Acekard 2i not starting and freezing

[Ikanex]

I bought a used Acekard 2i on Ebay. I've loaded a game on it and wanted to try it out. So it happens that most of the time when starting my DS Lite with it the card doesn't show up. I need to insert it several times and blow on the card and inside the DS card slot and try many times. So after 5 or so times it finally booted up and I tried Pokemon Black 2 on it. It played for about 20 minutes and then the game froze and I had to restart. Is the card damaged or what is the problem here? Get a new one or is it something I can fix?

 

[Lacius]

If I remember correctly, the Acekard 2i had contact issues (mine never had any issues). You could look at this article for a solution, assuming that's your problem.

https://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/Solving_Acekard_2i_Contact_Issues

 

[wormdood]

Ak2i is notorious for its connection issues the simplest way to solve it is to take a playing card cut it and insert it between the board in the plastic in the flash card https://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/Solving_Acekard_2i_Contact_Issues

 

[plasturion]

If contacts are shady or dusty, good to use alcohol denaturated or isopropyl. For cleaning it's good to use piece of tissue and solid clean all the contacts with some pressure. Ear sticks with cotton can be unefficient. They need to recive a brand new shine.