[HELP] Freezes after 40 seconds or randomly...

[JuanLeOnardO]

Occurs on any-game even if the cartridge is brand-new, and console freezes after aproximately 30 or 1 minute after turning ON the console. I cleaned all the console inside including the cartridge slot.

 

[nani17]

I suggest opening the system and doing a complete cleanout. The cartridge connector itself may be damaged. There are fixes for that but it involves soldering

 

[JuanLeOnardO]

I suggest opening the system and doing a complete cleanout. The cartridge connector itself may be damaged. There are fixes for that but it involves soldering

I've made teardown and cleaned the whole console by all ways including cartridge connector...

 

[Awesomekid956000]

I wanna ask what's cheaper at this point I would assume soldiering would me more expensive than buying a new console all together if one doesn't have the experience before hand.

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Sorry for not helping ;-; I just wanted to put that out there

 

[JuanLeOnardO]

Learning soldering

I wanna ask what's cheaper at this point I would assume soldiering would me more expensive than buying a new console all together if one doesn't have the experience before hand.

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Sorry for not helping ;-; I just wanted to put that out there

Learning soldering, earning soldering skills, and change damaged part (DIY); So I think the CPU is damaged after testing everything meticulously. As far there's not so much knowledge on how to fix or handle this, buying another N64 will be a second option.

 

[koffieleut]

Is your shielding still in place, it sounds like a heating issue.