I've been at this for a few weeks. Your soldering skills were, uh, questionable, but the end result was drop-dead gorgeous. Nice theming with the wood and the art.
Common analog sticks work like variable resistors, e.g. all voltage is up and 0 voltage is down, so when you removed the bottom part they became permanently engaged. To safely remove them you need to replace them with a 5k resistor.
por mas que lo intente no di con la configuracion, tire el componente con los RV sin saber que iba a quedarse activados los botones 1 y 4 que configuracion se utiliza V LX LY RX RY GND?
If you have looked carefully on the circuit board, you didnt have have to solder a wire for every ground connection of each button. Instead you could have used just one ground wire and daisy-chained them to one pin for each button.
Some joysticks need more than 1 ground though. It depends. I had a controller that one of the direction buttons needed an exclusive ground lol. So later I was told that specific button needed a 5v ground. That's why :)
@@3xperiment8 I've thought the same for my "4" key. But that was because I was mistaking the ground. So the current point and the ground points were the opposite to what I was assuming - current point was the ground and the ground one was the current point. 😅
just a tip, no need to solder that many cables for ground you only need one and the easiest spot to solder was one of the Dpad or action buttons with those big copper pads or to the usb ground (you can easily check that is the ground because its usually a black cable that connects to the pcb) and after that just make T connections for the ground in each microswitch (from the pcb the ground goes to one microswitch and from that it goes to the next one and so on).
***** indeed, but honestly, the last joystick i saw without common ground was one that used the Joystick/midi port of those old soundcards. I dont think there is a joystick without common ground nowadays but again i can be wrong
From all the videos I've seen of people making a stick out of PCB from a controller it seems like the wires are soldered right at the edge of the black circles for the buttons do they have be soldered that way?
Moises Salazar not really, but thats the part where the trace starts and its usually a little bigger than the lines that are inside the circle so it gives a better solder joint.
in my case, i had to solder 2 ground, all the buttons and up and right used one ground, left and down used other, i don't know why, but if i use the same ground, when i press left or down, it goes up and right PS: sorry about my english :D
Hey man this was a very straight forward and easy to follow video you made here, thank you so much! I've been looking for a video that teaches you how to wire a board because I'm just getting into modding controllers to re purpose them into other controllers or different buttons and each time I found a video it mainly focused on the construction of the design itself. Your amazing, there is one question I have tho for you if you don't mind, I'm still a little fuzzy on how to soldier ground connections and am having a difficult time finding it on certain PCB boards, I know with Micro switches for arcade sticks and what not, the ground is located on the bottom and from what I've been told most buttons won't function without it. Like with this board for example do you know where I would see the Ground connector or any signs of where to find it on other usb based controllers? I'm sorry if this seems like a stupid question to ask and if you don't want to answer, that's fine but it would do me a massive favor. Thank you for the video : )
this isnt an insult on you or anything this was a awesome video but you would really benefit from sitting down for a half hour with someone experienced in soldering. it would make your life ten times easier if you picked up a few simple tricks i let out a gasp when is saw you tinning that wire.
Hi, im planning to create my own fight stick from scratch, just 1 question: is it possible to use a ps3 controller PCB in Ps4 or does it have to be a ps4 controller?
Question If im using a ps3 bluetooth controller, can i make the arcade stick bluetooth?, like wireing the ps button to some arcade button? or it will not work?
Hey, I have made an arcade stick with ps4 controller motherboard. And my DIY arcade stick works via bluetooth/wired. You can vieit my profile and see my diy arcade stick video. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
For this PCB as shown on this video, it's easy to solder wires directly from the PCB board. And this PCB is thick enough. If you are trying to mod with Sony PS4 or PS5 controller PCB, then you'd need to be really careful while soldering because those tracks/soldering points are tiny and delicate. So, you'd need to control how much temperature you are passing it to while soldering. If you spend too much time to solder wire on the soldering point, high chances are that those soldering points may come out and tear it, which is what you'd need to avoid. And make sure, solderings are clean so that each of the soldered points are not connected to each other to avoid sorting issue. Also, use good quality wires. Best is to use spare or damaged wire of mobile phone charging cables. Rest are okay.
great video !!! I have a spy hunter arcade machine and am gonna install a ps2 into it as the original boards are faulty . thanks for putting this up will defo help me out !!
Starting from 2:00 you can see that some buttons have a comb like conductive trace below them. If you are unexperienced like me it is very easy to put too much tin on and make short circuit. But if you cut / disrupt the conductive between your solder points you can fix it.
I know this comment is pretty old (and so is the video) but the soldering technique in display is not very solid :p You have to "pre tin" your wires and use flux, it will be way easier.
Don't use the soldering gun mounted like that. Don't use the tip to solder. And please get some Flux man. Other than that you did a great job. Good video but needs some more explanation
The analog stick wires broke off on my setup. Now without the sticks connected to the main pcb, the controller seems to send a steady up command from the phantom analog sticks. Beside trying to solder back those damn wires on those tinny soldering spots on the PCB, do you know if I could bypass this issue with an easier way? I'm far from a good welder and I'm trying to stay away from welding in a so tight spot. Thank you.
Please answer, but anyways when you connected the gamepad to your pc and checked to see if the buttons were turning on at 0:49 how where you pressing the buttons? Were you taking the wire with both ends and putting them on the same button?
Vermillion. Yes, I was connecting the copper tracks with a piece of wire to see where I need to solder the wires. This is what a button does when you push it.
What was the problem you were having when you desoldered the shoulder buttons and analog sticks from the main board? I am currently making a ps2 stick out of a controller whose boards look very similar and would like to know if I could she some space by removing the analog sticks all together.
+game4youuuu Once I cut those part it just was not working. What you can cut off depends on the PCB's design. I saw some hacks where even part of the PCB was cut off. I suggest to not cut anything unless you understand the design of the PCB.
hey does any wired controller works? or just some? because i see some controller in the touch side are like black plastic instead of looking like urs shinny metal. Thanks for reply.
***** i tried plugging original ps3 controller via usb cord, tried to test it but it doesnt detect pressing of buttons which made me think of that, Im hoping 3rd party controllers I'll find here are PC compatible too (hopefully a wireless version).
Sorry, I don't know your PCB. But take a piece of wire and connect the PCB to your console. Try connecting solder points with the wire and see whether it registers as shoulder buttons.
Brother your arcade material kid I so good. is it available in online ? how i get it brother ? if you available in online please let me know brother . I will be thankful on you.
Hey, I have made an arcade stick with ps4 controller motherboard. And my DIY arcade stick works via bluetooth/wired. You can vieit my profile and see my diy arcade stick video. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
You can focus on the gameplay now i was playing on wireless and now on hrap 3sa and i feel a big difference between the two (wavedash 1p side) easy on hrap impossible on tekken stick
anyone going to address his shirtless reflection in the tv? put on a shirt next time mang not that hard. unless you don't own any then buying one could be a problem
I've been at this for a few weeks. Your soldering skills were, uh, questionable, but the end result was drop-dead gorgeous. Nice theming with the wood and the art.
It looks in the video even his skills with the glue pistol is questionable 😅 but hey, It worked
Common analog sticks work like variable resistors, e.g. all voltage is up and 0 voltage is down, so when you removed the bottom part they became permanently engaged. To safely remove them you need to replace them with a 5k resistor.
por mas que lo intente no di con la configuracion, tire el componente con los RV sin saber que iba a quedarse activados los botones 1 y 4
que configuracion se utiliza V LX LY RX RY GND?
Retros Arcade Games con los RV??
@@marcianoacuerda resistencia variable
agree but he put that back later for the same reason
So where in the board you need to connect the resistor?
This video has been uploaded 8 years ago and I've only now just found it now.
If you have looked carefully on the circuit board, you didnt have have to solder a wire for every ground connection of each button. Instead you could have used just one ground wire and daisy-chained them to one pin for each button.
Yeah exactly
Some joysticks need more than 1 ground though. It depends. I had a controller that one of the direction buttons needed an exclusive ground lol. So later I was told that specific button needed a 5v ground. That's why :)
@@3xperiment8 I've thought the same for my "4" key. But that was because I was mistaking the ground. So the current point and the ground points were the opposite to what I was assuming - current point was the ground and the ground one was the current point. 😅
just a tip, no need to solder that many cables for ground you only need one and the easiest spot to solder was one of the Dpad or action buttons with those big copper pads or to the usb ground (you can easily check that is the ground because its usually a black cable that connects to the pcb) and after that just make T connections for the ground in each microswitch (from the pcb the ground goes to one microswitch and from that it goes to the next one and so on).
Yes, this is a good comment. If you know that your PCB has common ground for all button and directions you can "daisy chain" wire the ground wires.
***** indeed, but honestly, the last joystick i saw without common ground was one that used the Joystick/midi port of those old soundcards. I dont think there is a joystick without common ground nowadays but again i can be wrong
From all the videos I've seen of people making a stick out of PCB from a controller it seems like the wires are soldered right at the edge of the black circles for the buttons do they have be soldered that way?
Moises Salazar not really, but thats the part where the trace starts and its usually a little bigger than the lines that are inside the circle so it gives a better solder joint.
in my case, i had to solder 2 ground, all the buttons and up and right used one ground, left and down used other, i don't know why, but if i use the same ground, when i press left or down, it goes up and right
PS: sorry about my english :D
Thanks for the info. That's all I need to finish my custom stick.
This is the hardest part. soldering to the PCP boards
I got a problem with mine all buttons are working but when i put it on the ps3 the Dpad aint workin,...
Hey man this was a very straight forward and easy to follow video you made here, thank you so much! I've been looking for a video that teaches you how to wire a board because I'm just getting into modding controllers to re purpose them into other controllers or different buttons and each time I found a video it mainly focused on the construction of the design itself. Your amazing, there is one question I have tho for you if you don't mind, I'm still a little fuzzy on how to soldier ground connections and am having a difficult time finding it on certain PCB boards, I know with Micro switches for arcade sticks and what not, the ground is located on the bottom and from what I've been told most buttons won't function without it. Like with this board for example do you know where I would see the Ground connector or any signs of where to find it on other usb based controllers? I'm sorry if this seems like a stupid question to ask and if you don't want to answer, that's fine but it would do me a massive favor. Thank you for the video : )
Is it possible for DS4?
Can you share your cabinet its very nice. I want make exactly the same.
when you inserted the usb plug in your pc, did that show up as "USB gamepad controller"
Yes, but it had a strange name like 'turbo pad' iirc.
***** Hey bro, by what did you search the signal and ground points.
And how did you replace the ps3 joystick with yours?
I connected the conductive areas below the buttons. I did not connect the analog stick. I used the dpad.
this isnt an insult on you or anything this was a awesome video but you would really benefit from sitting down for a half hour with someone experienced in soldering. it would make your life ten times easier if you picked up a few simple tricks i let out a gasp when is saw you tinning that wire.
Experience will come with practise. My first soldering were trash
Hi i want all the buttons and the R3 and L3 sticks where would these be on the board please
Is this will work with xbox series s
Hi, im planning to create my own fight stick from scratch, just 1 question: is it possible to use a ps3 controller PCB in Ps4 or does it have to be a ps4 controller?
Sorry for late answer, but for visibility. You can use ps3 PCB only in games with retrocompatibility (like UNIST for example)
Hi, thanks for sharing, good video, can you tell why cutting the analog sticks cable was an error?
se activan unos botones automatcamente
It is part of the PCB design. They conduct signals through the entire board. So they need to be in place for the joystick to work
Thank u for sharing this awesome tutorial my question how do u make the thumb joysticks respond with u click I'm in like to duck or aim
Ds3 mod video?
have you tried pcb of PS4?
How did you wire up the analog sticks?
Question If im using a ps3 bluetooth controller, can i make the arcade stick bluetooth?, like wireing the ps button to some arcade button? or it will not work?
Hey, I have made an arcade stick with ps4 controller motherboard. And my DIY arcade stick works via bluetooth/wired. You can vieit my profile and see my diy arcade stick video. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
@@bishor33im about to do it, any considerations or something that i may be aware before? I got the idea the process should be like this video right
For this PCB as shown on this video, it's easy to solder wires directly from the PCB board. And this PCB is thick enough. If you are trying to mod with Sony PS4 or PS5 controller PCB, then you'd need to be really careful while soldering because those tracks/soldering points are tiny and delicate. So, you'd need to control how much temperature you are passing it to while soldering. If you spend too much time to solder wire on the soldering point, high chances are that those soldering points may come out and tear it, which is what you'd need to avoid. And make sure, solderings are clean so that each of the soldered points are not connected to each other to avoid sorting issue. Also, use good quality wires. Best is to use spare or damaged wire of mobile phone charging cables. Rest are okay.
@@bishor33thanks my friend
@@carloscontreras4707 you're welcome. If you have any question, feel free to contact me.
How can i know where the signal and ground points are?
can i use the wires that i use old arcade stick?
great video !!! I have a spy hunter arcade machine and am gonna install a ps2 into it as the original boards are faulty . thanks for putting this up will defo help me out !!
awesome dude :D.. do have any tutorial for sixaxis PCB?
the part you say "disrupt here" i do not understand, also how did the short circuit happened? and how to fix? thanks
Starting from 2:00 you can see that some buttons have a comb like conductive trace below them. If you are unexperienced like me it is very easy to put too much tin on and make short circuit. But if you cut / disrupt the conductive between your solder points you can fix it.
what about using hot glue to solder the wire to the pcb?
What? glue does not condut electricity
i been trying to weld we wire to the pcb, but the metal just doesnt stick to the pcb, whats wrong?
I know this comment is pretty old (and so is the video) but the soldering technique in display is not very solid :p
You have to "pre tin" your wires and use flux, it will be way easier.
Also, practising on disposable boards before really trying is always nice :)
I have a hard time soldering iron on my pcb :(
any tips for that?
Get a nice thin tip for it, and use good quality flux/solder.
Don't use the soldering gun mounted like that. Don't use the tip to solder. And please get some Flux man. Other than that you did a great job. Good video but needs some more explanation
The analog stick wires broke off on my setup. Now without the sticks connected to the main pcb, the controller seems to send a steady up command from the phantom analog sticks. Beside trying to solder back those damn wires on those tinny soldering spots on the PCB, do you know if I could bypass this issue with an easier way? I'm far from a good welder and I'm trying to stay away from welding in a so tight spot.
Thank you.
That's awesome dude.
Please answer, but anyways when you connected the gamepad to your pc and checked to see if the buttons were turning on at 0:49 how where you pressing the buttons? Were you taking the wire with both ends and putting them on the same button?
Vermillion. Yes, I was connecting the copper tracks with a piece of wire to see where I need to solder the wires. This is what a button does when you push it.
Ok thanks, its because im making a H Gate Shifter for the pc but i needed a gamepad and I was trying to figure out how to wire the switches to it.
this man was sick
will it wrk at ps4?
Do you fell the difference with your wireless pcb?
Where did you ground it to?
Is this a common ground pcb? How do you tell? Sorry for the noob question, thx.
how many cores do the ps2 controller cables have?
Did you also connect the R3 and L3 to pushbuttons?
Bunnyslippers No, I did not need those.
What was the problem you were having when you desoldered the shoulder buttons and analog sticks from the main board? I am currently making a ps2 stick out of a controller whose boards look very similar and would like to know if I could she some space by removing the analog sticks all together.
+game4youuuu Once I cut those part it just was not working. What you can cut off depends on the PCB's design. I saw some hacks where even part of the PCB was cut off. I suggest to not cut anything unless you understand the design of the PCB.
whits Tin do you use
hey does any wired controller works? or just some? because i see some controller in the touch side are like black plastic instead of looking like urs shinny metal. Thanks for reply.
What a nice content, im looking for a cheap PCB
can i use the same ground for several buttons? or is it bad?
No it's fine, the hard thing is trying to find the actual connection for each of them.
I have a question.How many ps3 pcb do i need for this modify(1 or 2 pcbs)?? Why you connected 2 pcbs together? Explain please!.Thanks
You need only one. I had to reconnect the boards because I accidentally cut them at the wrong place. It is safer to not cut at all.
Thanks!
Quick question, where did you get your wires and quick disconnects?
Great video very helpful!!!
looking for a video of this hack with an original xbox controller.
The only points i do not understand is how to determine the signal and ground points and how to connect inputs of analog stick.
what if my pc cant detect or recognize the buttons pressed in 3rd party ps3 controller I bought? Is there any way to find the signal?
Does it say on the package that it is compatible with PC, too?
***** i tried plugging original ps3 controller via usb cord, tried to test it but it doesnt detect pressing of buttons which made me think of that, Im hoping 3rd party controllers I'll find here are PC compatible too (hopefully a wireless version).
The Sixaxis/Dualshock3 is not compatible with PC officially. But it can be connected with unofficial driver.
Wow. I wanna change my custom mixbox to this board cus god damn the delay in the PS4 is so noticable unlike using it in PC
what kind of silicone you use?
It is just plain hot glue.
wheres the L12/R12?
Sensei Rain You can see at 0:30 where I cut off the wires.
***** I mean where did u solder your L12/R12?
Exactly there.
***** hmmm
can you tell where Solder points located with this PCB?
postimg.org/image/dauq2drpp/
Sorry, I don't know your PCB. But take a piece of wire and connect the PCB to your console. Try connecting solder points with the wire and see whether it registers as shoulder buttons.
what program (or emulator) did you use to test it?
Very nice. Extra points for fanta :D
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Do you play tekken ?
Great
Brother your arcade material kid I so good. is it available in online ? how i get it brother ? if you available in online please let me know brother . I will be thankful on you.
Hey, I have made an arcade stick with ps4 controller motherboard. And my DIY arcade stick works via bluetooth/wired. You can vieit my profile and see my diy arcade stick video. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
Hi can you make 4 sega mega drive
How much pls
Mega drive controllers are so cheap and even easier soldering. Try It dude :)
You can focus on the gameplay now i was playing on wireless and now on hrap 3sa and i feel a big difference between the two (wavedash 1p side) easy on hrap impossible on tekken stick
Thx dude.
Automatic win with the seimitsu stick.
xD
oh,..
thanks,..
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Friends could help me put some led's to my qanbaq4raf? I would greatly appreciate it
anyone going to address his shirtless reflection in the tv? put on a shirt next time mang not that hard. unless you don't own any then buying one could be a problem
LMAO
Nice colaboration to the video, Man lol
Thank u for sharing this awesome tutorial my question how do u make the thumb joysticks respond with u click I'm in like to duck or aim
how many buttons did you include? then what buttons.
What software did you use to test the board?
windows built in controller tester
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