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Convert a NES gamepad to USB with Arduino

Step 5Verified working

Verified working
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So we have hooked up the circuit plugged it in, verified it working by checking the control panel or maybe playing Mario for 20 min , but its time to move this fragile bundle of wires into its new home.

Doing so requires some pain in the butt soldering, but really its not hard (fiddly yes). The trick is to tin both parts, then using your tweezers hold them together and melt the solder to form a solid joint

for practice try soldering components leads together, as we will be doing that too

Start off by cleaning the game pad's pcb of all wires(again) and carefully remove the atmega from the arduino.
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