Cheap And Easy Controller ON OFF Switch
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2016 6:01 am
I've known of this mod for so long but just never really got around to it until now. After the family saw it they all lined up there Xboxes to have it done. If tried to make it as easy and practical as possible but still look good. The pictures are using my after market controllers I use but genuine MS controllers are exactly the same so don't be put off doing this very practical mod on your machines. The pictures also feature a HDMI modded machine so ignore the wires on the board that are not yellow. Only the yellow wire is regarding this mod.
Solder a wire to the underside of the front button power switch connector. It is pin 2. If you are uncertain of the solder point, look at any modchip install diagram and see where they run the BT wire to. It is this same point. Run it across the underside of the front of the board and feed it up the hole in the board as shown.
Pull the yellow wire leading from the controller port 1 out of the port connector plug. It has a little plastic tab that holds each wire in place in the connector. Bend just the tab holding the port 1 yellow wire and you can withdraw the yellow wire with the connector pin out of the connector. Join it to the wire you ran under the board that is sticking up the hole, through the board. A small single wire connector is best so you can disconnect at this point should you need to work on the machine in the future but that is up to you. Ok, that is the mod required in the Xbox itself.
Now the controller. Make a piece of plastic like the one shown that will fit snugly in the lower accessory port hole in the controller. I cut it roughly to size and file it to the exact size. Drill a hole and mount a small momentary switch in the plastic, again as per the picture. Solder on about 2" of wire to the switch terminals. I used a yellow and a black wires so the wire colours matched those of the controller.
Push the wires through the holes in the back of the port hole. Not the big hole, the smaller ones on the side of the port hole.
Cut the yellow wire from the connector that joins the controller harness to the controller board close to the connector. These pins do not come out so no need trying to recover them. Now solder or join the yellow wires. The one you just cut and the one from your switch. Now solder the black wire from the switch to the last pin of the accessories port as shown in the picture.
Put the lower controller cover back on the controller and your done.
Plug the controller into the Xbox and push the new button you just installed on your controller. Your Xbox will now turn ON. Push the button again and your Xbox will turn OFF. Now you can sit back and enjoy your work. The good thing about this mod is it ALWAYS works. Doesn't matter if your Xbox is locked up. Because it doesn't rely on software, it will always work. That yellow wire was only ever used for "The House Of The Dead Light Gun" but is still there in all Xbox controllers. If you are one that actually has a need for that yellow wire's original purpose, IE, you actually have a house of the dead light gun simply use any other controller port and not your modded port 1 to use the light gun. Also to hold the wires in place on the board, I use Supa Glue however, I only use the glue on parts of the board that are not over traces, IE, big green sections of the board or else I use the top face of chips making sure the glue doesn't touch any pins of the chip. A very small dot of glue is all that is required and it stops the wires from coming off should you need to work on the board. Not real sure of all Supa glue but mine does not effect the board. maybe some brands do so bear this in mind.
Solder a wire to the underside of the front button power switch connector. It is pin 2. If you are uncertain of the solder point, look at any modchip install diagram and see where they run the BT wire to. It is this same point. Run it across the underside of the front of the board and feed it up the hole in the board as shown.
Pull the yellow wire leading from the controller port 1 out of the port connector plug. It has a little plastic tab that holds each wire in place in the connector. Bend just the tab holding the port 1 yellow wire and you can withdraw the yellow wire with the connector pin out of the connector. Join it to the wire you ran under the board that is sticking up the hole, through the board. A small single wire connector is best so you can disconnect at this point should you need to work on the machine in the future but that is up to you. Ok, that is the mod required in the Xbox itself.
Now the controller. Make a piece of plastic like the one shown that will fit snugly in the lower accessory port hole in the controller. I cut it roughly to size and file it to the exact size. Drill a hole and mount a small momentary switch in the plastic, again as per the picture. Solder on about 2" of wire to the switch terminals. I used a yellow and a black wires so the wire colours matched those of the controller.
Push the wires through the holes in the back of the port hole. Not the big hole, the smaller ones on the side of the port hole.
Cut the yellow wire from the connector that joins the controller harness to the controller board close to the connector. These pins do not come out so no need trying to recover them. Now solder or join the yellow wires. The one you just cut and the one from your switch. Now solder the black wire from the switch to the last pin of the accessories port as shown in the picture.
Put the lower controller cover back on the controller and your done.
Plug the controller into the Xbox and push the new button you just installed on your controller. Your Xbox will now turn ON. Push the button again and your Xbox will turn OFF. Now you can sit back and enjoy your work. The good thing about this mod is it ALWAYS works. Doesn't matter if your Xbox is locked up. Because it doesn't rely on software, it will always work. That yellow wire was only ever used for "The House Of The Dead Light Gun" but is still there in all Xbox controllers. If you are one that actually has a need for that yellow wire's original purpose, IE, you actually have a house of the dead light gun simply use any other controller port and not your modded port 1 to use the light gun. Also to hold the wires in place on the board, I use Supa Glue however, I only use the glue on parts of the board that are not over traces, IE, big green sections of the board or else I use the top face of chips making sure the glue doesn't touch any pins of the chip. A very small dot of glue is all that is required and it stops the wires from coming off should you need to work on the board. Not real sure of all Supa glue but mine does not effect the board. maybe some brands do so bear this in mind.