Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Restoration
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In this video, I'm doing some restoration work on an NES/Nintendo Entertainment System. Repairing and retrobrighting the case and recapping the electronics.
Capacitor List:
2200uF 25V
100uF 6.3V
2.2uF 50V
1uF 50V
Low profile caps:
100uF 10V
2x 1uF 50V
2x 10uF 16V
I used a 78S05 (2A rated) voltage regulator to replace the original 7805AN.
TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
3:10 Sponsor Message
4:12 Power Supply Inspection
5:25 Teardown
8:38 Inspecting the PCB
10:52 Recapping & Servicing Electronics
17:34 Testing Voltages, Fixing Solder Joints
19:37 Test Run
20:46 Cleaning the Plastic Parts
24:59 Retrobrighting the Case
30:07 Fixing cracked Parts
33:53 Reassembly
34:43 Final Test & Thank you
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@@Okurka. A very common one unfortunately.
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Cool too see an experienced guy that's not experienced with this iconic system. Thanks so much for sharing! Couple things I want to mention for anyone interested in repair/refurb/customization of these systems:
The cartridge connector does remove from the sled, and boiling it in a pot of water can help to clean it as well as stiffen the contacts. This might seem silly but it is the most reliable and non-damaging thing to try... second. The cleaning kit specifically for the NES is the best solution (assuming it works). Spraying contact cleaner is there is fine too(I think). Never use abrasives or sand paper on the connector pins. Especially if you can still visibly see the gold plating on them! If you absolutely have to, RetroRepair's video on bending the pins of the connector is the most comprehensive. Also, the aftermarket connectors are low quality and should be avoided. If you don't care about preserving the "purity" of the system cutting pin 4 on the lockout chip can help with getting games to boot as well as making the system region free. Maybe most importantly make sure your games are clean. Open the game with a special game bit and then use a pencil eraser and friction on the contacts, followed by rubbing alcohol to remove the residue.
Using a magic eraser on the top of the case will dull the original textured finish, but of course in Jan's case it was necessary as those were large gashes. Also don't use alcohol on the lid, it will remove the NES logo which is just printed on.
Bondo Bumper repair is a great product to use for fixing chips in the case if you plan on painting the case anyway. Otherwise, it is black and wont look right.
Boiling the controller pads can help to bring back stiffness, and this solution is better than the aftermarket replacements, but of course if you have a ripped pad, then you have to replace it.
80s kid from the US here, great job restoring this NES! The only thing I can suggest is being as gentle as possible when inserting and removing cartridges to further minimize the wear that's already there on the ZIF socket. Anyone looking to get into the NES on a serious level should really consider buying a Blinking Light Win cartridge slot replacement. Then the only point of failure is how dirty or corroded a game's edge connector is.
In Texas, my childhood NES came with a cart that had both Super Mario Bros and Duck Hunt. It think that was the most common default cart around here.
In The Netherlands too. Including the zapper, which was gray in North America and orange in Europe.
@@hajow9303 They also changed ours to orange after a couple of years. Whenever I was at my friend's houses, I could always tell whether they were OG Nintendo fans by what color their Zapper was :)
lol I used to think it was included with all NESes.
That was the pack-in with mine, too, which was bought very late in the life cycle of the console.
I just wanted to say that your video was really, really great. I found an old console in my basement and told my work friends I would bring it in to play. Little did I know it was very dirty and not working. With your help, I took it apart, cleaned it and got it working. Yay! Thanks so much.
I bought a NES sold as not working. I sprayed contact cleaner into the cartridge port without opening the console. Popped Duck Tales in, turned the console on et voilá! Working! Luckiest 10 Euros I ever spent! Lol
Jan needs more patrons. That hoodie is falling apart.
It's just at that comfortable stage, just like my favourite T-shirts. :)
Arbeitskleidung :-)
He’s retrobrighted it one too many times lmao
PERFECT TIMING! just restoring one!
Hope it goes well for you! :)
I'm so grateful to the person I bought my C64 from. They not only wrapped the system well, the wrapped the original box well. The box is in excellent condition.
My brother fixed one of my controller ports when we were kids, probably 88' or so. When he put it back together, he reversed player 1 and 2 ports. I used my nes like that for years and finally switched them back properly last year. The nes is a tank of a system, very solid construction
Now that's a good way to end the Sunday ! Have a great week Janbeta
FYI for anyone looking to do the same thing as Jan. Desolder the RF/Power box from the top rather than on the NES motherboard. You're much less likely to accidentally pull off one of the plated through holes that way.
I love the baking soda + super glue method. I used that technique to repair the eject button on my A500 where the little tab broke off that pairs it with the metal.
Excellent! I always love refurbing the NES and watching others do it as well! Its a tank of a console and my all time favorite.
Here in North America a dual cart shipped with the "Action Set" starting in 1988 which contains Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt. A year later they released a triple cart in the less successful "Power Set" which added World Class Track Meet.
Cut pin 4 on the lockout chip and you can play all games. Also can help with the blinking powerled when using glitchy cartridges (the blinking is indicator for the lockout, a constant reset loop)
There's a non-destructive way of dealing with the lockout chip and is personally my preferred way of doing it. I have a couple of NES consoles, 1 is my original one, and I refuse to do the pin 4 cutting.
@@ray73864 how?
Socket it and cut the pin on the socket?
@@daw7563 As far as i know it disables the Z line of the bit inverter chip by bridging it out and then you need another wire to pull one of the CIC lockout-chips connections high, by connecting it to +5v. You can find a discussion about it with photos of the mod included here for example: forums.nesdev.com/viewtopic.php?p=209346#p209346
@@Asriazh I have done this myself and it works well. AFAIK cutting the pin does actually not disable the lockout chip, it just makes sure the reset signal do not reach the CPU and the system can continue as if nothing was wrong.
Well done Jan Beta. It looks great.
Best way to desolder the modulator is by desoldering the pins from the modulator board rather than the main board. The modulator board is single-sided, so you don't have these issues.
Haha, yes, I only thought of it after rewatching the footage unfortunately. Will do it on the next NES that comes my way.
Very well done, another precious NES brought back to a shiny life :) Thanks for mentioning me as well, looks like you're well prepared for a NES gaming session now, but this has to wait for after the Corona lock-down ;)
Jan shows us what you can do with your dubious coke stash (its backing soda officer honest) and suspect glue hoard......Amazing work as ever. Looking forward to the next video. Stay safe
The red text on the cartridge lid is very sensitive, on one of my systems it disappeared after cleaning using ethanol.
I would have started with something gentle, like regular Windex glass cleaner sprayed onto a paper towel, not the label. Then again, I've seen the red come off of labels with just water.
@@Christopher-N Glass cleaner is made partly with some kind of alcohol. So it might have had done the same thing.
@@guillaumegaudin694: But dilute compared to 75%-99% rubbing alcohol from the medical aisle. Glass cleaner also comes in different formulas, some with ammonia, some essentially just vinegar+water.
Great job Jan, love your videos
A few months ago, I repaired an NES friends bought 2nd hand. It had a bad VRAM chip. I replaced it and the cartridge slot and cleaned all their games. I also disabled the 10NES lockout chip. 😉
czcams.com/video/fYU1q8nAajs/video.html
Any idea what could be wrong with nes in my video link
You know, I have our old family NES sitting here I’ve been wanting to plug in. Think I’ll follow this and clean it up. Thx.
Nice to see my favorite system on your channel!
My friend I really like the way you fix electronics, keep the good work! I got a nes and I had a very hard time to remove my power module, I use everything I got but no luck until I use a chip heat gun that I bought at the hardware store literally took me 15 seconds no damage at all of course I angle the gun out the range to avoid desoldering the others components, I thought this will help you next time. I learned a lot Thanks to you
(2:37) Here in the U.S.A., I remember The NES coming bundled with the Power Pad, and was shipped with a three-title cartridge containing _Super Mario Brothers,_ _Duck Hunt,_ and _World Class Track Meet._
Never had a NES but very impressed at how it was all put together, great to see a console getting the Jan Beta treatment 😊
i wasnt a nintendo person either as a child, first was c64 then a500 and after that it was pc's for many years. few years back i started with old consoles and retro pc's and stuff again and got my first ever nes from a flea market. it was those self served places so no sellers just one cashier and everything is pre prized so i found a 20 euro nes, same shelf had bunch of games and 2 controllers and a light gun. ofcourse i noticed that they belong in the same system so i stuffed them all in the same box and gave the 20 euros to the cashier. Later at home i noticed that every game and controller had their own prize tags, so i saved over 100 euros because i made a mistake :D
In the US, the base NES didn't come with Tetris or World Cup. Here, depending on the package you got Super Mario Bros on its own, SMB with Duck Hunt, or SMB with Duck Hunt and World Class Track Meet.
Ah, interesting. So I suppose the cart I got is kind of a rarity in the US. I like the choice of games on there a lot, perfect mix to kick your NES addiction off. ;)
@@JanBeta I think the multicart wasn't packed in until the early 90's, before that you had basically the same choices as in the US.
As a kid in the Netherlands in the late 80s we got the SMB+Duck Hunt cart
Awesome work! 👍🏿
RGB mod next then Jan :)
Nice job, Jan. The baking soda and superglue worked better than I thought it would.
I wish my NES looked that good
Hi Jan, hope your well. I was always one model behind with consoles. So when the SNES came out, I bought a second hand NES, and so on and so forth. I have done a few NES restorations, some with blue LED mod, some without. Thanks for another entertaining Video. :-)
ah, NESterday :-) ich hab sowas noch nie in der hand gehabt :-)
I have a really nice boxed NES, except for some yellowing. Thanks to you Jan, I now will retrobrite it. Sometimes you just need a push in the right direction :) It could probably benefit from a recap also.
I love the Adidas entertainment system
😂
Haha, nice one! :D
You do know that Adidas is a German company, don't you?
@@douro20 Yes, though slavs the world over also can appreciate. Just ask Boris.
(22:56) "The almighty brush." -- Bill Alexander, _The Magic of Oil Painting_
Preservation of History!
I loved this video!
Awesome video! Does the baking soda repair color match well enough to not need to be painted? (thumbnail image looks amazing)
It looks pretty good, a slightly brighter greyish color. I think a paintjob could still improve it a bit but it's definitely good enough for me.
Hab meinen NES irgendwann 2007/8 ausm Schrottcontainer gezogen. Mit FourScore und ein paar Spielen, darunter Chip&Chap. Hab dann irgendwann einen Mario Bros Leveleditor ausm Netz geladen und mir dann 2009 ein PowerPak geholt, weils doch einfach viel geiler ist, den selbstgemachten ROM Hack aufm Holzfernseher ausn 70ern zu spielen als aufm Emu. Tja und dann 2013 hab ich ein 4 Spieler Bomberman Clone programmiert (weil das Original geht nur zu dritt). Und dann 2015 noch eine PowerPoint Präsentation über Videospielgeschichte. Funzt immer noch 1A!
Manchmal hab ich echt Glück mitm Elektroschrott. Darf mich nur nicht erwischen lassen ;-)
Amazing video as always. I particularly liked your baking soda and superglue concoction. Thinking for future situations you could always use a plastic putty - just think it may save you some time in the future. Milliput is a brand I like to use in my hobby. You can file it down like plastic and it comes ready to use in a variety of colours. Still loved your innovative thinking here though 👍👍👍
Hey Jan, Cooles Video, wie immer. Sag mal... Wo hast du denn das Dauerversuch-Schild, welches bei 3:48 an der Wand zu sehen ist, her? Ich find das total kultig.
Here in Australia, you had 2 options for the NES (Mattel PAL version), you could buy the console with just Super Mario Bros, or you could buy the version that had the gun and DuckHunt + SMB on the cartridge.
Oh not a commodore but still just as fun. I still have mine here, US NTSC of course, but I know the output is meh audio is pretty good actually but I've been afraid to do anythin' to it for fear of ruinin' the only one I have, but now that I see it isn't horribly hard to do I will get the caps and voltage regulator to replace on mine now because clearly it will make it better and I'm silly to just play it as is lookin' rather eeeehhhh, also if you want to replace the ridiculous pin connector I can't recommend Blinking Light Win enough, it's not the same but it's a great replacement for that bad connector, Danke Jan!
Instead of using baking soda and glue, you can use "UHU Repair All Powerkitt" - which is ready to use, has a grey colour and hardens in few minutes. It behaves like epoxid (which is part of the powerkitt) and is very smooth while sanding it. So it's getting pretty good results...
Hallo, Super Video. Probier mal die Schweissnaht aus der Flasche aus. Damit flick ich die NES Gehäuse zusammen...geht echt super das Zeug
Just a tip, when removing the AV/power box it's better to desolder the 5 pins from the box end rather than from the motherboard. If you desolder from the motherboard as shown here, you run a high risk of pulling traces or through-hole vias which I noticed at 14:12 (see the rings around the pins?). The pins on the box end are only soldered from one side so they're fairly easy to deal with.
absolut cooles lockdown projekt das macht mir lust meine genesis und meine AES raus zu kramen und ne runde zocken
Sehr schön, viel Spaß dabei! :)
I cut the pin on my lockout chip. I later picked up an NTSC mainboard and swapped it out for the original PAL board in my UK NES.
I recently got an NES for 10€ from an actual retro game store, they just didn't give much details about it and when it arrived it seems like someone has at one point spilled acetone or something on it, the entire top half of the cover was kinda wrinkled
Not sure what to do with it yet but I sanded it a bit to make it smooth, it's just a bit discolored and if I made it perfectly flat I'm sure it would get too thin. Maybe I should paint it with the paint they use for cars that you can peel off later
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Thanks for the video Jan, this is exactly what I've started to work on half year ago or so, but it is now stuffed away in parts. Planning to finish what I've started, but need to buy the capacitors. Where do you buy good quality capacitors? Any help is appreciated ☺️
Love the NES refurbs I have a broke PSP do you plan on doing refurbs for that machine?
I have a PSP myself and have done some light work on it before. But I'm not really that interested in handhelds (except for the older ones, Gameboys and Game Gears and such vintage).
Can I ask what temperature you set your soldering iron to when working on PCBs?
Console5 has the list of capacitors for it, but prior to my pointing out to them a while back, they were missing 1 capacitor on the ALPS PAL RF modulator (Which only seems to exist on the PAL version).
Wow, now mod in rgb and plug on your crt Phillips monitor 🤩
I have that cracked corner on 5 of my six NES. Seems to be pretty common. Probably people taking it apart and tightening the screws too much.
any 9v supply with the right size barrel and ability to put out enough amps will work. the regulation inside will do just that. which means, the NES is kinda bullet-proof when it comes to power
No embarrassment needed, that's just the NES history for the region, it wasn't big there, it happens, I don't take it personally though lol. ;) Oh yeah disable that lock-out chip asap, it's a bane to all carts, even official ones.
Always try to tell people it's possible to refurbish the original cart connector pins if the grip is loose with a little patience and a pin or thin pry tool. They make replacements but they don't seem to be as high quality as the originals.
Yeah contact cleaner is kind of overkill for those gamepad contacts, a swab of IPA should get rid of the wear sheen and put them back to normal. Definitely, cables get dirty, they need cleaning but people often forget.
Interesting compound you made there, I should try that. :)
Do you know if a LED smart bulb will work for retrobriting if I set it to violet colour? I do not have a UV bulb unfortunately.
I don't think it will be effective, usually most of the UV is filtered out in regular bulbs, it's not just about the visible color. I've heard people using black light (not sure if that is the correct term in English), like you would see for effects in a disco for example. I have not tried that yet, but that might work as well.
BIG BOX !
fun fact: the NES in spain has a different label on the front, instead of "European version" it has "Spanish version" and then "version española" under it (which translates to Spanish version). it's the same font and color btw, thought it was interesting
hi jan beta i lisent to yours video tanks.
PSA: Not so much with the NES, but something that buyers need to be aware of when they purchase electronics that don't come with the original AC adapter, is to make sure the polarity on the barrel plug matches the device. I've heard tales of devices that were received with the same brand of power brick, but had the polarity on the barrel plug reversed. The result was damage to the device, but luckily it was not too bad.
Thank you very much for sharing this, Jan. Have you tried epoxi bars for plastic repairing? They come as rolls. When you mash them you mix the components and get a clay that gets really hard after a few minutes. Best wishes. A.S.
04:25 mine had no PSU too, so i used the aftermarket one that i got (same power specs on the box) for my SNES, and poof magic smoke :(
So now my NES is laying in the storage with hope to fix it one day or find some one that can fix it for me. One of the consoles i still want in my retro collection, and already have a 5/10 games for it..
Fixing that shouldn't be to hard? Assuming something inside the Power supply blew.
@@DJBTerroR If it is the PSU then it could be a simple replacement. I am totaly not a technical person, thats why i try to learn with video's like this.
As long it's plug and replace its ok, i cant solder :(
@@RDJ134 I'd encourage you to try and pick up a soldering iron and start to unsolder some other broken equipment. CZcams is a wonderful source for learning how to solder. :-) It's not scary and It's not too hard.
Just don't mix superglue and Ajax or Comet or the equivalent cleaning powder. Gets a wee bit hot. Good video.
Always makes my day to get a mention! lol I sent you a message on patreon I have some other bits for you.
It is interesting seeing how European NES is like... I have worked with Famicom a lot but it is interesting how they changed it for international markets... I wonder why they decided to make European NES use AC transformer when Famicom uses DC power supply
i got the NES as a kid it was really cool with mario and we got later tetris obviously both are excellent the NES was really reliable but the cartridge connector was a really big problem. also, the one we got was with RVB output (France here) and it produce a better picture quality but the cable was dieing with the time and that was not cool. nintendo understood the error with the cartridge connector and not did that again with the SNES!
Just a thought: I think you need a center negative supply, for Nintendos, so you would not be able to plug in any 9V
The original NES power supply is 9V AC, the NES has a built in rectifier. Therefore you can use any 9V DC power supply, polarity doesn't matter
But yes with other retro systems center negative is sort of common, like the C16, Mega Drive etc. so you always want to check the polarity on older systems because center positive is far more common on modern supplies
Jan, next time you use the super glue technique, assemble the case, put a celofán backing and then build up the stuff. Beware, that putty dissolves with water. Keep it real!
Deffo besser als der Tatort.
Should’ve named this NEStoration by Jan Beta
I am surprised you didn't use a DC to DC voltage regulator in the NES like you do on your C64s.
They are expensive and I wanted to keep it as stock as possible. Should work fine, obviously. :)
Not sure if Jan Beta will play Jurgen Klopp in a movie or Jurgen Klopp with play Jan Beta.
das haus was man aus dem Fenster sieht sieht krass nach Wilhelmshavener Baukunst aus 😅😅😅
ich wünschte mein NES würde so gut laufen ich muss bei mir diese blöde pinleiste austauschen vom einschub
I actually saw Matt KC make a video where he used 4x AA batteries to power a NES. That's 6v DC. It worked just fine.......until they died. I think he said it was like 3 or 4 hours or so. lol I don't remember it's been a while.
Jan Beta being Jan Alpha again.
If I close my eyes, I picture a nerdy Arnold. And I love it.
Watching you cleaning those parts I couldn't help but think of all the complaints you must get from your wife. 'Jan - where is the collender?' or 'Why are there computer parts in the wash basin?'
You can't do all that work and not show us at least 30 seconds of close up gaming. Great work on the console 😁
I suck at gaming, I didn’t want to embarrass myself too much... I actually recorded a bit of Super Mario but it ended up on the cutting room floor... :D
I got an NES shipped i bought on eBay that had a TON of paper and bubble wrap all over the place in the box covering each thing. lol, mine cost a lot more though.
Lol, didn't know that the NES has such an unnecessarily complicated cartridge mechanism. What is that cartridge-slot like connector at the bottom (hidden behind a cover) good for?
It’s an expansion slot but as far as I know there was never anything released that connects to it.
"und now we load Turrican."
"...oops." :)
ist das dein schrauber pulli? :)
Bei meiner nes fehlt genau die selbe schraube ich glaube deine war tatsächlich ungeöffnet
Und wusstest du die nes kann auch mit 9v Gleichstrom betrieben werden
Und man kann bei dem Lockout Chip eines von den Beinchen durchgenommen um den zu deaktivieren
Using a 9v dc PSU "SHOULD" theoretically allow for a tiny bit better image clarity and also make the whole power input components last longer and heat way less. Also the original psu is unregulated so the more the voltage on the main side the more the nes has to chew and regulate
Ich bin von der Reparatur von alten Computern zum Instandsetzen von alten Radiorecordern ("Ghettoblastern") übergegangen. Die Preise für alte Rechner (nicht nur Amigas, auch PC etc.) sind einfach übertrieben gestiegen, aber alte (und dabei noch ganz ordentliche) Ghettoblaster kann man noch zu fairen Tarifen bekommen...
(31:20) Not saying you should have done this, but would going around the corner with electrical tape, and then building with glue+sodium bicarbonate have produced a cleaner profile, less shaving later?
I think that was baking powder rather than baking soda (which can be bought in bulk). I think the german term is something with "Natron" in it for baking soda rather than baking powder. In Sweden it is bikarbonat. Baking powder has some additives, normally some sort of (weak) acid to help with the baking process... Pure baking soda normally requires yougurt, lemon juice or something to work properly in baking...
Yes, that's correct. I found that both work the same with superglue. Natron would be the real equivalent to baking soda. The additives don't seem to hinder the process in any way though, and the baking powder was at hand in my kitchen. ;)
@@JanBeta Yes, just slightly worried about any acid in these contexts...
Nice plant need water?
The NES was a great console, if not a bit overrated and there were fantastic games for it. I understand the NES wasn't that popular in Europe though. Do you plan to get more games for the unit?
"we only had our Gianna Sisters...." at least, we got to play with the girls 😜
In the US it came with SMBros/DuckHunt
Beim rummachen mit Superkleber würd' ich aber auch Handschuhe tragen. :-)
Hab ich danach dann auch festgestellt... 😅