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Disassembling Nintendo Entertainment System MAX Controller Cover
DeviceNintendo Entertainment System MAX Controller
DifficultyVery easy
Time3 minutes
Steps2
This guide is by Kyeler W on iFixit and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0. ByteRot mirrors it for non-commercial preservation: formatting changed and photos resized for old browsers; full-size photos and the text are on the FTP in /DOCS/REPAIR. Original guide >>

This guide may be helpful if you want to clean the controller or modify it.


Step 1 :: Unscrew the back.
[step 1 photo] [step 1 photo]
• Unscrew the screws circled in the first image to lift the back off of the controller.

Step 2 :: Remove the board
[step 2 photo] [step 2 photo]
• Carefully lift the black wire from its spot to remove the board. From here; you can remove the buttons to clean them, replace them, or modify them.

Conclusion
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Credit
This guide is by Kyeler W on iFixit and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0. ByteRot mirrors it for non-commercial preservation: formatting changed and photos resized for old browsers; full-size photos and the text are on the FTP in /DOCS/REPAIR. Original guide >>
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