Nateo Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 I recently got the drop-in PCB for NES controller shells from It's All Geek 3D, and I'm having a little trouble. I put it in one NES controller, and the A button wasn't working so well - I had to press harder on it to get it to register. So I put in another controller which did the same thing only with the right direction button instead of the A button. I'm almost certain the trouble is with these old NES controllers and not the PCB, but I just wanted to make sure before I bought replacement button pads. What do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 You are correct in your assumption about needing new rubbers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nateo Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 Any recommendations as to where to buy from? I'm finding a LOT of sellers offering slightly different looking button pads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sixersfan105 Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 You could ask DanthWader on here, the guy you bought the PCB from. Good luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nateo Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 You could ask DanthWader on here, the guy you bought the PCB from. Good luck! Will do! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIO2 Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Sounds like you have more than one NES pad. Swap rubbers around to see if you can make one work or if that is even the trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannacek Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 (edited) Usually you can clean the carbon contacts on the rubber pads and be good. If the rubber pads have rips or tears, there is nothing you can do, except buy replacement pads, or use pads from another controller. The best thing I have found is dampen the carbon pads with water, and wipe them off on a clean piece of white paper. Wipe each pad 5-15 times. When the pads are dirty, they wipe dark, and then after a few times, the residue they leave on the paper gets lighter. You can stop when it gets very light, or leaves nothing behind on the paper. Just don't wipe too hard, because then the pads might rip or tear. Edited July 11, 2018 by Hannacek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nateo Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 Usually you can clean the carbon contacts on the rubber pads and be good. If the rubber pads have rips or tears, there is nothing you can do, except buy replacement pads, or use pads from another controller. The best thing I have found is dampen the carbon pads with water, and wipe them off on a clean piece of white paper. Wipe each pad 5-15 times. When the pads are dirty, they wipe dark, and then after a few times, the residue they leave on the paper gets lighter. You can stop when it gets very light, or leaves nothing behind on the paper. Just don't wipe too hard, because then the pads might rip or tear. I'm trying this method now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nateo Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 Once getting into the controllers I discovered that they both had ripped button pads! So I took the best parts of both and put 'em into one, and I'll be getting replacement pads to fix the other. Thanks all for your help! Now I have the best handheld controller the 7800 never had. Thanks Danth Wader!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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