VGRestore Ep29: SNES Cart Repair (ROM Chip Board Swap)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ก.พ. 2020
- This video I'll show you a solution to fix a broken SNES game. Usually SNES and other cartridges had DIP package ICs that you need to clear through holes to remove, this game happens to use SMD chips. Hope you guys find this video interesting or at least helpful.
Edit: I just noticed and forgot to mention at around 6:57 mark, after I reflowed everything and still didn’t get anything on the screen I removed the SRAM chip off camera and mistakenly replaced it upside down. I’ll be taking a look at that in the future, and I’ll have to pay more attention next time. - เกม
I just noticed and forgot to mention at around 6:57 mark, after I reflowed everything and still didn’t get anything on the screen I removed the SRAM chip off camera and mistakenly replaced it upside down. I’ll be taking a look at that in the future, and I’ll have to pay more attention next time.
Hi, new viewer. My cartridge shell for SMRPG broke so I'm seeking a replacement shell. My question is; how do i know which cart has the 3 pronged board instead of the single pronged one? As you can tell I don't know the actual names nor can I find info on the different types of cartridges except on region differences. If you can help me out I'd greatly appreciate it.
You're right about the processor thing. Unlike the SuperFX chips which are processors oriented entirely for processing 3D polygons while the SNES console handles all the 2D work, this coprocessor helps the SNES main CPU and is capable of four times the overall performance of the SNES console's own processor. It also contains its own memory onboard the same chip, however its limited by having to work around whatever the SNES main CPU is doing at the time so they have to be programmed carefully.
I think this is my favorite video you made so far. Were I the one stuck with a broken SMRPG I wouldnt have been able to fix it. It was a clever way to repair it. Really I wouldnt have any idea what the chips do. Consider me impressed. Keep em coming. Love your stuff
Thanks, I did enjoy making this video.
for smd i found tinning the caps legs, making the pads perfectly flat, applying some tacky chipquik flux, putting the smd into place and heating the legs whilst applying gentle pressure made installing them massively easier, they also remove a lot easier with hot air just clean any leaky residue before heating them.
Yeah sometimes I look back at my footage and question my thoughts. I agree, I should have used desoldering braid and cleaned up the pads and laid the cap down and then added solder. Instead I added solder to the pads making them taller and harder to work with.
I've had good success with the kester no clean flux i use but it does need to be reapplied sometimes. Used to have the same problems with SMD stuff until I learned to use plenty of flux and clean the pads throughly before attempting to resolder. Also, hot tweezers make removing caps and other two point components much easier most of the time
Always awesome videos thanks for sharing...
Love the videos keep it coming ❤️
You got it! As long as this channel keeps growing and people enjoy my videos I will continue with the projects.
Well done. Next step is to get a rom chip to repair the japanese cartridge. I guess you could get a new chip and copy a flash dump of the original
I know you've had a lot of success reflowing chips on Gameboy boards; my understanding is that the PCB on those is so thin that when you plug games in and out that the PCB flexes -- ever so slightly -- and over the years that breaks the solder joints, and that's why reflowing them is more so to fix them.
But with regular cartridges, they use thicker PCBs, and it's significantly less likely to be the problem.
According with SNES Central, you could use "Jumpin Derby" for the Super Famicom as a donor board for the japanese ROM, and it's like 15 bucks CIB
What do you recommend if there's a game with bursts of lag? I did a trace continuity check and it seemed good to go, no damage from what I can see.
Usually cartridge based consoles don’t lag unless there is a lot of sprites on screen, or some other hardware limitation not exclusive to just one console.
What I would do is check what game you’re playing and see if others are experiencing the same issues.
Another Great Video. How many Carts do you have Piled up right now to be repaired?
I was tasked to fix about 120 games. Give or take 50 needed actual repairs, about 50 only needed to be cleaned with Brasso, and about 20 I couldn’t get to work. I didn’t record the cleaning videos and some gameboy carts only needed to be reflowed so I didn’t record some of those either.
@@PunkNDisorderlyGamer I seen a nice stack behind your Monitor.
I'm digging your channel. Where did you learn to do all this?
Daimon Verlies I started about a year ago and I learned by watching TH-cam videos. Two years ago I didn’t even have any tools and didn’t even know how to measure a resistor.
This is why I do these videos so I can learn and others can learn from my mistakes and successes.
@@PunkNDisorderlyGamer Dude, that just blows my mind. You seem so knowledgeable and experienced. Loving the channel. I showed my girlfriend some of your stuff and even she was into it. It's oddly relaxing haha. Can't wait to see more.
Daimon Verlies I’m super happy to hear that, thanks so much for the kind words, I’m glad you guys can find my channel entertaining. In these hard times of quarantines and panic, It’s good to know I’m helping people get 10 minutes or so of entertainment. It’s also great to hear your GF is interested in repairs and find the videos relaxing, I wish I could expand my female audience.
Daimon Verlies
Yes, it’s oddly relaxing, specially with his voice, and the16 bit music playing in the background, all while he removes, ans solders back chips. Truly impressive, and relaxing :)
Wow =O
Love your videos! :) Can you recommend a good soldering iron?
www.amazon.com/dp/B07L3HHZSX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_mgicFbB5Q8CJ9
This is the station I used in my earlier videos and I since switched over to this station, since it’s a bit more convenient with a built in hot air station.
a.aliexpress.com/_dSTZYHe
Keep in mind you can order the first station and also order a hot air station separately and it will be much cheaper. Also, you may not need a hot air station if you’re not doing that kind of work.
Nice, what fluid you spray on it?
Hello PunkNDisorderlyGamer I know this video is over a year old, but I recently came across a super Mario rpg that had been smashed beyond repair. Just did this swap with a Japanese version all runs fine thank you for the video. Any ideas for a good donor shell for this game, as mine was destroyed and all the carts I find have different pin configuration
I think PGA European tour golf might have the same style shell to fit the board in.
Awesome video
Survey says: Ur a more desirable cart.
Also, how does the battery work with the sram?
The battery and Sram just keep the save files. If either go bad you will lose your save files