WTB NES lockout chip

[bentomo]

I'm looking to buy a new nes lockout chip, I was detaching the pin from the board and it came clean off by accident. So I need another one. I've heard some games require it for timing or better video on some games so I was going to build a switch on the pin.


Anyone got one for cheap. I only need the ic do if you don't have any desoldering stuff you could just cut a square around it with a dremel.

That way you could even use an envelope if you want.

 

[Joeyjoe9876]

if it was just the pin that came off you could scrape away at the IC until some of the pin shows then solder to that. i've had to do it a few times. saves you money.

 

[bentomo]

I tried that already, pin came clear out, nothing left to solder to unfortunately.

 

[kylechu]

Can't you just pull one out of a game? I thought the ones there and the ones on the nes were the same.

 

[themadhacker]

buy a copy of some crap $.99 game and get it from that.

 

[bentomo]

That's what I thought but I'm not sure if the NES one is the same, different number and stuff like that.

But my local books and more has like 6 copies of mario bros / duck hunt

I just need an original nes one.

 

[themadhacker]

They're interchangeable, trust me. A quote from Mr. Heckendorn himself: "I actually smashed the original lockout chip as I tried to remove it. Luckily I had a worthless Super Mario Bros. cartridge laying around and I simply pulled a lockout chip from that. I then was able to use this "lockout chipless" cartridge in my NES to test it - yup, it worked!"

 

[bentomo]

Well time to go pick up a few cartridges then.

Thanks guys.

Close sale please.