u/_MrFlowers

I’m making an old bank phone into a game emulation system and I’m trying to figure out what the best way to have a controller is. The easy way is to dremel the cradle to seat a traditional controller… but I don’t want that. What I want is essentially what’s in the drawing I’m sharing here.

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I want the original phone to function as a controller. It has no buttons, is a solid 2-piece shell with a central weight inside for balance, and I’m curious whether there’s one or two “ideal” ways to tackle this project. Any recommendations? Is this the right group? Thank you 🙏

This is going to sound nuts but without wasting time on unnecessary details, what do I need to have ALL the same buttons as an Xbox controller and modify this phone handset to be a USB-C controller? It feels good in hand and I think my idea is clear enough. In a perfect world I’d just gut an existing controller and dremel the plastic on this for the button holes, but I’ve opened controllers before and I know they’re usually more rigid internally and that won’t work.

STRETCH goals: playable over USB-c, wireless Bluetooth, rechargeable. I’d be happy with just getting it to work though.

I know it’s a custom job and I’m in the deep end of a project that I have no experience with but I’m determined to figure this out. Thank you 🙏

Hi I’m new to this and need help? I’m looking for 2 specific breakout boards with the right connections to plug these membrane tails into my pico h.

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I’ve been trying to make this 80’s keyboard work. I know I need to trace the contacts from the membrane tails with a multimeter to figure out what does what.
What I can’t figure out: *what connectors do I need?*

I think I might know what I need, but I can’t confirm it: I think i need a FFC ZIF connection on a breakout board. I think it’s 2.54mm pitch (look at the ruler: 2.54cm/10pins=2.54mm) but I can’t help but think that’s wrong. Either way I can’t find it for purchase!!

I’m looking for both 8 pin and 10 pin ones. I’d prefer soldered male pins because I already have f2f DuPont wires but happy to find it at all and I can just get new wires if needed.

Where can I find these connectors?

I need to get replacement connectors to solder to a new board. I believe these are membrane filaments, i need to map them with a multimeter still but im struggling to find the parts. I started to desolder these original ones from the old board (the blue things in the first picture) but the plastic is brittle (they’re at least 40 years old)

What would I be looking for? Knowing very little about these old connections: i need to source two of these that are 8 points (pins?), and 10 for another.

I need to buy at least two of each so I’m looking for the name and the purchase source, and if you’re feeling generous, your opinion on how you’d approach this.

It’s to convert an old keyboard to usb, thank you all

I’m new to this and I’m missing something!

I am trying to convert this to a USB keyboard. I thinkI could do it with what I have but might just need wire if I wanted to try to desolder the original connectors. I have a raspberry pi pico h, f2f cables, and it’s a membrane keyboard with each filament routed to each of the three key areas of the keyboard (2 filaments with 8 contacts, 1 with 10.)

What do I need to do with either approach to make this work, physically?

1. desolder and attach the old connectors to the pico h somehow, or

2. get new connectors, same question

I’ll deal with firmware and stuff after but I feel like this is technically complex for someone with low skill.

THANK YOU