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i need help with my snes controllers
wiggy:
Are you able to open the cart? If you don't have a gamebit to do so with, then there's a trick you can use to open them with a cheap ball point pen. That will give you better access and the ability to really give it a good scrub if it needs it. Just "cleaning" it may not solve the problem. Corrosion/buildup can be an issue as well. I found that a huge amount of my carts were pretty crusty once I started cleaning and casing them (I bough most of my games used, so who knows how they were treated/stored before I owned them).
Belmont86:
i did the pen trick and open it but everything its clean. im gonna try to test it on another console maybe someone i know has an snes to do it.
Belmont86:
hi i got another question tcp friend. well i have 2 original snes controllers and am having problems with them. on both controllers the start button wont work i open it and cleaned it but that didnt fixed the problem. can someone give me an idea on what to do? thank you in advance
wiggy:
Open again, check for broken/corroded traces from that button.
Clean BOTH the contact pads on the buttons themselves and the PCB. Isopropyl will do the trick, any concentration. If the brass contacts on the PCB look corroded, then I would suggest something called TarnX. I've been using it for a while to restore water damaged portables with a LOT of success. Just make absolutely sure to clean it all off when you're done. If left on metal, it will eventually tarnish/corrode the metal part (ironic, as it's used to remove tarnish).
Dr.Agon:
i was going to suggest broken traces as well, had a controller where the start button didnt work all the time, opened it up and the board had a crack just after the start button, bit of solder sorted it out!