The SECRET of PADHACKING! How To Make a $30 Bluetooth Nintendo Switch Upgrade to Your Arcade Stick! In today's video I show you how to turn a $25 Bluetooth controller into the brain (PCB) of your arcade stick. This is much cheaper than buying a full $200 stick or a $90 brooks board (though the Brooks board is great).
Shout outs to Shmup Junkie for testing the input lag of the
Retrobit Sega Saturn pad for Nintendo Switch! Check out his video: https://youtu.be/1H0tri4MQ0c
00:00 What is Padhacking? Why Does it Matter?
01:57 The Tools That You Will Need
04:24 Opening the Controller, Preparing the Board
06:04 Inspecting the Contacts, Planning for the Solder
09:05 Time to Strip the Wire
10:09 Soldering Iron Talk, You Want it HOT!
10:52 Placing the Wire to Solder, Getting it Secure
12:30 Solder D-Pad
14:39 Solder Face Buttons
16:49 Solder Shoulder Buttons
17:22 Solder Home and Select
18:03 Testing Inputs, Did Your Soldering Work?
19:00 Hot Glue The Contacts
19:54 Prepare Your Arcade Stick, Cut the Wire
20:55 IMPORTANT Note on Levers
22:43 Time to Strip and Braid Wires Together
23:27 Closing the Case
24:15 Finished! You Now Have Padhacked Your Stick!
25:11 Ideas for Other Padhacks
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