The Easiest Way to Fix Analog Stick Drift!
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Just throw it across the room in a fit of rage and it will correct itself
Respect 😎
Correct it self from fear, yes
The reason this works is because
Intimidation 100 :)
I agree . People seem to forget the old ways ...
Don’t recommend but throwing my controller at the wall out of frustration actually did fix it 😂
This helped a LOT with the joycon drift we had on our Switch. Glad I didn't have to take them apart. Also saw on your video how to test the controllers! Thank you!
I fixed mine with a business card and it took me like 5 min. It literally fixed it like new.
Joycon Drift is caused by dust! So get a Q-tip and some isopropyl alcohol and dig under that flap
@williamswan5247 not always. Mine was a pressure issue. A defect from factory. That's why they will fix it for free.
@@flyingmunk8956 it’s mainly the dust though. Depends if you bought your switch in the first like 6 months of the switch
@@flyingmunk8956 likely dust, could be the mechanics but like mine it’s always the grime
Companies just need to switch to hall effect sensors
The fact that they have us pay over $100 for a controller to have this happen still amazes me
Its on purpose. There are analog sticks that have been created that don't have this issue, but companies will continue to use this old school tech to keep us buying more controllers. Phone companies do this. Planned obsolescence
@@AlienVale it's also cheap to make these analog sticks and annoying to change an entire supply line to fix something that the lazy ass gamers can fix by getting off their asses and squirt for 0.2 seconds
@@picklelover6576 and also makes them more money. Yeah, they want money, why tf do you think they are a business?
I believe there is a type of analog stick that uses some kind of magnetism to detect movement which allows for no/little dead zone and little wear. Don't quote me on that.
I remember back in the 360 days playing with a controller that drifted so badly that I could set the controller down and my character would move on its own. Didn't have the money for new controllers back then so I wore the sticks down to the plastic and wore the finish off the handles of the controller. A year into my Dualsense and it's sticks already wobble more than they should.
The problem is that I can't necessarily point to a manufacturer of a top notch controller that would last forever. I'm sure it exists and I don't know about it but for the average person it's Xbox or Playstation. It's not the same as other things like keyboards where I can buy a really good mechanical one and theres tons to choose from instead of the crappy ones from walmart.
The fact that you pay it amazes me.
Had a 360 glow controller for 10 years and never had stick drift. Connected a brand new Xbox SX controller to the computer and had stick drift for days. Sadly the glow remote completely died but 2011-2021 was a good run
Yeah, had ps2 dualshocks for all my life, no problemos, moved on to ds3, guess what? Broke 3 of them cheap ass mfs, i have now a ds4, i hope they last tho
Imagine charging $100+ for a controller and still not using hall effect sensors
Moneey
I'm pretty sure the elite 2 controller came out before hall effect sensors were accessible without making the controller cost more than its worth lmao
@@saltyuwo7322 That's why I said on a $100+ controller. $60 for a controller with hall effect sensors is a steal, but at $130 why not just make it $150 and make real premium controllers. Also hall effect sensors have been around for 30+ years, and seeing as Sega used them in the Dreamcast controllers in 1998 it's clearly not too expensive.
The new dualsense 5 controllers are very quickly getting this stick drift problems. Can you make a video on how to open and „repair“ the potentiometers?
@@4fai6 damn they makin u buy sum after buying the main stuff ... jesus
@@4fai6 it’s not fixed, same sticks.
@@4fai6 you don't need the coloured controller for improved sticks any new white ps5 since April 2022 has had an A serial number ending.
@@4fai6it’s not a mistake lmao, they want more money.
@@4fai6 I mean there is no difference inbetween the new ones and what's the point and getting a coloured one when your gonna have to spend another 50 on the plates for the ps5 for it to somewhat ok. 🤔
I've had the same controller for 6 years and when it finally did get drift I just gave the board an alcohol bath to get rid of any corrosion and put dielectric grease in the joystick mechanisms. Still works just as good as the day I got it.
This would only work if the contacts are 'dirty'. If they're worn, which happens over time, only replacing them will fix the problem.
You gotta remember that gunk isnt leaving the controller but just the stick assembly. That gunk is ready to stick up some other part of the controller in due time.
Gunk me brother
There's nothing below potentiometer to gunk up. Just some surface mounted capacitors and resistors. Some residue laying on the traces isn't messing up anything. The potentiometer for the trigger is up and to the left.
The only thing it fixes is any sticking in the mechanical assembly. This works 50% of the time because it's assuming that's something isn't mechanically broken inside. Alcohol works too, because temporary acts as a lubricant and cleans any dirt int he mechanics of it. These Pots are usually cheap though, so it's always good to just replace it.
Hopefully they start just putting halleffect joysticks in to stop with the stick drift already. But then you won’t have to buy a new controller so
But it makes companies money. Why would they want to trade costumer satisfaction over profit?
hall gimbals can last for more than 6+ years even with the roughest use. these companies can force you to buy more than 3 controllers at the same time.
i know how to mod controller pots for hall effect sensors but I don't want manufacturers coming after me for ruining their business.
@@OnePunchHeizou How though? The actual PCB has the sensor to read the position of the analog stick doesn't it?
@@CxDOGxLEM pots are the sensors in this case. you can generate the same analog values using ratiometric hall sensors and a small compensation circuit.
Yep, I've never experienced drift that wasn't fixable with a cleaning spray. I did however recently invest in gulikits hall effect sticks for the joycon as a means of future proofing my switch.
thrustmaster eswap is perfect for this. its a controller with removable/replaceable sticks for exactly this reason alone. Love it
WD40 is the best I can do.
you saved me a controller I gave up on for years
Thank you man ❤
Dude thank you so much! Fixed the stick drift completly for me and i didnt even have to remove the top cover, just sprayed a little around both sticks.
Bro that's the elite 💀💀 they making £100+ controllers and STILL don't use hall effect sticks
What’s Bw100? Like WD40 for controllers? I might need to get some of this. Several controllers I’ve replaced I can easily fix. Didn’t know it was that easy. Thank you!
Wish Microsoft could do something like this, I took my Halo elite series 2 in for repairs and they gave me a regular elite 2 back.
Should have just taken it to a repair shop that could use a heat station to drop in a new stick with new potentiometers
My Xbox One controller had stick drift once. I just used a Q-tip and some isopropyl alcohol to clean the sensors and it’s good as new, so I think the cause of drift was just dirt/debris.
this is a better method, spraying removes the lubricant between the moving pieces.
@@javier7high of course it would be more effective, he’s just saying it’s not necessary sometimes
The parts they use are cheaper and failing like crazy. My 360 wired controller that's over 10 years old finally had the left stick die and cleaning it did nothing as everything was just worn out. Elite series controllers have the worst ones put in. I'm guessing they went with a different manufacturer but I haven't researched it yet. Most PC mice come with cheap Chinese buttons instead of Japanese ones now.
@@sp33drr Props for keeping the 360 pad going for so long. I only hope my One can last 10 years. This kind of tech should definitely be better built to last especially when it costs 80 to 100 bucks for a new one.
Dose this work with ps4 controllers?
For anyone who is interested, I tried it and it worked.
I've had 4 controllers with the "drift" problem, and still have 2 of them, so i went and tried it (it doesn't work anyways). Took it apart, and sprayed. Tomorrow I will do the other one too. What a money save would it be to know this earlier!
WD-40 Specialist Contact Cleaner completely fixed the really bad stick drift on my quest 2 controllers after spraying a small amount of it into the thumb stick without taking it apart.
So good or bad, im confused
@@Osjfiuehs9i think good, still confused if it’s WD-40 or BW-100 lol
Thats troll don't do it guys. You can actually damage your controller
You better be right bruh, quest controller drift is horrendous
5 months after applying it, stick drift still hasn’t come back in the slightest.
Bought an 8bitdo ultimate and I will never go back. Hall effect sensors are a game changer
your videos are so awesome and theyre helping me understand my own repairs more. New Sub!!
my old Metalworker master used w-40 as aftershave
Honestly with how much contact cleaner costs now it's probably cheaper to just replace the stick if you're confident with a soldering iron 😅
and you can get hall effect replacements so you never have to worry about drift again.
@@Reverend_Salem At the moment, you can only get hall effect sensor's for the xbox by buying the gullikit controller.
So there are no replacements available yet, due to the joysticks bot having a seperate pcb, its harder to replace and not worth marketing for unlike for the steam deck.
@thesolidsnek8096 i saw the steam deck one and assumed it could be atleast hacked onto the xbox controller.
@@Reverend_Salem Honestly, if you are in the market for a Xbox controller, the gullikit king kong 2 or what its called is the best option. It costs around 70-80 Dollars or euro and is the highest quality controller out there. I would recommend that over the elite controller which dont match their price with their build quality. If you really want backbuttons you can add modkits from a brand like extremerate since the design of the kong controller is the same as the og xbox. And the modkits frome xtremerate are sufficient for their pricepoint even if the buttons dont feel as elegant or fine polished they are reliable and deliver on what they promise.
@@Reverend_Salem The steamdeck ones have their own pcb, the modules on xbox and ps5 are soldered directly on the motherboard with 3 pin connectors.
I use the exact same controller and the stick drift has been really bothering, its good to know it's easily fixable. Thank you
What also works is isopropyl alcohol (make sure it’s a high concentration, 90% or more), fixed my insane stick drift on an ancient PS3 controller after I disassembled it.
Thank you for this video 🙏 got the elite series 2 controller and two hours into using it I noticed the left analog stick has massive drift I’m gonna try this out and hope it helps.
potentiometer type joystick will break at some point, they have to make the joystick with hall sensor
N64 did, but they cheaped out on the return hardware so they wore out quick.
Considering how many consoles use this stick design for their controllers this seems like a pretty darn helpful trick for everyone.
Great short!
Saved me from the oculus controller drift thank you
I remember having to do this with mice back in the late 90s.
Dam I haven’t watch this dude in soooo long
If you have the cover off, pop the potentiometers open and take a q-tip and actually clean the inside of it out. You're going to inevitably have to change them out. The easiest way to change them is to cut them out, take the new potentiometers, trim the three legs, position them until it is dead center, then solder them down. While you're in there, replace the other three also.
This video explains it perfectly why it drift and what is a drift
You don’t know how many scufs I have just sitting in my desk from the stick drift hope fully this works on them I won’t have to buy a new scuf for a while
Nice this is going to come in handy
I’ve had my Elite Series 2 controller for 2 weeks and it already drifts… luckily COD has controller settings to help get rid of the drift since I’m not confident in tearing apart my brand new $200 controller 😂
It'll work for a day or two. The pots go bad and the analog sticks need to be replaced.
it's just the fact that the potentiometer is dirty and the resistance value is off. It's not necessarily broken and if it was this wouldn't even be a temp fix it still would have drift. if this fixes the issue then it was just dirty.
@@sirwrenchalot its still a dated and crappy design, just use hall effect sensors like the sim markets. Also there's controllers coming out with hall effects in them now. No touching parts, nothing wears out
@overthinking3573 I think they purposefully did it to make profit and to lower the budget
@@TheOneEyedMac they did. N64 had hall effect sensors. The design was just crappy so they wore out and stopped returning to center.
As an auto technician I can also attest to create electrical contact cleaner also works wonders, I'm sure there's a reason not to do it but it worked on my switch lite
Thanks bro,mine had a over powered drift
remeber to add grease again, otherwise you'll wear your controller faster than normal.
Are you bieng for real right now
@@chunkylilpeanut never mentioned pots.
@@sethpowers1748 have you ever opened a controller?
As somebody who does a lot of shell and button replacements for specifically Xbox controllers let me tell you the thing I love about elite series 2 controllers like he's showing is the fact that you could basically just peel off the top shell you don't have to unscrew anything you just have to unclick it and as soon as you do that you can unscrew your thumbstick caps and clean your joystick directly just be very careful when you are messing around with the more innard parts
i like your content thank you for making it
I've only had my series s for a month and I'm already on my second controller hopefully this one lasts
Maaaaany thanks dude was about to buy my 4th controller …
I hear a lot of people say these joycons just wear out easily because of poor quality, and while that's kind of true, a lot of times it really is just dirt, dust, or hair getting stuck beneath the sensor.
Test this on the Oculus quest 2 controllers... If you can
Use electronics contact cleaner instead. Works great.
@@respective6042 good to know
Center got so dead after clean, it needed a funeral
Wowwww I never would have thought you could squirt something like that into a controller
This dude looks like Macs dad after a weight loss program
Man I can't stop watching this guy's videos he's freaking awesome! I wish I was able to send my stuff to him LOL and I can't help but to imagine him with a teardrop tattoo LOL I know it's a birthmark but tell me that doesn't look like a teardrop tattoo LOL straight gangster!
You are such a youtube man, thank for the youtubing help! I really youtubing morgana stick drift man. Thaks for this!
Should be noted that depending on the reason your stick is drifting this may or may not work
would of been nice seeing this video before dismantling and breaking my elite 1 😢
I should try this with my old Flight stick and Throttle, i have drifting in multiple axis
I didn’t know this was a thing! I have a horrible stick drift and my ps4 controller is useless I’ll try getting one of these see if it works
In EU we have mandatory time limits for when you're allowed to return the controller for a new one which is 2years I think so I bough my xone controller in 2014 and been getting a new one for free yearly because of stick drift.
Gotta buy those Hall effect sticks
you can pull those potentiometers apart and replace with any old generic one but you have to make sure you dont tear traces etc around the pot sockets on the board.
90 percent of the time ive had metal hat folds up along the track that the joystick moves around in and that is the reason for the drift or that the metal is partially bent in one spot from a repeated use position etc etc
why dont the BW 100 short out the controller?? wonder how well it will work on joy cons. this is a good find if i dont have to take apart my joycons and can keep my current pair forever.
Never knew this existed. The more you know.
I've learned isopropyl alchohol works really good tok
Bruh this video is recommended the day my controller starts to drift without searching anything related to this video
Commenting for future fix
What about the bumper on the elite controllers I’ve had two series two controllers and the both have bumper problems
Nice bro 👌
I ended up striping the pro controller down till I could expose the joystick. Got a bunch of pet hair out of it as well as I used the BW-100. That stuff is a lifesaver. A friend was having trouble and controllers are expensive
Good for a quick fix but not a long fix.
"As you can see, it's dead center." It's clearly a little to the right but definitely better.
Dude looks like macs father from it’s always sunny
Dead zone settings can help too if not able to fix.
Sorry for my ignorance, but does that product harm the controller any type of way since is liquid?
which brand of contact cleaner do you recommend? is wd-40 good?
Its not always the actual module its the sensors on the side of the controller it maybe a factor that you have to replace them or get a professional to do it so you don't bust your controller
This helped
Would this work on oculus quest 2 controllers
Due to the nature of potentiometers this will happen again. The only way to prevent it from happening is to get something like a hollostick in which will not drift because it uses magnets and magnetic fields instead of any rubbing parts.
Gonna try this on my original quest controllers! I got my quest at launch, and a year later they released the Quest 2 and discontinued all replacement parts for the original, so if my controllers break it's useless.
I was worried I would have to save up for an Index soon (never buying from oculus again, they borderline scammed me by not supporting their barely year old product), because the sticks were drifting and they don't produce controllers anymore.
But can bw100 save my marriage ?
thank you
Thanks
Just increase the stick deadzone a bit, if you’re cut for time.
Crazy that we’ve had tech to avoid stick drift for so long. Hall Effect joysticks should become standard.
I have an issue where my RB doesn’t always register, any idea on that?
Remember when I tried to remove the top off my 150 razor controller and recked it
Blow on it like an old game cartridge. Worked for my Xbone controller after everything else failed.
Spray it in with the controller face down. It'll catch inside the analog cup and hopefully when you turn it face up while moving the sticks it'll run down and catch in the potentiometer or where ever it may need to go. Obviously opening the controller is always the best option. It's so worth learning how to solder new analog sticks onto controllers. It costs almost nothing and once you've done it a few times it takes like 30m to have brand new sticks.
This only works if you have a newer controller that started with stick drift. If your controller is years old its most likely needing a new potentiometer which you CAN replace but half the time isnt worth the effort and money.
You should’ve done the other stick whilst in their to prevent further stick drift on the other side of the controller
Does this work for all controllers
No way, that’s going to help me so damn much
It's a bummer that Gulikit's KingKong 2 Pro controller isn't compatible with Playstation or Xbox. The hall sensor sticks and triggers along with the mechanical ABXY buttons is a game changer
As a new electronics major, I just discovered analog sticks work off of potentiometers. Amazing.
you'd be amazed how many analog electronic things are just basic components arranged in a creative way
And they should be working off of Hall effect sensors
The other day I fixed 2 ps4 controllers by opening them and cleaning the same part but just with a cotton swab and alcohol and they both worked good afterwards
Me a keyboard and mouse player- Interesting
I’m new to this channel but is there any fox for bumpers not working anymore?