Video Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Like the topic says. What is up with the Gamecube's eject button? I went to swap a game the other day, and my cube's button got stuck. Now the lid won't stay down, I got a soda sitting on it to keep it closed Unfortunately, the other two cubes I got have the exact same problem. And one of my friends has a cube with that problem (don't know of other people around here with the system) Any easy more permanent fix for this? I thought about sanding the button down or greasing it up or something. If it wasn't for lack of Gameboy player support, I would probably just move to the wii, I don't have any of the other expansion devices for the cube (though the modem is the only one I know of) Anyhow, anyone else have this problem? do I just got bad luck, is it swelling cause of high humidity Anyways, it just sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Yea mine does that too and it seems to be a common problem. I don't know if there is an easy fix. I just flick the little plastic doo-hickey inside until it pops out enough for the lid to stay down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanallan Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 They get dirty after a while, dust and oil from fingers keeps them from sliding. If you have the tip you can open it easy and clean it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted April 18, 2010 Author Share Posted April 18, 2010 Yeah, I'll probably open it and clean it all out...anything I gotta worry about breaking in the cube if I open it? I got a couple of units, so it's not a huge deal, but just want to know what to avoid if I need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanallan Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 The outer case comes off pretty clean with no wiring attached to it, leave the internals alone, they are pretty fragile when they're exposed. After that the case is all plastic and easy to work with. You'll have that button gliding in no time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uzumaki Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 The outer case comes off pretty clean with no wiring attached to it, leave the internals alone, they are pretty fragile when they're exposed. After that the case is all plastic and easy to work with. You'll have that button gliding in no time. Be very careful when putting the cover back on. The lid up switch is easily broken so make sure the lid is in the open position when you put the 'cube back together or you'd crush the switch and it'd register lid open permanently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 Ok, thanks for the imfo guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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