My name is Adam and I am The Farmer In Adell. Follow me in my life around our hobby farm. Learn a thing or two while enjoying watching someone else work.
Saved me as well was intermittent on and off and not near as corroded as your but just the power contact. But after cleaning with some alcohol it worked first time. THANK YOU
I was hoping this would work for me but unfortunately it didnt’t. The back of my stick is lit up so there is power to it but cannot turn it on/off. So frustrating!
Correct. The controller backlighting will illuminate when the plow is hooked up, indicating that the controller has power. That is, as long as the backlights work.
@@TheFarmerInAdell ha right! I've got a new to me hts that I wired up and when I push the power button nothing happened. Everything I've had before this was Meyers and those turn on whether the plow is hooked up or not.
Yo brother thanks for saving me 800$. I fixed my left wing button on my newer controller and then turned around and fixed my older controller. The scoop button didn’t work. The only difference I used 2000 grit lightly. Found it worked better. Your a genius and I’ve already spread the word like a bird to other contractors. Screw the stealerships. They would never tell you this fix!
This is TERRIBLE advice! The material on the board and keypad is carbon needed to create conductivity between the keypad and the circuit board. Using sand paper removes the protective layer and causes corrosion to form weeks after doing this! Do NOT use chemicals, sandpaper, or even an eraser. That black material coming off is NOT DIRT. Either have your controller professionally serviced or replace the keypad with a new factory one. This will DAMAGE YOUR CONTROLLER!
You must sell new controllers or do the same thing for people and charge them. There is nothing wrong with this do it yourself fix. A dealer would never tell you this fix cause they want to sell you a new 800$ controller. Cheers
@@robertlee4165 Some people do things wrong for their entire life, and have a certain amount of success. So, they think they're doing it the right way. They never learn the correct way, and they never get any smarter.
Hey! Just went out to hook my plow on for the season and it wouldn't lift, I came in and found your video. I have a Fisher XTREME-V Fish Stick, took it apart and looks just like yours. Cleaned it up and sure enough! Works Great! Thank You For doing this video!
I have it inside so I don't need to worry about that. Ideally you'd want the food at least under some sort of cover to keep it protected from moisture.
Thanks for the video. I might suggest though that instead of using just a piece of paper to clean the contact surfaces off that you use a dollar bill. Reason is they are lint free. As previously being a radioman in the US Navy we used to have to clean electrical contacts on some of our radio gear and being sensitive to dust and lint we found it to be the best thing to use. Thanks again. Keep on plowing.
Unfortunately we no longer have ducks so I won't be able to get a video. When we did have ducks they used it. We had both Pekin and Runner ducks using it.
I am near Toronto and I can repair those circuit boards. Success rate is pretty much 99.99% unless there is a badly damaged cable. So if you have an issue, let me know. Thanks.
I have not tried that. I would be hesitant to use it because I don't know how it will work. It is not metal-to-metal contact, it is a conductive rubber pad on metal. I'm not sure if the dielectric grease will have a negative effect on it. I can try it when it's not plowing season to see how it reacts.
@@robertlee4165 Sorry, you made a temporary repair that also damaged the components. I've been repairing keypads professionally for 30 years. Seen plenty of these sanded contacts destroy a device.
You said it would make your buttons less responsive. They work like a brand new controller now. How long it works that I don’t know cause it’s the first time doing this. Only time will tell but I do have a spare controller now and saved 800$ for a new 1. 👍🏼🤞
@@robertlee4165 It's like sanding your teeth to get rid of a stain. You are removing the protective coating and introducing scratches. It will fail faster than cleaning alone (which doesn't last long) and you can never get the "enamel" back. If you don't care about the equipment, sand away.
Do you have any roosters using these? I made one that has the 3 inch elbows in the sides and am having a really hard time with getting the rooster to stick his head in it
