Justin rips open one in every of Nintendo’s newest controllers to repair the D-Pad because the firm that invented it forgot the best way to make them correctly.
Sure, I’ve defined it in my Change 2 Professional Controller first impressions, however the D-Pad on Nintendo’s newest professional gaming pad nonetheless sucks. The corporate that invented and perfected the machine simply cannot make them work correctly anymore. I needs to be honest although, as this is not only a Nintendo drawback as of late as many third occasion D-Pads are simply as busted. I do not know why making a purposeful D-Pad is such a misplaced artwork as we will return to the stack of NES controllers I personal and measure each dimension to make a working and ideal piece of apparatus.
For these of you that assume the D-Pad is working positive I problem you go open the Change 2 System Settings, Controllers & Equipment, after which Take a look at Enter Units. Maintain one Course on the D-Pad and rock it round a bit. You may discover that inputs perpendicular to the button you pressed is being triggered. Whereas this may occasionally not matter in some D-Pad video games, it may be disastrous in others. Combating video games are an enormous one, and even doing a operating ducking soar within the authentic Tremendous Mario Bros. is almost unattainable.
Nonetheless, there’s a strategy to vastly enhance the Change 2 Professional Controller D-Pad. This resolution is just for the courageous although because it requires you to open that controller as much as preform what is named a Tape Repair. This repair has grow to be well-liked on fashionable controllers as a result of D-Pads are so ceaselessly made poorly as of late. That stated, please overview a phrase of Warning beneath.
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If you happen to do the Tape Repair to your controller the D-Pad will nonetheless not be excellent, however general will operate a lot better than it does model new. I must also notice that you will have to press a bit more durable in every course to get an enter to operate after that is full.
Issues You Want:
Nintendo Change 2 Professional Controller
Small Screwdriver Package
Guitar Picks
Clear Packing Tape
Sharp Razor Blade/Field Cutter
Tweezers
Good to Have Gadgets:
Toothpicks
ACID FREE Silicone Glue
Very first thing it’s possible you’ll discover is there are not any screws seen on the Nintendo Change 2 Professional Controller. It’s because the entrance plate is usually held on by adhesive and some clips. To me, that is crappy design and when placing it again collectively YOU MAY have to connect it again your self a bit however your mileage could fluctuate. (Extra on the attainable glue later.)
To Take away the entrance plate off the Change 2 Professional Controller you want to take one thing flat, like Guitar Picks, and begin by wedging them within the crease between the black and grey elements on the highest of the controller. Actually push it in too as you are making an attempt to interrupt up the adhesive holding it down. You need to really feel it tearing it aside and also you push and slide it in fastidiously.
You may wish to work your approach across the controller fastidiously breaking apart the adhesive and typically prying the highest off a bit. It is a little tough, so take your time and watch out to not break any clips.
Ultimately you will begin to work your approach round and prying the face plate off ought to appear extra affordable.
Ultimately it is best to be capable of pop the face plate off and as you possibly can see it is largely simply adhesive holding it down. Annoying for restore work.
From right here it is best to see the subsequent layer of the Change 2 Professional Controller. Take away the seven screws as proven above. Simply notice that the highest heart screw, with the purple circle, is shorter than the remaining, so you will wish to make sure to put that again in the identical spot when placing it again collectively.
This subsequent half is just a little tough. You may wish to take away the 2 items on the underside left and proper of the controller. These are the identical items the 2 decrease screws on all sides had been in. They don’t pull straight out! They arrive out at a little bit of a diagonal pointed inward towards the middle of the controller. I discovered it best to pry the decrease find yourself by the little gap just a little then to rotate the higher half out. It wasn’t too onerous to slip out after that.
Rigorously do the identical to the opposite aspect.
As soon as they’re out be sure to know which aspect goes the place. They can not be swapped out as they’re made for both the left of proper aspect. An excellent rule of thumb is the aspect with the notch in it goes going through in direction of the underside of the controller.
BE CAREFUL HERE! It is time to take away the Button Plate holding all of the buttons and pads from the remainder of the controller however in case you do not learn this fastidiously every little thing goes to spill out and make an enormous mess. I could not get good footage whereas doing this so once more, READ THIS CAREFULLY.
You are going to maintain down the Button Plate of the controller you simply eliminated the screws from down and flip all the controller face down. You then wish to gently pull the Button Plate off from the very high of the controller. As soon as that pops off just a little you need it to hold a bit after which gently pull the underside half out and away from the remainder of the controller. There’s a little tab on the backside beneath the C (Recreation Chat) button that slots in to the principle controller unit.
If you happen to did this proper you should not have a multitude and all of the buttons and pads needs to be of their correct place. If you happen to mess up it is not the top of the world, only a ache within the ass since you will need to piece every little thing again collectively. You may wish to be taught this step effectively as you’ll possible be repeating it a number of occasions in the course of the calibration course of. Fortunately, you needn’t dig deeper into the controller from right here!
You are subsequent going to wish to take a small chunk of clear packing tape and stick it on a floor you possibly can minimize it with a razor blade and whereas the sticky half would not decide up any particles. I caught it to a thicker Ziploc bag as I knew I may peel it off safely. Simply do not minimize by the bag itself and injury any floor you are engaged on.
As soon as you’ve got acquired the tape there you wish to minimize small rectangles of tape that you could peel off with some tweezers. You’re going to wish to have 4 of those to cowl roughly 2/3rds of every D-Pad Contact cowl the internal most half to the outer. I additionally discovered making an attempt to chop a smaller round piece of tape and placing on the middle plastic submit in between the D-Pad contact helped too, however you might be welcome to strive the repair with out doing this. The image above is not my closing placement however it’s the perfect image I’ve acquired as a information.
Now we’ve to check the work. Flip the controller face down and thoroughly put the Button Plate again on. Bear in mind you wish to slide the underside nub underneath the C Button in first earlier than urgent the remainder of the Button Plate again collectively. As soon as connected firmly maintain the button plate to the controller and flip it again over such as you’d usually be holding the controller.
DO NOT reassemble the controller but. Whereas no screws are in it we have to take a look at the work to verify it is operate in a desired approach. (Within the image above I reinserted the 2 aspect tabs however DO NOT DO THIS YET!) I’ve various checks to strive. Please keep in mind, even with my closing work nothing was excellent. If I nonetheless press tremendous onerous and a course and wiggle I can nonetheless get incorrect inputs. However urgent usually appears to get higher outcomes. Additionally mild presses most likely will not register anymore.
Take a look at 1: Flip your Change 2 on, go to System Settings, Controllers & Equipment, Take a look at Enter Units. From right here you possibly can maintain every of the 4 instructions down and wiggle it to see if it is getting any incorrect inputs. Bear in mind Urgent pretty onerous should give incorrect inputs.
Take a look at 2: Whereas within the Take a look at Enter Units Menu strive rocking between left and proper, forwards and backwards to see if it triggers unhealthy inputs. Do the identical for up and down. Simply know when doing up and Down, as a result of your thumb rests over the aspect instructions it is a lot simpler to set off them when going this manner. You can too strive holding the controller sideways right here to see when you have extra constant outcomes.
Take a look at 3: I name this one the a number of Shoryuken take a look at. From the Take a look at Enter Units Menu we’re going to do one in every of Ryu and Ken’s signature strikes from Road Fighter in each course. If you do not know this transfer it might be extra complicated on the best way to take a look at it correctly. Principally urgent Ahead, Down, then Ahead very quick on the D-Pad to verify it registers accurately. (Hey Road Fighter of us, I do know it formally ends with a Down Ahead however this menu would not let you know diagonals.)
Anyway you will wish to take a look at the next shortly. (R,D,R)/(D,L,D)/(L,U,L)/(U,R,U)/(R,U,R)/(U,L,U)/(L,D,L)/(D,R,D). If you are able to do these shortly with out different instructions being hit you are on the suitable path.
Take a look at 4: You are going to wish to open up just a few video games you’ve gotten entry to that permit for all eight instructions of a D-Pad to be examined. If in case you have the Contra Assortment you possibly can open up NES Contra and see in case you can level you are gun/duck simply. Although I did not have a lot drawback doing this to start with on a inventory Change 2 Professional Controller. I additionally suggest making an attempt it out in a shooter like Gradius Particular on the Nintendo Leisure System – Nintendo Change On-line app. You need to begin out having the ability to transfer shortly within the Particular model and in all eight instructions. Attempt rocking forwards and backwards and ensure it feels proper.
Take a look at 5:One closing take a look at I love to do is in Tremendous Mario Bros. Get a Tremendous Mushroom and navigate to an area that is pretty open. Attempt getting a run going, duck with the down button, after which doing a crouched soar whereas nonetheless shifting ahead with nice pace. Then do it going the other way. On a inventory Change 2 Professional controller I discover this motion almost unattainable. After doing the tape repair it is a lot simpler to do than earlier than, although nonetheless not so good as on an NES. If you wish to simply preserve testing this keep in mind to make use of Save States.
Now in case you’re pleased with the outcomes you possibly can transfer on to controller reassembly. If not you are going to need to flip the controller face down once more and take away the Button Plate. You may must make some micro changes to the tape placement. If one course is simply too delicate transfer the tape outward from the middle in order that extra of the contact pad is roofed with tape. If a course isn’t delicate sufficient transfer the tape again inward in order that extra of the contact plate is uncovered. Then retest.
Attempt to not get too annoyed on this step. You could have to make changes many occasions till you discover a approach you are content material with. Additionally do not beat your self up, it is by no means going to be excellent, however it may be a lot better than the best way it got here.
When you’re pleased with the outcomes you possibly can transfer on to reassembling the controller.
Reattach the Button Plate, as you possible have executed many occasions by now. Then put the detachable tabs again in place, remembering they type of go in at an angle nearer to the controller and that they’ve particular sides they belong to. Discuss with the image from disassembly in case you blended them up.
Screw every little thing again collectively. There needs to be seven screws. The shorter screw goes within the high heart the place I drew the purple circle within the image above.
It is time to reattach the principle Face Plate. As it is best to keep in mind, this was largely held on by adhesive. I’ve seen on-line that many individuals have had no points reattaching this after preliminary elimination. So you might be free to strive simply slapping it on and urgent it again collectively. That stated, there’s solely so many occasions this may work, if it really works for you in any respect. I had points with the underside proper aspect of the plate, by the Proper Stick, barely, and I imply barely, popping again out just a little. It would not have an effect on something however I do have potential repair.
READ CAREFULLY! WARNING! You may get some ACID FREE Silicone Glue to reapply some adhesive to the Face Plate. And please, PLEASE, PLEASE MAKE SURE IT’S ACID FREE! If the Silicone Glue has a powerful scent, it is best to NOT use it. Many Silicone Glues have an acid that may injury the electronics in gadgets. Now, a lot of you’ll say we’re simply gluing plastic to plastic, but when the glue has acid the outgassing of the glue may nonetheless hurt the electronics inside. So use ACID FREE Silicone Glue which is more durable to seek out.
When it comes time to connect the plate I counsel getting a toothpick and simply getting just a little bit on it and spreading it across the areas I coloured inexperienced within the image above. You do not wish to get glue by the enter gadgets. Bear in mind, the much less it’s important to use right here the higher. You simply need it to stay, not get caught. Additionally, the inexperienced spots are only a recommended gluing space and you will have higher concepts. Much less is normally higher right here. You need sufficient that it’ll stick properly and nonetheless be straightforward to take away sooner or later. The one space I used just a little extra is by the Proper Stick, as I’ve beforehand talked about that this aspect was barely popping up for me.
Upon getting the glue on CAREFULLY put the Face Plate again on the controller doing all of your finest to not get glue all over the place. Sure, I do know among the spots I put some glue could cowl the screws, so resolve for your self if this can be a good thought. I examined this glue on some plastic items just a few days earlier than hand and it should not be too onerous to take away afterward. Once more, I am no glue professional, so be at liberty to inform me how dumb I’m within the feedback beneath. I deserve it for going this far with a silly restore on a model new controller.
As soon as the Face Plate is again on, firmly maintain it collectively for a couple of minutes. Then clear any extra glue off the controller with a humid, not moist, paper towel or every other protected object you’ve gotten. It’s possible you’ll then wish to discover a strategy to maintain the Face Plate to the remainder of the controller for 24-48 hours for the glue to set. I used to be capable of wedge it between some objects on a shelf that pressed the plate collectively, however I haven’t got a common resolution for everybody right here.
If you happen to made it this far you are as loopy as I’m as a result of I stated this text was for instructional use solely. However hey, congratulations on having probably the greatest working Nintendo Change 2 Professional Controller D-Pads on the planet. If you happen to want extra unsorted footage from the method try the gallery beneath.
Now, if there have been solely a strategy to repair the horrible Management Stick Snap Again on these controllers we could have probably the greatest gaming pads ever made.
Due to all recreation followers for studying.