How to repair a dreamcast with dead controller ports

This instructable shows you how to open up your dreamcast and replace a burnt out resister. I looked ever where to find out how to fix this and i could only find a quick easy shortcut that could destroy the system in the long run but no correct way to fid it. so i did some research in figure out what the resister was and came up with this method that a friend had tried.

I recently bought a dreamcast off ebay, then a friend gave me a free one...isn't that usually how it works heh. so I took a look through the box and noticed all the cables were ripped or cut in some way so after i fixed up the free deamcast i went to fix the ripped up controler wire. I soldered up the wires making sure i didn't cross any thing, i pluged the controller into the dreamcast i paid for and i fried the controller ports....great.

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Step 1 WARNING PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK

I just want to make it clear that i am in no way responsible if you some how break your dreamcast, burn down your house with the soldering iron or electrocute yourself

Comments

[jakeramlow]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

A little while back i was working on installing a turbo mod to my controller and i accidentially shorted it out. i thought i was done for. I figured that the problem was on the motherboard. And all you have to do is replace a resistor. haha

Nice thorough post.

[sillyzombie666]

lol you just gave me an idea how to fix two controllers now lol

[zazenergy]

Awesome!

[sillyzombie666]

thanks