Remote start systems?

What caused the original Nintendo Entertainment Systems not to start?

• Anyone old enough to have played an NES back in the day? Remember those problems we would eventually run into trying to start the system which prompted the infamous blowing into the cartridge? Ahhh, the memories.... Well, my question is this...What was the cause of those start problems? Does anyone know why Nintendo systems would do that? Thanks!

• Answer:

  This infamous problem was caused by a manufacturing defect with the 72-pin cartridge connector and the nature of the NES's cartridge loading system itself. The cartridge loading slot must be pushed down in order to load the game. When the slot is pushed down, the 72-pin connector makes contact with the mainboard of the NES. Because the connector is loose, the pins on the mainboard sometimes don't line up, resulting in the infamous black screen or blinking power light error. The only way to permanently fix this was and is to replace the connector.