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Please help with controller

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I have searched and searched these forums and i can't find an answer, so i'm forced to be humble and ask


how in the world do i connect my controller to the motherboard after i've taken the ports out?
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ishowernaked wrote:I have searched and searched these forums and i can't find an answer, so i'm forced to be humble and ask


how in the world do i connect my controller to the motherboard after i've taken the ports out?
Cut the controller's plug off, then solder the wires directly. You can either: use your multimeter to follow where the wires should go (open your controller and follow from there to where it went originally) OR you can look up a diagram that tells you where the different colored wires go.
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Hope this helps!

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THANKS a bunch guys, you've never failed me.
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i have another question. where can i get rubber topped tact switches. i can't find any except for the terrible, stiff, clicky ones that sound like i'm smashing beetles every time i push a button. (and yes, i have gooogled it.)
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the "clicky" part is made by the actual tact switch. not the plastic cover.
i think it would be better just to harvest the n64 cont board if you want the different feel
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blaze3927 wrote:the "clicky" part is made by the actual tact switch. not the plastic cover.
i think it would be better just to harvest the n64 cont board if you want the different feel
Incorrect. Membrane switches don't have normal tact buttons under them. They are standard carbon-backed membranes. He was referring to the fact that he could only find standard-issue tact switches.

eBay them.
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ok...but i dont see how im incorrect, enlighten me pls

the plastic cover does make the clicky feel?

or do you think i was referring to the plastic cover being the membrane?

and a membrane switch search on ebay came back with nothing usable :\ any other keywords?
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blaze3927 wrote:ok...but i dont see how im incorrect, enlighten me pls

the plastic cover does make the clicky feel?

or do you think i was referring to the plastic cover being the membrane?

and a membrane switch search on ebay came back with nothing usable :\ any other keywords?
By "plastic cover" were you referring to membranes?

Here's a link
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Basement_Modder wrote: Here's a link
Get these http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 1555wt_700" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; They're really good and a bit cheaper.
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budnespid wrote:
Basement_Modder wrote: Here's a link
Get these http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 1555wt_700" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; They're really good and a bit cheaper.
I'd have posted those, but some people like the 2-leg design better.
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you guys are uber helpful. thanks i had no idea they were called "membrane" switches, i'm definitely gonna pick some up this week.
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