Cleaning up controllers

[Syntesis]

Usually I just take some kitchen wipes and give them a good scrub but sometimes that isn't enough. I've saved some stuff from becoming landfill but they are really grotty.

1. I took apart a Mega Drive controller and gave it a good clean but I am having trouble putting it back together again! The d-pad contacts and button contacts are on opposite sides of the board and I can't seem to get the d-pad to feel right (it's very very stiff). At least the buttons feel great now so one out of two aint bad

2. Anything I should know before taking apart N64 controllers? One of them has got mud all over it so just a rub down won't do

3. A Virtua Gun was also among the stuff. Is the lens pretty sensitive? Or can I just take a bit of damp kitchen towel and give it a rub?

[Syntesis]

Apr 16, 2011 1:38:01 GMT @saturnhst said:

It's pretty easy to reassemble controllers. Just put the dpad/buttons into place in the front half of the casing first, then put on the contact pads on the dpad/buttons, then the board, then align the cord, then put the back half of the casing on.

If it was that easy I wouldn't be asking

This thing has me stumped. Instead of having all the contact pads on the same side, the d-pad contacts are on the other side of the board. It has a pole that sticks into the d-pad, goes through the board and on the other end it has a disc so when you move the d-pad, the disc moves too and presses against the pads.

The design is really really dumb.

[Kibbles]

The design is why it works well...

[clerksfan4life]

Apr 19, 2011 20:57:55 GMT Kibbles said:

The design is why it works well...

Totally. The Megadrive D-Pad is one of the best.