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How to Know Whether You Need a Resistor to Mod XBox 360 Controller

To gain an edge in playing games on an Xbox 360 game console, a player can physically alter a game controller so it will do things that it normally cannot, such as firing bullets at machine gun speed even though the gun in the game doesn't have that capability. Some Xbox 360 wireless controllers feature a circuit board that enables a rapid firing modification ("mod") to be made without the need of a resistor. To know whether the Xbox 360 wireless controller features this circuit board, perform the resistor-less rapid fire mod.

Things You'll Need

Xbox 360 wireless controller
Micro flat-head screwdriver
Plastic food bag
Electric wire spool, 12 gauge
Wire cutter
Ruler
Wire stripper
Soldering iron
Solder
Xbox 360 console
Xbox 360 video game disc

Instructions

- 1
  Remove the battery compartment cover from the back of the Xbox wireless game controller. Pull the battery out of the battery pack and place it and the cover aside.
- 2
  Remove the screws from the back of the Xbox wireless game controller, using a micro flat-head screwdriver. Scrape the sticker on the back with the tip of the screwdriver to reveal the hidden screw. Remove this screw with the screwdriver.
- 3
  Place the screws in a plastic food bag so they don't get lost. Hold the controller with the side that has the buttons facing down. Pull the back off the controller. Place the back aside.
- 4
  Place the controller face down on a table. Grip an edge of the chip board that is lying inside the controller. Pull the board out of the controller and place it on the table.
- 5
  Cut an 8-inch piece of electric wire, using a wire cutter, from the wire spool. Strip a half inch of insulation from each end of the wire, using a wire stripper.
- 6
  Locate the three silver contact bumps on the right side of the chip board. Heat up the soldering iron for five minutes.
- 7
  Solder the end of the wire to the right silver contact.
- 8
  Locate the two silver contact bumps at the lower left of the chip board. Solder the other end of the wire to the right silver contact bump.
- 9
  Place the board back into the controller. Replace the back of the controller. Reattach the screws. Place the battery pack back in the battery compartment and close the lid.
- 10
  Plug the controller into the controller port on the Xbox 360 console. Insert a game disc that features shooting a gun or other hand weapon into the console. Begin the game.
- 11
  Select a semi-automatic weapon from the list of choices presented. Aim the weapon at a target. Press the button on the controller that is designated for firing, for example, the "X" button. If the weapon shoots a stream of bullets, instead of just one, the modification works, indicating that the controller features the circuit board that didn't need a resistor in order for the mod to function.

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