N64 controller

omegabullit · Post by **omegabullit** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:10 pm

Word of the wise. If you open an official nintendo64 controller, do not open the analog stick contraption. Its so poorly designed. The whole thing is backed up by one big spring, and if you open it, its pops out, and I had to figure out how to rebuild the thing. Plus it was coated in scraped away plastic and dirt and junk. Then after cleaning, the analog stick is still shot

Post by **gannon** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:32 pm

yeah, the n64's analog stick is the worst designed one I've ever seen. Also, it's overly complex.
Instead of using 2 potentiometers like every other joystick, they used 2 leds and 2 photoresistors. There's a pretty good guide on how it works at http://howthingswork.com

RNS0504 · Post by **RNS0504** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 5:20 am

I know. I bought one at goodwill with a "floppo" joystick, thinking i could fix it. I took out the little screw, opened it and the little spring flew out and hit my brother in the face. *laughs at funny memory*

Link89 · Post by **Link89** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 4:02 pm

I had an extra broken one lieing around and took it apart. Very poor quality but they definitley should have tried harder.

korn788 · Post by **korn788** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 7:56 pm

sorry butt i got a question about the d-pad when making a n64 portable can u solder the wire to the d-pad bottons so u can make the d-pad longer "i feel like a noob asking this question ."

Post by **Gamelver** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 8:06 pm

hmmm I think I get what you're saying, and the answer is yes. cut off the d-pad part, solder wires to every button somehow ( up, down, left, right) on the d-pad, and then solder those wires back to their approppriate places on the controller board. pretty simple, actually.

someone · Post by **someone** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 8:00 pm

the advantage of the LED system was that there are no touching parts, and less chance of machanical falilur.

Geebs61 · Post by **Geebs61** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 1:14 am

someone wrote:the advantage of the LED system was that there are no touching parts, and less chance of machanical falilur.

Thats right! the mechanical failure was the stick itself!

Post by **Triton** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 10:24 pm

yeah the n64 analog stick kinda sux but i didnt have a problem takin it apart and puttin it back together (it wasnt that old so wasnt too worn) had a lot of plastic powdered in it tho

Post by **Sparkfist** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 4:27 am

Well on the off chance you open it or the thumb stick is so worn that its almost useless, ebay has people that are selling just the thumb stick, and its only about $3.

KaineZ · Post by **KaineZ** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 2:51 pm

it is just like a mouse potentiamiters suck the mouse system is better HA!

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 4:13 pm

its leds not pots.

Post by **gannon** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 4:20 pm

JackFrost22 wrote:its leds not pots.

He means that the led system is better than the pots system, he just didn't use a comma

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