Can the Dual Analog really damage a console?

Is there any truth to the belief that the SCPH-1150 Dual Analog controller with rumble could ruin a console? I got one in with some other PlayStation stuff shipped from Japan but am a bit apprehensive to use it.

 

I've never heard anything like that personally

 

Never heard such a thing.

 

Check the Wikipedia article... Dual Analog Controller.

 

No source though.

 

I wonder why someone would make that up out of seemingly nowhere.

 

Doesnt mean they made it up, but if it was widespread, there should be evidence

 

I have the SCPH-1180 DUAL-ANALOGUE PS Controller.

SCPH-1080 is a CONTROL PAD PS Controller.
SCPH-1200 is a DUALSHOCK PS Controller.
SCPH-1180 is a DUAL-ANALOGUE PS Controller.
SCPH-110 is a DUALSHOCK PSone Controller.

I read that the other day actually to, and it was if you had one with the motors (Japanese version) then it would damage the system. It would also damage the system if you soldered in the 2 vibration motors from a DUALSHOCK Controller.

I do not know if this is true, but I have several PlayStations I can test it on and edit Wikipedia after the results

 

Yes, like I said I have an SCPH-1150, which is the one from Japan with the rumble. I tried it and didn't notice anything though.

P.S.: there was an SCPH-1010 that came with the SCPH-1000. It is essentially just an SCPH-1080 with a shorter cord and no sticker on the connector.

 

Yea, mine did not do anything to the console.

I mean, dont know what will happen in the long run, but it should not do anything unless there is a short or bridged circuit in the controller.

Probably a good idea to add to Wikipedia "However, this fact yet has to be proven true as no issues have risen with such a thing".

 

It's possible the ports have a fuse, which could be blown by excessive current draw by the rumble feature.

 

I got three ps-one's off someone who plugged the same controller in to all three, before realising it was the controller that breaks it. I was going to see if I could get them working, but I'll probably just raid them for parts.

 

Pirated controllers do blow the fuses.

Official controllers cause no harm to the system, even if you turn both rumble motors in the maximum.

I laugh :lol: from such bull**** when I look at my SCPH-1000 JPN console (the one with S-Video ports) where I spent several years using an pair of USA dual shock controllers and nothing wrong ever happened to it.

It's rumble feature still rumbles fine to this day. Stay away from counterfeit pads as they can even cause damage to the controller port (blow data lines) in a way only good technicians can repair (blow fuses and protection diodes). :shrug:

 

I miss that they didn't include the dips on the dual shock analog sticks, I prefer the ps1 controller to the ps2 and ps3 ones they feel unnaturally light to me where as the ps1 one has a bit of weight to it.

 

Very very true. The PS3 is not right. Why didn't Sony make the R1 and R2 'triggers' convex and not concave like the Xbox 360?

It is very light, because the SIXAXIS does not have the DUALSHOCK (motors) in it. Pretty stupid, as motors are so cheep!

 

It was the japanese analogue controller on non japanese consoles that was supposed to be the problem. Sony replaced the analogue controller with dual shock quickly. Either:

1. the consoles are different (although I find that unlikely)
2. there is a problem on all consoles & sony were prepared to deal with the fallout under warranty. they just wanted to limit the amount of people with controllers
3. they lied and just wanted to wait until the dual shock was ready

 

It's actually an SCPH-1000 that I have, since it came in a set with that SCPH-1150 controller. But I thought that it applied to all consoles, not just non-Japanese.

 

Mine says 'Made in Japan', (A revision) but does not have the motors...

 

I've never used a SIXAXIS only Dual Shock 3 that my brother-in-law had for his ps3 and it felt lighter than both the Dual Shock 2 and Dual Shock.

 

Because it's an SCPH-1180? I thought that I already told you that it was only the SCPH-1150 Japanese model with the motors, because they simply decided to omit them from the SCPH-1180 Western model... country of origin means nothing, since they are two different models manufactured, and the "A" simply means the first (and perhaps only) revision of the SCPH-1180 model.