Repairing SNES Controller Cable Damage
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- I picked up another SNES bundle for a song recently, but the controllers were a bit worse for wear...looks like someone's dog mistook the cables for a chew toy. Let's patch up the damage so they can keep playing!
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For anyone who came here for cable repair you should know that all you have to do is open the controller then yank the connector from the board and the cable is loose. The connector is on there pretty tight so you have to wiggle it or use a small screwdriver to pry the sides but it will pop off. After that slide on 1/2 inch 4:1 marine grade (glue lined) heat shrink tube and shrink it. You can see the connector at 9:40 on the official (top) controller. This is a good video if you need to see how the plug goes together.
What "I" do with f**d up cables is go to the electronics store (Fry's), buy some NEW cable, pins etc and make a NEW cable. OR, you can buy the shittiest SNES controller, unsolder the controller, and plop it on your good SNES along with the plug. Some SNES controllers have a plug on the PCB, so it can be as easy as plug and play.
I love the fact that, lately, any time I search for almost any console or PC repair, it's always you or VWestlife who have PRECISELY what I'm looking for. I wanted to learn how to disassemble the SNES connector so I can sleeve some of my old controllers with braided cables, and wasn't at all surprised to see a Colin Doesn'tcompute video as the top hit.
Or just buy an extension cable, cut the other end, check the pinout, solder to the controller (either straight or use the original connector and bit of cable) and be done with it. In the end you have a nice new cable.
For those of you who do not care about the cable and plug. You can buy for like 5 bucks replacement cables with the plug and all and just open the controller and solder in the new cable..
If I recall correctly, many original SNES controllers do not have an internal disconnect for the cable. There's still a PCB connector, but it seems permanent and needs to be desoldered.
Thanks for this tutorial. My Hyperkin Supaboy connector port pushed a contact back into the housing and rendered it unuseable on my snes console. Strangely the controller still worked plugged into the supaboy. This video helped me fix the connector for the controller. I wont be plugging it back into the supaboy ever again.
Hello, any chance the controller paper clip trick might work with the N64 controller as well? I have a couple that need some serious cable repair but the controller cap is very tricky to take off. Thanks in advance for your videos.
Your strain relief is different than mine. I have some kind of molded collar that can't be undone :(
My dog just literally chewed almost completely through my super Famicom controller while I was playing my PS2. I’m going to try and save my controller as it’s original to the system. Thanks for the video!
do you know where to get extra crimp pins if required?
Hi thanks for the video. I was also wondering how to completely repair a controller that has one or more cut through wires in its cable?
Amazing and simple video. Well explained. Thank you!!!
not sure how this thing works but would you be able to cut it in half, cover it over the wire and still apply heat?
if anything id glue it and then apply heat.
Gotta be an easier way than taking apart the controller and all that.
I dont think i need to do any of this, i dont game retro much anymore and my snes should be in great condition.
DjStiv3 That sounds like a better idea. Quicker and easier. I use a small piece of scotch tape to hold the Shrink T in place and then use my heat gun. The scotch tape gets fried but it doesn't stick to the cord. It's easy to remove.
This video might help for my friend's mom's SNES, but the cable damage is right at the casing for the pin connectors.
The fact that this 8 year old video still feels 100% your style
Thanks for sharing your wisdom!
Will you also make a video of how to repair a cable that's actually broken (i.e. the pet rabbit was a bit more successful in its attempt to eat a cable and actually chewed through some copper wire)? ;)
Could you solder the broken wire and then apply the heat shrink (I doubt the soldered connection will hold for long)?
It's actually a quite similar solution, although you pretty much need to do what he did to this entire cable for each individual wire. Splicing them together, getting heat shrink over the area which needs isolation (that is, on each individual wire), and then finally getting heat shrink over the entire thing.
Hello,
I was wondering if there is a similar method for repairing N64 controller cable damage?
what do i do if the controller itself is chewed up
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thanks for this wonderful tutorial . do you know how to soften stip wires of controllers stock for a long time?
Hi mate, could I ask what wire does what on the controller?
May try this with a Mega Drive pad I have.
its easier to put Insulating tape make for electronics wires.
You are a lifesaver. Thanks for this video.
Needed black tape over the damage FIRST ding-a-ling to get the shape back. Now you have a weak point.
Would be easier to actually just use a shorter piece of the same heat shrink.
i couldnt get it open! :/ but thanks for the video!
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