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You will have to cut the plug end off and wire in a new 8-pin DIN, or preferably, find a replacement cable with the plug already molded in and wire it into the controller. I've seen this happen a few times before with TG-16 controllers (I have about 6 of them at this point). For whatever reason the glue used to hold the pins and metal hood can give out from the push and pull required to insert/remove from the system's controller port, which has quite a grip.

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You will have to cut the plug end off and wire in a new 8-pin DIN, or preferably, find a replacement cable with the plug already molded in and wire it into the controller. I've seen this happen a few times before with TG-16 controllers (I have about 6 of them at this point). For whatever reason the glue used to hold the pins and metal hood can give out from the push and pull required to insert/remove from the system's controller port, which has quite a grip.

Thanks a lot. Btw, do you know what brand of replacement cable do i need to find ?

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Thanks a lot. Btw, do you know what brand of replacement cable do i need to find ?

 

You should be able to use any cable that ends in a large 8-pin din male plug, I found some listings for you:

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/253144321717

https://www.ebay.com/itm/232306300637

https://www.ebay.com/itm/371957128507<- that has a female on the other end so it'd just be one really long extension at 12 feet

 

You'd want a 6 foot cord at the minimum, or a 12 foot you could cut in two, then splice into the appropriate wires. The controller pinout can be image searched through google. I think I have a controller I never got around to mending so if you need help doing yours just send me a PM.

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You should be able to use any cable that ends in a large 8-pin din male plug, I found some listings for you:

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/253144321717

https://www.ebay.com/itm/232306300637

https://www.ebay.com/itm/371957128507<- that has a female on the other end so it'd just be one really long extension at 12 feet

 

You'd want a 6 foot cord at the minimum, or a 12 foot you could cut in two, then splice into the appropriate wires. The controller pinout can be image searched through google. I think I have a controller I never got around to mending so if you need help doing yours just send me a PM.

Could you give me a keyword about replacing this 8-pin plug for game controller on YOUTUBE ?

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