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Console Modding------ ( Here you can talk about your favorite Consoles ) => XBOX 360 => 360 Controllers / 360 Rapid Fire Controllers => Topic started by: Rodent on July 05, 2012, 04:28:45 PM

Title: [WIP]Madcatz Controller led button mod
Post by: Rodent on July 05, 2012, 04:28:45 PM: MAdCatz Controller Led Button Mod

I got this controller super cheap with a console i had bought. Figured i would do some type of mod for it. these controllers are pretty cheap to pick up secondhand. Push button lighting will be done on the abxy and then will work from there ... just thought i would share with you guys.. cheap controller , little bit of time and I am hoping to turn this cheap controller in to something worth wild to sell... the abxy buttons come apart in two pieces makes 3mm leds fit right in the lower part of the buttong i tried to take a pic , camera just wont focus on small stuff
stock wired Madcatz controller
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1123.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl553%2FRodent360%2F100_1907.jpg&hash=1d57ba12c75707db5c85d351853eb008bdad7c46)
UV Leds I got from Crumbz
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1123.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl553%2FRodent360%2F100_1909-1.jpg&hash=a25d7bb83772f135b0af934064fbaa1792488590)
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1123.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl553%2FRodent360%2F100_1911.jpg&hash=9c4aae2134620c6599b48caca938116a42ebb380)
Controller board after i disassemled front
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1123.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl553%2FRodent360%2F100_1931.jpg&hash=5b5cc0620940d809e3c2536d2ed06507ec833fb0)
Back
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1123.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl553%2FRodent360%2F100_1932.jpg&hash=53f32040b0ca1b2d87b732b6d4c6e6da5e43d26e)
Buttons
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1123.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl553%2FRodent360%2F100_1933.jpg&hash=657d99cfed7853bfdf2ea35eb015f9778917a25d)
Buttons are 2 peices
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1123.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl553%2FRodent360%2F100_1934.jpg&hash=bfb5f113c8b2f90abcee0ab6feb34cba403d5ab8)
3mm led fits almost perfectly in the 2 pieces I drilled a small hole in the bottom to hot glue in and let the electrode sitck thur the button
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1123.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl553%2FRodent360%2F100_1942.jpg&hash=c8467a9538fc10f0dd0531033421c865f3f9b8d4)
shell front
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1123.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl553%2FRodent360%2F100_1935.jpg&hash=b90287c4a3f200960cb875a26509f5c50eeb4bb5)
Shell back
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1123.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl553%2FRodent360%2F100_1936.jpg&hash=058e485c587a46d198609a0809394ef898e76bc3)
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1123.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl553%2FRodent360%2F100_1937.jpg&hash=83fce4a150b7f85531d45282abcfdfe78a04b397)
More To come :)
Test of how the buttons will look
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1123.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl553%2FRodent360%2F100_1945.jpg&hash=baba67af66edba87c27ac4f6a9a67e19c61e7b84)
ROL points
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1123.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl553%2FRodent360%2F100_1955.jpg&hash=1ef7d3dfb6cd360f2f4b1c1456d4486ab113703f)
Video
Mad Catz Led buttons.mov (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXqLKhAUDCw#)

Still working on this but just to show some progres
There is very litte room in this controller . I noticed that when i tighted the screws up all the leds come on :( and sucks due to I didnt add any glue to the out side of the buttons to hold the leds in place.. its just that tight that the slightest contact makes them light up :(
Title: Re: [WIP]Madcatz Controller led button mod
Post by: snowcolt17 on July 05, 2012, 05:03:10 PM: looks real good rodent. i like the uv's
Title: Re: [WIP]Madcatz Controller led button mod
Post by: Rodent on July 07, 2012, 07:55:31 AM: Added video not really happy with the results... I explained why under the video.. hope you like i will work on this later and see if i cant improve it and maybe add some more to it..
Title: Re: [WIP]Madcatz Controller led button mod
Post by: Johan1973 on July 17, 2012, 11:48:03 AM: Very nice, I see you got it working after all. :) Good work.
Title: Re: [WIP]Madcatz Controller led button mod
Post by: Rodent on July 17, 2012, 06:03:09 PM: Quote from: Johan1973 on July 17, 2012, 11:48:03 AM
Very nice, I see you got it working after all. :) Good work.
yea it works but the controller doesn't have much space in there so when i tighten the screws they all lite up.. when i get some time i will try to rework it.
Title: Re: [WIP]Madcatz Controller led button mod
Post by: Johan1973 on July 19, 2012, 02:35:33 AM: Taking your time and thinking over placement of components can do wonders, so a rebuild is probably a good thing. I had to do it more than once when I did my controllers, just to get the perfect fit so nothing get pinched, and everything works smoothly as it should. Most problematic was the Dpad with led on my 3rd controller (no video of it yet), because the LED touched the dpad rubber mat, and made right on dpad a little quirky, I had to push a little down right to get it to work. But a few tweaks I finally got things together to work well.