Enhance A Gamepad With Sugru

Inspired by this instructable, I decided my plain-Jane, second hand USB game controller was in dire need of application of yummy-smooth Sugru. Right. Now.

Step 1 Inspect Gamepad

Ugh.

Fully functional, but the buttons are bright and slick. They don't feel very good in your hand. The directional pad on the left is slightly messed up. It's about as personalized to my grip as a No. 2 pencil.

Oh, no, this will never do...

Comments

[DJ Radio]

This isn't a bad ible but I think most modern controllers won't have any problems that need to be fixed with Sugru.

[Lithium Rain]

Well, that's of course entirely subjective. It's not so much fixing as enhancing. :p Also, I got this second hand, and as you can see from the photos, the directional pad on the left sustained damage at some point in the past (in the middle).

[sojakai]

Actually, thats where you would screw in the joystick piece. It looks like that was broken off. Supposedly it would make it easier to play StreetFighter type games, but it was alot harder.

[Lithium Rain]

Oh! I had no idea - thanks for tellin gme.

[DJ Radio]

Oh ok.

[Wasagi]

Hooray!
Great Job!

[Lithium Rain]

Thank you! :)