Wireless Controller Conversion

Posts : 45 Join date : 2012-02-04

This looks pretty amazing, I might try to do one of these soon! I have all AVR programmers at school and the person who made the video gave pretty detailed instructions along with a parts list.

Subject: Re: Wireless Controller Conversion Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:59 pm

Haha I like the butcher knife cutting the controller cable

Posts : 45 Join date : 2012-02-04

I'm having trouble finding a case that I like, for the receiver. The one he used seems to be sold in europe, not in the US

Subject: Re: Wireless Controller Conversion Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:15 pm

GooniesMan wrote:: I'm having trouble finding a case that I like, for the receiver. The one he used seems to be sold in europe, not in the US

For most things like that I have an electronics hobbyist store near me that sells small project boxes for like $1.50

You can probably find them on ebay (I've never looked)

Posts : 45 Join date : 2012-02-04

You're lucky to have options. We do have radio shack over here, but they don't have any variety. I'll try ebay and maybe digikey too.

Subject: Re: Wireless Controller Conversion Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:43 pm

GooniesMan wrote:: You're lucky to have options. We do have radio shack over here, but they don't have any variety. I'll try ebay and maybe digikey too.

Yeah but guess what....I can't buy a desoldering iron here. I live in canada's largest city and stores don't sell desoldering irons. All I could find were plastic solder pumps that did more damage than desoldering. I had to get friends / clients in america to buy and mail me a radio shack desodlering iron and replacement heads because radioshack only ships within the states....

Posts : 45 Join date : 2012-02-04

Did you ask your hobby store why they don't sell desoldering irons?

Subject: Re: Wireless Controller Conversion Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:50 pm

GooniesMan wrote:: Did you ask your hobby store why they don't sell desoldering irons?

Yeah...because they think those stupid plastic pumps will work well enough....

The plastic pumps not only take the solder out...they take the whole trace with it.

Posts : 45 Join date : 2012-02-04

I'm tempted to buy this

I do enough repros so it might be worth it someday.

Subject: Re: Wireless Controller Conversion Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:32 pm

GooniesMan wrote:: I'm tempted to buy this

I do enough repros so it might be worth it someday.

What wrong with the 12$ radioshack bulb desoldering iron? I found if I replace the tip often enough on it my desoldering thing works great.

Posts : 45 Join date : 2012-02-04

I'm looking for speed and efficiency. I never had much luck with the radio shack one, but i will give it another go next time I need to desolder. Its a luxury item, what dreams are made of!

Subject: Re: Wireless Controller Conversion Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:18 am

GooniesMan wrote:: I'm looking for speed and efficiency. I never had much luck with the radio shack one, but i will give it another go next time I need to desolder. Its a luxury item, what dreams are made of!

Oh okay. I found the radioshack iron works when the head is new enough but the heads need replacing very frequently.

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