Difficulty
Difficult
Steps
7
Time Required
1 hour
Sections
2
- Case
- 3 steps
- Vibration Motors
- 4 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Case
- Loosen the seven 11 mm Phillips #0 screws located on the back of the controller.
Loosen the seven 11 mm Phillips #0 screws located on the back of the controller.
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Step 2
- Using a plastic opening tool, pry the back cover from the front.
- The covers should separate without needing a plastic opening tool, but in some cases you may need to use it.
Using a plastic opening tool, pry the back cover from the front.
The covers should separate without needing a plastic opening tool, but in some cases you may need to use it.
Step 3
- Remove the top cover from the bottom and place next to each other.
Remove the top cover from the bottom and place next to each other.
Step 4
Vibration Motors
- Lift the Logic Board and remove the rumble motors from the base of the controller.
Lift the Logic Board and remove the rumble motors from the base of the controller.
Step 5
- The rumble motors are located in the bottom right and left hand corners of the controller.
- Find where the power (red) wire and ground (black) wire are connected to the logic board. The power (red) wire should be on the left while the black (ground) wire is on the right.
The rumble motors are located in the bottom right and left hand corners of the controller.
Find where the power (red) wire and ground (black) wire are connected to the logic board. The power (red) wire should be on the left while the black (ground) wire is on the right.
Step 6
- The soldering iron is very hot and can harm you or the device if used improperly.
- Take the soldering iron after it has been heated up and place it where the ground (black) wire is connected to the logic board.
- Let it heat up and remove some of the solder with the solder vacuum.
- Do the same for the power (red) wire.
The soldering iron is very hot and can harm you or the device if used improperly.
Take the soldering iron after it has been heated up and place it where the ground (black) wire is connected to the logic board.
Let it heat up and remove some of the solder with the solder vacuum.
Do the same for the power (red) wire.
Step 7
- Now take the new rumble motor and place the power (red) wire on the right hole where the (+) sign is.
- Take some solder and seal the hole so that the solder is completely covering the (+) hole.
- Do the same for the ground wire.
Now take the new rumble motor and place the power (red) wire on the right hole where the (+) sign is.
Take some solder and seal the hole so that the solder is completely covering the (+) hole.
Do the same for the ground wire.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Josh Koontz - Nov 6, 2016
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Where can I purchase just the rumble motors? I’d like to try adding rumble to a PDP Rock Candy controller, which is essentially the same controller as the AfterGlow but in a neon colored shell and no LED lighting. I don’t know if they’ll actually work but it would be a fun project.
