Sega Genesis Model 2 controller port

[bALEXc | 1]

I remember back in the mid 1990s the player 1 controller port on my Genesis Model 2 stopped working unless the plug from the controller was held pointing downwards during play. I think the pins became bent. To this day I try to limit repeated controller swamping on the official Genesis and Analogue SG. Has anybody else had this issue?

Edited July 16, 2023 by bALEXc

[SNESNESCUBE64 | 540]

I've heard of pins becoming bent or more commonly cold solder joints occur on the port due to lots of inserting and removing of controller.

Solder is not a very good material for mechanical stress. That issue sounds like a cold solder joint that had broken. By pushing down that pin would move slightly, making the connection again.

Edited July 16, 2023 by SNESNESCUBE64

[FireHazard51 | 2,043]

@bALEXc What SNESNESCUBE64 said.  Easy fix is to reflow the soldier joints of where the pins connect to the circuit board.

This YT video is of a video output but it's basically the same thing for a joystick port.