I read on a couple of websites that they are certain models of Playstation controllers that can solderless to make a arcade pcb how does that work?
there’s already a pad hacking thread for this. this is the spiffyshoe solderless hack and it requires a series A PSX controller. Playstation controllers are marked by a letter in the back of a controller case, you want one with an A on it. you can dl the guide here: http://www.megaupload.com/se/?d=Z9WJQ7LF
I’ve done it, it’s a pain. Soldering is so much easier and better. Never again will I do that crappy pad hack.
please do a better job searching next time. Not only is the guide linked in a sticky but the padhacking thread is on the first page of this forum.
I agree with Monte, solderless is a pain compared to solder pcb’s.
I had a real hell finding wire i could use for the solderless hack, but i guess this depends on where you live.
Have done two solderless so far, and hope i don’t have to do it again, but now i atleast got wire for it 
There is so many pages to read on the pad hacking thread to find the solderless info but I found some info but I have a few questions. What is best wire to use for this mod and where could I find the wire to buy.
what kind of problem where you guys running into that you hate this mod?
Solid-conductor wire is needed. I think Spiffyshoes originally said 22-26 AWG? IIRC I ended up with a spool of 24 AWG from RadioShack and it worked fine. I recommend more than one colour.
The main problem for me was that it was cumbersome to fit all the wires into the terminal because of the insulation. If the wire comes as multiple wires stuck together, it’s even thicker because of the glue and I had to strip some of the extra coating which was very tedious. I did try two solder hacks before attempting this, but neither of them worked. Left me without much choice. A plus is that the A-series seems to have great compatibility with converters.
If I where to buy the 26 AWG would that be to thick to fit compared to the 24 AWG?
Wire gauges are the other way around. 26 AWG is thinner than 24 AWG, and so on. Honestly, I doubt Spiffyshoes would have suggested a 4 AWG range (if I even remember that correctly) unless all of them worked. I imagine that 26 AWG would be more likely to get pulled out of the terminal, but it’s easier to install. The reverse applies to 22 AWG which would probably be a nightmare to cram in there. Solid-core wire might be kinda hard to find, so it may be best to just get a small amount of any of the recommended gauges and see how it goes.
26 gauge seemed perfect to me. 24 seemed too thick and higher chance of touching one of the other wires. just put the wires in place, hot glue them, wrap the wires around the cord once and it’s pretty secure. Haven’t had a problem with cross connections.
Just remember that if your having issues with the 26 gauge wire staying put you should use the membrane that was inside of the connector. Like that it keeps the wires in place.
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