
It always loads, but I've never been able to pass level 3.
It fails right after the screen where it says the level name and how many lives.
tried cleaning, tape, etc, any ideas?

Have you tried it in another console?

yes busted
my galaga wont run in one of my TE's , but it will if i lick it first.
ive tried everything else to no avail.
the card works in other systems.
the system works with other cards.

Exactly.

[bartre]

I have not, but I don't have one to try it in, my only other system is a US one that's unmodded...

[grahf]

I definitely wouldn't recommend licking the thing. You're just going to speed up corrosion on the hucard socket.

[farankoshan]

Hmmm... But what does it mean if the card works on some systems, just not one of them?
Is that a sign of the contacts on the inside? Can we open up the TG-16 and bend them out, kind of like what people do with Famicom/NES ports with a small screwdriver and gently raise them up?

Because, if the system works with other cards, why would raising the pins help with this card? Please explain.

[Tatsujin]

I appreciate P-47 since I already liked it in the arcades and on my c64 (on which I also 1lc'd it). The PCE port is quiet nicely made, but yeah turning out quite medicore compared to the upperclass shewties on this system.

[farankoshan]

Does anyone here repair hucards?

[thesteve]

the issue is not (in my case) related to the slot.
i suspect its a termination issue in my system and sloppy output on the card