Gamecube: No rumble

[YoshiM]

Weirdest thing. The rumble doesn't work. Figured it was the extension cable I use, so I removed that and hooked the controller up to the deck directly. Still no rumble. Got a brand spankin' new controller. Plug it in and STILL no rumble. Made sure my rumble settings were on in Animal Crossing (which I was using for the test) and I get no rumble response when smacking a rock or catching fish.

Anyone have any ideas?

[dendawg]

Anyone have any ideas?

A few...
Is the bad controller your only controller?
Have you tried your bad controller on other ports?
Do you have a friend with a Gamecube you can test your bad controller on?
If you have other controllers, do they work in the same port?

If your other controllers don't work, odds are you have a bad port.

[soniko_karuto]

did you disabled rumbling in game?

[YoshiM]

To answer:


Is the bad controller your only controller?
No. As I said I bought a new controller. Neither the old or the new rumble.

Have you tried your bad controller on other ports?
Yes. I fired up the Soul Calibur II demo (I don't have many Cube games) and nothing happened when fighting head to head.

Do you have a friend with a Gamecube you can test your bad controller on?

No. The only other person I know that has a Cube sold it.

If you have other controllers, do they work in the same port?

Work as in function? Yes the controllers work normally save for the rumble

@soniko_karuto: As I said in my post I made sure the rumble settings were "on" for Animal Crossing. I also double checked the cube to see if there were any settings in the system's menu.

I got a response from Nintendo saying it could be the deck. I have a number to call to see if there's anything they can do to help over the phone.

[YoshiM]

Well, Nintendo's even confused. Basically I can send it in for $69 with everything and they can check it out or for $50 plus shipping I can get a factory-direct refurb from Nintendo (with a full warranty). Hmm, choices.

[Querjek]

Wow, for that price, you could practically buy a refurb cube from EB or Gamestop!

[MrKitt]

not to be a partypoper and late but the problem is a burned out fuse on the inside of the gc

[YoshiM]

not to be a partypoper and late but the problem is a burned out fuse on the inside of the gc

Really? Is it a fuse that is user replacable (without needing a solder gun)?

[MrKitt]

sorry todays consoles and electronics require soldering skills to repair everything even stupid things like fuses

[Bratwurst]

sorry todays consoles and electronics require soldering skills to repair everything even stupid things like fuses

Rarely has a game console ever been consumer servicable, fuses in the NES, TG-16 and SNES are soldered in as well.

[sirgeoph]

sorry todays consoles and electronics require soldering skills to repair everything even stupid things like fuses

Rarely has a game console ever been consumer servicable, fuses in the NES, TG-16 and SNES are soldered in as well.

ps1 and ps2 fuses are easily replaced without a soldering iron. add in the fact that it uses phillips head screws and you've got a user serviceable system. which is convenient, since they all break.

if you want your cube fixed for less than nintendo, go to thegametrader.com. it's 40 bucks plus 5 bucks for us to ship it back.

[MrKitt]

still the ps1 and ps2 fuses are soldered they are not turn to remove style

[omnedon]

Mr. Kitt is right. A number of frequent fail fuses on the PS1 and 2 are SMF's.

Mr.Kitt, is the rumble fuse on the NGC controller block itself, or on the mainboard?

[MrKitt]

im not 100% sure but due to complexity of a ngc controller port its probably located somewhere on the inside as it transmits +5V data and ground im unsure how they transmit the power to the rumble as you dont wanna blow everthing if it happens to short / overload

[omnedon]

I'd swap out the controller block, then that would help isolate the fuse location.

[MrKitt]

from my wildest guesses it should be some sort of power stabilizer circuit that has probably failed if not a fuse that controls some sort of feed pipe

my guess is that the console opens the extra power feed and transmits data to the controller that it may run the rumble and then when it should stop and shortly afterwards it cuts the extra power feed.. might sound far fetched but im not sure these are purly my guesses

[omnedon]

I've seen cubes with video only, or audio only, and always wondered if the fault was the power feed, or the mainboard itself. It's always easier and faster to swap out both, so I've done that instead. I'm still curious.

The thing is, the Cube is so damned cheap, it's VERY hard to justify a lot of time on R&D'ing out a problem like that, when the brute force fix is so cheap and easy.

[MrKitt]

yepp i know what you mean i dont possess any broken down cubes so i havent had the pleassure of doing any research at all :P