Repairing Controller Joystick and Cable | Nintendo Gamecube

Repairing Controller Joystick and Cable | Nintendo Gamecube
Total Fix
Repairing Controller Joystick and Cable | Nintendo Gamecube - I previously bought a few broken Nintendo Gamecube Controllers from eBay and in this video, I go through the process and show the steps I take on how to troubleshoot defective controllers. If you are interested, please feel free to subscribe as I release weekly content.
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[@patrickthompson8913]

Good source of official nintendo sticks are the wii mote nunchucks. Normally not a lot of wear and inexpensive in used market.

[@totalfix877]

This is actually true, I will highlight this comment in case others are interested in looking for alternatives as T2 and T3 boxes are harder to come by.

[@absolutelyfookinnobody2843]

@Total Fix thanks for pining that comment

[@RosenBro]

what about wii classic controllers? they would have two modules instead of 1 if theyre the same part, would love to know before i do this repair myself (soldering for the first time)

[@patrickthompson8913]

@RosenBro I dont have a wii classic controller, but I think they should work. I'm pretty sure they don't have a press down click button on the analog. They do seam harder at least for me to find then the nunchuck

[@RosenBro]

@@patrickthompson8913 isnt the gamecube controller and nunchuk also missing the click down button on the analog? do you know if its possible to put these in upside down the wii classic controller has one normal and one flipped

[@lellowranger]

Great video! Clear, good audio, fantastic info. Thanks.

[@totalfix877]

Glad it was helpful!

[@rockafellainc.970]

Great video, which desoldering iron do you use, I’m very new at soldering and desoldering with the regular iron, flux and solder wick is hard as hell to do and near impossible for me but then I see you with this tool that literally is magical, also where to find OEM T3 my controller I bought had the stick broken out the stick box!

[@stevewilliams2895]

wii classic pro controllers are like $15 on the used market and afaik, always have T3 sticks. They also werent used for many games, so most people just hardly used them at all. so they have hardly any wear

[@dooglive922]

Nice video! Are you able to do a tutorial of you replacing the trigger inputs on the Gamecube controller next to fix trigger issues?

[@totalfix877]

I can try to create a video on that, I have a few spare boards.

[@dooglive922]

@@totalfix877 Thanks! That would be awesome if you could!

[@bradleyherring940]

If I were to put an OEM stickbox into a 3rd party controller, what would happen? Would it work like a 3rd party stick because of the motherboard or would it be fine?

[@Sma5hy]

Where did you get the clear joysticks? I'm looking for ones that don't suck

[@andysierra6934]

Have you tried using magic easier to remove the scuffs on the controller I've used those to remove scuffs from toys to video games and consoles .

[@totalfix877]

As a matter of fact I do! However, in this case it looks like the paint is only at the surface layer...once you dig a bit deeper, you get this dark greyish plastic, which is what is seen in the video. Magic eraser works like a charm for easy scuff removal

[@ZonkedOutTCM]

How do i remove the colored plastic plug part? Lets say i have a broken cable with orange tip, and i have a black plug replacement cable, how can i transfer the orange part to the other? I know with heatgun, buuut there is the weird connector on the other side of the cable that gets soldered on the motherboard and that motherboard side plug (seen here 8:42) wont fit through the hole of the plastic piece.

[@totalfix877]

You’d have to desolder the end connected and then remove the pins 1 by 1. You can check this video out for reference: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHatlIuYqsqcptE it’s at around the 2 minute mark. Hope this helps!

[@ZonkedOutTCM]

@@totalfix877 thank you so much! you're a hero!

[@inhumanttv8415]

For joystick parts you can use Wii nunchuck for Nintendo original parts

[@destindude1978]

looking forward to finishing the video but the sound is really low just letting you know!

[@totalfix877]

Oh no! Yeah, I always struggle getting the sound quality right. It always sounds so loud during editing, but it's already set at max volume. Next year I plan on swapping out my equipment to upgrade to a new camera and shotgun mic...hopefully that helps. Thanks for the feedback, always appreciated. 😀

[@destindude1978]

@@totalfix877 other than that everything else was great!

[@ipat202]

My controller was tossed and as a result the left screw in the handle is broken and the whole left side of the controller isnt working. Any ideas how to fix?

[@Nicolas-qc3jf]

9:23 Why did you bridge that?

[@totalfix877]

The pad ripped from the last pin, and that last pin's trace connects to that capacitor. It's hard to see, but if you look at the last pin, it's missing the metallic pad.

[@elmerpineda761]

Can we ship out controllers to you and for you to fix them and ship them back?

[@totalfix877]

I don't actually have a service in place to handle repairs unfortunately. I do this mainly as a hobby and sell online or locally through markeplaces.

[@belikewatersf1051]

I found my controller and when I plug it in it turns off my GameCube and it’s the only one that does it, trying figure out how to fix it but idk 🤷‍♂️

[@CazDad]

When you ever go to buy one they never say what model they are how do you know?

[@totalfix877]

What are you trying to replace? the board or the joysticks?

[@mohrouge1497]

Are the joystick all the same ??

[@totalfix877]

They're not all the same, there are 3 types of sticks. T1, T2, T3 sticks. T3 being the best, but it is not compatible with all types of controller boards. This source might help a bit further: gccontrollerlibrary.com/guides/gamecube-controller-internals-guide/ Hope it helps!

[@mohrouge1497]

@@totalfix877 and about game cube ? Wich type ?

[@totalfix877]

@@mohrouge1497 The controllers are compatible with both versions of the GameCubes DOL-001 and DOL-101, so you should be good

[@cutemimi25]

Use the original potentiometers not the new ones otherwise your character or camera will fly all over the place.

[@totalfix877]

Haha yeah, I'm definitely not a fan with replacement joysticks on any controller repairs. The quality just doesn't hold up as well.

[@cutemimi25]

@Total Fix The sticks are okay, I have a replacement stick in my wavebird but the original potentiometers and it works just fine, hasn't loosened yet.

[@cutemimi25]

Look at this video, he did just exactly what I mentioned. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaSVk6GMfM2rbpo