Neo Geo CD Controller Gate

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Hey there! So I recently received a pretty busted up NGCD and some games too. I got two NGCD controllers as well, but both of them had directional input issues. I found out online that you can swap the pads from working switches into broken ones. I ordered another controller from eBay, but it was untested and also had one bad switch. Luckily, I had enough to get two working controllers, but taking parts out of old ones really bothers me. At some point in the future, there won't be any left or right. So, I started reading up about them and learned that the switches they use are no longer made or were never available for the public. During my repairs, I noticed that it's the tension from the spring that presses the button. I looked up a nearby microswitch called the RACON8 and bought some on a whim, thinking maybe they'd just work. But nope! The RACON8 switch fits perfectly where the old NGCD switches fit, which is great, but the main problem is the surface area of the actual button and the tension required to press it. The old NGCD spring isn't enough to press it by itself. So I thought, there's a little white bit of plastic that the stick presses against, which in turn pushes on the spring, exerting enough pressure on the switch. If I could extend that bit which holds the spring in place on the white piece of plastic, it would physically press the button while still giving enough leeway to the stick. We'd have a viable alternative to fixing the NGCD controller without gutting them. So behold! It feels great, and I'm a big Windjammers fan – now I can play just as well using this compared to my "og switch" controllers. The only bad thing is that it no longer gives that ultra satisfying click, but other than that, I've had zero issues throwing curves etc.