when you turn on NES(first Nintendo) with no game in it does the red light blink on and off?

Question

when you turn on NES(first Nintendo) with no game in it does the red light blink on and off?i just got one for free with no game and when i turn it on the red light blinks on and off...is that normal to happen?

Answer 1

Yes it is.

Answer 2

there are several things that might happen when you turn on the nes without a game in it. it might stay on (the red light means that power is going to the system) and you'll see a gray or a black screen. it might blink on (red light/ black or gray screen) and off, over and over again. there are no screens that appear when there are no games inside.

i'll guess that you have no games at all - and you had no way of testing if it works. when you do get a game (i KNOW that you have to know someone that has an extra copy of something, even if it's the worse game ever, it's a tester game) put it in and see if the game loads right away.

if it doesn't load right away, the 72 pin connector MIGHT be shot, but clean the game first. do not blow into the game. this might seem to work, and might be tempting when you're frustrated, but there is moisture on your breath no matter how dry you think it is. it is natural. instead, take a q-tip and put it in rubbing alcohol. push the q-tip on the side of the inside of the rubbing alcohol bottle so that there isnt' too much liquid, and rub both sides of the chip at the bottom of a nintendo game. let dry.

if the nintendo still blinks with a game that is clean, you need a new 72 pin connector, an item that is readily available on sites like ebay - http://video-games.search.ebay.com/72-pin_Connectors_W0QQcatrefZC6QQfgtpZQQfposZ19115QQfromZR2QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQlopgZQQsacatZ41046QQsadisZ200QQsaprchiZQQsaprcloZQQsargnZQ2d1QQsaslcZ2QQsbrftogZ1QQsofocusZbs - and can usually be found for less than 8 bucks for both the item and the shipping. generally when you buy a pin connector, the seller will give instructions on how to install - it really isn't very hard at all

Answer 3

the heads and pins are grimy, the blowing approach cleans them off briefly a minimum of sufficient to get a connection, the blinking gentle is telling you I really have capacity yet there is no sport inserted. blow on both the interior the gadget and the cartridge, also attempt utilizing a cotton swab and rubbing alcohol to sparkling the chip on the cartridge that'll help some as well.

Answer 4

Yep, normal. Sometimes it will happen if the game isn't making a good connection. Blow on the botoom of the game to remove dust. Also, the moisture from your breath will help make the connection better.

Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

yes