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If a pin breaks inside when I pull off the old component mid solder, how do I get it out? It's too small to get a good grab on it

thanks for the video mate! don't has the skill for soldering, so i replaced the entier board (what wasn't easy at all and the faceplate ribbon cable snapped in half for... no reason. thanks i had the faceplate from the donator controller so i was able to change it, but i'm surprised how fragile the internal componants are...

Thanks man, this really helped. I thought mine was a goner a couple of times during the desolder/resoldering process, but it all was good in the end. These circuit boards are more resilient than what I expected.

Is there somewhere I can take my left controller to get this done for me I'm like not qualified to solder shit,.

After 400 odd hours of being repeatedly flicked upwards to avoid fast travelling in Skyrim, mine finally succumbed. Managed to follow this guide. I was nowhere near as well equipped to unsolder the old thumbstick and resorted to ripping it off in pieces and unsoldering the leg stumps that were left with the iron and a manual thumb spring solder removal pump. Was adamant I'd ham fistedly broken it by the time I'd finished but she's working perfectly! 😁

excellent video

i ripped off the thumstick capacitive touch sensor ribbon cord just but openeing the controller, when i popped it open it pull the stick up and off, ripping the cable, fucking hell

I took the cover off based on another (text only) guide and ripped the thumbstick ribbon cable like you said. I think that's just the capacitive sensor for the stick which shouldn't really matter? No reasonably priced replacements to be found on Ebay.

Seems like it shouldn't have been hard to make this part just socket in. Or at least let me buy the entire board and just screw it in. OR EVEN JUST A SINGLE FKING CONTROLLER instead of the pair for $250. How is there not a better controller than the knuckle all these years later? Hell I'm even supposed to carry forward and reuse them if I want to get a Beyond.

great video, unfortunately there was user error... resetting the spring i dropped it in the controller upon reassembly 🙃 edit: i disassembled it and the spring perfectly unfolded under the hole for the trigger

FJ06K-S with switch? Is this kind of potentiometer more durable than the original one?

So apparently my left thumbstick only does left and right (forward and backwards seems broken) , i opend the controller and the ribbon of that thumbstick was just hanging around so its probably ripped off. Any ideas where i can get a new thumbstick with such a ribbon ? i cant seem to find any

where can i purchase a replacement ribbon for the joystick - the ribbon broke, the button came out with the ribbon. Controller is only a few months old

ty so much

Battery replacement tutorial?

What did you do to melt the lead? That part looks stresful

I wanna fix my controllers so i need help Is there like a kit i need to buy to have all the needed screws and stuff ? Pls help

Im innnn the metaverse 😂

Lol still waiting for my yaw 2 to be delivered from kickstarter order. Going on 3 years now? Star wars is really the only game i thought i would use the yaw for. Did they ever add the telemetry?

My dumbass would find some way to break the controller if i tried this, is there a less invasive way to fix the drifting without giving value more money?

Busted my joystick and had a spare right controller on standby this video is godsend because I had no idea there was a screw under the touchpad

Hmm, so the only way to fix the thumbstick resting "sensor" is to actually replace that very same part(no drifting)? Im way over warranty, and that seems like a loooooooooooot of work for someone who hasnt soldered in 5ever.

i know this guy somewhere (onward)

How do you repair a capacitive touch ribbon? By some miracle, while I was play beat saber, on an upswing my pant pocket caught the thumbstick. It took me a second to notice it was gone, and when I found the piece I noticed the ribbon and found this video. Is there a way to fix it?

i wish there was a easier way to clean up the buttons, u have to dissasamble the whole thing just for that oof

Thanks for the super detailed video - I really appreciate it. I'm going to go down this road sooner than later. Might as well try to fix it for under $20 (controllers ~$8, solder wick and pump, maybe some quickchip) before buying a new controller (not that their in stock right now anyways.) I've soldered bigger stuff before, but not too confident in soldering something this small. I think I'm going to find some old electronics to practice on first. Just thought I'd mention that for anyone else hesitating to to try fixing their Index controller.

For stick drift. If i ever will have stick drift when i get my index. I will try and use BW-100. TronicsFix says its good for joysticks on controllers. So imma try that as it also helped for him

I think their solder is doped with tungsten or something. My regular soldering iron could barely touch it. I bought a gun style with broader tip, using flux. Sometimes it melts, but mostly I feel like I'm just roasting the board What seems to work is to put a dot of flux, then touch directly. If/when it melts, then put the wick in there, heat the wick and hope it sucks up the solder Maddening

My thumb stick my some physics defying way just popped out and I just wanted to put it back in lol

Just post grip and touchpad functionality doing this. Has anyone run into this problem that can help? Thanks.

Hey bro, I've found that the touch pad pressure sensor ain't working on my controller after the fix. I think the first time it wasn't plugged in, and that might be the case for the second time (need to confirm). You said that you accidently broke yours the first time you did it - do you know if any replacement parts or the parts code for it? Also in what way did you break it? Mine flew off due to the glue strength but I think it's just the connection being butt

the fact that you had a desk pad to put that screw atall of it deserves a like love an subscribe please we need continue jeffg ✌I may be having a panick attack now pleasegod let me have gen 2 controllers jeffg well I'm going into the matrix since valve controllers seem to ...

Thank you very much, this video helped me open my controller to fix the stick

would it be possible to leave the thumbstick un-soldered and have the thumbstick be hot-swappable?

How long has your repairs lasted compared to the standard stick? ty for the great video.

Thanks so much for the info. It's so motivating knowing that this is something I can fix myself. Also 👌 on the music

cant hear what ur saying, bad mic and music

does the new metal thumbstick last longer than the original ones in the controller or do you find yourself needing to replace these regularly still?

I am thinking about selling my Index and my left controller has some issue where it's loose and drifts sometimes. Does that part number for both sides or just the right side? What would the number before the left controller?

so i got to do this but now thumbstick is registering stuck in down position

I fixed my drifting left hand controller today with the help of this video. Now, it works perfectly! Thank you big time!!!

Great video thank you for that. Question is there a replacement joystick itself available ?

Really need to learn that skill tbh. Can be so useful

Did valve fix the issue in the 2022 version?

A grown man cried today... For I have broken a ribbon and now need a new set of controllers because the singular left ones are sold out 😢

Is there a way to get a replacement joystick with ribbon cable? Soon as I popped off the cover the joystick came with it and tore the ribbon cable. Great video BTW.

Amazing guide, learning how to solder right now so wish me luck.

Okay... So what do I do If I found my Thumbstick torn off from the controller? Is there any way to assemble it?

what bits are they torx size ?

hey its been a while but my drift is so bad I cant play any game, and valve/steam refused to work on it and im too scared to do the repair myself if you would like to help me out I would be glad to send them to you and I will obv pay for the repair and what not. I only ask because obv you did it successfully on video and idk where else to look for someone to do this repair for me.