How hard is it to replace the controller

[Jim Pez]

i am asking because i have seen the controller on ebay a few times in mint condition never used. i was thinking of buying some and then buying the replacement parts from best electronics and doing it my self.

[bohoki]

its hard to quantify the difficulty without knowing your skill set did you grow up with lego's have you ever done a minor repair on a car?

do you have velcro shoes?

 

i would say it is moderate to difficult also you need to know how to trouble shoot because the harness(cord) may be broken so just replacing the flex circuit may not be the repair

 

also these controllers are around 30 years old and plastic things break like when removing the top bezel for the start pause reset one of the locking lugs may snap off

 

i break the 2 little tabs on the bottom almost every time as they sometimes fuse with their holes also the flex circuit needs to be placed in with care and should not be creased in any way

and landing the actuator plates on the potetiometer horns can be tricky i think the uppy downy wants to be at 9 oclock and the lefty right wants to be at 6 oclock

 

 

some of the tools i use are an automotive feeler gauge (to remove the top bezel)

phillips screwdriver

double stick transparent tape (to stick the flex circuit down one small bit under the fire buttons ,start,p,r area ,keypad)

[Cobra Kai]

I could try and do a video, would that be helpful to anyone? I don't have a youtube account though, how would I upload it? Hmm...if it's 25MB or less I can upload it right here on AA maybe.

[Jim Pez]

If I buy the controllers would I be able to send them to best and have them do it ?