Ferret75 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 So I just got my first set of paddle controllers and paddle games (Breakout, Video Olypmics, and... Backgammon ). One of the controllers on it is perfect, but the other has a really sticky button which frequenetly sticks. x_x Anybody know how to fix it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tremoloman2006 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 So I just got my first set of paddle controllers and paddle games (Breakout, Video Olypmics, and... Backgammon ).One of the controllers on it is perfect, but the other has a really sticky button which frequenetly sticks. x_x Anybody know how to fix it? Take apart the controller. Clean the button and the black case where the button rests with Pledge Reassemble paddle Problem solved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret75 Posted January 4, 2009 Author Share Posted January 4, 2009 So I just got my first set of paddle controllers and paddle games (Breakout, Video Olypmics, and... Backgammon ).One of the controllers on it is perfect, but the other has a really sticky button which frequenetly sticks. x_x Anybody know how to fix it? Take apart the controller. Clean the button and the black case where the button rests with Pledge Reassemble paddle Problem solved Ah, thanks. I personally find it kinda odd to have two controllers hooked together personally, which gets annoying as some games require you to have multiple pairs due to multiple ports being used, meaning you would sometimes need FOUR controllers for a TWO-player game. XP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Did you have them apart for cleaning? Those switches have to go back a certain way or they will stick every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600Lives Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 While the paddle is open, you may want to give the potentiometers a good cleaning, too. They used a graphite paste back in the day to lubricate them, and it gets incredibly gummy and nasty after some time. You don't really need the paste anyway, so I clean out all of my paddles and driving controllers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlepaddle Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I had a couple where the button was rubbing and it worked if I left the screw a little bit loose. Later, I just used a sharp knife to shave down the button hole where it was rubbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tremoloman2006 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I use lemon Pledge on all my carts, controllers, and consoles. The stuff cleans and brings back shine better than the day they left the factory in most cases. The button can only go back together one way so there really isn't much chance of it getting stuck because of that. I just give it a blast of Pledge, rub it around with my fingertip, then rub it off with a paper towel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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