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Hi at all,

i ask if is possible to use the Sega control stick, on reverse mode,
like a normal Sega controller. Is possible to exchange the left and right
function with reversing the left and right pinout on the control stick?

I ask this i'm a sx-er (left hand user) and is unconfortable for me
to use with the right hand.

Thanks at all.

Toshio

Funny, I've heard right-handed people make the same complaint about the joystick! Maybe it's just awkward for both handednesses.

If you can successfully diagnose and repair a faulty main board I'm certain you can do this! ☺

The pinout of the controller port is here: https://www.smspower.org/Development/PeripheralPorts

You need to switch up for down, left for right and, I guess, TL for TR.

I'd say you have two options: open the controller up and resolder the relevant wires. I haven't seen inside the joystick but in the standard control pad the wires are extremely easy to access and work on.

The second option is making a little adapter cable. If you picked up a male to female DB9 cable with a serviceable shell on either end you could open up one of them, switch the wires around, and then plug that in-line whenever you wanted to use the joystick in reverse.

Edit: something like this might also be an option

Thanks Will,

and probably need to reverse the up and down pinout.

Toshio

Find a control stick,
i have opened and reversed. I removed the ugly direction knob.

Now fully reversed.

Toshio

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Toshio Joined: 29 Dec 2021 Posts: 41 Location: Italy	Reversing (left hand) the Sega control stick Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2023 5:56 am
Toshio Joined: 29 Dec 2021 Posts: 41 Location: Italy	Hi at all, i ask if is possible to use the Sega control stick, on reverse mode, like a normal Sega controller. Is possible to exchange the left and right function with reversing the left and right pinout on the control stick? I ask this i'm a sx-er (left hand user) and is unconfortable for me to use with the right hand. Thanks at all. Toshio

willbritton Joined: 06 Mar 2022 Posts: 671 Location: London, UK	Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2023 6:21 am
	Funny, I've heard right-handed people make the same complaint about the joystick! Maybe it's just awkward for both handednesses. If you can successfully diagnose and repair a faulty main board I'm certain you can do this! ☺ The pinout of the controller port is here: https://www.smspower.org/Development/PeripheralPorts You need to switch up for down, left for right and, I guess, TL for TR. I'd say you have two options: open the controller up and resolder the relevant wires. I haven't seen inside the joystick but in the standard control pad the wires are extremely easy to access and work on. The second option is making a little adapter cable. If you picked up a male to female DB9 cable with a serviceable shell on either end you could open up one of them, switch the wires around, and then plug that in-line whenever you wanted to use the joystick in reverse. Edit: something like this might also be an option

Toshio Joined: 29 Dec 2021 Posts: 41 Location: Italy	Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:44 pm
Toshio Joined: 29 Dec 2021 Posts: 41 Location: Italy	Thanks Will, and probably need to reverse the up and down pinout. Toshio

Toshio Joined: 29 Dec 2021 Posts: 41 Location: Italy	Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2023 10:46 pm
Toshio Joined: 29 Dec 2021 Posts: 41 Location: Italy	Find a control stick, i have opened and reversed. I removed the ugly direction knob. Now fully reversed. Toshio

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