A HUGE problem of mine happens to be that my 1 and only joystick to control the games, has broken. As you may be able to tell in the photo, there were 6 pins attached to the joystick, 3 on each side. My objective was to solder 3 resistors to one side (1 per pin) and 2 resistors to the other along with one wire attached to the remaining pin. I had 3 resistors soldered nicely to one side of the joystick, so I was ready to do the other side. As I went to do so, one of the pins with a resistor on it broke right where it touched the plastic. I attempted to fix this by using solder to connect the little piece of metal, barely showing through the plastic of the joystick, but this didn't work due to the fact that solder does not stick to plastic. As an attempt to solve this problem, I tried using an knife to file down the plastic so the tiny pin was sticking out enough for the solder to work. As I was doing this, another pin broke off.
At this point I was very angry because I knew there was nothing I could do to fix it on time and if I tried ordering another it would take a few weeks, time that I did not have. Luckily, Mr. Perry was kind enough to order me another joystick and try to get the quickest shipping possible so that I could complete my project on time.. I was told that it should be delivered by Monday, January 19, 4 days before the end of the course. I am praying that the part shows up in time and I can have an awesome completed project.
At this point I was very angry because I knew there was nothing I could do to fix it on time and if I tried ordering another it would take a few weeks, time that I did not have. Luckily, Mr. Perry was kind enough to order me another joystick and try to get the quickest shipping possible so that I could complete my project on time.. I was told that it should be delivered by Monday, January 19, 4 days before the end of the course. I am praying that the part shows up in time and I can have an awesome completed project.