Saturn 3d controller - rubber pads?

[tzakiel]

Are there replacement rubber pads available for the 3d controller? Are they the same pads as the model 2 controller?

[marurun]

Do you mean the button contact pads?

[tzakiel]

Do you mean the button contact pads?

Yes the cross shaped "D-pad" in particular and the 6 buttons.

[marurun]

I suspect these are unique.

[tzakiel]

Ack. Well what can one do if the pad is worn out

[marurun]

That is a really good question. I don't have an answer.

[Sarge]

Perhaps this will do the trick? Or is this for the normal pad only?

https://console5.com/store/sega-saturn- ... -pads.html
Apparently just for the stock pads, not the 3D controller.

[Segata]

Buy a new controller.

[Sarge]

I can understand wanting to find parts if possible, though. The 3D Controller seems to have gotten a bit pricey as of late.

[Ziggy]

There are products available to fix conductive pads when they start to wear.

https://www.amazon.com/Keypad-Restore-C ... ton+repair

Just an example. There's tons of different products available, but they're all essentially doing the same thing. Still, results may vary between brands.

REMEMBER: If it's gold plated, clean it with isopropyl alcohol. If it's black, it's that carbon conductive material. DO NOT CLEAN THIS, you'll just make it less conductive which will worsen the problem. This is the part that is to be repaired by the above product.

I'm sure there's guides or YouTube videos out there how to apply the fix.