I was pretty exhausted when I modded this, so I think I simply overlooked the main boardâs Guide point. I donât have a Razer on hand anymore, so would you mind pointing out which pin it is?
Did anyone else find that the cables are glued onto the PCB? I found that strange seeing as Razerâs approach with this stick was to make it as mod-friendly as possible but there is definitely glue holding some of the cables down on my stick and i canât seem to get them off for the life of me
Edit: I ran a jet lighter on an exacto knife and sliced through the glue (the glue was between the white plastic part on the pcb and the cable - not directly on the board itself) - itâs working but what a tedious process for something that could be so much easier!
They glue wire to PCBs it as Glue is cheap, And I seen it done everywhere, in alarm clocks, keyboards, radios, you name it.
Is it a pain? Depending on the glue yes. Hot Glue is easy to peel off, Super Glue is stupid, Epoxy is a Sonuvabitch
Look at that sloppy glue job though, very unimpressed! All over other pins that it shouldnât be touching (was sloppy all over but this was probably the worst part)
Better yet, I contacted Razerâs support team about the sloppy glue job and this is what they said:
lol âI will be helping you, I canât help you, thanks for buying our stuffâ
Edit: I took the issue to Razerâs CEOâs facebook page, and they are shipping me an entire new unit because of the glue job - pretty impressive! They also mentioned that theyâre now going to tighten up the manufacturing process and make sure that thereâs only glue where there needs to be.
Iâve been talking to Alvin at Razer since last week over email from this thread. Heâs been super helpful in getting pin outs (saves me some multimeter testing) and providing some info about the PCBâs piggyback capability. He doesnât seem to think trace cutting is needed if youâre using the J19 header pins.
Anyway, for those curious, hereâs the PCB with everything labeled based on the emails + my own poking around. Super helpful for anyone else thatâs looking to modify theirs.
STILL no word if Razer might actually market these joysticks for something OTHER than the XBox 360?
I think itâs obvious theyâll support the XBox One â eventually â but, in the meantime, what about the âother side of the fence?â
Hello, iâm a noob and iâm lurking for my first arcade stick, mainly for retrogaming and steam games.
So, i guess itâs compatible with pc, but will it works with steam big picture? Anyone is playing on pc?
Is the stick heavy?
Iâve read some reviewsbut perhaps misunderstood (english is not my native language): Is the Razer fully plastic? I mean, when you play, do you have the feeling of a toy?
I know my question seems stupid, but iâm a bit lost at the moment.
Razer stick is mostly plastic, the top panel has a metal plate in it. And there some metal hardware for reinforcement, such as the metal strut cylinder inside.