Green screen coming up when I turn on my SNES

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bluejoseboy
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Green screen coming up when I turn on my SNES

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I'm getting a green screen when I turn on my SNES. Everything in the background that should be black is green...

any suggestions out there or someone that can tell me how I can fix it without breaking the bank?
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Try cleaning the console cart slot and all game carts. If you have already, explain in detail what you did to clean them.
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Clean with rubbing alcohol and Q-tips. There are plenty of tutorials around the net explaining how to do this, don't follow the ones telling you to use shit like Windex though.
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I am not sure if I have seen that before, I do not know what the problem is but it sounds like a custom ic or something to me. To be honest if that happened to one of my Snes consoles I would open it up for a quick look but if there is nothing obviously getting hot or blown then I would consider it quite terminal.
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Actually, have you tried another cable or a different TV? It could be some sort of interference and unhappiness upscaling on a more modern TV.
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