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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG/PCE Repair/Mod Discussion => Topic started by: douglie007 on March 23, 2015, 01:29:14 AM

Title: HuCard graphics issues
Post by: douglie007 on March 23, 2015, 01:29:14 AM

I have a copy of Ninja Spirit and I have cleaned the contacts, and tested it on my Duo, TE and TG16 all give me the same pixelation and graphic glitches, is there anything else I should check ?

Title: Re: HuCard graphics issues
Post by: choijimmy on March 24, 2015, 12:55:12 PM

Quote from: douglie007 on March 23, 2015, 01:29:14 AM

I have a copy of Ninja Spirit and I have cleaned the contacts, and tested it on my Duo, TE and TG16 all give me the same pixelation and graphic glitches, is there anything else I should check ?

Use eraser to clean the contact to see it helps or not. If still not working, the card has issue and I don't think it can be fixed.

Title: Re: HuCard graphics issues
Post by: MotherGunner on March 24, 2015, 02:54:30 PM

My Bonk 1 was doing that exact same thing.  Tried everything and ended up buying a loosie from a dear fellow forum member.

Sorry man if what Choijimmy suggested doesn't work, time to DX it.  (Defect-Exchange it).

Title: Re: HuCard graphics issues
Post by: wildfruit on March 24, 2015, 09:01:54 PM

Time to make a cool key ring. Although my copy of china warrior did this then all of a sudden one day stopped and now works perfectly. I never  figured out why.

Title: Re: HuCard graphics issues
Post by: ProfessorProfessorson on March 25, 2015, 02:56:41 AM

I kind of wonder if this is caused by a internal trace going bad, or a solder contact going bad. Has anyone considered trying to bake a card to reflow solder?

Title: Re: HuCard graphics issues
Post by: Necromancer on March 25, 2015, 03:41:45 AM

Quote from: ProfessorProfessorson on March 25, 2015, 02:56:41 AM

I kind of wonder if this is caused by a internal trace going bad, or a solder contact going bad. Has anyone considered trying to bake a card to reflow solder?

There's no solder to reflow.

Title: Re: HuCard graphics issues
Post by: ProfessorProfessorson on March 25, 2015, 04:01:04 AM

I think there is supposed to be a small dab holding a surface-mount capacitor or two in place near the glop chip.

Title: Re: HuCard graphics issues
Post by: MotherGunner on March 26, 2015, 09:55:50 AM

Doug, check this out...gonna try it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mymFM84u3T0

Title: Re: HuCard graphics issues
Post by: douglie007 on March 27, 2015, 06:40:10 AM

so the eraser might not be enough, I will try the lime away.  No I want to test the rest of my collection, becuase I know this one used to work with no issue, but the last time I played it was about 8 years ago.

Title: Re: HuCard graphics issues
Post by: MotherGunner on March 27, 2015, 06:46:32 AM

Cool let me know if it works out.  I have a Bonk with the same issues so I will do the same.  Good luck!

Title: Re: HuCard graphics issues
Post by: thesteve on March 27, 2015, 08:05:47 PM

if heat fixes a card, it was wet