So quick update:
I decided to go whole hog on the joycons. I had an old pair that needed refurbishing anyway.
I went with a monochrome washed out look so I had to wait on the aluminum D pad and buttons.
Picked up some
white analog joysticks.
I bought the
Extremerate DFS LED kit w/ white buttons (because anything worth doing is worth making it difficult on yourself!)
Since everything else was changing I simply couldn’t keep the green LEDs on the inside of each joycon so I got the white
Extremerate Firefly kit.
Had a mishap with the shoulder buttons..smashed one trying to get the new button in place. Ordered a new ”button on a ribbon cable” thingie. Sorted. Then I promptly broke off one of the buttons on the circuit board pulling up traces in the process.
throws toys
Bought a $20 used joycon off eBay.
waiting intensifies It arrives and is in better shape than mine so I pulled everything out and put in the better parts.
Today I’m essentially done but when I did a dry fire test of everything before buttoning it all up…my Firefly kit turns to be stock green. WTF! In addition, turns out the DFS kit doesn’t do white (reading product descriptions is fundamental!)
Sooooo, I just now pulled everything apart in disbelief and kicked my cat.
I have a replacement Firefly kit in the mail. Will be here this week…at which point I’ll hopefully be done and can publish the finished product.
I’m getting too old for this shit!