RetroSonicHero Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 (edited) I've got a Dualshock 2 that belonged to my mom way back in the day in my possession. Unfortunately, upon plugging it into my console I realized that the buttons were unresponsive and simply do not work with the exception of Start and Select. The board inside is definitely still working in one form or another, as the analog LED is on when I plug the controller in. But none of the face, trigger, or bumper buttons appear to be working and neither do the analog sticks or D-Pad. I'll post a picture of the insides and the board itself when I get home, but from my recollection everything looks absolutely flawless. I compared the board to a confirmed working controller and wasn't able to discern any physical wear that could indicate circuit failure. I was hoping someone could share some ideas on what I could do to fix it, thanks! Here's an online photo I found of the controller revision I have. Edited June 5, 2023 by RetroSonicHero 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creamhoven Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 (edited) 23 minutes ago, RetroSonicHero said: I've got a Dualshock 2 that belonged to my mom way back in the day in my possession. Unfortunately, upon plugging it into my console I realized that the buttons were unresponsive and simply do not work with the exception of Start and Select. The board inside is definitely still working in one form or another, as the analog LED is on when I plug the controller in. But none of the face, trigger, or bumper buttons appear to be working and neither do the analog sticks or D-Pad. I'll post a picture of the insides and the board itself when I get home, but from my recollection everything looks absolutely flawless. I compared the board to a confirmed working controller and wasn't able to discern any physical wear that could indicate circuit failure. I was hoping someone could share some ideas on what I could do to fix it, thanks! Here's an online photo I found of the controller revision I have. That is unfortunate. Cable should be fine as well (is my guess), since the start and select button work. Have you looked at the PCB from both sides? Edited June 5, 2023 by Creamhoven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bent_pin Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Get another and swap the PCBs. Then you can take your time troubleshooting the old one and fix it to have as a spare. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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