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How to clean the Sega Genesis game port

This guide is by Erik Bjornstrom 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 >>

Tools: Plastic Cards; Cotton Swabs; 400 Grit Sandpaper; Compressed Air; High Content Rubbing Alcohol

Step 1

• Fold fine grit sand paper over a credit card.

Step 2

• Rub credit card with sand paper up and down vertically inside the game cartridge port.

Step 3

• Blow out game cartridge port using a can of compressed air.
• CAUTION: Warning: Do not turn the aerosol can upside down as you spray.

Step 4

• Rub a Q-tip dipped in rubbing alcohol along the pins of the cartridge slot to remove any remaining debris.

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