# Ribbon controller DIY (VHS...)

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**Category:** DIY STUFF\
**Created:** [April 15, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/ribbon-controller-diy-vhs/3372 "2021-04-15T13:07:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 8:12am UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/ribbon-controller-diy-vhs/3372/90 "2021-10-16T08:12:12Z")

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> [@A litany of dumbassery](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/a-litany-of-dumbassery/526/582):
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> This summer with the heat my Ribbon controller got a little hot, and the Velostat (conductive plastic material which is very thin) waving, and made contact in some places unamused I still had some and am currently taking it apart to change it, but I added a thickness of adesive tape to consolidate it i’m waiting for the glue to dry …

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