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| infiniteomega:
Try cleaning the contacts on the controller. If they are dirty, solder won't stick. Usually it will just kinda ball up and roll off. Also, you might want to make sure your solder is new. I've had problems with solder that's been sitting around for a while. Also, you could try getting some flux. Put the flux on the contacts. It will help the solder flow a little better (although you shouldn't need it with modern solders as they should already have the proper amount of flux). Hope that helps. |
| JonnyBoy:
If soldering to a pad doesn't work, you could always use the X-Arcade encoder, although it's pricy it'll work on a bunch of different systems with the adapters. |
| hanelyp:
Be sure to tin the wires before trying to solder them to the pads. I.e. apply a bit of solder to coat the wire. Flux and clean pads help. Also, apply heat first to the pieces to be soldered, then introduce the solder to the hot metal. Just a touch of solder on the iron helps transfer heat. And soldering with a dirty soldering tip is near impossable. |
| EwJ:
i'll second that haneylp - tinning the wires helps -and cleaning and re-tinning the tip of the soldering iron too. |
| dabone:
Take a bit of fine sandpaper to the pcb, The contacts need to be roughed up a little for the solder to take. And remember, tin the wire and tin the contact, then hold them together and solder them. Later, dabone |
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