Author Topic: Xbox 360 controller, finished product. (Read 4967 times)

Max_Kreeger · « **on:** December 27, 2008, 07:15:27 AM »

Hey guys,

I've FINALLY finished the controller mods. The bottom right LED gave me A LOT of trouble (stupid pads/traces)

Here's a few pictures:

moeiscool · « **Reply #1 on:** December 27, 2008, 11:57:51 AM »

this is my controller

Max_Kreeger · « **Reply #2 on:** December 28, 2008, 04:23:15 AM »

SWEET! nice job man. You going to swap the LED's as well ?

Skullmaster · « **Reply #3 on:** December 28, 2008, 02:09:52 PM »

Looks sweet guys!

moeiscool · « **Reply #4 on:** December 28, 2008, 04:23:50 PM »

Quote from: Max_Kreeger on December 28, 2008, 04:23:15 AM

SWEET! nice job man. You going to swap the LED's as well ?

sadly no my hands arent steady enough for that
ill leave that to people who have patience like you

Max_Kreeger · « **Reply #5 on:** December 28, 2008, 06:53:09 PM »

LOL me? have patience. I destroyed my iron tip by stabbing it into concrete the first time when I tried. Then I ripped the pad of the player 4 led and some of the trace. I was swearing for 25 minutes. I have to admit it is some of the dodgiest soldering I have EVER done. But hey, no one can see the inside :P.

bustinthejustin · « **Reply #6 on:** December 28, 2008, 08:56:44 PM »

Lol stabbing concrete with a soldering iron isn't the best idea

I started practicing soldering on an old HDD, then an old stick of RAM, and then I went on to practice on my psp. It took me a while to get LED swaps too, but I find that a little practice and technique is all it takes. Patience is definitely mandatory here though... I spent well over an hour and i still failed, but I didn't give up and eventaully I got it. Next time you have trouble, just stop, and take a break... Ask AM too, lots of helpful people here

Max_Kreeger · « **Reply #7 on:** December 28, 2008, 09:02:02 PM »

I cam close to ripping the controller apart because of the pad and trace

moeiscool · « **Reply #8 on:** December 29, 2008, 02:13:07 PM »

well no matter you still did it, i murdered a controller trying to desolder the analog stick LOL
so im not going to try the leds they so small

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #9 on:** December 29, 2008, 04:23:50 PM »

Led swapping is extremely easy, you just need to have patience and a steady hand (or tools to hold everything and make it easier lol)

40_ounce · « **Reply #10 on:** December 30, 2008, 01:42:18 AM »

Looks good. You should put a white battery pack and paint the bottom of the crontroller (the part thats grey) white.

Max_Kreeger · « **Reply #11 on:** December 31, 2008, 02:13:21 AM »

I got the hang of it now. Just took a lil bit of practice. I did my other controller but I kinda mixed it up. 1st and 4th player are blue and 2nd and 3rd are green and I swapped the analog sticks with the orig xbox controller ones...I'm still planning to light up the dome on that one.

robin1989 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 31, 2008, 02:30:51 AM »

hey i just finished my chatpad and it looks ok - not as good as that but ok my problem with it is it has some small cracks in the paint that apeared as it dried - do you know why that is or could it be with it been really cold here at the minute

moeiscool · « **Reply #13 on:** December 31, 2008, 11:03:58 AM »

you could get paint thinner and wipe it off?

robin1989 · « **Reply #14 on:** December 31, 2008, 03:26:04 PM »

nah to much hassle lol i was just wondering if anyone had any idea why so that next time i can stop it from happening lol.

Max_Kreeger · « **Reply #15 on:** January 01, 2009, 09:22:53 AM »

Post some pics, then we can get a better idea of your problem.

bustinthejustin · « **Reply #16 on:** January 01, 2009, 12:56:14 PM »

I think it's just that since it's so cold, the paint doesn't apply evenly. Also, since it's cold it might cause it to crack while it's drying too. This is why I'm not painting in the winter. Too much hassle. Did it crack after u started using it or right after it dried?

robin1989 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 01, 2009, 01:34:30 PM »

well i had the paint at room temprature but my parents dont want me to spray inside so i took it into the garage to spray with the room temp paint and i then let it dry outside till it wasnt wet but just tacky and then brought it inside - i will get pictures later my dads family is over at the moment

Hazer · « **Reply #18 on:** January 01, 2009, 04:12:41 PM »

During the PC modding days, alot of people used vinyl dye rather than regular paint for plastic items. Paint never adheres well to plastic. I believe vinyl dye can be found in most auto parts stores.

bustinthejustin · « **Reply #19 on:** January 01, 2009, 04:29:03 PM »

It will adhere well if you do some good prep work: sand it smooth, and prime it nicely

Max_Kreeger · « **Reply #20 on:** January 02, 2009, 05:44:12 AM »

Yeah, but all paint EVENTUALLY wears away. Vinyl die is better, but I reckon just spray painting is simpler...

bustinthejustin · « **Reply #21 on:** January 02, 2009, 01:05:37 PM »

Robin I think I figured out your problem - you said that you tried drying it outside first then inside, and I read that paint cracks if there are rapid changes of temperature while drying. I figure if you moved it from outside to in, it'd be like a difference of a good 30 degrees.

robin1989 · « **Reply #22 on:** January 02, 2009, 03:16:32 PM »

yeh it was like -4c outside and about 20-25c inside

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Author Topic: Xbox 360 controller, finished product. (Read 4967 times)