NES Controllers with stiff buttons

Ye0ldmario · 11-06-2009, 10:27 PM

I have a couple of NES controllers and the 2 red buttons are really stiff. When hooked up I need to push down really hard to navigate through a game. One of them is so bad it doesn't even register any presses.

Anyway I can get these working again? I unscrewed one and didn't see any gunk or anything like that. But the buttons are still stiff.

smugle · 11-06-2009, 11:03 PM

Check this site out it give you step by step instruction on how to do it. I could paste it we will have to ask permision from the site and this site. here is the link

http://annahegedus.com/videogames/57...ontroller.html

FABombjoy · 11-07-2009, 12:55 AM

Usually just a quick cleaning of the button contacts w/ rubbing alcohol works for me. Clean the PCB vigorously, and the carbon pads lightly.

11-06-2009, 10:27 PM	#1
Ye0ldmario Cherry (Level 1) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Northern USA Posts: 214	NES Controllers with stiff buttons I have a couple of NES controllers and the 2 red buttons are really stiff. When hooked up I need to push down really hard to navigate through a game. One of them is so bad it doesn't even register any presses. Anyway I can get these working again? I unscrewed one and didn't see any gunk or anything like that. But the buttons are still stiff.

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11-06-2009, 11:03 PM	#2
smugle Insert Coin (Level 0) Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 6	Check this site out it give you step by step instruction on how to do it. I could paste it we will have to ask permision from the site and this site. here is the link http://annahegedus.com/videogames/57...ontroller.html

11-07-2009, 12:55 AM	#3
FABombjoy Give pepsi to man-eating plant Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 1,866	Usually just a quick cleaning of the button contacts w/ rubbing alcohol works for me. Clean the PCB vigorously, and the carbon pads lightly.