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hamwbone

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Controller Cleaning? Possible?
« on: September 05, 2006, 10:57:00 AM »
One of my buddies spilled some sweet n sour sauce on the abxy buttons on the 360 controller and now they are sticky, if i go buy the t8 security bit and open this up is it possible to even clean the buttons? they return to their spot just very slowly. any help appreciated
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Gamer_from_2080

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« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2006, 05:27:00 PM »
lol! Yes they canbe cleaned. Just remove the buttons and the rubber pads and washe them with water or use a damp rag. Hot water wont hurt them. Just dont put water on the pcb. If thats sticky then gently wipe it with rubbing alcohol. Remember always use alcohol to clean any PCBs.
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« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2006, 06:10:00 PM »
dont do it before confirming, but you can clean electronic components using a type of alcohol that wont hurt the PCB, meaning you could wipe down the controller without damage

This post has been edited by ILLusions0fGrander: Sep 6 2006, 01:10 AM
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hamwbone

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« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2006, 08:16:00 PM »
i drove all the way to frys tonite to get the torx bits, got there and couldnt remember why i drove there.... son of a bitch!!! guess ill be driving back tomorrow. now i know why people use shopping lists!
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ILLusions0fGrander

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« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2006, 11:47:00 PM »
QUOTE(hamwbone @ Sep 5 2006, 08:47 PM) *
i drove all the way to frys tonite to get the torx bits, got there and couldnt remember why i drove there.... son of a bitch!!! guess ill be driving back tomorrow. now i know why people use shopping lists!


lmao... either chill on the herb, or like you said... bring a shopping list, just dont forget to bring your shopping list or you might get lost and never find your way home.
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« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2006, 11:56:00 PM »
QUOTE(hamwbone @ Sep 5 2006, 09:47 PM) *

i drove all the way to frys tonite to get the torx bits, got there and couldnt remember why i drove there.... son of a bitch!!! guess ill be driving back tomorrow. now i know why people use shopping lists!


Dude...lay back on the base.  ROFL....

I drove to home depot once and forgot why I went....I got home to a flooded basement.  Oh yea, I said...Gutters!
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hamwbone

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« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2006, 03:15:00 PM »
pheww... finally, frys had  a 5 pack of the torx securidrivers for like 6 bucks, of course the controller went into 37 peices when i opened it up but luckily the sauce was only where the buttons sit in their "tubes". used a q-tip and some mildy soapy water, cleaned it right up no prob.   thanks guys!   now for payback... hmmmm   (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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