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pcdoctor:
I'm having a very hard time soldering a PSX controller to real arcade buttons.
Is there anything other than solder that I can use?
Let me ask this.
I went from the arcade start button to the start location on the psx controller.
I plugged the psx end into the ps2 and when I pressed the arcade start button, nothing happened.
Do you only need to have one arcade button connected to be sure that the controller works?
I may end up buying one of these prewired because I don't have the patience for soldering.
I found out that Red Octane sells this.
http://www.redoctane.com/arcadecasepcb.html

It's just that the digital psx controller cost $5 and the redoctane psx pcb with arcade style case costs $25.
(I noticed on their website that the standalone arcade style case costs $20 so I guess this would make their psx pcb with cable $5)
I wish they sold the psx pcb with cable without the arcade style case.
Is there any company that sells psx generic pcb with the cables to plug into digital joysticks and buttons?
I'm using Interact psx digital controllers by the way.

TalkingOctopus:
When soldering to a PCB, make sure to use soldering flux.  You can pick it up at Radioshack and it makes everything a whole lot easier.  To make a connection to the PCB, first you apply some flux to the PCB and then you solder the wire.

Check out this site for a gamepad soldering guide.

http://members.cox.net/joysticks/

Good Luck!

pcdoctor:
Thanks so much for your help!
I'm a girl gamer who loves fighting games.
I just wish DOA2 HC supported digital fighting sticks or Temco would just come out with DOA3 for the PS2.

Sephroth57:
im interested in that red octane thing for my cab. so basicly i would buy that thing, take off the PCB, connect the wires from it to my buttons and plug it into my PS2 and thats it?

also i was wondering, ill have wires going from my buttons to the jamma connector into my J-pac, so would i splice into those wires and connect the PSX PCB that way so they would both always be connected or would that mess it up?

pcdoctor:
Went to Radio Shack after work and they didn't have any flux.
The only kind they had was flux with solder in one.
I assumed I needed the paste flux.
This is really ticking me off.
I guess I'll try to locate another Radio Shack for the flux tomorrow.
If I still can't solder after buying the flux I'll definetely buy the Red Octane pcb.

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