I Bought 25 BROKEN Xbox Elite Controllers - Let's Fix Them!
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2020
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I Bought 25 BROKEN Xbox Elite Controllers - Let's Fix Them! I paid $1,750 for 25 broken Xbox Elite Controllers. These controllers had quite a few different issues including broken shoulder buttons, faulty analog sticks, vibrator-motor issues, a squishy X-button, and one controller with connection issues because of liquid damage. Luckily I was able to fix quite a few of these controllers and keep them from going into the trash.
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About This Video: I bought 25 broken Xbox Elite Controllers to see if I could fix them. Controllers like this are hard to find replacement parts for and unfortunately, fixing controllers like this isn't a good way to make a profit but it does help keep them from ending up in a landfill. And it's fun to see how many I can figure out. Two of the more difficult fixes were diagnosing a weak rumble-motor and also fixing a controller that wouldn't stay connected (I got to use my wiring pencil for this fix). - Навчання та стиль
Who's bought something from iFixit using my link and what do you think of your purchase?
Ive had my Ifit kit, which was the pro kit, ive fixed a joystick on my sons nintendo switch lite and taken apart various controllers. a must have,
I bought an Pro tech toolkit and I fix everything, love it.
@@NotJFK Great to hear. Glad you love it!
@No Name Yes
@@aaronguerrette Nice work!
That's a whole lot of ragequit right there.
Lol.
Lmao
everyone rage qutting:
me rage quiting: *carefully puts down the controller and punches the pillows
Lol
Ali's Minecraft Creations I prefer gently putting down controller and then the primal scream. Living in an apartment building I like to keep my neighbors guessing.
When I heard the statement I paid $1750 for 25 Xbox Elite controllers I liked the video due to empathy
Lol...I appreciate that!
That’s not bad it’s 70$ a controller and they usually like 150 so depending on how much he put in the it was a smart investment
The rumble motor being “weak” could be a adjustment in the controller settings.. you can actually tune them down.
Me: Can’t even afford 1 Xbox Elite Controller
TronicsFix: *25 please, good sir.*
Hes name is STEVE respect him
Ehmm, ever consirderd him not knowing his name? (Neither did l tbh)
well he does sell them so hes making money while if you bought one you would probably just use it
@@patrickmorey2441 wasn’t my point but ok?
Where does he sell them at?
Looks like most of them were victims of angry gamers, or gravity
Ha, ha, probably!
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Yeah, I’m guessing lots of people spiked them into ground and popped out a shoulder button. You’d think with a $200 controller, you could at least throw it into a pillow if you can’t control your anger issues.
@@Tronicsfix I have stick drift on my elite 2 on the left stick that goes all directions and I have to press in the stick to go forward sometimes or go off to the side and then go forward. Any tips on fixing it ? It has been dropped multiple times on the sticks from like ~1 foot from the ground. Mainly gravity
Actually sadly with the series 1 Elite controllers the shoulder buttons where well known to break because they decided to make it so there was a very thin piece of plastic between the left and right bumper which snaps even with very normal use.
I told my friends that I enjoy watching circuit board fixes and they think I'm weird. Keep up the good work Steve.
Ha, ha...your friends are weird!
I couldn't do repairs if my life depended on it, But it's still great to watch the pros like Steve and Louis Rossman and Jessa do their magic.
Imagine him being your dad like “dad I broke my controller, a piece fell off, etc.” *continues to disassemble controller and fixes it* thanks dad!
That's me, I fix all sort of stuff for my kids, got a left stick drift to sort out this week
Stick now zeroed nice easy job, just changed the pot that was duff, if u want any tips shout out Steve lol
my dad thought me a whole load of stuff on the ps2 and their quite similar so i do it myself on the ps4
Love the idea of just replacing the potentiometer instead of the whole analog stick. Simple, but genius. It means the analog stick spring isn't changed to a new stiff one.
I can’t wait till he starts fixing PS5’s and XSX
Me neither!
He a Xbox trool if you think there no issues with ps4 controller than I have a bridge to sell you!
TronicsFix how is it going to go, you going to read online on how to fix them, are you going to just know or is it going to be “the heck is wrong with you you god damn mini fridge”
Yeah I can't wait to see what happens
@@Tronicsfix will you be getting a PS5 and Xbox Series X&S at launch to take apart? I'm curious to see the inside of the new consoles also curious to see the inside of the dualsense controller, the Xbox controller looks like it isn't much different so I'm assuming it will be relatively the same inside but the dualsense is drastically different from a dualshock 4 controller.
there's something hilarious about seeing Steve's head poking out from a wall of Xbox Elite Controllers
Ha, ha...glad you enjoyed that!
Great video Steve. Those vibrator motors very commonly end up with a broken wire on the top motors. The annoying thing is it's impossible to see the fault without removing the triggers
this man has the most patience I've ever seen in a human
Steve: “I’m going to finish this video here or it would be too long” Me: “That is where you are wrong”
Ha, ha!
Would be love to see a long version
I am going to have to agree with you on that one. Every single video, no mater the context, I have watched every second from beginning to end and have never gotten bored. I've even binged watched several videos back to back out of PURE ENJOYMENT. So I think even an hour long video would be equally acceptable but I understand you reasons for wanting to keep the length to under 30 minutes.
Yes. I would watch another 30 mins for sure.
I agree I could watch @TronicsFix for hours fixing stuff. I learn so much.
The fact these go to the landfill instead of being repaird by default and sold cheaper is ludicrous and should be banned
Completely agree.
@@Tronicsfix as I said in my other comment, the fact that you prevent many of these items going to landfill is one of the reasons I love this channel and your videos. That and technology fascinates me. Love the videos, buddy, big shout out from a long-time subscriber and viewer. Blessed be,
Ben.
I wonder if the people that work at landfills have a total field day every day just collecting mildly damaged tech and the getting it fixed. Unless companies destroy their equipment before throwing it out 🤷🏻♂️
@@philipjnz9923 i've work in a recycling company once and it's awesome to find some piece of tech that still works and needs a bit of repair
SlySpartan700 Do your managers/supervisors let you take stuff home? I would imagine they have regulations not letting employees take stuff home for free
"Not the nicest soldering job but [...]"
Dude... lets compare that to literally any of my soldering jobs... Haha
Love watching your videos. Fixing these aren't too bad but they do have quality issues from the manufacturer. Great video and I've never had luck with just replacing the potentiometers always had to swap out joysticks.
This is why I'm in love with this channel
I appreciate you watching!
Me: Looking at buying one of these broken, but wimping out because of the price.
TronicsFix: I'll have 25 please.
Lol...yep!
How do you get them?
I feel that, I've passed up on these before because of the price even while broken. There's also the fact that I'd be really really tempted to keep one of these for PC even though I don't have an XB1 and that would really hurt my income from repairs lol
@@RiderLeangle2 Yep, thats always the danger. I use a regular Xbox One controller for PC, so it's pretty much inevitable that I'd end up switching to an Elite if I got one!
What's he charging
Those vibrator motors seem to have very low quality wiring considering that the intended behavior of those things is to cause vibrations. In case any vibrator motor not working, it's pretty safe assumption that the wiring is bad.
I’m very impressed with the things you do you seem like a great guy and hard worker. I have great respect for what you are doing here. I am subscribing!
Welcome to my channel!
2:30
I repaired several printers with this principle in mind, I love this aspect of what you do... Our planet's health is so important for everyone, we must preserve it and of course avoid generating waste when not necessary. Good job.
Printers are some of the worst. They're clearly made to just throw away and buy new ones. I commend you for fixing them!
at least they all came with the boxes, so since you wont be making money you can just make an expensive xbox elite controller fort!
Lol...that's something!
Great video as usual. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and repairing skills!
Thanks so mischievous for sharing your experiences repairing things, you have inspired me to fix many things! You do a great job presenting things and how you come to the conclusions that you do. Thanks!
And soon the next generation of consoles will arrive. People are going crazy on pre-orders, meanwhile Steve has not even blinked just thinking, 'I'm going to see so many of these things I don't need too'. All from sources such as: New videos of people golf clubbing consoles, throwing them off towers or tall buildings, angry girlfriends throwing them out of windows real or staged and people blowing them up.
To which regular people will be shock, horrified and going 'oh no.' Meanwhile Steve is there nodding like an encouraging Jack Nicholson as he hits F5 on eBay.
Lol...that's my life now!
I gladly prefer to see Steve tearing down a next gen console rather than seeing someone destroying it.
I watch plainrock break something, and then watch tronicsfix fix it
@11:25 I've repaired a number of drifting controllers (including one Elite) by prying open the potentiometers and replacing the thin moving part. Got spares from cheap replacement sticks I bought from Ebay. Nice, since I can't solder to save my life.
Watching these make me want to start a repair business of my own lol. Keep up the good work!
I’ve had experience with soldering in the past in school and I’ve always been nervous to take apart my ds4 and replace the analog sticks. But the solder sucker looks like it may be a useful tool that I need that will actuallygive me confidence to try it
Yes...that makes it much easier! You can do it!
This man is the definition to recycle : to rage to more rage but repaired
Ha, ha...thanks...I think!
Thanks for showing us how to do this. Very interesting. You're quite a genius!
This looks fun to do. Troubleshooting problems is fun for me. I can tell he enjoys it himself. I fix my friends controllers and internet problems. I wanna start on consoles next. Love the channel bro. You definitely inspired me.
Love the beginning like just your head peeking out of all the boxes xD
Ha, ha...glad you enjoyed that part!
Love these vids, anything you can salvage and keep out of the landfill is always a win. Great job!
Dude the amount of information in this video is so helpful for anyone diagnosing issues thank you.
Love what you do man, inspiring ✌
Hi Steve, the video was worth waiting for really had fun to watch this. Those special cases like creating a connection on the board are the best when it all works out. I'm always surprised how some controllers are just bad out of the factory... connections missing, extra pieces of plastic... mass production is still a thing of quantity over quality but luckely we've got TronicsFix 👍 next up the fixing of a gaming mysterybox perhaps? 😉
Good idea. I might have to try that!
a solder gun with a built in vacuum pump becomes an invaluable tool when replacing the analog sticks on any gaming controller
I enjoy watching these kind of videos. Watching other people work. I watch you, a guy who restores furniture, a couple of auto mechanics and some luthiers repairing instruments. I don't know why.
New subscriber. I've been watching your videos for a few days now and im enjoying them. Thank you.
I still continue to watch your very, very interesting videos. Can’t thank you enough for the content you’re providing us. God bless you! ❤️
Thank you for watching!
Perfect timing, I've just bought 3 of these broken on ebay, ill be using this video to guide me
Hope you can fix them!
@@Tronicsfix Where did you buy those 25?
Great video as usual, thanks a lot Steve.
One quick question I have for you regarding the hot air station that you're using...
What temp and what fan speed(#) you're using when removing the joystick??
Thanks a lot and keep up the great work you're doing.
25:55 you need to send one of this pens to vince, even though his micro wire soldering is getting amazing over time, a little bit of help never hurts
Great video I love all of them, they’re strangely satisfying lol
Glad you enjoyed!
Your videos have such a good quality. You deserve more subscribers
Hey thanks!
I love your videos. They are very soothing to watch. I wish i had a person like you around my area I need to have a gps fixed.
I really enjoy this kind of videos. somehow it give me a inner peace watching building/fixing electronic though I don't really understand the engineering of the electronic
It's never too long nor too repetitive, the more the better ;)
What a hard-working lad we have here. Nice to watch your videos again Tronic, have a nice one
10:39 thinks solder wick or vacume solder extractor. Great review of the controllers, thanks.
It's soo satisfying 😍. Looking at tronix fixing them
This must of taken ages, really appreciate your passion!!
It took quite a while! But for the most part its fun to do.
Yeah I’d blame my sponsors for my bad shopping habits too lol
Ha, ha...enablers!
Stick drift is one of the most common things and it's really easy and cheap to fix if you do it like he does here. Just buy some cheap sticks and swap the potentiometer out. I do it on mine, cost about £1.50 for a stick on ebay. You don't even need to solder a new one on.
I've fixed about this many controllers... Across the course of my life of almost 40 years now. You're amazing!
26:40 haha you need to clean cookies before recording those videos :D those adverts hahaha
Thank you for your hard work and persistence on making these videos for us. You're the man!
Glad you like them!
I've never been able to fully reassemble a PS controller after taking it apart. This is like magic
"If you pay attention you can save yourself a lot of trouble"
I feel like that should play on loop for anyone who does repairs... I can't tell you the number of times I've worked on something and had to take a break out of frustration for something not working right after dealing with that issue and then in the off time I realize I missed something stupidly obvious and even easier and boom problem solved lol
After I had seen you saying "Keeping them from going right into the landfill", I pressed the subscribe button. Hope you can sell the fixed controllers with good prices.
What “program “ do you use to test the controllers. And where can I find it? 🤔Great video !
I use several. If you search for controller tester on Google you'll see several good ones. Microsoft makes one for Xbox controllers too.
@@manuelh.4147 gamepad-tester.com/
There's a built in one in windows. Go to "run" command on your computer and then type "joy.cpl" and then click on "properties".
You have the funniest looking thumbnails haha always gives me a good chuckle.
I love watching you videos, thanks for creating them for us!
I actually managed to repair my own Galaxy Note 8 with the kit and with the help of another IFixIt youtube. Amazing buy honestly.
That's awesome!
1:38 I waited the whole video waiting for you to show how you fixed that rubber thing because I have a controller with the same issue haha :(, great video anyway :)
He swapped the grips from another controller, then glued them on. You can buy cheap grip replacements online too.
Where contacts are worn down, have you tried using metal reflective duct tape cut precisely. It works...
Awesome fix session, highly addictive.
Glad I watched this one today. 👍😁 I've done several drift stick fixes by replacing the stick entirely, but using the heat gun method never occurred to me hehe... I may try that next time. Also, I'm going to look for the potentiometers as an individual purchase, the thumb sticks are inexpensive enough but if I can save a dollar or two why not do it hehe...
Comment back if you can find them. I’ve not looked but would be surprised if they were available. Even still each analog stick has two potentiometers so two repairs per stick. Would be nice just to buy the pots though.
@@Tronicsfix good point ! Thanks man, always enjoy your vids :)
0:49 The accessories are missing two sticks and a directional pad, which should be on the
controller.
Yep
I was just waiting for this only 😁😀
Thanks for watching!
@@Tronicsfix don't thank me but I thank you to make the videos
Huge thanks man!
im not even sure why i like your videos since im not diy tech repair, but you do an awesome job. thanks for fixin stuffs :)
Very nice video, love it ✌️
Thanks ✌️
Your most welcome ❤️
I love the "sigh" I can hear in your voice when something isn't a smooth fix 🤣
This video is great because recently my elite developed stick drift and now I can fix it myself.
This is terrific. Which particular sticks did you buy from Amazon? Thanks
He looks so irritated going through each controller, testing it, and writing down the notes.
You are the reason math teachers think people buy 350 watermelons.
Ha, ha...I've turned into the math problem I always hated in school!
For the analog stick replacement portion, @t=11m45s, another solution is to use low temperature solder aka ChipQuik or the likes of it. That way you just heat up the joints and not expose the board to a lot of heat.
you legend thanks for the content mate i appreciate it keep the good work up
nice keep the good work
Thanks, will do!
Do you sell these after fixing them and if so where, and love the vid
Man i love your show. If you have a episode on something i have to fix i only watch your show. Thanks for helping me fix things without having to buy it again.
You have literally everything to fix stuff, it’s crazy
Seller: how many elite controllers do you want ?
TronicsFix: Yes !
ore
Some one sells 25 Elite controllers.
TronicsFix: Hold my beer
Lol!
Hold my i-fix it kit
@@threedo1609 this comment deserves 100,000 upvotes haha
Thanks tronix for this video, it showed me how to take apart my controller so that I could transplant a thumbstick from an older controller onto the one I use a lot. The left thumbstick had a huge chunk of the padding falling off and barely hanging on. So I am glad I was able to replace it myself without having to pay 60 for a new controller
The L1 and R1 triggers were the biggest problem not only on the first Elite controller. The first Xbox One controllers had the same problem. You drop it or throw it and it's done. I threw 2 myself.
Love your videos trying to find a suitable soldering iron kit to get into doing these repairs . What should I be looking for ??
Lets be real here, watching him fix things... is satisfying....
Your video's are never to long bud,jmo
I purchased an electric screwdriver just like yours. It works great while repairing my Grandsons' toys. Actually they belonged to my son and we take turns fixing the toys.
While I may never work on the equipment in your videos the techniques shown are applicable to my projects.
Thank you for your videos.
8:45 I was jamming to the music while you were fixing lol!!!!!
Is it only me or do I love watching this guy fix stuff
"So much rage, so much destruction.... "
Damn. Nice work man 👍🏻
This is pretty darn cool stuff!
Love this vid
Glad you enjoyed!
Thanks 🙏❤️
Hi I have a question , do you know a place to sell PS4 controller parts?
The bumper one annoyed me cause those are so easy to fix, id fix the joy sticks on my controllers too but i have a super heavy hand and ill probably just burn strait through it
Maybe...but you can always try! It's already broken!
Who else have been Looking for this videos because they have broken bumpers lol. Im going to order mine right away and try to do this!!! thanks for this link!
This is so good 😊 Can't wait for the Ps5, Xbox Series X and Series S videos...Let's take em' apart! 🇧🇷🎮😎