Dude is a soldering god. I’m trying this retrobrite thing with a controller that looks like urs but worse. I’ve got the LEDs on the side of the tub, and it didn’t bring the indigo back to its bright color in 24hrs. Should I put them across the top like you did for better results? And does it make a difference if the shells face up or down?
@@gabe5360 I would definitely wrap the leds all the way around for optimal brightness. Use as clear a container as possible and it doesn’t matter if the plastic faces up or down as long as it stays submerged. Also colored plastic is more difficult to get the color evenly. You’ll risk getting streaks.
Hey, regarding you retrobrighting setup; how concentrated is your hydrogen peroxide? I have an emerald green controller shell that is quite yellowed, does retrobrighting work regardless of the underlying color? I've seen super nice results on grey/white plastics, but was happy to see that it does work on colored plastic like the purple shell.
@@DoNotDisappointMe I’ve found that retrobrighting colored plastics is hit or miss. I would say to not do it on anything you don’t want to potentially damage. For this controller I used the basic 3% hydrogen peroxide from the store.
hey dude! nice video! wanted to ask you two things, is soldering hard? i like to tinker a lot with the inside of electronics but i never tried to solder something, and i wanted to start off by repairing my 2 official gc controllers to start! also where did you buy those stick replacements? thanks!
Thanks! Soldering isn’t difficult, but it takes practice, patience and the proper equipment. I would recommend practicing on junk pcb’s and practice boards to get comfortable using a soldering iron. I first started with a small 30-40 watt Hakko iron and I practiced on junk electronics before trying to replace gameboy game batteries. From there I wanted to upgrade my iron to a temperature controlled hot air rework station, but I didn’t want to spend a ton of money on it. I settled for a Yihua brand because I could afford it and it had good reviews. YIHUA 938BD+I Soldering Iron & Hot Air.. amzn.asia/d/1HEF6ZC You’ll need flux, solder wick, 60/40 leaded solder, good tips (I started using a curved Hakko tip that I like)HAKKO T18-BR02 Soldering Tip 0.2BR for FX-600/FX-8801 amzn.asia/d/8sUPNZk Watch a lot of soldering videos and tutorials. I like Voultar’s RUclips channel, he is good at explaining steps to soldering. I set my temperature around 350 degrees Celsius when I work on the controllers. The joysticks I get from Wii nunchucks and the stick caps are from hereBabbleCom Nintendo Game Cube Compatible Analog Pad Set of 2 Caps Nintendo Gamecube Repair Replacement Parts Compatible Maintenance Parts Repair Game Peripherals Accessories amzn.asia/d/eoXXjjC Be aware these are a tight fit. Hope this helps you!
where did u buy the replacement joystick caps they seemed to fit in nicely
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They are a tight fit.
Dude is a soldering god. I’m trying this retrobrite thing with a controller that looks like urs but worse. I’ve got the LEDs on the side of the tub, and it didn’t bring the indigo back to its bright color in 24hrs. Should I put them across the top like you did for better results? And does it make a difference if the shells face up or down?
@@gabe5360 I would definitely wrap the leds all the way around for optimal brightness. Use as clear a container as possible and it doesn’t matter if the plastic faces up or down as long as it stays submerged. Also colored plastic is more difficult to get the color evenly. You’ll risk getting streaks.
Hey, regarding you retrobrighting setup; how concentrated is your hydrogen peroxide? I have an emerald green controller shell that is quite yellowed, does retrobrighting work regardless of the underlying color? I've seen super nice results on grey/white plastics, but was happy to see that it does work on colored plastic like the purple shell.
@@DoNotDisappointMe I’ve found that retrobrighting colored plastics is hit or miss. I would say to not do it on anything you don’t want to potentially damage. For this controller I used the basic 3% hydrogen peroxide from the store.
hey dude! nice video! wanted to ask you two things, is soldering hard? i like to tinker a lot with the inside of electronics but i never tried to solder something, and i wanted to start off by repairing my 2 official gc controllers to start! also where did you buy those stick replacements? thanks!
Thanks! Soldering isn’t difficult, but it takes practice, patience and the proper equipment. I would recommend practicing on junk pcb’s and practice boards to get comfortable using a soldering iron. I first started with a small 30-40 watt Hakko iron and I practiced on junk electronics before trying to replace gameboy game batteries. From there I wanted to upgrade my iron to a temperature controlled hot air rework station, but I didn’t want to spend a ton of money on it. I settled for a Yihua brand because I could afford it and it had good reviews. YIHUA 938BD+I Soldering Iron & Hot Air.. amzn.asia/d/1HEF6ZC
You’ll need flux, solder wick, 60/40 leaded solder, good tips (I started using a curved Hakko tip that I like)HAKKO T18-BR02 Soldering Tip 0.2BR for FX-600/FX-8801 amzn.asia/d/8sUPNZk
Watch a lot of soldering videos and tutorials. I like Voultar’s RUclips channel, he is good at explaining steps to soldering.
I set my temperature around 350 degrees Celsius when I work on the controllers.
The joysticks I get from Wii nunchucks and the stick caps are from hereBabbleCom Nintendo Game Cube Compatible Analog Pad Set of 2 Caps Nintendo Gamecube Repair Replacement Parts Compatible Maintenance Parts Repair Game Peripherals Accessories amzn.asia/d/eoXXjjC
Be aware these are a tight fit.
Hope this helps you!
@@otherretro thank you so much pal, relaxing and comfy channel btw, learning a lot from your videos!