Intellivision II controllers on Flashback system?

[uberwolf6688]

I know there is a Flashback board under Atari, but thought this would be better in here. I have an Intellivision Flashback system with one broken and one partially working controller. I need replacements, but don't really want to buy them for the going prices. Back home I have an Intellivision II with controllers, but I can't get to them for a while. Because of this, I was wondering if the II controllers will work with a Flashback without modding. I am aware that the Flashback controllers are wired different and don't work on a II, but haven't found anything the other way around. I wouldn't want to mod my personal II controllers but would be nice to use them with the Flashback. Rubber buttons are better but I don't mind the II personally.

[+fdr4prez]

Yes, you will need to make adapter cable to redo the pinout from Inty2 > IntelliFB

[mr_me]

Like fdr4prez said, no need to modify the controllers.  Here's the pin mapping for a flashback controller to intellivision ii.  I think the reverse should work.

https://atariage.com/forums/topic/300316-problem-building-intellivisionariess-flashback-cable/?do=findComment&comment=4425017

 

[+-^CrossBow^-]

And the most likely cause of your FB controller not working is because while the design and feel of the controller is quite good, the actual soldering word inside of them... not so much. I purchased 4 replacement FB controllers a few years back and 1 of them arrived DOA due to a loose wire inside it when I received it. Another came loose on that same controller and on a different one just upon opening them up. Since I was planning to internally re-wire them anyway for use on actual Intellivisions, it didn't matter that they came loose but yeah. The wiring inside came come loose pretty easily if the 2 out of the 4 I received are any indication. 

[mr_me]

In my case, a couple wires broke when I took the flashback controller apart.  So like crossbow said, your controller is likely repairable.