Yellowed SNES - interesting article

[guyjin]

http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/189

explains the possible causes of the yellowing SNES phenomenon. hint: not necessarily sunlight.

[Turbo D]

Can you tell me the reason so I don't have to read all of that?

[guyjin]

bad mixture of flame retardant + heat + air = yellow.

[Joe Redifer]

Mainly air (oxygen), I think.  It's definitely not light as only certain pieces of the SNES are affected, such as the top half but not the plastic around the cartridge slot, or the bottom half.  I don't think I've ever seen around the cart slot turn yellow.  They should have made the SNES out of that.  I like how my NES doesn't turn yellow.  They really got cheap with the SNES.

[Turbo D]

I always knew the snes was retarded 

[Necromancer]

I have a strong sense of déjà vu.....

[guyjin]

 :oops:

oh well, it was almost a year ago.

[Necromancer]

No biggie, guyjin.  Few people read every thread and could easily have missed it; even fewer will have remembered reading it last May anyway.  Dang interesting read, nonetheless.

[nat]

I read it a year ago and I still remember every word.

BANNED!

[Necromancer]

For not sharing the article and making us wait two months for MrFulci's link, I say Moderator, ban thyself!   

[Kitsunexus]

This is one of Benj's best articles.

[Tatsujin]

and welcome back, dude!

[Dark Fact]

And all this time I thought someone took a piss on the SNES... :-"

[Turbo D]

And all this time I thought someone took a piss on the SNES... :-"

Thats just Nintendo's way of thanking their loyal customers; by pissing on them with cheap materials and crazy flame retardant mixtures . I suppose they meant well though  .