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Nintendo NES Advantage Start Button Replacement

Device	Nintendo NES Advantage
Difficulty	Moderate
Time	20 minutes
Steps	8

This guide is by Sylvia Pena on iFixit and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0. ByteRot mirrors it for non-commercial preservation: formatting changed and photos resized for old browsers; full-size photos and the text are on the FTP in /DOCS/REPAIR. Original guide >>

If your Nintendo NES Advantage Model NES-026 Start Button is not being responsive to being pressed, although plugged into NES, you may need to replace the Start Button, using this guide.

The Start Button is an input sensory button used for starting and pausing the game.

Tools: Spudger; Flathead 3/32" or 2.5 mm Screwdriver; Tweezers; Phillips #0 Screwdriver

Step 1

• Remove the four sticky pads from the bottom of the device.
• NOTE: If the pads are stuck, use a spudger to remove them.

Step 2

• Remove the six 8 mm screws from the bottom of the device with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
• Use your hands to pull the back panel away from the controller.

Step 3

• Remove the three 14 mm screws from the gray cross with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
• Lift the gray component away from the device.

Step 4

• Lift up the black wire and move it to the side.

Step 5

• Remove the two silver knobs on the front of the device.
• Unscrew the two silver nuts using a flathead screwdriver.
• Remove each silver nut and silver washer using a pair of tweezers (https://www.ifixit.com/en-ca/products/tweezers).

Step 6

• Remove the remaining three 8 mm screws on the circuit board with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
• Remove the silver bracket from the top of the circuit board.

Step 7

• Remove the circuit board from the controller.

Step 8

• Remove Start Button.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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