I really can’t believe folks are doing this on electronics that aren’t sealed 😂

  • Ironside@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Tangential story. About 7 years back I had a Saturn SC2. One day the warning lights and speedometer etc went all wonky. Car wouldn’t start etc. Mechanic said it’s likely the computer needs to be replaced.

    Fast forward to me figuring out where it was located. I removed it, blew out the connection with just my mouth as I didn’t have compressed air to use, and put it back. Worked perfectly after that until my shifting forks cracked several years later and I had to junk the car. Man I loved that car. Good ol’ Phoebe (a moon of Saturn and what I named my car)

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    1 year ago

    The correct answer is compressed air! Breath brings moisture, and compressed air blows the dust out much more efficiently!

  • ren (a they/them)@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Look, what I do when I’m short on cash, but want a new console is my own damn business, so just-- OH!!! Blow INTO their consoles. Never mind.

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    1 year ago

    The real trick is to lick your cartridges before inserting them, helps the bits slide through more smoothly.

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    1 year ago

    You can’t tell me who or what I can or can not blow. In fact, I’m going to blow into my switch right now just to spite you!

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    1 year ago

    Isopropyl alcohol (99% is the good stuff), maybe 2-4 cotton swabs, air dry. Dip swab, rub contacts softly, flip sides of cart, rub, cycle swab, repeat. I had no idea for so many years I was actually damaging the cartridges by blowing into them which just put hot air and moisture on dust. If you have any Switch cartridges or older, and haven’t done a proper cleaning, it’s amazing how shiny and vibrant the contacts will end up looking, along with the cartridge working more stably.