Spilt beer on controller - buttons sticking - help?

So today I go to play my Xbox 360 and find that X, Y and B are all sticking really bad and reek of alcohol. Go fiqures, last night I gave it to my mate to borrow. Last time I do that.

Anyway, firstly how do I pull the controller apart? I thought a normal screw driver would've done that, but I got no idea whats needed there. Secondly, what then? Is there a way to clean the buttons from the bottom / sides or is my controller pretty much screwed?

Whats that supposed to mean?

Also, just read somewhere else a Phillips does it? What size? I can't seem to get it to work, there's like a round thing in the middle of it.

It's just funny, on a video game forum. It's never, I split coke or lemonade. It's "I spilt an acolholic beverage on my controller"

Classic.

dont give your stuff to drunkshaven79

beer is for pansies. real men break their controllers by spilling blood on them.ewmgreendawg

yeah my Y button was sticking for a while because of my gums were bleeding(doritios poked me) and i felt it and iwasnt paying attention with blood on my fingers 8)

[QUOTE="ewmgreendawg"]beer is for pansies. real men break their controllers by spilling blood on them.PMatt722

yeah my Y button was sticking for a while because of my gums were bleeding(doritios poked me) and i felt it and iwasnt paying attention with blood on my fingers 8)

Doritos are dangerous.

So anyone gonna answer the question? I can't get the bottom two screws out, and I'm not using the right screw driver.

It says use a phillips, but a phillips doesn't fit!

I'm thinking about doing the same, I think I spilled some sprite on my A-button by mistake =\

well, find a hexagon-shaped head, one that doesn't have the centre. Go to a hardware store, and bring your controller. Find someone that can help you find one. Or at least ask what they would recommend, I don't think there are hexagon-shaped heads :P

I actually have a hexagon shaped head, but I'm now thinking I should break the pin.

Why is this site

http://hubpages.com/hub/Xbox_360_Controller_Repair

Saying use a phillips?

did you read this? they say break it off or something, it is from 2005

http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=430626&seqNum=5&rl=1

So anyone gonna answer the question? I can't get the bottom two screws out, and I'm not using the right screw driver.

It says use a phillips, but a phillips doesn't fit!

-Silent--Death-

Take the batteries out of the controller. Take the controller and run a LITTLE bit of water over the affected buttons. DO NOT put the batteries back in the controller. Keep the controller turned upside down over a towel/rag for 8-10 hours to ENSURE all the water gets out. Put the batteries back in, your good to go. Water and electric currents dont mix in electronics, thats why you take the batteries out.

a lot of worthless post in this thread

i would try using alcohol and a q-tip before i open up the controller

So anyone gonna answer the question? I can't get the bottom two screws out, and I'm not using the right screw driver.

It says use a phillips, but a phillips doesn't fit!

-Silent--Death-

Before you tear the controller apart try rubbing a cotton swab dipped in denatured alcohol around the button. It SHOULD get rid of the sticky gunk around the base of the button. Granted this only works if you actually have denatured alcohol lying around the house. The other option is to find a torx screwdriver to take your controller apart. Hope my 2 cents helps.:D

So today I go to play my Xbox 360 and find that X, Y and B are all sticking really bad and reek of alcohol. Go fiqures, last night I gave it to my mate to borrow. Last time I do that.

Anyway, firstly how do I pull the controller apart? I thought a normal screw driver would've done that, but I got no idea whats needed there. Secondly, what then? Is there a way to clean the buttons from the bottom / sides or is my controller pretty much screwed?

-Silent--Death-

Solution: Don't drink beer. It's bad for you ;)

@-Silent--Death-:This is a very simple fix, drop and/or rub rubbing alcohol on the affected buttons, this should free them up. Just use a little though.

next time drink rubbing alcohol so when you spill it on the buttons itll clean the sticky residue out.

It is a Torx bit you need (the type needed for the screw with the pin is also referred to as a "security Torx"). Breaking the pin won't hurt anything, it'll just allow either style Torx bit to be used... Leaving the pin will require the security Torx bit.

I forget the size you'll need.

You can get them online for a few dollars. If you have a Harbor Freight near you then you can get a whole set cheap.

Keep in mind that taking it apart will void any warranty and bigger game stores like GameStop will not take them on trade once opened. They will know it's been opened due to one of the screws being behind a decal.

Try the alcohol trick and toothbrush thing first.., if that works you'll keep it's trade value intact (and any warranty).

freaken beer drinkers