How do you go about disabling the lockout chip and what good does it
actually do? I love my NES but I'm not to up to date with the lockout
chip.

--- foolish_smart_guy <foolish_smart_guy@...> wrote:

> I'm not sure what voltage the red LED inside the NES is rated at.
> I'd
> assume +5v because that's pretty standard for circuits with ICs. The
>
> blue LED I put in is rated at +6v. So, running +5v into it should be
>
> fine. There could be amperage issues. I guess it's possible that
> the
> new LED could be trying to pull too much juice, but I doubt it.
>
> I've had my NES since around 1990, and it's got tons of hours on it.
>
> So, dirty contacts and general wear and tear are probably issues,
> too. In any case, I disabled the lockout chip on the NES and now
> everything works fine. Actually, I'd say everything works great.
> Disabling the chips is probably the single greatest thing you can do
> to a Nintendo.
>
>
>
>
>


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