I'm getting a brown powdery substance coming from the left thumbstick on controller

**guitargod711** · 05-10-2002

Has anybody else noticed this problem. I don't use 3rd party controllers, only microsoft licensed controllers. I also keep my controllers very clean,along with my xbox. I have 4 controllers and 2 I hardly even use and i still get the brown stuff coming out. Can you guys take a look at your controllers and see if it's happening to you? the controllers work fine, it's just weird.

**DIGITAL** · 05-10-2002

its must likely dust,even if you dust your controllers you still get dust an dirt under the toogles

**gula** · 05-10-2002

Well I have a white sticky substance coming from my right analog stick...PROTEIN STAINS!
Heh, not really.

But no, I never heard of this stuff going on...this is odd...

**Master Gracey** · 05-10-2002

"Do not eat the green jello"

**HaVoK** · 05-10-2002

it's called dead skin...

**wweomaniac** · 05-10-2002

yep... dead skin. Just wipe it off. That crap appears on all my controllers. Comes from the natural friction of your thumb rubbing your thumbstick.

**guitargod711** · 05-10-2002

Well, if it's dead skin, then a ghost is playing my xbox.I don't even use one of the controllers. I think it might have been used once briefly. SPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKY

**sinizuh** · 05-10-2002

i get a white powder from my tumbsticks... it's from the weardown of friction between the stick and the side of the ... chamber thingy?

**wulff** · 05-11-2002

It's anthrax slowly being released from inside the controller.
It's, timed capsule has given out and is slowly expeling the airborne virus.
Flip controller over and see where's it's made.
Report this too your local authorities right away.

Dont eat the brown acid.

**Mr Blonde** · 05-11-2002

One of my thumbsticks started squeaking badly so I sorta pull the stick out slightly and it made a crack noise, as if it crushed something inside. The all this dry gritty stuff came out from around the base of the stick. I'd only used it about twice, dunno if something got in there or was in there to start with. I exchanged it anyway.

**stewy_gt** · 05-11-2002

Well the Xbox is so good that even the ghosts come out to play. Never seen any brown stuff, and I don't even try to clean my Xbox. Mind me, it won't be filled with dust.

**chili325** · 05-11-2002

Originally posted by Motoko S9

STEP AWAY FROM THE DOA3.

Thats funny, i just got it

**NomadLLama** · 05-11-2002

it matters how much you play it, but the brown substance next to ur analog sticks is just dead skin. its there after about 4 hours of play continously. its easy to get rid of, just rub off. now if u wanna see something sick, look of the side of ur controller and there is a long crack that is the space between where the two plates (front and back). now take a nail and follow through the crack with the nail in it. you should see all of this crap on ur nail. its sweat and dead skin. its nasty. now look at a Kiosk at an electronics store and do the same. its even scarier. just make sure you wash ur hands after doing that at the kiosk.

**Snoopy7548** · 05-11-2002

i dont know why, but i get a white, liquid substance on my controller. its sticky too, i dont know what its from. it just like appears there after i play doa3. lol

**PROUDXBOXOWNER** · 05-11-2002

c'mon guys are u guys kidding or really all that weird stuff is happening!if it is u gotta contact a priest to perform an exorcism!
p.s:dont let any of the kids in ur household go near the priest!

**Snoopy7548** · 05-11-2002

lol, oohhhhhhh! so thats what i need to do!

**kornavs19** · 05-11-2002

Well then start using the female characters.

No offense snoopy.... but that was pretty funny... lol...

**MixMasta** · 05-11-2002

Originally posted by stewy_gt
Well the Xbox is so good that even the ghosts come out to play. Never seen any brown stuff, and I don't even try to clean my Xbox. Mind me, it won't be filled with dust.

woa!! the xbox is a gamers and ghoulies choice!!