Xbox 360 controller analog stick mod

 This will show you how to put in buttons that will serve as the clicky button in the analog sticks.

Step 1 Materials

 You will need:

>An Xbox 360 controller (wired or wireless)
>a Torx size 8 star key (I got mine at http://www.evilcontrollers.com/ along with some improved        analog sticks)
>2 momentary normally open switches (I used two of Radio Shack's part number 275-0644, they cost    $2.69 a piece)
>A helping hands (they help a lot)
>A soldering iron
>Some thin jacketed wire (I got mine from a crappy old PS2 steering wheel)
>Also a utility knife for stripping the wire helps
>Finally, some snippers for cutting plastic

NOTE THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO REMOVE THE RUMBLE MOTORS TO FIT THE BUTTONS!!!

Comments

[cdombach]

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[cdombach]

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[cdombach]

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[Valiant Goat]

Do you know how to disable the analog sticks button? I'm thinking of trying this mod out, but disabling the stick button as well would be ideal.

Kudos BTW.

[Scurge]

If you desolder and remove the joysticks, then clip off the leads on the microswitch and resolder the joypad it will disable the clicker.

[Scurge]

Nice, I did this same thing before seeing your i'ble. The only things i did different was completely desoldering the left trigger and removing it to get to the click button solder pads instead of breaking the trigger assembly, and I also completely desoldered the joy sticks and clipped off the leads from the microswitch on the clicker to disable its function altogether. I was having problems flying the jets in BF3, accidently clicking them in in a heated dogfight. I also used smaller buttons that allowed me to keep the rumble motors in the controller. I was gonna write an I'ble, but it looks like you beat me to it, so here's some pics of what I did. I would highly reccomend using heat shrink on the leads where they connect to the switch as they are very close to the rumble motor bodies. I picked up the switches from radioshack for about $4 for the pair. When your done, it's awefully tight and kinda hard to put the controller back together, but as long as you carefully place the buttons it will all fit.

[KiZiK]

RapidFire Modded joypad

[pinkpooj]

 The only problem I had was I burned off the Player 1 LED trying the rapid fire mod. I'm horrible at soldering, so I accidentally covered the whole thing, and than it fell off. I'll try to replace it, but it probably won't work.

Also, they were the smallest switches I could find where I liked how the action felt. A lot of the ones at Radio Shack feel weird, and the ones I chose feel somewhat like the controller. The only thing I don't like about this mod is that it makes the controller feel very cramped. I would imagine it would help Halo players the most, the only thing I can really do with it is hold breath easier when sniping in COD.

[ac1D]

Next time use smaller switch, so you can keep your motor.

[atombomb1945]

Clever Idea.  Any issues putting everything back together with the wires so near the board?