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Step 7Optional: USB Jack
A USB jack doesn't come with the Cthulhu kit because a number of people want to use the Cthulhu along with an Xbox 360 pad to make a stick compatible with both Playstation 3 and Xbox360. This doesn't require a jack so no one is charged for one unless the need it.
Unless you are doing the above, the USB jack is HIGHLY recommended, and will result in a much higher quality of stick. This step covers installing the USB jack.
There is only one place where the USB jack can be installed, so you can handle this step with confidence. Place the jack onto the board, and flip the board over. There are four small holes for the USB lines, and two very large holes that physically secure the jack in place. Solder ONE of the four small points to hold the jack in place while you work. Make sure the jack is all of the way flush with the board, perfectly flat. If not, melt the solder on your one point, adjust until its flat, and then let the solder cool.
Once the USB jack is perfectly flat against the board, solder the other three small connections.
The larger holes may seem tricky at first, but it is a simply thing to solder to those large holes; use lots of solder. You'll be surprised by how much solder you have to add before those holes close up, but they eventually will. Heat up one leg with the soldering iron, and keep adding solder until the hole closes. Repeat for the other leg.
Unless you are doing the above, the USB jack is HIGHLY recommended, and will result in a much higher quality of stick. This step covers installing the USB jack.
There is only one place where the USB jack can be installed, so you can handle this step with confidence. Place the jack onto the board, and flip the board over. There are four small holes for the USB lines, and two very large holes that physically secure the jack in place. Solder ONE of the four small points to hold the jack in place while you work. Make sure the jack is all of the way flush with the board, perfectly flat. If not, melt the solder on your one point, adjust until its flat, and then let the solder cool.
Once the USB jack is perfectly flat against the board, solder the other three small connections.
The larger holes may seem tricky at first, but it is a simply thing to solder to those large holes; use lots of solder. You'll be surprised by how much solder you have to add before those holes close up, but they eventually will. Heat up one leg with the soldering iron, and keep adding solder until the hole closes. Repeat for the other leg.
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