VGRestore Ep43: 1-Chip SNES Trace Repair & Restoration

[@Doommarine23]

Great video, I appreciate that you kept the audio levels in check and made sure the background music was never too loud. Furthermore, I appreciate how honest you were about your experience, tools, and the effort that took place. I think it helps demonstrate to people that these kind of repairs can be difficult or tricky, and that its okay to struggle with them.

[@wilsvgaddiction4456]

These types of repairs are what I love to do most. I had to re-cap a 3DO yesterday and it was miserable. Ask me to repair some tiny traces and I'm all in! All I use are the curved tips now. Been doing that for years. Once you get used to it, you'll probably notice how mush the straight tip kind of sucks.

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Wil's VG Addiction recapping a 3do eeeew... what’s that like 30 caps?

[@SuperLuigiGuy64]

Yay! Another one chip fixed! Thank you so much! 🙌🏼

[@RetroSho]

Damn man, you've gotten so much better in the last year. Keep up the good work!

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Sho thanks, it’s only been about 2 years since I’ve started doing repairs.

[@RetroSho]

PunkNDisorderlyGamer Yeah I remember! It’s so nice just watching you get better and better at it. Must feel great having that confidence to take on larger projects

[@jonathanleal2633]

Wow, sometimes I forget how good a chill video on youtube can be, thanks dude.

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Thanks.

[@twoodall88]

Nice find/repair. Well done

[@Norrecito]

Nice work! The hardest part for me when doing such tiny jumper wires is to make both end of the wire to stick. Usually, when I solder one end of the wire the other one comes off because it heats up very quickly. There is a neat trick to remedy this that I have learned from one of the KZbin videos: Once you have soldered one end, you could use UV mask ("green paint") to fix it in place :)

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

I got some UV mask paint coming in I actually might try that.

[@Cutlerup]

Great job!! Really enjoy learning new things. This channel deserves more subs

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Thanks👍

[@fortiogames]

Very nice! I’ve never seen snes main boards like this!

[@ganjaguru820]

You're a talented tech my friend! Thanks for sharing these videos and your knowledge. It is greatly appreciated

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

👍

[@jagojp]

Thanks for the great video. I just did a very similar repair of a broken trace from ppu2 to cpu. Those pins are so tiny and hard to connect with. Add the oxidisation on top and its super challenging. Thanks. I've learned so much from your videos.

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Nice I’m glad the videos helped you out, the traces are tough at first but with practice it get a bit easier. I should have some videos up since I’m on vacation.

[@jagojp]

@@PunkNDisorderlyGamer awesome! I really enjoy watching your videos. Are you active on discord? Would be great to have a retro repair discord.

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

@@jagojp nah unfortunately.

[@MonsieurHonHon]

Wow what a crazy fix. What a weird issue also. You could see the tiles were there but the orientation was all broken. Very cool. ]

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Monsieur Hon Hon yes the game was running but the image was all broken. That’s usually a hint at what’s wrong with a standard SNES usually it indicates a bad ppu, on a 1-chip it’s usually a broken trace, bad vram, or bad wram.

[@rittol2365]

Thank you for sharing this video, I have similar issues and online it says its inevitable ppu rot, will definitely be trying these methods out

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Definitely, look for corrosion and broken traces. Sometimes it’s very hard to spot.

[@BMR86]

awesome repair work man!

[@bradybrotherton9778]

Hey man glad to see another video of yours! Love them! 👍💯

[@Snickerrick]

That was tedious, I couldnt do it, my hands are not that steady anymore lol. That was an amazing job repairing and restoring that!

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Thanks, I’m proud of this one. I was sent a faulty console figured out the problem and also cleaned it and made it look almost as good as factory.

[@Snickerrick]

@@PunkNDisorderlyGamer Yea you should be proud, that turned out great! Not many people can do a repair like that, I know I cant.

[@74bobby]

This SNES would look Great on my console Shelf ;). Great Job as always Brother.

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Thanks again, it’s truly a wonderful looking console.

[@74bobby]

@@PunkNDisorderlyGamer Thats for sure. Im Happy that you got it working right again.

[@scottdecker8612]

Nice job once again.

[@TorqueEffect]

Love these videos. You remind me a lot of the channel "My Mate Vince" but you do exclusively retro game stuff. Keep up the good work!

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

TorqueEmUp thanks I love that channel

[@ChrisMX9]

Great job!

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Thanks!

[@Mona_Lisa123]

This is really great. This is the first video I've watched from your channel, and you gained a sub!

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

It’s only downhill from this video lol

[@Mona_Lisa123]

@@PunkNDisorderlyGamer I watched several others, and found them all interesting. Your videos are good.

[@daveskillcorn5213]

Nice work man!

[@newenglandhustler8200]

Great work dude! What size wire would you reccomend for this repair? I have to do one myself.

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

I think I used 32 or 36 gauge wire, it was very thin.

[@1Raphael]

Man you always have awesome videos thanks for sharing.. What about a USB light microscope pretty sure you can pick up one of those for like $20 I used to use them with fixing phones always really handy. I don't know just an idea... Tip after you retrobrite those consoles shells you need to condition the plastic with something that UV protects it.....! If you want to know what I've been using for years and it kicks ass.. let me know.?

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

I could look into that.

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Raphael nice I’ll check it out👍

[@antibodyarmy]

when doing trace repairs remeber to remove the enamel from your wire and tin the wire and trace before doing the repair. also remember a little flux goes a long way, once its on the board its good for quite a few heat cycles. and after the repair clean the board really well, some people will put it into a ultrasonic cleaner because the flux is corrosive over time, you want all the flux gone when you are done soldering.

[@CristianLopez-nz1xf]

Great video!, how you prevent the rust on chips?

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

I did order some pcb paint to cover the exposed traces, I’ll be adding that when it shows up. To prevent rust, don’t store the console in a moist environment and don’t expose it to water.

[@edipower2004]

Friend great work...so i m ask you onde thing, with a haver the Black screen and use the burn in test ...they Will appear the result on the screen?

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Sometimes the result of the failure will show up on screen, other times no. Sometimes with bad CPU the burn in test won’t start at all, CPU failures aren’t all the same.

[@edipower2004]

@@PunkNDisorderlyGamer thanks

[@markusAurelius1975]

Great work dude! One question though, where did you get your burn-in cart for the SNES?

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

www.ocdreproductions.com/index.aspx?pageid=1715111

[@Arcade_Mania]

hey bro , nice to see you and great video as always 😊, with that small wire you need to use tweezers to get it as close as possible to the soldering point

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

I’ll try that next time, I feel like I got lucky this time and the wires cooperated.

[@SuperSerk]

Hey man, love your videos. I recently tried a mod to lift pin 3 from a ppu2 which helps with video interference at the cost of disabling composite video. In the process though I accidentally moved the pins surrounding it a bit and now they are misaligned with the traces on the board. Should I just remove the chip altogether or should I try to bend the pins back into place? I can provide pictures if my explanation wasn't clear enough

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Try to get them back on without removing the chip. If the legs are loose use a dental pick or something pointy to line it up and then tack the pins in place. I’ve never heard of lifting pin 3 to reduce interference.

[@SuperSerk]

@@PunkNDisorderlyGamer Honestly watching your videos gave me confidence to give it another shot, and after about 30 minutes i got it to work again! Thanks for the help man

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

@@SuperSerk I’m so glad 👍 I hope you consider a sub. Did lifting the pin ultimately give you a better image?

[@SuperSerk]

@@PunkNDisorderlyGamer Yes surprisingly it did eliminate the diagonal lines that would show on my RGB-01 SNES. i think only certain models have the issue. huge fan of your channel though, i love the repairing content

[@Tele3C]

why not use green paint to cover scratched pcb tracks? it would be a nice class touch :)

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Bruce Wayne I ordered some but it’s coming from overseas and it will take 2-3 weeks to come. I should have looked at the vendor location before I chose to order.

[@SparksNZeros]

@@PunkNDisorderlyGamer in the mean time you can just use green nail varnish, its basically the same stuff, especially the UV setting kind.

[@TorqueEffect]

I think the technical term you want for the stuff to use is solder mask.

[@arlingtontrains7]

Great work!!! I love it

[@theannoyedmrfloyd3998]

You should use the thicker solder flux. Louis Rossmann Group has such flux.

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Yeah I bought some I have it for future projects.

[@danielsantana540]

Great vid dude

[@thedcexperiment8563]

Amazing thank you . subscribed. I’m trying to repair a SNES that is showing garbled imagine then it freezes. I’m going to check the connections on the cpu.

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Check it out you could have a bad chip

[@metal-videogamezex112]

Nice job bro :D by the way what did use for clean the snes shell?

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Metal-Video Gamez Ex soap and water and scrubbing with a toothbrush. I took the top shell apart and scrubbed each piece, then I retrobrited the whole thing. I will be showing the retrobrite setup in a future video.

[@metal-videogamezex112]

@@PunkNDisorderlyGamer thanks for the tip bro mine is not dirty like the one in the video but i want to keep it clean i love this sistem one of my favorites one of all the time whit the NES,PS1,PS2,Sega Dreamcast :D

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Metal-Video Gamez Ex my favorite console to collect and play is the NES and favorite system to work on is SNES.

[@blakekonynenbelt896]

Where did you get your test cart from and how could I get my hands on one?

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Blake Konynenbelt I got mine on Etsy but you can get one here www.ocdreproductions.com/Burn-In_Test_Cart/p1560736_18499139.aspx

[@SnakeOps15]

@@PunkNDisorderlyGamer Thank you I had trouble finding one also

[@mint_kyuu99]

Seeing this video makes me wanna buy a SNES or SFC for parts and try to repair them! I even had one but I couldn't do anything due to my inexperience. It was a sns-101 model, but it had a dead cpu according to someone who checked it. Even if I had it right now, how could I have fixed it?

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

MetalMatiaxs X if it’s a cpu you have to find a donor board to salvage one for that. What was the problem you were experiencing? Black screen, No signal, distorted graphics?

[@mint_kyuu99]

@@PunkNDisorderlyGamer I was experiencing a solid black screen, and I didn't had and a donor board, so I couldn't do a cpu swap

[@lexluthermiester]

@PunkNDisorderlyGamer Tip for the future, next time you do soldering work on traces like this, get some green or clear finger-nail enamel and paint over the work to protect it from corrosion or damage.

[@anime.breakfast]

Hey, I’m in the process of acquiring a bunch of broken Super Nintendo consoles to try and fix for myself and resell. I too have a channel and a restoration would make for great content. According to one of the ads I’m looking at the console powers up but doesn’t detect any games. The owner said he cleaned the cartridge connector port but still nothing. As a side note, I do suspect he may have used this particular snes for parts because he does have another working one but I won’t know until I get it and open it up. Do you think you can provide me with any leads on what the issue could be?

[@anime.breakfast]

Also, I have zero knowledge on any of this. Learning as I go.

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

@@anime.breakfast the Super Nintendo is quite difficult to start with if you have no experience at all with repairs as a whole. The thing is, often times when a console doesn’t boot up and just gives a black screen it’s a bad CPU. Swapping a CPU you’ll need a donor board with another bad chip or unrelated issue to use. Also, the chips need to be removed with hot air and the process can be a bit challenging for a beginner to start with. I would suggest picking up a repro Burn In Test Cart, when a console has a black screen for games, that cartridge usually boots up and sometimes can help you figure out what chip has failed. If you can swap SMD chips if you need parts for Super Nintendos, it’s always best to order super famicoms from Japan they’re cheaper and all the chips are interchangeable. Hope this helps, if you have discord join mine and we have a few guys in there fixing snes that are pretty knowledgeable as well and you can post your pictures and videos if you need us to check something out.

[@anime.breakfast]

@@PunkNDisorderlyGamer thanks. Will do.

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

@@anime.breakfast I’m fixing some more snes boards at the moment, stay tuned for that.

[@anime.breakfast]

@ will do!

[@VRestoration]

excellent video, the super nintendo has always been one of my favorite consoles, without problems it is much better than any current console at least from my point of view. by the way I was left with the doubt, why the control has 2 cables?

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Controller 2 cables?

[@VRestoration]

@@PunkNDisorderlyGamer If at one point in the video it seems that the control had 2 cables but seeing it again I think it is only an optical object of the shadow

[@VRestoration]

@@PunkNDisorderlyGamer 15:50

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

@@VRestoration oh haha, that’s the power adapter plug that is going from a socket in front on me to the back of the console.

[@davidmedina5050]

What is the name of the testing cartridge that shows all the passing or failed tests and where sonic buy one

[@michaelthomas1878]

Great job

[@debian4life]

Wouldnt a trace pen worked also?

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

I guess maybe it would, haven’t tried.

[@bigjplay]

I have that exact same board in my SNES, how does the pi connector come out, every video I watch says just to pop it out, but mine won't come out

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

The last few snes revisions nintendo soldered the cart connector to the board as 1 piece. They aren’t removable unless you desolder it.

[@bigjplay]

@@PunkNDisorderlyGamer that seems to be my problem then. Thanks so much for the info, saved me from potentially breaking the board lol!

[@anlijuhc7232]

Hello, good that you made a video on how to replace a contact of the game connector of the supernintendo of a chip.

[@ZolotarevAleksandr]

привет из России, молодец! Слежу за твоими работами.

[@Steveburto]

I can't place the music from the last like 3 or 4 vids. It sounds like a square game? You got me stumped, what is it? Secret of Mana? Super Famicom?

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

I just downloaded a bunch of songs from a relaxing snes music compilation, the songs are from various different games. Off the top of my head idk what song is from what though.

[@chrisw8069]

@@PunkNDisorderlyGamer one was Ogre Battle in the prologue...

[@Grant-H2O]

One thing you might be able to do is find an old 1080p Document Camera from Wolfvision VZ-8Lite4 would be the best choice but if you can find a free or cheap VZ-8Lite3 (its only 720p HD) Go mount the camera head to your armature after taking it off the original base. They zoom in like 10x or something crazy like that so you would get very close. Put it on a big screen via HDMI and viola a professional home made microscope for 40 dollars. I think its a real good idea if I can get one to MOD ill try it myself. Not sure if that would actually be cheaper to BUY new but if you find someone's old crap you might be able to repurpose it into something useful

[@sneakyvee]

how do I fix a broken capacitor pad that's ripped off?

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Sneaky V scratch up the pcb trace attached to the missing pad and try and anchor the capacitor leg to that.

[@sneakyvee]

@@PunkNDisorderlyGamer thanks a lot :)

[@Piggieyt75]

I have a SNES 1chip that won't display or output anything, just a black screen. The sync signal is present, but no audio or video information is being output. Would you be able to fix an issue like this? I've tried everyrhing that I can without replacing the CPU itself, and I don't have the skills to do that. Is there a way that I could send it to you?

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

@@Piggieyt75 it depends I’ve had consoles in the past that I couldn’t fix. 1 chip consoles often time display a black screen from a bad APU chip. Have you tried Mario kart, street fighter, or the burn in test cart? If you try Mario kart or street fighter you sometimes get a Nintendo logo and then it freezes, this helps track down the problem a bit. I don’t usually take in repairs, you got any pictures of your board. Maybe you have a broken trace on your board somewhere?

[@WhyNotYolo]

Hey quick question any idea on how to fix a snes that plays the game cart but the video is upside down?

[@davidkastin4240]

Turn you tv upside down ☺

[@aaronpierce3199]

I have a spare SNES board. 1995 model. And a spare 1990 model. Would you be interested in those?

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Sure would, shoot me an email at [e-mail] we can work something out.

[@aaronpierce3199]

@@PunkNDisorderlyGamer kk my email is [e-mail]

[@becco650]

Any chance I can get you to check out my SNES? I'm getting inconsistency graphic issues with some games.

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

That seems like it could be a faulty ppu or a video ram. Unfortunately, I’m not taking in any repairs at the moment. I’m quite busy with some other projects.

[@becco650]

@@PunkNDisorderlyGamer if you become available in the future I would love your help to fix my issue. Thank you and keep up the good work!!!!

[@Meerlu]

You solder like old people fuck BUT you're better than me, lol. Keep it up and you'll be strapin' on with Voultar in no time. :)

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Haha 👍

[@Meerlu]

@@PunkNDisorderlyGamer You're actually better at it than old people fucking. LOL. I just love any chance I get to use the phrase. So I probs over use it. Cheers bro.

[@Andorianin]

4:54 Утюгом не пробовал паять? :)

[@danielsantana540]

I own Street fighter 2 turbo and super street fighter Snes

[@hektorlinko]

Great Video Brother Bear! Awesome! You Da Man! You are totally Cobra Kai Material and know how to sweep the leg! A++++++ Thumbs Up! Subscribe! : ))

[@_Wander.]

punk and disorderly, that a nod to Nofx?

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

NOFX was my jam growing up, I love punk rock. Nowadays I don’t listen to much NOFX anymore.

[@_Wander.]

@@PunkNDisorderlyGamer same. wolves in wolves clothing and punk & disorderly were my two first punk albums. that was my top genre growing up. now days i listen to mostly instrumental and classical. that and chip-tunes/ certain Ost's.

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

@@_Wander. you mean punk in drublic?

[@_Wander.]

@@PunkNDisorderlyGamer haha yeah idk where my head was at. just waking up.

[@Tele3C]

again first😎👋

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Bruce Wayne you didn’t even watch the video yet.🤣

[@Tele3C]

@@PunkNDisorderlyGamer i'm watching it, but i wanted to write the first comment, i've seen all your videos, you need to do more

[@PunkNDisorderlyGamer]

Yes, batman.

[@mro6069]

Second

[@badrboyz]

1chip with rca 😅

[@Popclone]

You need gloves when working with fiber brush or that crap will get into your skin and stay there for days. I also recommend disinfecting the consoles before working on them, I'd say a quick Isop wipe for beginning.