- Mar 22, 2012
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This may not be the correct forum, sorry if it isn't.
I am planning on replacing some drifting analog sticks in a couple of XBox 360 controllers, as detailed here: http://www.overclock.net/t/1259816/how-to-fix-xbox-360-controller-stick-drift
They say in that thread there are 12 or 14 solder points that need to be unsoldered, then resoldered with the new stick.
I haven't soldered anything since I was like, 12... 20 years ago.
I was never very good at it.
I just bought a gun and some solder last night, but I'm worried I may not have gotten the right type of solder. They had what looked like conductive solder for electrical work, and non-conductive... I think that's what the difference was.
Any advice on what type I'd need for this, far as I can tell these solder points should just be to hold it in... is there any danger of using the conductive stuff ?
I am planning on replacing some drifting analog sticks in a couple of XBox 360 controllers, as detailed here: http://www.overclock.net/t/1259816/how-to-fix-xbox-360-controller-stick-drift
They say in that thread there are 12 or 14 solder points that need to be unsoldered, then resoldered with the new stick.
I haven't soldered anything since I was like, 12... 20 years ago.
I was never very good at it.
I just bought a gun and some solder last night, but I'm worried I may not have gotten the right type of solder. They had what looked like conductive solder for electrical work, and non-conductive... I think that's what the difference was.
Any advice on what type I'd need for this, far as I can tell these solder points should just be to hold it in... is there any danger of using the conductive stuff ?