R4i card literally melted

[K3Nv4]

This isn't a troll/make up story/ or some fancy click bait thing. I have no idea on how this could've happened other than heat from my monitor melted the cheap plastic and it doesn't even get that hot. Such a shame really had this thing for like 10+ years. It wasn't really important to me more of a nik-nack I used to look at but damn

No it wasn't glued down or anything spilled it was literally in one empty area.

 

[The Catboy]

Does it still play Pokémon?

 

[K3Nv4]

Does it still play Pokémon?

I need help setting that up it won't work.

 

[The Catboy]

I need help setting that up it won't work.

I’ll leave @The Catboy to deal with that

 

[SylverReZ]

I need help setting that up it won't work.

Yeah, I've noticed that Pokemon HeartGold has issues with the R4i-SDHC timebombed kernel.

 

[JuanMena]

This isn't a troll/make up story/ or some fancy click bait thing. I have no idea on how this could've happened other than heat from my monitor melted the cheap plastic and it doesn't even get that hot. Such a shame really had this thing for like 10+ years. It wasn't really important to me more of a nik-nack I used to look at but damn

No it wasn't glued down or anything spilled it was literally in one empty area.

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There's a kind of plastic that melts in contact with another kind of plastic.
It's happened to me before with Erasers and Pencils/Pens.

Is like, both plastics reacts/activates with prolonged contact with each other, thus the "melting" happens, which is nothing but a chemical bonding.

Can't remember exactly what plastics are active here.

 

[Jayro]

That's very bizarre, never had two plastics react before. Didn't know that was a thing.

 

[nintendo_leaker]

I can't contribute to this thread but it sure is funny.

 

[SylverReZ]

This isn't a troll/make up story/ or some fancy click bait thing. I have no idea on how this could've happened other than heat from my monitor melted the cheap plastic and it doesn't even get that hot. Such a shame really had this thing for like 10+ years. It wasn't really important to me more of a nik-nack I used to look at but damn

No it wasn't glued down or anything spilled it was literally in one empty area.

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The PCB inside should be alright if you scrape off the melted plastic, then you can place it inside of a new shell. Reuse one out of an old Gold Pro card or other clone.

 

[CoolMe]

I can't contribute to this thread but it sure is funny.

Are you the one that made it leak?

 

[AncientBoi]

Was it in a place where Direct Sunlight was?

Or both Direct Sunlight and Heat from the Monitor combination?