Sweet video man, a great product for preserving rubber parts and keeping them like new is 303 aerospace protectant. It will prevent the rubber from cracking and drying out. It is used by classic car restorers to keep all the rubber bits on old cars that you can’t buy anymore in good shape. It worked miracles on my 94 Viper, the removable hard top would squeak like crazy cuz the rubber seals were hard. I coated them in the 303 over night and the next morning they were super soft and no more squeaks.
I used this cleaning process 25 years ago when I was in my teens. I found that one of the membranes had actually ripped before I even opened it. It still works, but it's no longer ultra responsive.
Nevermind my original comment! There are Nintendo brand rubbers on eBay though. Really sucks we can't just get the rubbers at KB Toys or Toys R Us, like you could years ago. Really miss both stores.
the way technology has gone in the last 30 years is like night and day...... however the way a controller pad works has remained exactly the same with the membranes. Nice job
This video is great for someone like me who wants to try modding more stuff but isn’t sure where to start. I’m totally gonna try this! And watching you clean 30 years of “human skin cells” (ew) out of the controller cavities was oddly satisfying.
Good stuff dude. I'm going to have to try the dmg buttons in a NES controller... I have modded many NES and dmgs yet didn't notice the buttons were the same!
You can actually take off the vinyl sticker on the front of the controller. There is an access hole inside that will allow you to take a Q-tip to push up and lift it off . Store it on a piece of wax paper, and you are good to go to clean without worrying about damaging the adhesive.
Sweet two great NES controller mod videos in one day. The HandleBarGamer did a nice one as well. He just switched out PCBs on one of the new NES Classic Controllers. 1:1 fit.
There are lots of replacement NES button pads that work great and feel perfect, but it is hard to recommend one specific model from an Chinese seller on eBay since they aren't branded and just come in generic packaging. They are cheap enough that it is worth ordering a few at a time and see if you like them. I have found several with that really nice snap and original "like new" feel when I replace original worn out pads with the new ones.
I think using silicone spray can also restore the rubber membranes. it works with O rings, just put them in a cup or something and keep them there for a while. then clean them off and reinstall them
My NES controllers (one that had gotten a large amount of Coke/Pepsi/whatever brown soda spilled on it probably sometimes in the 80s) cleaned up exceptionally well when I soaked the plastic parts in warm water and Dawn dish soap for an hour or so. Toothbrush to scrub the finer detail parts and they look "fresh from the package" new. Luckily the plastic hadn't yellowed on mine yet. New carbon pads for the buttons from Console5 and it's like brand new OEM controllers. Beautiful thing.
As I'm sure many others have said, q-tips are great for getting in small spaces like the button holes, also decals have the clear piece over the face of the decal so you can peel off the paper backing and remove the clear sheet after the decal has been applied. It makes it easier to line things up and not warp the decal.
I kept forgetting where I heard the "boil the membranes" thing from. Should have known it was Voultar, lol. EDIT: Just did it on my SNES controller. Excellent.
Funny thing is that the Hyperkin Cadet is using those Game Boy-style buttons now with the NES controller. Honestly, the Hyperkin Cadet is actually just as good as the OEM controller. I use both of them interchangeably, and you honestly can't go wrong with either of them. For the OEM controller I use a 3D-printed grip to prevent sore thumbs. Nice video! :)
This is definitely my procedure when I get used stuff. The real fun is when you open a controller and find something dead or sometimes still alive in it...
I had a used dmg that I took everywhere for a few months and played Tetris on I didnt have tools to open it at the time but when I did I found out I was playing Tetris on a portable cockroach graveyard
nowonmetube I’ve tried using SNES buttons in an NES controller. They have those extra spurs that act as “keys” to fit in the proper holes in the shell that can easily be cut off. The problem is, there is a depth difference in the button itself. SNES buttons are already more shallow, rim to center, so when you put them in place they are already pressing down on the membranes and they don’t work properly. Not sure if Nintendo did that on purpose or what? All kinds of Gameboy replacement buttons are available on eBay and online stores, in tons of colors. Those actually are the correct depth. Hopefully this helps, even though I’m very late to this party. ☹️
Voultar, you know there’s the 2 unused points on the top right of the pcb? That’s 5v and a Ground, just waiting to be tapped into. I’ve already done some LED mods, just need a 330 ohm resistor.
Personally I prefer the concave NES buttons so a few years back when I backlit/biverted a DMG I put in some aftermarket NES buttons in my DMG. Love em. I have to say that the darker color of the DMG buttons really go well with that Nintendo Power sticker.
Nice! As for the AB buttons and DPAD rubber membranes I can really recommend buying those transparent ones from aliexpress. Don't let the "Chinese quality" fool you. They're really well made and fit perfectly as a replacement for the original ones. Pretty cheap in bulk buy also. If you're not feeling certain, you can always buy one set for like a dollar or two (shipped), wait a month and try it out for yourself :-)
I have used on the rubber membranes inside the controller belt dressing from the auto parts store or even armor all soaking the parts in that to bring back the spring and moisturize the rubber
"Not sure of the best cleaning method? IPA it away." Not sure if this suggestion would be something you'd be interested in trying out but, it would be neat to see you attempt to make your own custom or recreation of a NES controller. Your own design for the board and casing or use the original designs and start from scratch.
Can’t believe how timely this is for me considering I was just about to restore two pads (and an NES Max) after throwing a Linux SOC into an NES shell. These were my original pads (and shell) and It surprised me how well they’ve aged in thirty years.
Is it possible to make a custom NES controller that looks like a normal OEM controller shell, however it has a hidden turbo feature/Macro that is self contained, and runs on original NES console. Where you could set a direction on the DPAD to have turbo as well as B button with Turbo function? Also would it be possible to do this while "hiding" the turbo/macro switch from plain view?
I never thought about boiling the membranes. When I did a restoration on my one NES controller (retrobrited the back piece after some heavy cleaning), the membranes felt fine, but I knew the contacts were iffy. I forget what I specifically did, but we had some kind of contact cleaner that I used for it. Worked great. I then followed up on a PS1 controller afterwards. I also never thought about doing a button swap either. I think there's a 5v power rail I can tap into so I may actually try finding aftermarket clear buttons for a gameboy and see about putting an LED in the controller itself (there is some room in it). Would be pretty neat.
I bought a box od NOS of doc's and noticed that the membranes were a little smaller idk if it got like that over time or production was not up to part but I didn't use them. Same for the D pad and buttons they included. The only repair kit that's brought me justice and still use today has been the repairbox of hyperkin since the sizing is correct and the texture on the rubber contacts is done correct. You should give them a try if you can find some.
I use q-tips for the button holes and the membranes. Covered in a generous amount of alcohol, they take a surprise amount of crap off, plus they are SUPER gentle on the membranes. Go once with the wet side, then once with the dry side.
I used to use a toothbrush like that, but now I have a bottle brush that I use on button holes. I couldn't find one with the bristle size that I wanted, so I got one designed for baby bottles (you can find these in the baby section of pretty much any store, I got mine at Walmart) and trimmed the bristles down with scissors.
My mother's NES had some worn-out buttons, but unlike yours where it was because of dirt, those ones were straight-up damaged. Luckily a couple of my 3rd party controllers use the exact membranes, so I was able to replace them.
If you like the feeling of the DMG Gameboy Buttons on the NES Controller, you'd probably love the feeling of the opposite. Seriously, I did the same mod to both my NES Controller and DMG Gameboy, I highly recommend it.
submerging in dawn dish soap/water mix doesn't damage the membrane, however, better safe than sorry :). Alcohol is a good cleaner but it can strip away decal prints and other such as the Nintendo logo on the toaster style NES. Window cleaner has always worked better for me without damage. I also would recommend cotton swabs for the membranes instead of a tooth brush as a tooth brush can be a little hard on it.
Interesting restoration technique that use boiling just the like membranes, if you have a bass guitar and do not have the money for a new set of strings, if you boil them for 20 mins or so you can breath new life into them.
I usually strafe the black dots from silicone pads on white paper, just to remove some of that shiny material that forms after a while. Actually idk if I'm doing good or bad, I just like to do it.
One IMPORTANT tip not mentioned in the video is make certain ALL parts are dry before reassembling your controller or console. In this case it was all IPA so it will dry fine but IF you soak the parts or clean them with soap and water putting it back together wet is a big no no. Most of us probably know this but this video is aimed at the repair/modding novice so they may not know any better.
Hey if you love the NES MAX like me try this simple mod I made (I promise is not a Xbox 360 joystick) atariage.com/forums/topic/268166-love-the-nes-max-but-hate-the-cycloid-add-a-d-pad/?fromsearch=1
Hello. Just a quick question. Why didn't you soak the controller shell and silicon pads in warm water and dish soap or regular hand wash soap, and then after an hour or so, brush them with a soft brush then just rinse all parts??
Thank you so much. I didn't know these had adhesive to hold the front frame as I haven't tried to restore one of these before. But I think your method is the best way to go
I think he's just too lazy to go to the sink, or doesn't want to do things off-camera once he decided to make a video. There really isn't much between IPA and dish soap, either CAN lift stickers, but either really doesn't in this case.
Hey Voultar... i need some advice troubleshooting a Snes console and you are one of the most reliable guys ive know fron the internetz... long story short, when i turn it on it works fine, but aftr a few minutes of playing colors start to get distorted like someone is moving the cables, it gets to a point where the screen is almost black and white, then i turn it off, wait for it to get cold and it works fine again for a few minutes. Obviously something is failing when it gets hot but i dont know where to begin, model is sns-apu-01 thaks in advance
Where is the best place to find replacement cables for those? I have some old nes max controllers I like but the cable insulation is about gone after all these years.
Do you have any tips for repairing playstation 3 controller conductive films? Two of my controllers started to malfunction, so the only thing that worked was replacing the conductive film with some I bought on aliexpress, but I wanted to know if there was something I could have done to repair them.
Should Q-Tip & IPA Those button holes instead of doing what you were doing with the toothbrush. Much faster and you get everything out. I agree with taking a toothrush to the inside of the plastic however.
I was a little doubtful about the boiling thing, but I just tried it on my AV Famicom's dogbones that were really hard and not that responsive compared to my original NES pads and ... It made them quite a bit softer ... I was worried at first, but they are actually way more responsive now ! (tested on Castlevania 3, seemed like a good rectivity test) I find that 45 secs in the water is the right time. I tried less, but it didn't work so well. I'd still be cautious with that trick, but still, thank you for that !
Hy! I have a SNES controller, wich has a big problem... The PCB has this black conductive paint for the buttons, they are totally worn off. I tried to clean them and add a very thin solder to the button pads, it kind of works but not responsive enough. Could you help me, where I can get a good conductive paint to restore the PCB? many thanks!
Hey Voultar! I was curious what type of solder you use? Do you use leaded or unleaded solder. Also, what is the liquid that you put onto the board before you do your soldering? What does it do? Thank you!
Voultar, couldn't you also harvest membranes from the NES Classic re-make controllers (in case the worst happens, and you do damage your originals)? It may be a little more costly, but the feel should be the same.
Hey Voultar , I have the original NES, I opened it up to clean the print connectors for the cartridge and accidentally shorted out the main four pins on the board and since then it's not turning on, I tried to change the attached video power board what's a good known working one but still no signs of life, is there any specific components that I could test and possibly replace to revive the console? Where would I be able to find schematics for my console so I can try to diagnose where the fault is on the board. I really enjoy your videos keep on the good work :)
I had those controller stickers from Nintendo in the early 90's. Also, that's not proper vinyl application technique. You leave the front sticker on while applying so it holds shape and you have overhang to hold onto while lining it up. Same for automotive decals, or most phone glass screen protectors..
I boiled the membranes of a genesis controller I bought recently. The buttons are feeling like new ! Thanks a lot for the tip 😀
So it seems to work, that's good news!
Sweet video man, a great product for preserving rubber parts and keeping them like new is 303 aerospace protectant. It will prevent the rubber from cracking and drying out. It is used by classic car restorers to keep all the rubber bits on old cars that you can’t buy anymore in good shape. It worked miracles on my 94 Viper, the removable hard top would squeak like crazy cuz the rubber seals were hard. I coated them in the 303 over night and the next morning they were super soft and no more squeaks.
Nutz4Gunz45 great tip! I'm going to start using that on my controllers!
That sticker is so misaligned that it gave my OCD cancer
I used this cleaning process 25 years ago when I was in my teens. I found that one of the membranes had actually ripped before I even opened it. It still works, but it's no longer ultra responsive.
Nevermind my original comment! There are Nintendo brand rubbers on eBay though.
Really sucks we can't just get the rubbers at KB Toys or Toys R Us, like you could years ago. Really miss both stores.
I'll boil them membranes on the stove at the same time I bake my Virtual Boy screens in the oven.
That is how I clean my stupid games.
Game Sack in the summer I prefer to grill them
i prefer to mircowave them.
Another good tip is to pour some caustic soda into a bath and throw all your consoles and controllers into it, gets them really clean.
thanks. cleaned my dreamcast right up!
the way technology has gone in the last 30 years is like night and day...... however the way a controller pad works has remained exactly the same with the membranes. Nice job
Q-Tips my dude, is the perfect solution for what you're looking for.
Just what I was thinking...
Same here
@@hellishfire5689 comment was made 2 years ago they're probably dead irl
I love how professional Voultar sounds and yet is not above slipping in a quick "That's what she said" in his video. :D
This video is great for someone like me who wants to try modding more stuff but isn’t sure where to start. I’m totally gonna try this! And watching you clean 30 years of “human skin cells” (ew) out of the controller cavities was oddly satisfying.
At least it was his own human skin cells. Its kinda gross cleaning controllers you find in the wild. Who knows what they did to those controllers.
My favorite part is the brushing on the membranes. Very ASMR!
charvelgtrs that is a very good point.
Right??! Everyone can do something like this and have a fun, sensual time!
Well, not everyone. I'll likely find some way to break the Gameboy buttons too.
Good stuff dude. I'm going to have to try the dmg buttons in a NES controller... I have modded many NES and dmgs yet didn't notice the buttons were the same!
"im just gonna start rubbing this out"
oh I know all about that
Is this before, or after we strap on?
Just remember not to get that Peter North Special Sauce on any solder joints.
I would like to thank Voultar for helping me restore a nasty Nintendo game pad manufactured in December of 1991! I did it!
Great video! The cleaning part is the first thing I do with any used controller I pick up!
You can actually take off the vinyl sticker on the front of the controller. There is an access hole inside that will allow you to take a Q-tip to push up and lift it off . Store it on a piece of wax paper, and you are good to go to clean without worrying about damaging the adhesive.
Very nice. I never would have thought of swapping in the Game Boy buttons. Now I want to gut one of my NES pads to try this.
AAAAH NOOO you messed up the tension lock!
Now what are we going to do when our little sibling trips over the cable! It'g going to pull the Nintendo down AND wreck the controller.
@@npiper the problem is actually the connection
Sweet two great NES controller mod videos in one day. The HandleBarGamer did a nice one as well. He just switched out PCBs on one of the new NES Classic Controllers. 1:1 fit.
For the record, future Ste Kulov came back in time to tell me to purposely break that Gameboy for the purposes of creating this next viral video.
There are lots of replacement NES button pads that work great and feel perfect, but it is hard to recommend one specific model from an Chinese seller on eBay since they aren't branded and just come in generic packaging. They are cheap enough that it is worth ordering a few at a time and see if you like them. I have found several with that really nice snap and original "like new" feel when I replace original worn out pads with the new ones.
I think using silicone spray can also restore the rubber membranes.
it works with O rings, just put them in a cup or something and keep them there for a while.
then clean them off and reinstall them
Beautiful mod, where can i find these nintendo power stickers?
My NES controllers (one that had gotten a large amount of Coke/Pepsi/whatever brown soda spilled on it probably sometimes in the 80s) cleaned up exceptionally well when I soaked the plastic parts in warm water and Dawn dish soap for an hour or so. Toothbrush to scrub the finer detail parts and they look "fresh from the package" new. Luckily the plastic hadn't yellowed on mine yet. New carbon pads for the buttons from Console5 and it's like brand new OEM controllers. Beautiful thing.
As I'm sure many others have said, q-tips are great for getting in small spaces like the button holes, also decals have the clear piece over the face of the decal so you can peel off the paper backing and remove the clear sheet after the decal has been applied. It makes it easier to line things up and not warp the decal.
I kept forgetting where I heard the "boil the membranes" thing from. Should have known it was Voultar, lol.
EDIT: Just did it on my SNES controller. Excellent.
Well, I know what I’m going with my spare game boys this weekend!
Omg I LOVE the idea of taking Game Boy buttons and put them on the NES controller - can't believe I haven't thought of that, have to try it!! :D
You didn't clean the 30 years of gunk from the cable!
Keith Gable is worried about the cable.... Sounds like a Dr. Seuss spinoff.
Great video. I think I'll take all my controllers apart tonight and give them a good clean.
Funny thing is that the Hyperkin Cadet is using those Game Boy-style buttons now with the NES controller. Honestly, the Hyperkin Cadet is actually just as good as the OEM controller. I use both of them interchangeably, and you honestly can't go wrong with either of them. For the OEM controller I use a 3D-printed grip to prevent sore thumbs. Nice video! :)
Super rad video! I like how you used the gameboy buttons!
Very relaxing video ! Thank you sir !
This is definitely my procedure when I get used stuff. The real fun is when you open a controller and find something dead or sometimes still alive in it...
You... have issues...
Jus sayin'...
I found a dead rat in a Sega Saturn once. Thanks for your comment bud
@@twee881 htf did it get in?
I had a used dmg that I took everywhere for a few months and played Tetris on I didnt have tools to open it at the time but when I did I found out I was playing Tetris on a portable cockroach graveyard
I didn't know DMG buttons fit into NES controllers. Mind blown.
Looks like snes buttons would fit as well... Seriously
Same
nowonmetube I’ve tried using SNES buttons in an NES controller. They have those extra spurs that act as “keys” to fit in the proper holes in the shell that can easily be cut off. The problem is, there is a depth difference in the button itself. SNES buttons are already more shallow, rim to center, so when you put them in place they are already pressing down on the membranes and they don’t work properly. Not sure if Nintendo did that on purpose or what? All kinds of Gameboy replacement buttons are available on eBay and online stores, in tons of colors. Those actually are the correct depth. Hopefully this helps, even though I’m very late to this party. ☹️
Can confirm boiling the pads did a help a bit in terms of response. Thanks Voultar. Had a SNES controller that had semi weak pads.
Voultar, you know there’s the 2 unused points on the top right of the pcb? That’s 5v and a Ground, just waiting to be tapped into. I’ve already done some LED mods, just need a 330 ohm resistor.
Personally I prefer the concave NES buttons so a few years back when I backlit/biverted a DMG I put in some aftermarket NES buttons in my DMG. Love em. I have to say that the darker color of the DMG buttons really go well with that Nintendo Power sticker.
Nice! As for the AB buttons and DPAD rubber membranes I can really recommend buying those transparent ones from aliexpress. Don't let the "Chinese quality" fool you. They're really well made and fit perfectly as a replacement for the original ones. Pretty cheap in bulk buy also. If you're not feeling certain, you can always buy one set for like a dollar or two (shipped), wait a month and try it out for yourself :-)
Watching you clean the gunk out of that controller makes me want to crack open all my old controllers and deep clean them lmao
Indeedddddd
I have used on the rubber membranes inside the controller belt dressing from the auto parts store or even armor all soaking the parts in that to bring back the spring and moisturize the rubber
I really, seriously enjoy the casual swearing. The more off-handed the more I enjoy it.
Excellent work! The nostalgia game is strong!
"Not sure of the best cleaning method? IPA it away."
Not sure if this suggestion would be something you'd be interested in trying out but, it would be neat to see you attempt to make your own custom or recreation of a NES controller. Your own design for the board and casing or use the original designs and start from scratch.
I had no idea the DMG buttons dropped right into an NES controller! I like the concave buttons just fine but, variety is always a good thing ^_^
The game boy buttons are convex right? You said concave
No he said nes were concave
@@EPICZAMZ No, he said the gameboy buttons where concave at 15:08
Yes they are convex. He made a mistake.
That transparent film on the stickers is called transfer film, it's there to keep the sticker from deforming when applied :))
Can’t believe how timely this is for me considering I was just about to restore two pads (and an NES Max) after throwing a Linux SOC into an NES shell. These were my original pads (and shell) and It surprised me how well they’ve aged in thirty years.
Is it possible to make a custom NES controller that looks like a normal OEM controller shell, however it has a hidden turbo feature/Macro that is self contained, and runs on original NES console. Where you could set a direction on the DPAD to have turbo as well as B button with Turbo function? Also would it be possible to do this while "hiding" the turbo/macro switch from plain view?
I never thought about boiling the membranes. When I did a restoration on my one NES controller (retrobrited the back piece after some heavy cleaning), the membranes felt fine, but I knew the contacts were iffy. I forget what I specifically did, but we had some kind of contact cleaner that I used for it. Worked great. I then followed up on a PS1 controller afterwards.
I also never thought about doing a button swap either. I think there's a 5v power rail I can tap into so I may actually try finding aftermarket clear buttons for a gameboy and see about putting an LED in the controller itself (there is some room in it). Would be pretty neat.
*"Wife: i wish you clean the house like you clean those junk u put on UA-cam"*
*-Husband has left the house-*
An example as of how delicate those rubber parts are, I accidently ripped B button rubber part a few times just from taking it out of the controller
I've been restoring a lot of these controllers and still learned new stuff in this video. Really cool! :D
I bought a box od NOS of doc's and noticed that the membranes were a little smaller idk if it got like that over time or production was not up to part but I didn't use them. Same for the D pad and buttons they included. The only repair kit that's brought me justice and still use today has been the repairbox of hyperkin since the sizing is correct and the texture on the rubber contacts is done correct. You should give them a try if you can find some.
I use q-tips for the button holes and the membranes. Covered in a generous amount of alcohol, they take a surprise amount of crap off, plus they are SUPER gentle on the membranes. Go once with the wet side, then once with the dry side.
thank you lord voultar. Please do more of these.
Does that mean you can use the NES D-Pad and buttons on a Gameboy???
The DMG D-Pad is a Tad smaller than the NES one thats why you see that it moves so much in the case of the NES Controller
i took a generic replacement controller, and put a 555 timer circuit in it for a rapid-fire button!! worked really good!
Voultar the clear tape on top of the sticker is transfer tape its to help you align the sticker so it doesnt flex and is all even
I used to use a toothbrush like that, but now I have a bottle brush that I use on button holes. I couldn't find one with the bristle size that I wanted, so I got one designed for baby bottles (you can find these in the baby section of pretty much any store, I got mine at Walmart) and trimmed the bristles down with scissors.
Great video, but i believe you meant convex not concave in reference to the Game Boy buttons.
Keep up the great videos.
At the beginning, that controller sure looks, let's say... well loved 8^D
Evidently some people do X^D
Wasn't there a clear piece on the top of the decal? Should have kept it on there to help line it up. Similar to transfer paper when doing vinyl.
Yuuup thinking about the same, and that its not only similar, its really transfer paper, and its there to use it and help you.
Any chance of you showing off some cool mods for the Gameboy/Gameboy Color?
My mother's NES had some worn-out buttons, but unlike yours where it was because of dirt, those ones were straight-up damaged. Luckily a couple of my 3rd party controllers use the exact membranes, so I was able to replace them.
For any of you wondering which 3rd party controller's membranes I used. I used a Turbo Tech NES controller.
If you like the feeling of the DMG Gameboy Buttons on the NES Controller, you'd probably love the feeling of the opposite. Seriously, I did the same mod to both my NES Controller and DMG Gameboy, I highly recommend it.
That was my controller sticker growing up ;)
The Gameboy buttons, awesome.
submerging in dawn dish soap/water mix doesn't damage the membrane, however, better safe than sorry :). Alcohol is a good cleaner but it can strip away decal prints and other such as the Nintendo logo on the toaster style NES. Window cleaner has always worked better for me without damage. I also would recommend cotton swabs for the membranes instead of a tooth brush as a tooth brush can be a little hard on it.
Interesting restoration technique that use boiling just the like membranes, if you have a bass guitar and do not have the money for a new set of strings, if you boil them for 20 mins or so you can breath new life into them.
I repaired my NES pads when I was a kid with the Doc's kit. I still have one of controllers.
I did this mod it is really cool! Love the convex buttons
What a great video to build confidence for beginners! Good job man!
I usually strafe the black dots from silicone pads on white paper, just to remove some of that shiny material that forms after a while.
Actually idk if I'm doing good or bad, I just like to do it.
Whoa this is thorough! I thought you were gonna spray Windex on it and call it good. Great video!
Welp, guess I'll be keeping an eye out for scrapped gameboys in the wild now, just to harvest the buttons for my NES controllers.
One IMPORTANT tip not mentioned in the video is make certain ALL parts are dry before reassembling your controller or console. In this case it was all IPA so it will dry fine but IF you soak the parts or clean them with soap and water putting it back together wet is a big no no. Most of us probably know this but this video is aimed at the repair/modding novice so they may not know any better.
any tips on loosening screws? I have 3 controllers and every one of them has screws that won't turn
I actually really like some of the 3rd party contact pads for the NES. They are very clicky. Am I a bad person?
They are harder to push, not as good for games that need fast action
I just realized you have such few videos on your channel. We need MOAARR!
My favorite vintage controller would have to be the NES MAX Controller and the Reality Quest Glove for the N64 ts unique.
Nicotine build up. If from a smokers home.
Vulcanization of the rubber, I'll have to try that sir.
Hey if you love the NES MAX like me try this simple mod I made (I promise is not a Xbox 360 joystick)
atariage.com/forums/topic/268166-love-the-nes-max-but-hate-the-cycloid-add-a-d-pad/?fromsearch=1
Hello. Just a quick question.
Why didn't you soak the controller shell and silicon pads in warm water and dish soap or regular hand wash soap, and then after an hour or so, brush them with a soft brush then just rinse all parts??
2:58
Thank you so much. I didn't know these had adhesive to hold the front frame as I haven't tried to restore one of these before. But I think your method is the best way to go
I think he's just too lazy to go to the sink, or doesn't want to do things off-camera once he decided to make a video. There really isn't much between IPA and dish soap, either CAN lift stickers, but either really doesn't in this case.
Siana Gearz, I dont know but Voultar does very fine work restoring this controller.
great minds sir, this is how i restored 5 snes controllers a few years back, same method.
Hey Voultar... i need some advice troubleshooting a Snes console and you are one of the most reliable guys ive know fron the internetz... long story short, when i turn it on it works fine, but aftr a few minutes of playing colors start to get distorted like someone is moving the cables, it gets to a point where the screen is almost black and white, then i turn it off, wait for it to get cold and it works fine again for a few minutes.
Obviously something is failing when it gets hot but i dont know where to begin, model is sns-apu-01
thaks in advance
Sid Gallup sounds like a short to me same thing happened to me when one pad of a component didn't have enough solder on it
Where is the best place to find replacement cables for those? I have some old nes max controllers I like but the cable insulation is about gone after all these years.
Do you have any tips for repairing playstation 3 controller conductive films? Two of my controllers started to malfunction, so the only thing that worked was replacing the conductive film with some I bought on aliexpress, but I wanted to know if there was something I could have done to repair them.
Can you do some console backup unit repairs?
15:08 the “convex” buttons are a smart idea. I’d like to do this with my controller
Should Q-Tip & IPA Those button holes instead of doing what you were doing with the toothbrush. Much faster and you get everything out.
I agree with taking a toothrush to the inside of the plastic however.
I was a little doubtful about the boiling thing, but I just tried it on my AV Famicom's dogbones that were really hard and not that responsive compared to my original NES pads and ... It made them quite a bit softer ... I was worried at first, but they are actually way more responsive now ! (tested on Castlevania 3, seemed like a good rectivity test) I find that 45 secs in the water is the right time. I tried less, but it didn't work so well. I'd still be cautious with that trick, but still, thank you for that !
I really would like to see more controller refurbish tutorials my PS2 dual shock d pad is spongy af
Hy! I have a SNES controller, wich has a big problem... The PCB has this black conductive paint for the buttons, they are totally worn off. I tried to clean them and add a very thin solder to the button pads, it kind of works but not responsive enough. Could you help me, where I can get a good conductive paint to restore the PCB? many thanks!
Hey Voultar! I was curious what type of solder you use? Do you use leaded or unleaded solder. Also, what is the liquid that you put onto the board before you do your soldering? What does it do? Thank you!
@Voultar If i may.. you should get a hookah brush to clean those button holes.
IPA on a q-tip for loosening grime in those button cavities, dry q-tips to remove the dirt!
Voultar, couldn't you also harvest membranes from the NES Classic re-make controllers (in case the worst happens, and you do damage your originals)? It may be a little more costly, but the feel should be the same.
Hey Voultar , I have the original NES, I opened it up to clean the print connectors for the cartridge and accidentally shorted out the main four pins on the board and since then it's not turning on, I tried to change the attached video power board what's a good known working one but still no signs of life, is there any specific components that I could test and possibly replace to revive the console?
Where would I be able to find schematics for my console so I can try to diagnose where the fault is on the board.
I really enjoy your videos keep on the good work :)
"Ill just take my IPA and drown this shit."
good quote right there
So nice! Bro, where did you get the controller stickers?
I had those controller stickers from Nintendo in the early 90's.
Also, that's not proper vinyl application technique.
You leave the front sticker on while applying so it holds shape and you have overhang to hold onto while lining it up.
Same for automotive decals, or most phone glass screen protectors..
Honestly I like the original red buttons better. They cup your finger, giving a better grip.
Did he just reassemble with the membranes and buttons still wet?
Where can you gamet these controller stickers/overlays?
PS, Great tip about putring rubber in boiling water for a minute to restore its springiness!👍
Not the ones in the video, but you can find some custom inlays if you look up GrafxGear.