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« on: August 27, 2006, 11:32:52 PM »
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What is up with this resistor attached to it? It's an offical Nintendo brand I won off of Ebay for $14...and Im wondering what's the story behind it?
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« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2006, 06:43:55 AM »
It's funny you mention this, as I noticed it a couple weeks back as well at a friend's place.  I think it's simply the PAL version of the controller. 
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« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2006, 01:06:03 AM »
and it is! Thanks to some English folks at Digitpress.com, one replied with

"It's a ferrite core around the cable to prevent any electrical feedback to the pad. European regulations require it which meant any N64 controller sold here had to have it."
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