Nintendo cage filter pcb fasteners

Not really sure how I'm not being helpful, I posted pictures that were asked from both sides. I understand people see the filter boards as a failure point but I choose to keep mine as I haven't had any issue as of yet.
I can't imagine I'm the only one here that likes their stuff as close to original as possible.
 
Not really sure how I'm not being helpful, I posted pictures that were asked from both sides. I understand people see the filter boards as a failure point but I choose to keep mine as I haven't had any issue as of yet.
I can't imagine I'm the only one here that likes their stuff as close to original as possible.
I get what you're saying with originality, but sometimes there's just no point in using them. You make the good point of them being in place makes sure that the board doesn't slide out the back. But if you don't move your games around much and they sit in the same spot for years at a time, I don't think it really matters. The RFI cages were a sham back in the day, trying to protect people from radio waves. All they really do is cause a failure point and cause your board to run hotter. To further confuse the issue, many of the Nintendo RFI boards were held to the cages with typical Nintendo brass screws. I've got plenty of both laying around in a box somewhere.
 
Thank you for the reply phet. I understand the whole rf shielding scam, I ditched my ms. PAC filter board because of that but I feel like the Nintendo filter pcbs have that secondary purpose to close up the cage. Is everyone with Nintendo cabs running without a filter pcb and even without cages?
 
I think a lot of it is compounded by the fact that people use 2 in 1, 3 in 1 or 4 in 1 switchers in these games, to have other playable games available in each cabinet. It's nice to be able to slide 2 different board stacks into the cage and not have to keep removing the filter board to get to them. I'm sure plenty of OGs still run these games with the filter board intact, my Popeye might be that way. I haven't looked at it in years. But that's one of the few games that you're not gonna be able to Run too many other games with like you can with the DK series.
 
Thank you for the info. I am trying to part in a VS. cabinet eventually putting in the 16in1 on the pcb.
My plan was to lock it all in with the filter pcb. I can totally understand it being a pita to change out boards with the filter in place. That is why I am looking for the correct rivets to avoid causing any more of a pita when I do go to remove the pcb.
 
Did you manage to track some down? You can add me to the list of someone who probably has some.
 
I think I have a spare filter board that I can send him. I just need to go down and have a look.
 
I have spares with all the pins. I just have one filter board spare that's missing the pins. I ended up buying ones that need a tool to be removed. Not what I wanted to do but it seems no one really cares about these things.
I appreciate all the responses.
 
Don't know if these are the right size or not, but they match the style Drewz posted -

 
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