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Difficulty

Easy

Steps

5

Time Required

                          1 - 3 minutes

Sections

3

  • Back Panel
  • 2 steps
  • Z Button
  • 1 step
  • Circuit Board
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Panel
  • Place the controller (buttons down) on a solid surface.
  • Remove the six 9.2mm Tri-wing Y0 screws that hold the back panel in place.

Place the controller (buttons down) on a solid surface.

Remove the six 9.2mm Tri-wing Y0 screws that hold the back panel in place.

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Step 2

  • Gently lift the back panel up, separating it from the front panel.
  • Some of the buttons may fall out if they are knocked around.

Gently lift the back panel up, separating it from the front panel.

Some of the buttons may fall out if they are knocked around.

Step 3

              Z Button
  • Grab the Z-button by the peg with tweezers and lift it out of the controller.
  • During re-assembly, make sure the plastic rim and spring fit into the slot provided, or else the case will not shut.

Grab the Z-button by the peg with tweezers and lift it out of the controller.

During re-assembly, make sure the plastic rim and spring fit into the slot provided, or else the case will not shut.

Step 4

              Circuit Board
  • Carefully unhook the cable that is looped around the peg.

Carefully unhook the cable that is looped around the peg.

Step 5

  • Lift the circuit board out of the controller.
  • Do not grab the rumble motor to lift the circuit board as shown in the picture. It will in many cases just remove the rumble motor. Instead, grab the edges of the board.

Lift the circuit board out of the controller.

Do not grab the rumble motor to lift the circuit board as shown in the picture. It will in many cases just remove the rumble motor. Instead, grab the edges of the board.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Joshua Arcari - Jul 14, 2017

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Yeah this isn’t very in-depth, I was hoping for a little more. I need to desolder and rewire the buttons to use for another project and I was hoping this might be a nice guide to help me do that… it’s not.