NES controller port= dead?

bioniclebert · Post by **bioniclebert** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 4:39 pm

I was just loading up my NES, and For some reason, my controller would not do anything. I tried loading up SMB, and I was unable to start the game. I plugged in my LED modded controller and it did not light up.

So I opened it up, and to my suprise nothing was wrong. nothing was disconnected or anything. I even switched the P1 and P2 connectors to see if one of them worked, and niether did. I was wondering if this has happened to anyone else, and If I should solder a controller permanently to the board.

extremesonic · Post by **extremesonic** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 7:10 pm

I had a similar problem with my SNES, except it was the other way around, it was the controllers fault, so i just pitched it. I don't even know why I posted that, it really doesn't help you at all, the only thing i could think of(if you would go as far as soldering controllers right to the NES) is to open up the controller slot on the NES and see if anything has come lose in there.

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 7:21 pm

The wires from the port to the NES are held on with small metal clamp-like things, so that would be a good idea to check. If you have a multi-meter use it to check for continuity.

bioniclebert · Post by **bioniclebert** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 7:49 pm

G-force wrote:The wires from the port to the NES are held on with small metal clamp-like things, so that would be a good idea to check. If you have a multi-meter use it to check for continuity.

shure will. I think its more than one pin on bolth of them because niether work and the power LED on my controller dosent light up.(but the system works)

bioniclebert · Post by **bioniclebert** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 8:33 pm

I tested the connectors and they worked perfect. Im wondering if mabye the NES controllers got fried somehow.... I cannot test this because The only 2 I had were plugged into the NES when it didnt work.

bioniclebert · Post by **bioniclebert** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 6:43 pm

I still cannot figure out why it does not work. I added in new connectors from another old NES, and nothing. I was thinking to solder the controller to the baord, But I dont think that would make a difference as the connectors work fine...

jtaylor0913 · Post by **jtaylor0913** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 6:46 pm

bioniclebert wrote:I still cannot figure out why it does not work. I added in new connectors from another old NES, and nothing. I was thinking to solder the controller to the baord, But I dont think that would make a difference as the connectors work fine...

If you can't figure it out i will be happy to take it off you're hands.