Black Carbon
Being an avid video gamer, there comes a time when you need a few tricks to make your games work. I have discovered a few remarkable secrets which have kept my cartridge video games working perfectly over the years.
A method I have found, with significant success, is using an eraser to clean your games. This tip works best for cartridge video games, but I have heard a few people doing this with CD games. Before the explanation, you need to understand that cartridge games, over the years collect dust and other elements. A lot of times, excess dust can lead to carbon build up on the pin connectors of your games. Second hand smoke is another detriment to video games as well. Cigarette smoke can put a filmy haze all over the contacts of your games, thus keeping them from playing properly. The concept of using the pencil eraser or a two sided bevel eraser is quit simple.
What you need to do is open up, your game cartridge. Many games can be opened up with a flat head screw driver. In some cases like many SNES, NES Games you will need to buy a screw driver to fit the screws. The size that will work best for these games is a 3.4mm gambit screwdriver. You can buy these on-line for a few dollars. Once you have the game opened up, you will need to have access to the pins. Generally the pins are connected to a green mother board. You need to rub the eraser on the pins, back and forth a few times, making sure to rub each side. You will notice your eraser starting to turn black; this is from the carbon you are removing from the games. Once you feel you have removed the carbon, you need to quickly polish the pins with a polishing clothe. You can just use your shirt or a micro-fiber clothe will suffice. Once you have polished the pins, now reassemble the game cartridge, and you are ready to play.
To some, this may sound like a little too much work. Sure you can always use some rubbing alcohol on a cue tip. Chances are you will be back in the same predicament in no time at all. One last tip I will share with you, is a method of using sand paper. Many collectors may turn their heads at this notion, due to the fact you will be scratching the pin connectors. The concept behind this little tip is to take 220 fine grit sand paper. Then gently rub it on the game contacts, back and forth a few times. There is no need to take the game apart with this approach. Just make sure to rub the top and bottom of the pins, and you should be up and playing in no time at all. This little tip, works great to clean the console connectors as well.
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what causies one spark plug out of 4 to have black carbon build up?
i had a head gasket put on and it idls rough and has no power over 50 miles per hr.
Black sooty deposits are carbon as you have stated and are an indication of ,
1) rich fuel mixture
2) low compression
3) late timing ;
on that cylinder. The carbon is the result of incomplete combustion.
It is not burning oil, as that would leave a crusty ash deposit. Those deposits are from the ash content and other salts mixed in with the oil.
You did not include specific details about the type of fuel system, engine , model of vehicle or year of vehicle so nothing more specific can be given
Black Carbon
