Any idea how to fix controllers with sticking out cables? ( pic incl )

[tonev]

Any idea how to fix controllers with sticking out cables?
Like this sega controller i got yesterday...


(How the hell people damage them in this way  )

[Pikkon]

I would put some heat shrink tubing on it.

[tonev]

Thanks for the reply i will try it

[petik1]

Thats what I did with my famicom. If it happens with a controller like the famicom's (No rubbery protector thing) Then you can take a zip tie, open up the controller, place it at the end of the plastic of the cable, pull it tight, and close up the controller.

[linkzpikachu]

Electric tape if the tubing doesnt work

[133MHz]

The zip tie idea is actually pretty good, I used it a few days ago to fix that same problem on a power strip. Electrical tape not so much since it eventually comes off and leaves a sticky mess behind (not to mention it ruins the aesthetics).
When it happens to my controllers I usually cut the wires short and re-solder them directly to the circuit board. When the strain relief is fused into the cable I drill through it to grind away the fused insulation so that new cable can pass through. Once I'm satisfied with the result a drop of cyanoacrylate keeps the cable in place. Good as new!

As long as you can easily fit the cable through the strain relief I'd go with the zip tie idea, it's the easiest and neatest of them all.

[MarioMania]

It happened to my Hori Gamecube Controller

I know how much these controllers goes for, I didn't want it too snap off..so I put electric tape over it

[Xious]

Alright... I'm going to divulge one of my industrial secrets that I use in restoration services today. Feel lucky, as I rarely tell this stuff to anybody...

First, remove the controller shell (casing) so that you have only the PCB and the wire. This avoids both the casing getting in your way,(and getting messy) and allows you to make a seal all the way to the wire-stop (the block that keeps the cable in place inside the case).

Then take some wax (e.g. a candle) and melt it around the cable (be sure the cable is straight), essentially forming a .5cm to 1cm 'block' around the cable, a little longer than the length of the loose wires, with the cable (not the loose wires!) at the centre. When it fully hardens, cut it with a very sharp knife along its sides to make two halves (a mould).

Then, apply a liberal amount of black silicone (sold in auto shoppes for making your own gaskets) to the area of exposed wires, and close your mould around the area; wipe off the excess amount of silicone. Let it sit in a dry, warm place for a couple days, then remove the wax mould. It should make a perfect rubbery, black section around the wires that adheres to the main cable and the cable-stop that looks very clean and is not too noticeable.

This may take some practice, but it works beautifully, and looks a 'helluva' lot nicer than shrink tubing, electrical tape or any other substance. I use this stuff for a number of restoration and reproduction projects.

You can also do this to cables that have copper wire showing through, such as power-supply cables.