Anyone tried greasing their n64 control stick?

[SheerMadness]

I don't think there's a point in greasing anything that's not continually rubbing against something else and creating friction. I grease the white bowl, the tip of the stick, and both the black axis pieces. Seems to work well for me. I put a a good amount of grease in the white bowl and on the tip of the stick, but just put a thin coat or two on the black axis pieces.

I used white lithium grease and I used a lot.

I know I've said a couple times in this thread that I think white lithium grease is a bit too thick to be ideal, but I do want to make it clear that it's still very effective. I've greased/maintained all my 1st party sticks with it and they've shown little to no wear. Just wanted to clarify that so people don't come in here and think white lithium grease doesn't work or something.

 

[Yobolight]

White Lithium >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No Grease at all

 

[Komotonoto]

Yeah you guys gotta reapply grease every month or so cause my stick got work out =\.

 

[clubbadubba]

i haven't regreased in 5 months and no wear down at all. That said I should probably regrease soon

 

[Komotonoto]

Well, it's cause I DI A LOT.

 

[Nintendude]

clubba's DI is pretty legit.

 

[madrush21]

Got a new green controller today with a fresh stick, I'm going to try some food-grade silicon grease that airline mechanics use and see how well it works.

 

[FirestormNeos]

This is why I prefer owning SSB64 on the Virtual Console.

 

[Grizzmeister]

This is why I prefer owning SSB64 on the Virtual Console.

Check out my impressions of the VC version of SSB64.

 

[Grizzmeister]

Proving the enduring appeal of the Nintendo 64, Retro-bit will be releasing new wireless controllers for the N64 this summer.

http://www.retrocollect.com/News/retro-bits-wireless-nintendo-64-pads-due-for-summer-release.html

I'm kinda curious to find out how this news is received by the competitive Super Smash Bros. community. Are wireless controllers that have a turbo function allowed at tourneys?

 

[clubbadubba]

wow that's pretty cool. I think wii remotes are not allowed at tournies though because they interfere with each other when there are too many in one place. I imagine the same would occur for these.

Turbo buttons wouldn't be allowed I'm pretty sure, but I've been wrong about that kind of thing before

That being said, if they work well and aren't ****ty 3rd party controllers, I'll get one

 

[SheerMadness]

Pretty off topic, but no a wireless 3rd party controller won't be well received by ssb64 players. Not because of turbo though, mainly because 3rd party controller quality always sucks. Plus wireless controllers usually have delay.

Only thing that slightly interests me is if the stick itself is decent. And if it is can it be transplanted into a 1st party controller. Probably a no on both accounts though.

 

[Kefit]

I see no indication that these would be any higher quality than the first party knock-offs cluttering up retro stores these days.

 

[WOTG]

Yeah I did and it still sucked, switching to hori was a much better idea

 

[mixa]

Would graffiti work instead of ceramic/white lithium?

 

[KnitePhox]

Would graffiti work instead of ceramic/white lithium?

WHAT ARE YOU REFFERING TO BY "graffiti"?!?!?!?

wheel bearing grease is vastly superior to ceramic and white lithium combined x2. IMHO

also in auto parts store, theres Valvoline crimson, cerulean and Penzoil red something; im sure people can find suitable replacements. if you own a grease gun, getting a cartridge of the ones i named is a good idea for grease fittings on cars, i use that stuff on FORKLIFTS and other industrial equipment. it's kind of ****.

ill bring some to next tourney i go to

 

[mixa]

NVM graffiti.

Help me out here, I'm confused with the terms.
Is 'wheel bearing' = 'welter'? Can wheel bearing grease be lithium based?
Because I got this "lithium based spray grease for welter", and it's got this as the illustration for the can.

 

[KnitePhox]

that illustration is a bearing

 

[151rby]

wheel bearing grease is vastly superior to ceramic and white lithium combined x2. IMHO

Just curious, what exactly makes you say that? I'm about to grease my first stick, and I'm trying to decide between ceramic grease and wheel bearing grease. I've ruled out white lithium grease, having read that it's a bit on the thick side and kind of dries up for some people. I'm leaning toward ceramic grease having read a few good reviews of it, but I might be swayed to go with wheel bearing grease instead if you've done a good comparison.

 

[SheerMadness]

I seriously doubt he's done a comparison test. He's probably just being biased and saying what he uses is the best lol. It may actually be but hes just guessing.

I'm sure both are really good, so don't fret over the decision. I'm still using white lithium grease and it's working well for me.

 

[KnitePhox]

ok sorry m8 but PWNED

 

[Cobrevolution]

knitephox > grizz

without a doubt

 

[The Star King]

Oh, this is a competition now? Well, I've recently upgraded my collection to a grand total of... TWO controllers. Yessssssss...

Also my 64 controller color isn't in KP's pic.

pwn

 

[Olikus]

I got atomic orange, purple, green, blue and extreme green mint. I only got grey and yellow of The original color controllers.

 

[KnitePhox]

the only 2 im missing that i like are grape and atomic purple, the other ones are not desirable to me

don't like the other colors

 

[SheerMadness]

ASCII pad's have the coolest colors. Most people don't even know they exist though.

They were only sold in Japan I think and they have turbo buttons. But they have some really cool colors:

White, 2 different silver ones, clear front and pink/blue backs. A completely clear one. The red and blue ones are like marble style. There's also a really cool looking metallic black one not pictured here.

But yah were totally destroying this thread Grizzmeister style.

 

[madrush21]

I saw a few of those ascii pads while I was in Japan, I also saw the hori commander which I had never seen before

 

[Grizzmeister]

knitephox > grizz

without a doubt

Don't count me out just yet.

 

[MrMarbles]

ASCII pad's have the coolest colors. Most people don't even know they exist though.

They were only sold in Japan I think and they have turbo buttons. But they have some really cool colors:


White, 2 different silver ones, clear front and pink/blue backs. A completely clear one. The red and blue ones are like marble style. There's also a really cool looking metallic black one not pictured here.

But yah were totally destroying this thread Grizzmeister style.

sure but are they smash worthy?

 

[The Star King]

Grizzmeister has my color. ggs I guess

 

[KnitePhox]

leme know when you get a japanese white bottom w/blue or red top

kthanks s-pwned

 

[Grizzmeister]

leme know when you get a japanese white bottom w/blue or red top

kthanks s-pwned

What do you think of these?

 

[KnitePhox]

are you serious right now, this is little kid stuff LOL

anyone can get a screwdriver and swap colors, look at sheer's extreme green black swaps

AHAHAHAHAHA

 

[SheerMadness]

Yo my extreme black mixes are too pro.

But yah genetically altered controllers don't really count in a collection battle since they're fake.

Anyway those clear blue/red top and clear bottom Japanese controllers aren't as cool as the ASCII inverted clear top and clear red/blue bottoms.

The ASCII's definitely have the coolest color combos.

 

[madrush21]

Custom controller I made and gave to Doimoi, one of the smashers I stayed with in Japan.

 

[Han Solo]

I've been using this white lithium grease:
http://www.amazon.com/Lubriplate-AERO-Multi-purpose-Garage-Grease/dp/B004BIWA32

and it's not really doing the job. The parts are still getting worn down, and the stick still gets loose. What do you all use?

 

[KnitePhox]

white lithium is cheapest price and quality grease
but...
if you go to a auto parts store u can get a cartridge of better grease

i strongly reccomend a cartridge of WHEEL BEARING GREASE or uh

Valvoline cerulean / crimson
Penzoil 707L

any of those cartridges has 2 really good properties
1.straight up better grease
2. WAY MORE VOLUME than small tubes like that
3. BONUS. only 5$ a cartridge

 

[Nintendude]

Shin-etsu arcade machine grease is what I use for all of mine.

 

[Grizzmeister]

I've been using this white lithium grease:
http://www.amazon.com/Lubriplate-AERO-Multi-purpose-Garage-Grease/dp/B004BIWA32

and it's not really doing the job. The parts are still getting worn down, and the stick still gets loose. What do you all use?

I use ceramic grease which works very well for me.

http://www.finishlineusa.com/products/ceramic_grease.htm

 

[KnitePhox]

I use ceramic grease which works very well for me.

http://www.finishlineusa.com/products/ceramic_grease.htm

lol quote from that same link

"Finish Line’s Ceramic Grease features an Inherently Biodegradable formulation which means that between 20% and 60% of the product’s base oils will degrade within 28 days."

how can it be good then? LOL.