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Mad Catz Xbox controller hack
PCC:
I finished hacking a Mad Catz Xbox controller.
It's a little sloppy, but all the connections are working. I think the 22 gauge wire was a little big. I never did anything like this before; it was more work than I anticipated. However, I discovered that a good soldering tip makes a world of difference.
After I was finished I was told that it's easier if you: first cut all the wires to length, tin them, lay them out, and (most importantly) use drops of epoxy to glue the wires to the circuit board before soldering. However, don't use any glue on the conductive points. Epoxy allows you to route the wires and holds them in place while soldering (for solid connections). An added bonus is that the epoxy helps prevent the wires from being pulled from your connections.
mj147:
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Where? Its one of the cleanest hacks Ive seen. :o
Good job
mj147
hyiu:
wow.... nice job !!!... very clean hacking job !!!...
I have a question....
(I'm thinking of doing the same thing also... hee hee..)
do they share the same ground ??...
or they have separate ground ??...
(cos for my stick... I believe I looped all grounds...)
actually... I'm thinking going 1 step forward....
(but not sure if this is possible...) I'm thinking hacking the pad... but after hacked... the pad is still good.... (I mean all buttons and stuffs.... ) just wires came out from the bottom....
also... did you hack the 2 analog trigger buttons ??
thx.... ;D ;D
PCC:
Thanks, the small jpg picture helps too. ;)
I haven't seen that many write ups on this hack except that they are relatively easy to do. One thing that I found, is that the analog buttons require two wires; the digital buttons (like the dpad, back, and start) have a common ground.
I did hook up the analog triggers and sticks; however, I haven't played any games with it yet. They work as either fully pressed or released. I expect you'll lose precise control with some games.
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I've seen someone do a nice job with a ribbon cable. He connected the buttons and ran the ribbon out the bottom (keeping it fully operational). Sorry, I can't seem to find that link.
JLR2000:
Wasn't there someone looking for someone to hack a XBOX controller for his handicapped friend some time back?