Power Glove 20th Anniversary Edition

Step 5 Attach Leads to the Control Pad Board

Now we'll attach wires to the Control Pad section that we cut from the wrist board.

Identify each of the relevant traces on the board. There is a common ground and one each for Up, Down, Left, Right, B, A, Start, and Select -- 9 traces total. For each trace, use the Dremel to drill a small hole next to the trace, near the edge of the board. Ideally the holes should just touch the edge of each trace. Use a razor blade to etch off some of each trace's protective coating near the holes, exposing the copper trace. Finally, insert a wire through each hole and solder it to the exposed trace.

I suggest using the aforementioned ribbon cables for these connections -- one ribbon cable for each half of the board, and the common ground as a single wire by itself. Leave the cables long for now, you can shorten them later once you have an idea of how everything will fit together.