Rubbing Alcohol Question
I have had several people contact me asking whether or not they can use rubbing alcohol to clean their games. The answer is yes. Prior to finding out how effective Windex was I used rubbing alcohol on all my games. Some people say that rubbing alcohol is corrosive and it damages the contacts. However, I have used it for several years and never had a problem. Windex does clean games better and usually requires fewer q-tips, but is more expensive. So if you don’t have Windex, rubbing alcohol is a good alternative.
The same steps are used when cleaning games with rubbing alcohol as when you are cleaning them with Windex. The major difference with rubbing alcohol is getting the tip wet. You obviously can not spray rubbing alcohol and you do not want the q-tip soaking wet.
Here’s what to do: Dip a q-tip into the rubbing alcohol, but not the entire head of the q-tip. Than take another dry q-tip and rub the wet and dry head together. The dry head will soak up some of the alcohol from the wetter tip. The q-tips should now be equally damp. Use either one and clean the game.
To clean the game follow the directions below:
1.Take the damp q-tip and rub it across the contacts of the game. This will clean them. In doing so the q-tip should become black with the dirt, grime, etc.
2. Take a new clean q-tip and rub it across the same contacts to pick up any excess grime.
3. Continue steps 1 and 2 until the q-tips are no longer black.
4. You now have a clean game. Plug it in and start playing.
If your games still don’t work you may need a new 72 pin connector.
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