Very nice! I was about to do that to mine but then discovered I can pluck back the 2 pots on each stick, take out and clean the little metal contacts. No soldering needed and for me it worked great! It’s on my channel somewhere. Worth a try on your next controller fix. Works on 360, one, ps3 and 4 controllers. I will say there is a possibility that the potentiometers may be too messed up in some instances and you’ll have to do this procedure.
@@djklink20009 yeah someone suggested I start showing that they’re working after those. My video last week with the n64 controller demonstrated it working, but I forgot this time. Sorry about that!
Thank you for this. I have a dualshock 4 with the same problem. I've bought some new sticks but i can't get the old ones to desolder. What temperature did you set your soldiering iron to? I suspect mine doesn't get hot enough.
Mines usually around 400c, sometimes a bit lower or higher depending. Did you try incorporating some leaded solder to the joints to help it flow better?
I've done this with a ton of old PS2 and Xbox controllers. However I'd usually go with the thumbstick modules that had metal parts in them as I thought they would last longer. The all-plastic ones that every company uses in modern controllers always looked cheap and nasty to me. Most 3rd party controllers went so far as to use a module that had a metal stem too, although they were really narrow, could twist and bend under stress and were keyed differently which made replacement stick caps hard to source if they broke.
Alright I'm going to remake my comment, but without direct links. I'm just copy-pasting the titles of the Aliexpress listings for the parts I was talking about. by inputting them in the search bar you should be able to find the exact thing I'm talking about. *"3D Analog Joystick Stick Sensor Repair Parts ps2"* You'll notice in all the top results for this one, that little bracket thing you can see on the top that the stem rests in. It controls one of the movement axis and is made of metal as opposed to the plastic ones seen on modern thumbstick modules. This design was standard up until the ps4/xbone generation. The switch to using plastic was probably made as a cost-cutting measure. *"3Pins Sensor Module Potentiometer 2Pcs PS3 Control"* These are the all-metal designs that most 3rd party controllers utilised. Note the thinner metal stem. They required their own special caps too, for which you would search: *"Small Hole Mushroom Cap Analog 3D Thumb Sticks"* and further down the results you can find the modules and caps as a set
Why not use Solder Wick on the pins where the solder remains? Just a genuine question, I see you are using hot air. (I myself am not that far into doing this for hobby/side job so I don't have a hot air gun but I DO have solder wick.)
So I’ve had a really hard time with solder wick. It either doesn’t…wick… well, or I end up making a mistake at some point, or I can’t get the component out, period. I literally couldn’t remove an aluminum cap from a 360 board after like 30 minutes of trying. If you have any solid brands to recommend though, let me know
How about some gamecube or ps1 controllers. Consoles if you can get ahold of them. Anything grubby that can be cleared upbwith some soap and water. I like the content so far, keep it up! Followed from reddit.
Oof!.. sorry to say the new analog you used have THE worst potentiomters! They have a huge centre dead zone and will reach 100% travel before the stick is at full tilt! However well done on the repair the hot air realy is the safest way to remove analogs!
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Very nice!
I was about to do that to mine but then discovered I can pluck back the 2 pots on each stick, take out and clean the little metal contacts. No soldering needed and for me it worked great! It’s on my channel somewhere. Worth a try on your next controller fix. Works on 360, one, ps3 and 4 controllers. I will say there is a possibility that the potentiometers may be too messed up in some instances and you’ll have to do this procedure.
Thanks! I considered doing that for this video, but my friends sticks were also mechanically acting up so just kind of went for the whole enchilada 😂
@@RestorationRelaxation absolutely, I figured I share just in case 😊 then you said enchilada and I gained 5 lbs.
if you repair anymore controllers, just please show a short clip of them working, it's very satisfying and completes the video, great job !
I completely forgot this time :(
@@RestorationRelaxation I did watch some other controller videos and I don't think they had clips either it's fine you do it your way 😉
@@djklink20009 yeah someone suggested I start showing that they’re working after those. My video last week with the n64 controller demonstrated it working, but I forgot this time. Sorry about that!
Great video!I'm going to try this again on one of my controllers because I failed to fully put it in
If you need any help or advice let me know :)
Thank you for this. I have a dualshock 4 with the same problem. I've bought some new sticks but i can't get the old ones to desolder. What temperature did you set your soldiering iron to? I suspect mine doesn't get hot enough.
Mines usually around 400c, sometimes a bit lower or higher depending. Did you try incorporating some leaded solder to the joints to help it flow better?
@@RestorationRelaxation I did. Time to buy a hotter soldering iron i think!
Great video, just curious what temperature you set your soldering iron?
Thank you! Usually quite warm, probably around 375c
Liking and commenting, get your cheeks into gear algorithm 😁
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@@RestorationRelaxation I did just realise this is ASMR so might wanna remove the PS4 part and put ASMR in there at the end as an extra keyword 😂
Great job. Good video. Thanks for sharing w us! :)
Thank you!
I've done this with a ton of old PS2 and Xbox controllers. However I'd usually go with the thumbstick modules that had metal parts in them as I thought they would last longer. The all-plastic ones that every company uses in modern controllers always looked cheap and nasty to me.
Most 3rd party controllers went so far as to use a module that had a metal stem too, although they were really narrow, could twist and bend under stress and were keyed differently which made replacement stick caps hard to source if they broke.
I haven’t seen replacement sticks with metal parts. Do you have a link I can check out? 😊
@@RestorationRelaxation I left a comment with some links to the parts I mentioned but TH-cam seems to have identified it as spam and deleted it.
@@excusablegold well darn
Alright I'm going to remake my comment, but without direct links. I'm just copy-pasting the titles of the Aliexpress listings for the parts I was talking about. by inputting them in the search bar you should be able to find the exact thing I'm talking about.
*"3D Analog Joystick Stick Sensor Repair Parts ps2"*
You'll notice in all the top results for this one, that little bracket thing you can see on the top that the stem rests in. It controls one of the movement axis and is made of metal as opposed to the plastic ones seen on modern thumbstick modules. This design was standard up until the ps4/xbone generation. The switch to using plastic was probably made as a cost-cutting measure.
*"3Pins Sensor Module Potentiometer 2Pcs PS3 Control"*
These are the all-metal designs that most 3rd party controllers utilised. Note the thinner metal stem. They required their own special caps too, for which you would search:
*"Small Hole Mushroom Cap Analog 3D Thumb Sticks"*
and further down the results you can find the modules and caps as a set
@@excusablegold thank you!
That's a cool controller surely it will be a shame if it was throw away, I'm glad u managed to save it
Thank you!
Why not use Solder Wick on the pins where the solder remains? Just a genuine question, I see you are using hot air. (I myself am not that far into doing this for hobby/side job so I don't have a hot air gun but I DO have solder wick.)
So I’ve had a really hard time with solder wick. It either doesn’t…wick… well, or I end up making a mistake at some point, or I can’t get the component out, period. I literally couldn’t remove an aluminum cap from a 360 board after like 30 minutes of trying. If you have any solid brands to recommend though, let me know
How about some gamecube or ps1 controllers. Consoles if you can get ahold of them. Anything grubby that can be cleared upbwith some soap and water. I like the content so far, keep it up! Followed from reddit.
Thank you! And I check eBay every day, hopefully I can get something interesting for you guys
Can you do a video on ps4 slim my disc isn’t working this video really cool gonna fix mine!
Oof!.. sorry to say the new analog you used have THE worst potentiomters! They have a huge centre dead zone and will reach 100% travel before the stick is at full tilt! However well done on the repair the hot air realy is the safest way to remove analogs!
I tested the new sticks out and they seem to work perfectly