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Building a classic controller adapter for my cab

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steveh:

I hear you on that.  I picked up 2 of those ps1/n64 adapters a long time ago.  I have never really used the 64 part of it.  but i plan on it when i get my cab built.

DarkDraco:

yea main reason i wanted n64 was cuz i was playin some old games the other day and was having trouble with the PSX controller layout on n64. i needed the N64 controller. kind hard to set the C buttons as the L1 L2 R1 R2 and Z button somewhere else.

steveh:

i have always felt it is better to play the games on the controllers they were designed for.   especially odd controllers like the n64

DarkDraco:

the Boom adapter came in and the PSX adapter work perfect. cant say the same for N64. in the controller test page it looks as if a kid is beat the crap out of it. controller is going in all directions and all the buttons are being hit randomly. searching the web for a fix and seems its not possible. anyone here know a fix?

DarkDraco:

i found out some juicy info on how to n64/psx adapter works and why the n64 is buggy. i was playing around and found out the current info on my own.

the wiring for the PS adapter part effects how the n64 part works. i tested the adapter set on N64 with different PS controllers plugged into the port and found out it effected the n64 differently. i ran into 1 3rd party PSX controller that when plugged in, the N64 works PERFECTLY. so i mess around with the controller to see what caused this so see if i can make a psx plug adapter to plug in if im using the N64 port. so i take note of which wire is which pin and cut the controller cord (controller was broken anyways). i come to this conclusion... the type of wire used makes a difference depending on what type of n64 controller your using. (i did all my tests with the normal grey n64 controller.) so connecting pins 4,6,9 together and connecting all the rest together on the PSX port made the N64 work! but wait... i have the wires secured nice and tight but when i let go of the wires the controller starts to act up very slightly. for some reason when i hold onto the wires i get a stable reading and when i let go it gets slightly jittery.

so my question is why is me holding the wires giving me a better signal? and how can i make this permanent by using other electronic stuff.

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