Hello there, fresh retron5 user here.
I'm at point of begging for help - my retron5 unit worked perfectly fine for 1.5 month, untily yesterday, when gamepad stopped working mid-game of castlevania on GBA.
It was charged at 75%, there is no response for buttons (nor retron detects the controller, nor the controller flashes buttons when i press anything) - however, if i press the button under that tiny hole on the back, it flashes all 4 leds two times. So its not 'completely' dead.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, i am willing to donate some cash through paypal to fix this issue fast, if thats a thing.
Best regards,,
A.
Retron5 pad not working
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Re: Retron5 pad not working
Have the same problem
Is there any solution?
Is there any solution?
Re: Retron5 pad not working
Hey there,
the RetroN 5 Wireless-Controller is s***... not very good!
Is uses "Mouse-Switches" (this kind) of poor quality which weardown pretty fast and loose contact.
It sounds like they're switching properly... but they dont!
You do well not using this controller...
Get a bluetooth controller from 8BitDo or ise a wired controller instead!
That's what everyone would tell you... BUT:
if you insist and you're good at soldering:
the RetroN 5 Wireless-Controller is s***... not very good!
Is uses "Mouse-Switches" (this kind) of poor quality which weardown pretty fast and loose contact.
It sounds like they're switching properly... but they dont!
You do well not using this controller...
Get a bluetooth controller from 8BitDo or ise a wired controller instead!
That's what everyone would tell you... BUT:
if you insist and you're good at soldering:
- Get some tactile-switches (this kind) with at least 0.3in / 76.2 mm height (either 2-legged or 4-legged type will do)
- open up the controller (you should only need a phillips-screwdriver)
- desolder every single "Mouse-Switch"
- replace them with the tacticle-switches (place them diagonally if they're the 4-leg kind)
- trimm the button-head to size (0.3in / 76.2 mm | measured from PCB to TOP)
- TEST IT! (push the PCB inside the case and "hear" if the buttons are working properly)
- reassemble everything
- be happy ^^
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