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Tyranexx

@BeetonTheRobot: Bummer. I've had shoulder button issues with my old GBA SP (I suspect those are lint-related) and with the right trigger on my used DS Lite. Thankfully I haven't experienced the same with both of my 3DS models yet (knock on wood).

Hopefully they get your issues resolved in any case!

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HobbitGamer

BeetonTheRobot wrote:

I attempted to take a lightly wet toothbrush and start scrubbing them carefully.

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Tyranexx

Delibheel wrote:

Never "wash" your electronics. Just, never. No water. Ever.

IMO this still isn't as bad as the "charge your electronics in the microwave" thing. I wonder what goes through the minds of the people who actually did that.

I have used the barely damp (not wet) q-tip procedure on used Game Boy cartridge pins though. It works like a charm!

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HobbitGamer

@Blitzenexx WHAT!? The microwave? Seriously, how is that even a ‘thing’. WTH is wrong with people.

I’ve used rubbing alcohol on old cartridges since it evaps quick, that’s it.

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Tyranexx

@JackEatsSparrows I wish I was joking. It's been a few years by this point, but it was definitely a thing. For iOS users anyway.

I've read about using alcohol to clean the cart pins as well, but some sources mentioned that it left a residue....The trick is to barely get the q-tip wet to begin with, wring it out, then gently scrub at the pins while holding the slot towards the ground. That method came in handy when I was briefly collecting Zelda games for the GBC and GBA. The ALttP/FS cartridge had some weird green residue (hard candy?) that made the cartridge hard to read until I cleaned it.

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TheAwesomeBowser

BeetonTheRobot wrote:

I attempted to take a lightly wet toothbrush and start scrubbing them carefully.

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Own up to Joy-Con Drift, Nintendo. We all know it's your fault

HobbitGamer

@BeetonTheRobot Just thought of something, but not sure if it’s possible. If Nintendo can’t repair the unit, can you just replace the innards and essentially swap shells?

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Tyranexx

ReaderRagfihs wrote:

Blitzenexx wrote:

IMO this still isn't as bad as the "charge your electronics in the microwave" thing. I wonder what goes through the minds of the people who actually did that.

Wasn't that another one of 4chan's pranks?

Yep, and there are cases where people actually fell for it according to the internet.

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NEStalgia

@Delibheel I thought it was ok as long as you use the "delicates" cycle?

I mean I know a guy that says he's been laundering electronics all his life! I don't think it's so bad.

@Blitzenexx "but it was definitely a thing. For iOS users anyway."
Oh....well that explains it. I thought you meant it was actual people doing it!

Hard candy: Probably just oxidation and or corrosion.

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ThanosReXXX

@Blitzenexx @NEStalgia @Delibheel Reminds me of an old story, about a lady, thinking she could dry her wet poodle in a microwave. According to urban legend, she then sued the company, because she blamed them for the death of her dog.

@Blitzenexx By the way: if you use pure cleaning alcohol, with a percentage of anything above 80%, then there will never be any residue, no matter how wet the q-tips, that you apply to any surface, are, Pure alcohol of that strength will almost immediately vaporize upon contact with air, so nothing will be left.

And as an extra measure, you can always dry-rub afterwards, with a fresh q-tip.

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HobbitGamer

@Bunnymentendo Yeah, whichever one would be a match. Just tryin to think outside the box

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ThanosReXXX

@NEStalgia No, that supposedly happened before the dawn of the smart phones was upon us.
She was probably a Motorola or Nokia user...

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Octane

@Blitzenexx I always use 97% alcohol. Never had any problems, and you should have any since it will all evaporate. Just be careful with labels; for plastics or metal it's great though.

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ThanosReXXX

@NEStalgia I honestly wouldn't be able to tell you that, seeing as I never had a dog. Did have a Nokia, though. I actually still do, so if for whatever reason, the 4G/5G network ever implodes, and smart phone services die out, I can simply charge up my near-indestructible Nokia 3210, and keep on texting and calling...

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Tyranexx

@NEStalgia: It seems that you and I share similar thoughts on iOS (and possibly Apple) in general.

It also could have very well been oxidation. That particular cartridge was given as a gift, so I'm unsure if it was that way on arrival from eBay or if something happened to it afterward.

@ThanosReXXX, @Octane : Hmm, good to know that some alcohols will work. I forgot to mention it before, but I did a dry-rub on each cart afterward just to be safe. It's been a few years since I've done that, partially because I stopped picking up used (mainly Zelda) carts in favor of the cheaper digital offerings on the VC.

No matter the liquid, I am VERY careful (probably to a fault at times) with what even goes near my electronic devices. I wouldn't dream of using water on an actual computer, phone, handheld game system, etc. at all.

Since we're on the topic of cleaning...what does everyone recommend here for a phone screen? I typically just use a lint-free cloth for fingerprint smudges, but what about those germs? The internet confuses me on this topic; some sources say such and such will work, others say that it'll damage your screen, etc.

(I'm not a germaphobe per se as I occasionally do stuff that would drive a true germaphobe crazy, but I am a bit of a neat freak....)

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NEStalgia

@ThanosReXXX I had one of those TDMA era Nokia phones. Thing was a tank. Still around somewhere. Replaceable battery. Let the smartphones try that trick.

@Blitzenexx Yup. I mean, who doesn't like buying a phone where you're still not allowed to copy media files from your own server to and fro, and spending $2500 for a laptop that costs $899 from any other mfr for the same middle of the road hardware? They've always had the user simplicity thing down pat though. It's a wonderful option when understanding how things work isn't your forte. The trouble is that the entire fan base then consists exclusively of people for whom understanding how things work isn't their forte......

I'm more or less a germaphobe. But I don't hit smartphones with liquid cleaners (other than rainwater that happens to sometimes be unavaoidable.) Depends on the phone, I use Monster screen cleaners and Zeiss wipes for Switch, but Switch doesn't have the coatings phones have, and I'd be afraid any alcohol could accelerate breakdown of the coatings. But not all phones are coated equally. Still, basically none of that disinfects them. Anything strong enough to disinfect I'd be really afraid of coating failure.

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