Ever wonder what the inside of a hucard looks like?

[NoSexGex]

The more you know

[seieienbu]

What happened?  I'd hate for that to have been a good/working Cadash that's now in two pieces.

[crazydean]

Y u hate Cadash?

[NoSexGex]

Y u hate Cadash?

We just talked about Cadash! But this wasn't my playing copy. I got this a few months from a store that had it returned back because it didn't work. Thinking I could maybe get it to work I took it (or at least get to see what it's like inside) I had no luck fixing it. Saying I cleaned the shit out of it is an understatement. I went above and beyond to try and get it to work, so I pryed it open and yeah. Still no work.

I'll send it to someone if they swear on their life not to post it to eBay as "untested"

[Nazi NecroPhile]

Poor lil huey. 

[pc_kwajalein]

(eagerly enters thread out of curiosity)

(sees Cadash)

[esteban]

I bet some of the internal traces had microfractures. I periodically reflow my most valuable games by microwaving  for a few seconds to make sure they don't suffer the same date as your Cadash.

I prefer roasting my HuCARDS at 375°F for a few minutes every two years or so.

As a preventative measure, it's much safer than the microwave.

[bob]

boil it

[esteban]

boil it

It should be sealed in a mint-condition cardboard box for boiling to be effective.

[crazydean]

I prefer using a hair dryer.

[mitsuman]

I generally just blow on mine and that seems to work.



I had no idea the hucards had an "inside". I thought the card was flat, except for the very edge. But I'm an idiot, so I was wrong.

[NoSexGex]

(eagerly enters thread out of curiosity)

I've never seen any pictures of what the insides look like before, had to find out for myself

Damn it's gettin medieval in here! But boiling it, Really? I know there's 0 on stats on the screen, and it's overall not very balanced as other Working Design games. But I don't know if it deserves the punishment of the damned (unless it's 7th saga).
I guess using extreme heat is the viking funeral for Turbografx games, PM me if you're name isn't Karlmarx and i'll ship it lettermail for $3 to anyone looking to vent their Cadash frustrations.

I generally just blow on mine and that seems to work.

I did not think of this

[xcrement5x]

I appreciate your sharing, now you've saved me from having to pull apart a copy of F1 Circus. 

[mitsuman]

I appreciate your sharing, now you've saved me from having to pull apart a copy of F1 Circus.

I had to look up what the game was. Looks like a better version of MotoRoader.

[NoSexGex]

I appreciate your sharing, now you've saved me from having to pull apart a copy of F1 Circus.

I wonder though if all TG16 boards are the same? I know some games have different weight, and the black part can vary in size. So they probably look different.

[Nazi NecroPhile]

There's pics posted here of the insides of a SFII' and an Arcade Card Pro, ya just gotta hunt for them.

[esteban]

I appreciate your sharing, now you've saved me from having to pull apart a copy of F1 Circus.

I had to look up what the game was. Looks like a better version of MotoRoader.

MotoRoader is better

[esteban]

There's pics posted here of the insides of a SFII' and an Arcade Card Pro, ya just gotta hunt for them.

And... a Populous? To see the battery cover thing?

I can't remember.

[ClodBusted]

I dare dare you to open up US Magical Chase. My bet: There is a solid gold bar hidden inside.

Myth says MC was used as a means to smuggle drugs back in the day.

[NoSexGex]

I dare dare you to open up US Magical Chase. My bet: There is a solid gold bar hidden inside.

Myth says MC was used as a means to smuggle drugs back in the day.

Lets find out

[xcrement5x]

I like where this thread is going!  A million NA users are crying out in pain already

[NoSexGex]

I like where this thread is going!  A million NA users are crying out in pain already

I think I scratched it, so now I'm only getting a VGA grading of 75 instead of 85+ omgomgomg

[ChuChu Flamingo]

So if a card dies you are pretty much sol?

[NoSexGex]

So if a card dies you are pretty much sol?

Besides cleaning the pins, using brasso and sandpaper I don't think there's anything else for hu cards you can really do. Or if there is, I would love to hear about it
Since hu cards were 9999X more popular in the east, maybe they have a more definitive fix I just haven't heard of yet?

[Warbucks]

I say we all take off all the black parts and put them on different games like people do with nes games.

[NoSexGex]

I say we all take off all the black parts and put them on different games like people do with nes games.

AAA+ idea, Although the black part does kind of bend it when you take it off. Maybe this is where Esteban n friends were going when they suggested using heat. Loosening up the seal

[Gentlegamer]

I have a dead Cratermaze loosie.

[MrMarth]

I say we all take off all the black parts and put them on different games like people do with nes games.

I once did that to a friend of mine for an April Fools Day joke. He only had about 30 NES games at the time, but it took him 15 games before he realized what was going on. I was laughing so hard after and helped him get his games back to normal

[NoSexGex]

I have a dead Cratermaze loosie.

Want a dead cadash looseie?? O:)

I say we all take off all the black parts and put them on different games like people do with nes games.

I once did that to a friend of mine for an April Fools Day joke. He only had about 30 NES games at the time, but it took him 15 games before he realized what was going on. I was laughing so hard after and helped him get his games back to normal

It takes so long!! 30 carts would take like an hour of constantly screwing/unscrewing. I guess if you cleaned them at the same time it would really be worth it. It's amazing how much gunk is left on those boards even after rubbing alcohol.

[EmperorIng]

I whole-heartedly approve of wrecking Working Designs products. Get that localized junk outta here!

[seieienbu]

My copy of Jackie Chan is dead.  I'm holding onto it in case at some point someone comes up with a real method of fixing hucards.  I sure wish it'd been Keith Courage that died instead 

[NoSexGex]

My copy of Jackie Chan is dead.  I'm holding onto it in case at some point someone comes up with a real method of fixing hucards.  I sure wish it'd been Keith Courage that died instead 

We need a TurboGrafx 16 grave yard. Or a freezing chamber (like you're hoping for) we can put them in, incase someone from the future learns how to bring the living back from the dead

[pc_kwajalein]

My copy of Jackie Chan is dead.

My condolences. To honor your loss, I have elected to watch 'Rush Hour' and 'Drunken Master' on my day off.

[xcrement5x]

I have a dead Cratermaze loosie.

Want a dead cadash looseie?? O:)

I say we all take off all the black parts and put them on different games like people do with nes games.

I once did that to a friend of mine for an April Fools Day joke. He only had about 30 NES games at the time, but it took him 15 games before he realized what was going on. I was laughing so hard after and helped him get his games back to normal

It takes so long!! 30 carts would take like an hour of constantly screwing/unscrewing. I guess if you cleaned them at the same time it would really be worth it. It's amazing how much gunk is left on those boards even after rubbing alcohol.

Yeah, I used to clean my NES/Genesis games by taking them apart to clean the contacts too but it is a lot of work.  Nowadays I just use 90% rubbing alcohol and eyeball the contacts to make sure they don't look too gunky.  If it looks real bad I'll crack it apart but try to avoid it if I can. 

[NoSexGex]

Yeah, I used to clean my NES/Genesis games by taking them apart to clean the contacts too but it is a lot of work.  Nowadays I just use 90% rubbing alcohol and eyeball the contacts to make sure they don't look too gunky.  If it looks real bad I'll crack it apart but try to avoid it if I can.

It's a ridiculous amount of work cleaning those pins. I've been backlogged on cleaning, so I constantly have a stack of SNES/NES games that aren't with the rest because I haven't cleaned them yet. That's good you do that though, especially with NES games. Prolonging getting your machine dirty, and not having to boil down the 72 connector so frequently. And besides, I don't think anyone likes that hot plastic small.
It reminds me of leukaemia and respiratory cancer

[seieienbu]

Do people actually boil the NES connector pins?

[ToyMachine78]

Never heard of this, but until joining this forum, I had never heard of washing PCBs in the dishwasher either.

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[NoSexGex]

Do people actually boil the NES connector pins?

Yeah man, it's a very popular way to fix the blinking red light on NES consoles. It cleans it, and makes them malleable enough to slightly bend them so it has a better connection when you put a game in.

I know you're not going to believe me so you're gonna google it anyways

[seieienbu]

I didn't realize cancer had a particular smell.  The more you know...

[NoSexGex]

I didn't realize cancer had a particular smell.  The more you know...

That carcinogenic metallic chemical smell 
Imagine what something like whiteout would smell like burning

[MrMarth]

Some jackass once burned rubber near my house, needless to say the house had a horrible odor for about a week

[exodus]

There's pics posted here of the insides of a SFII' and an Arcade Card Pro, ya just gotta hunt for them.

now that I haven't seen - I knew what the inside of a regular card looked like, but not that. Unfortunately it seems the images are dead, but I guess the answer is "there's nothing under there": https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=4076.15

[NoSexGex]

There's pics posted here of the insides of a SFII' and an Arcade Card Pro, ya just gotta hunt for them.

now that I haven't seen - I knew what the inside of a regular card looked like, but not that. Unfortunately it seems the images are dead, but I guess the answer is "there's nothing under there": https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=4076.15

It's crazy how little there is inside, compared to like a NES board.