freeway4885: AT least you don’t have to solder the whole thing right? Just make sure to be very careful as to avoid mistakes. Make sure to post your results and everything so we can see how it came out. I want to see if this hack is trouble free cause I may do it as well.
2BAD4U: The stick looks great. I love the different shape design. As for the stick to buttons measurement 4 inches apart on center works great. You gonna do any more sticks?
2BAD4U: The stick looks great. I love the different shape design. As for the stick to buttons measurement 4 inches apart on center works great. You gonna do any more sticks?
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Well…I spent so much money and time on it that I’m not sure that I would make more soon. I’ll see if I’ll have the time the the will to make more maybe for a friend. But like I said, spent so much time soldering that I’m kinda sick about it.
Someone posted a link to a ps1 controller hack and I think it doesn’t need any soldering right? If so, I guess I’ll start only using ps1 PCB’s.
im hooked on making them now. i really want to keep pursuing them. once i get good at them, i think i might just make them just for my liking, and possibly sell them. im starting on a saturn design for a stick i plan to work on in the near future. as of right now, im just focusing on finishing this xbox reflex hack and starting on a ps2 stick next. oh yea, quick question nitewalker, how do i remove the solder that was on the spot? can i get a razor and just scrape it off? anyways, im getting more adjusted to working with photoshop. this is basically a start, but im just adding games that i play on my saturn on a normal basis. let me know what you think.
Pretty nice on the art. Do some reading up on photoshop as there’s really no limit as to what you can do with it. As for removing the solder you can just heat it up And use some scrap wire to remove it. Just be very careful about removing it. If you want you really don’t have to remove it at all. Just heat it up and put your new wire on. You can add a bit of extra solder if you want to make sure your connection’s tight.
Yeah it is hard to stop building right?
yes, very very very addicting. i used to be addicted to buying them, i had 5 sticks at one point. i sold a few of my old sticks because i didnt play with them. now, just the thought of having something unique to play on is just damn satisfying to me.
Goin to get some more controllers today. I’ll post the package and everything and the pcb so people know what to get and see how easy it is to hack.
The novelty of it wears off pretty quickly. However, going back to commercial sticks takes a lot more getting used to.
What up my peoples! No. I’m not back or anything like that, but I’m able to post from where I’m currently at (not Iraq). Great to hear from the new builders. Keep building sticks, it just gets easier and becomes fun, then soon you’ll start to get creative and shit. Artwork, personal drawings, con-tac paper, stickers, 100% plexi, it’s all good. I’m waiting to see a Half Life 2 theme soon. They got the PC mods, how about controllers and so forth?
*note: That rhyme thing going on in the second sentence was purely accidental. Even if it did suck.
I need some help.
I’m trying to help my friend mod his pelican stick. We took out the original board and everything. I had him get an H series ps1 dual shock pad and he has a p360 and some buttons. We have pretty much everything we need. We are up to the part where we have to scrape the black layer off the board so we can solder but we dont know exactly which ones to scrape. Does anyone have like a step by step picture guide that shows where to solder everything including the ground and 5 volt?
Thanks.
Look at where the cord attaches to the pad. There’s about 7 wires, and 2 of them are shorted with a capacitor(the cap is on the board, it will be electrolytic). That capacitor couples the ground and power lines. Now you just need to do a continuity test between a button ground and the capacitor leads. That will tell you which is gnd and which power.
just a quick question, i lost my c clip for my stick today and went to lowes to buy somemore. i havent tried them on yet, but the size of it looked to be 7/32. does anyone know if this is right?
Edit: if it helps, its a happ competition stick.
I measured one from one of my comp sticks. Check pic for measurements. Hope it helps. I also have another pic…
…right here of another angle.
And here is one of the best pads I ever found to use for a custom stick. I know it works great because my very first stick was with one of these and it still works great. These are mostly for non converter use because of them being all digital and 3rd party. But I can vouch for the wal mart $10 converter. That definitely works with this pad except for the sfac for xbox where it turns into poo. And the price is the best. 4.99 new at eb and .99 if you find it used. Also eb is having a sale right now with mad catz products. Buy 1 get one 50% off. I bought like 7 the last time I was there. Going to get more tuesday. See my next post for a pic of the pcb.
And here’s the pcb. Sooooooo easy to solder to. You can just use the little silver dots as your solder points. For a ground I usually scrape the gree stuff off of the part to the left of the square button spot and solder to that. Very easy and lots of room to work with.
thanks for the pics nite. i have to run back to lowes tomorrow and get that straightened out and i might as well go pick up some of those controlers. oh yea, i gotta order some more buttons for my next stick and i remember you talking about getting a button wrench. im sure its used to take the buttons off and helps if you plan on re-modeling your stick. is it worthwhile to purchase it?
Yes very. It’s only $2 at most places you can get it from but I recommend tornadoterry:
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQgotopageZ1QQsassZtornadoterrysdotQQsorecordsperpageZ50QQsosortpropertyZ1
It allows you to tighten button nuts even in tight places. Not necessary but makes stick making 100x easier. Best use is actually removing the nuts. But worth it overall. Stick with him for buttons too. very cheap. He doesn’t advertise them but he has comp buttons.
I’m gonna try some other genaric ps pads they had for like .99 or 1.99. I’ll get em probably tuesday and post results.
I got to agree with NiteWalker, I tried with some ebay controller and had such a hard time understanding the PCB, then he told me to get this one at walmart and I did, the day after, my 2-player joystick was ready :). For the ground, I use one one the shoulder buttons cause I like to use the wires more than soldering, much easier IMO.
i need some quick tips. im gonna solder the wires that fell off my reflex pcb today. the points are realitively small, and this is my first time soldering. any tips some of you more experienced guys can give me so i dont overuse the solder. i would hate to short this thing out.
Tin you wire first by applying solder to it. There’s already solder on the point so you shouldn’t need to add any more. Just do everything carefully. As long as the iron is hot enough you shouldn’t have any problems making a bridge between 2 solder points. Solder flows to where the heat is. Biggest steps are to be very careful and prepare for your job.
Here’s a stick I just completed last nite. More pics to follow…