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5

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                          15 - 45 minutes

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Opening the Controller
  • Turn the controller over, exposing the three screws on the back. Use a 6mm screwdriver to remove these screws.
  • Carefully slide and pull the two parts of the controller shell apart, exposing the innards.

Turn the controller over, exposing the three screws on the back. Use a 6mm screwdriver to remove these screws.

Carefully slide and pull the two parts of the controller shell apart, exposing the innards.

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Step 2

              Locating the Knobs and Pots
  • Find the knobs (closest to the joystick and circled in red).
  • Locate the pots (closest to the circuitry and circled in orange). Keep track of these.
  • Align the joystick’s metal bar into its cup.
  • Don’t move any of the button circuitry, especially those of the START/PAUSE/RESET buttons.

Find the knobs (closest to the joystick and circled in red).

Locate the pots (closest to the circuitry and circled in orange). Keep track of these.

Align the joystick’s metal bar into its cup.

Don’t move any of the button circuitry, especially those of the START/PAUSE/RESET buttons.

Step 3

              Reassembly Part 1
  • Use a spudger to remove the top frame.
  • Take off the plate.
  • Remove the rubber buttons.

Use a spudger to remove the top frame.

Take off the plate.

Remove the rubber buttons.

Step 4

              Reassembly Part 2
  • Realign the top and bottom of the controller.
  • Pull the circuit strip through the new space.

Realign the top and bottom of the controller.

Pull the circuit strip through the new space.

Step 5

              Reassembly Part 3
  • Return the start buttons to the top of the controller
  • Snap the frame back into place
  • Screw in the three screws on the back.

Return the start buttons to the top of the controller

Snap the frame back into place

Screw in the three screws on the back.

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