Posted by bob on 15, 2001 at 9:01 AM:
In Reply to: Wiring questions posted by Keith McBride on 14, 2001 at 9:10 PM:
i used cat-5 wire too. since there's 8 strands in it, a little goes a long way.
basically, you start at the contacts inside the gamepad for the buttons, and follow the traces back to a point where there is exposed solder. that's either a hole through the board, or a point where there is something else connected to it (sometimes the wire that leaves the device). use a 15 watt pencil iron. tin the wires first, and don't leave the iron on the board for very long.
i took me about an hour to strip, tin, and solder wires to my gamepad. it took about another hour to "debug" it -- i had a couple wires soldered to incorrect points. you will want to label the wires as you attach them so you will know how to hook them up later...
it would take at least twice as long if you wanted to make some sort of disconnect so you would still be able to use the gamepad. i would suggest getting a cheap gamepad instead.