bALEXc | 1 Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 (edited) I remember back in the mid 1990s the player 1 controller port on my Genesis Model 2 stopped working unless the plug from the controller was held pointing downwards during play. I think the pins became bent. To this day I try to limit repeated controller swamping on the official Genesis and Analogue SG. Has anybody else had this issue? Edited July 16, 2023 by bALEXc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNESNESCUBE64 | 625 Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 (edited) I've heard of pins becoming bent or more commonly cold solder joints occur on the port due to lots of inserting and removing of controller. Solder is not a very good material for mechanical stress. That issue sounds like a cold solder joint that had broken. By pushing down that pin would move slightly, making the connection again. Edited July 16, 2023 by SNESNESCUBE64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHazard51 | 2,105 Social Team · Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 @bALEXc What SNESNESCUBE64 said. Easy fix is to reflow the soldier joints of where the pins connect to the circuit board. This YT video is of a video output but it's basically the same thing for a joystick port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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