Hammer Time! or You Gotta Be Shittin' Me!

[JWideman]

After realizing it would cost more in gas repeatedly returning the Hammer Wireless Guitar Controller than it cost me in the first place, I decided to take matters into my own hands. As it turned out, not only was this a good idea, but it took longer to get the screws off than to fix it.
The strumbar system consists of three parts - the strumbar itself, the circuit board, and a piece of plastic which serves as a housing to hold the two together and protect the microswitches. Four little screws hold them together. I took those off and seperated the pieces, looking for a broken piece of plastic wedged in there, but nothing. I discovered the problem when I tried reassembling it. The first thing I noticed was that the housing didn't fit smoothly when placed together exactly the same way, and part of the housing pressed against the capacitors on the circuit board. "Weird!" I thought. Close inspection revealed little tabs on the housing which corresponded to holes on the board. THE HOUSING WAS PUT IN UPSIDE DOWN! I reassembled it correctly and now strumming is reliable. Most likely the whole batch that was sent to Wal-Mart was done that way.
Now, this is here because I noticed that all the buttons have very loose tolerances - the whole thing is like a NYC hooker during Fleet Week. I need advice on how to tighten things up.
I don't think I can do anything about the tilt sensor, which is solidly glued in place - it lags for an apparently non-mechanical reason.
Oh, I'll also note that the whammy bar design is 10 times better than in the SG - it doesn't rotate around a single weak piece of plastic. The fulcrum is thicker, supported on both ends, and has a metal rod going through the middle. However, it does rattle around a lot, like everything else on this controller.
I might take pictures next time I open it up, if anyone else is interested.

[JWideman]

After realizing it would cost more in gas repeatedly returning the Hammer Wireless Guitar Controller than it cost me in the first place, I decided to take matters into my own hands. As it turned out, not only was this a good idea, but it took longer to get the screws off than to fix it.
The strumbar system consists of three parts - the strumbar itself, the circuit board, and a piece of plastic which serves as a housing to hold the two together and protect the microswitches. Four little screws hold them together. I took those off and seperated the pieces, looking for a broken piece of plastic wedged in there, but nothing. I discovered the problem when I tried reassembling it. The first thing I noticed was that the housing didn't fit smoothly when placed together exactly the same way, and part of the housing pressed against the capacitors on the circuit board. "Weird!" I thought. Close inspection revealed little tabs on the housing which corresponded to holes on the board. THE HOUSING WAS PUT IN UPSIDE DOWN! I reassembled it correctly and now strumming is reliable. Most likely the whole batch that was sent to Wal-Mart was done that way.
Now, this is here because I noticed that all the buttons have very loose tolerances - the whole thing is like a NYC hooker during Fleet Week. I need advice on how to tighten things up.
I don't think I can do anything about the tilt sensor, which is solidly glued in place - it lags for an apparently non-mechanical reason.
Oh, I'll also note that the whammy bar design is 10 times better than in the SG - it doesn't rotate around a single weak piece of plastic. The fulcrum is thicker, supported on both ends, and has a metal rod going through the middle. However, it does rattle around a lot, like everything else on this controller.
I might take pictures next time I open it up, if anyone else is interested.

[Kegermann]

im interested, cause im thinkin of getting a wireless because ive had a lot of problems with my sg

[Kegermann]

im interested, cause im thinkin of getting a wireless because ive had a lot of problems with my sg

[JWideman]

[JWideman]

[Kegermann]

[Kegermann]