oldfogie wrote:
Thanks for replies, sorry I'm late getting back, been tied up on other
things.
Guess I'm going to have to forget about repairing this, with the double
sided board would just about HAVE to have one of the expensive soldering
stations such as Pace, that sucks the solder out after it's melted.
I'll probably just put it back on ebay and sell as is, maybe get some of the
money back I paid for it. I was taking a chance that it would be something
simple to fix, such as problems with the AC adapter, or the TV connection
adapter (forget proper name for it), but luck wasn't with me! I replaced the
5 volt reg. but no help.

SMT soldering/desoldering doesn't necessarily have to be an expensive
proposition. If you have nothing to lose, consider CHIP-QUIK; I was
able to repair a surface-mounted CF socket on my digital camera with it.

Sorry to hear about your troubles, though. I understand that the
top-loading model NES is rather hard to come by, with a commensurately
higher resale value. I'm also told that the cartridge connector is by
far much more reliable than that of the original, front-loading model.

Good luck,
-Darrick