Retrospecticus

I have a box, under my stairs, that's full of old controllers that I've collected over the years.  I've found these at car boots, been given them, or literally found them in my own loft in shoeboxes. It's a bounty that's paid dividends over the years. Recently I've been spending a lot of time with the original PlayStation again and needed a DualShock controller, so  I went to the box and pulled out these wondrous things. I only needed one, so I picked one. They all looked and felt the same, so it didn't take long. I won't grab any old controller that I see out and about, I can generally tell after a quick look at the face button sides, or how it feels, if its going to be worth picking up. The chosen one. First things first, I disassemble with a PH00 screwdriver bit and give all the plastics a good long soaking in some very hot water with plenty of washing up liquid. I use quite a simple method for cleaning everything really, it works well for me a