Cheers Stu. Lovely pads, the one is definitely better than the other but they've both been cleaned up the same now.

Yeah I just wasn't happy with the first one after, it worked great straight after but think it just got gradually worse over the following days. This makes a lot more sense to clear out any corrosion and then clean it off. This pad isn't as clicky as the first one, but works great, nice to have the two pads for the system.

Do it. Most retro consoles the controllers are simple. They get a lot more complex with the newer consoles

Cheers mate. Much happier doing it this way than just spraying them in place.

They aren't cheap are they. Worth doing this before some of the more extreme measures of taking the switches apart. Mine are still running great. Also take a look at my Evercade video I've recently uploaded, I build a basic Neo Geo pad in it too.

​@@GoodwinsPlace Definitely not cheap.

Thanks Steve, yep on a timer, probably costing me a fortune but need to keep the games warm.

@@GoodwinsPlace defo buddy 😄 we put our guinea pigs in our garage.... I went up earlier to feed them and the greens had frozen

Bloody hell, it's cold up them hills.

@@GoodwinsPlace 🤣🥶🤣

Start with that multi mega. 😉

I sold that bruv a few weeks ago

@@lallen1982 no way, I thought you only just picked it up. I'm after one at some point for the collection, they look so cool.

@@GoodwinsPlace they are cool but for the price it’s not worth it

If it is just the speaker on that Game Boy mod then just a cheap soldering iron off ebay for under £10 will do it. This little kit has a few bits for it at a decent price: amzn.to/2LM8ahl I use one of these, but these are still mid range systems, I'll probably upgrade in the future: amzn.to/3qjerQK

@@GoodwinsPlace Cheers mate appreciate the help

Thanks, yeah I normally edit out all the swearing where springs fly all over the garage. No just hobby dabbler making most things up as I go along, not get the skills or knowledge to be a pro.

@@GoodwinsPlace well it’s working so hats off 👌

Maybe, it's on the kit list of things to buy. Thanks for watching.

Still out there for both modern and retro systems. Have a search for Fighting Sticks as there are a few producers and even a site where you can make custom setups.

I can't or anyone can't? Not a full refurb no. I don't think you can get the micro switches so it would need to be a clean up like I did here, which is still working great. Or replacement switches if you can find them.

@@GoodwinsPlace i understand you can clean the plastic dust out of the switches but how would you repair the joystick that keeps grinding and producing the plastic dust? i'm just trying to figure out if i could buy one and restore it to its original form

@@AE-bm4no I think what's being cleaned out is more dirt than plastic. I don't think you'll find parts for fully restoring an original anywhere, if you want a good reliable pad you could go for the pad that comes with the Mini and convert it, but that wouldn't be original and they are built differently so parts aren't interchangeable.