SFAC Stick Chopped XBox Port

Tech Talk
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Hey guys,

I decided to just cut off the XBox plug and wire the cable itself directly to another USB cord. I hope I didnt ruin it lol. Anyway, all the connections are fine, yet it doesnt seem to be detecting it at all through Windows. I have the XBCD drivers installed. Anyone else get it to work this way? Thanks.

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Finally! I’ve been waiting for someone to try this. Could it be because it’s the SFAC stick and not a first party controller? Did you wire it on the breakaway part so you could put it on another pad?

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Dang, I’m the first one? I was hoping for a success story from someone who had done it haha. But nah, I didnt wire it to the breakaway. I chopped the XBox end and wired the joystick to a USB extension cable I had laying around. Didn’t need it, so I figured I’d solder it directly to that. Plus I don’t have an XBox. Just wanna use this on my PC/PS2. I can take a picture as soon as my camera charges. It could be the stick though since I always read about people having problems with it. I also have the PS2 plug inserted into my PSX>PC adapter from Radio Shack. What do you think?

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Did you install the XBCD drivers AFTER plugging in the controller?

If you install those drivers before plugging it in, they will not detect the xbox controller connected. Reinstall the drivers with the stick connected if that is the case.

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technically it should work, ive done this many times but with official xbox s pads, also i made a little invention since my xbox got fried i took out two of the controller ports and wired them to to extra usb extension cables i had around and i plug this into my computer so now i have to xbox controller port for my computer that work great with controller s pads, i havent had good luck with 3rd party pads though, so that might be your problem

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Thanks for the replies. Yeah, I installed it with the stick connected and without it connected. Same thing. I just discovered something though. I tried connecting the yellow wire to wires which were already connected, then Windows told me it was unrecognized. It’s better than nothing appearing at all I think. Thoughts?