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Joypad work after cleaning
Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2013 5:32 pm
by Mobsie
Today i clean my right Joypad, now is working. Here some pics.
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Re: Joypad work after cleaning
Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2013 5:34 pm
by Mobsie
The pictures with the red arrow show you the problem, here i clean.
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Re: Joypad work after cleaning
Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2013 5:35 pm
by Mobsie
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Re: Joypad work after cleaning
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 7:47 am
by MADrigal
You lucky cause it was justa a matter of cleaning. Well done!
Re: Joypad work after cleaning
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2015 11:47 am
by Roxbury
So having pulled apart a joypad for the first time, am I right in saying the "Keyboard" membrane thing can't be lifted off the plastic casing to clean under the letters? It looks to me like the only way to remove it will destroy it - or is there a trick?
Re: Joypad work after cleaning
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2022 12:45 pm
by Mobsie
yes, i think is not possible… I yesterday try to clean because some keys are not working… but no success
Re: Joypad work after cleaning
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2022 1:29 pm
by Scouter3d
Hi,
if you are careful, you can remove the whole membrane from the plastic-casing (it is glued in).
most of the time the membrane is broken (at least the conducting parts)
the worst broken traces happen, where the membrane is bent 90 degrees (i marked the areas in the picture)
I managed to fix it (temporarily) with silverpaint...
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Cheers, TOM:0)
Re: Joypad work after cleaning
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2022 1:38 pm
by cheshirenoir
Has anyone reached out to the companies that do Amiga and Spectrum membranes? Maybe we could get new replacement membranes made.
Not sure if there's enough demand for them for it to be viable, but may be worth asking.
Chesh
Re: Joypad work after cleaning
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2022 1:56 pm
by Mobsie
Oh wow, i will try again
Re: Joypad work after cleaning
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 10:26 pm
by Mamejay
cheshirenoir wrote: ↑Mon Mar 21, 2022 1:38 pm
Has anyone reached out to the companies that do Amiga and Spectrum membranes? Maybe we could get new replacement membranes made.
Not sure if there's enough demand for them for it to be viable, but may be worth asking.
Chesh
I was thinking this exactly. This would make the controllers like new again. I will have a look into this also