> -----Original Message----- > From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 2:10 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: dead xbox controller > > Yep, my son has been playiing by himself for maybe... hmmm 6 months. > He is general very good. He never rough houses with the controllers. > He even handles the discs very well, but he _does_ wrap and unwrap the > controller quite a bit.
I wouldn't blame your son - it's not really him, just more use. Although my son, at least, went through a very short "throw the controller in frustration" phase - until he shattered a Pelican wireless we had and I made him buy us a new one from his savings. The biggest problem since then is his friends. Some of these kids are ruthless and you really have to watch them. > So... outside of buying a wireless controller, what else can you do? > You have to store the controller _somehow_. Loosing wrapping the cord (instead of tightly winding it) alone (not around the controller) is the best and easiest thing. Let each coil hang free with a diameter of at least 6 inches or more. There's also a twisting problem in that as you wrap something (like a cord or a hose or whatever) it completes a rotation as well - this twisting is usually provided for in the cord design (there's some slack in the wires) but tight wrapping prevents the strands from relaxing with the twist. To prevent the twisting is a small art in and of itself. It requires you to slowly rotate the cord counter to the wrap as you wrap - it's hard to explain, but people who do cable management for a living (especially audio or video cable) know this well. The worst thing you can do is tightly wind the cord around the controller - the wires get stretched taut and can't relax at all. There you go - more information about wrapping cords than anybody could ever want. ;^) But still - wireless is the way to go and even the relatively expensive Logitech's (at about $40) will pay for themselves if you find yourself replacing wired controllers often. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - New Atlanta http://www.newatlanta.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:140562 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
