PS5 Joystick Replacement Using Basic Tools
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- Опубліковано 1 чер 2024
- Using the most basic tools to replace a DualSense controller’s potentiometers and/or entire joystick module. No expensive vacuum desoldering gun was used. But a soldering iron is required. And it is the hard way. Without the proper tools, every job is harder but entry cost is lower.
Controller board removal video: • PS5 DualSense - Joysti...
00:00 Intro
00:51 Potentiometer removal
02:15 Potentiometer unsoldering method 1
03:55 Potentiometer unsoldering method 2
05:37 Replacement
06:46 Entire joystick module removal
14:30 Tools used - Навчання та стиль
Thank you so much - I managed to replace both joysticks with hall effect ones, saved money and learned something new :)
Thanks for the video, this was my first time working on anything electronics related and my second try was a success!
Excellent!
Amazing video thankyou! Never done anything like this before but managed to replace the potentiometer in my little guy's controller and it's now working perfectly! I couldn't wick clear one of the pcb holes despite many attempts adding solder and wicking. Eventually I tried very carefully from the top side of the board and it wicked almost instantly.
Glad it helped
I wanted to add a USB-C port to my DS4 since the micro USB port got broken, but now that I opened it I wanted to put newer and better hall effect joystick modules on it, alluminium sticks to avoid wear and a way bigger battery. You just made my day! I was struggling to do it with a heat gun for wood and my soldering iron. Thanks to your tutorial I can keep going with this project.
The heat gun was too weak for this even at 480 degrees Celsius and the smallest tip lol, so I had no choice but to use the soldering iron...
This controller is perfect for PC and I doubt I'll need a better one anytime soon, the game won't change much until we're daily driving VR headsets or smth hahaha. Thank you for helping me future-proof my beauty!
I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Holy crap I did it! I replaced one of my PS5 edge joysticks with a nonclick joystick and it works perfectly, thank you so much!
Fantastic!
You made my week man thanks.
Glad to hear it!
Thank you for making this.
My pleasure!
13:00 ooooh this might be what I knocked when I tried my first "repair" on a donor/training controller. It connect to a PC but only shows a dim green light and nothing works so I figured I shorted something but couldn't find it. Might be that tiny thing
Great Video, I tried my first repair and it didn't go that smooth... but once i seen your video. i did like you and add soldier to the area and if the wick didn't suck it up I would add more... I just had to clean up the extra solder on the board and it was done.. BTW I used a heat gun. Thanks for the tips it helped me a lot.
Glad it was helpful.
This video is great! Thank you.
Im among the people where I cant stand the "click" noise the joysticks make. I recently bought the edge controller and am planning on replacing the joystick with the nonclick ones you recommend in your last video. Haven't soldered anything in years but looking forward to this as a fun experiment.
Can you think of anyway of stopping that click sound without needing to solder?
Not really, just can't get down to the spring to do anything with it.
Great video my friend. But, why did you have to cut the metal parts? Why don't you heat and remove it as a whole unit?
To be gentle to the PC board.
Do you have a video of only changing the potentiometer pad rather than the whole stick? I did it myself but for some reason the right direction if the stick does not register at all.
This video: ua-cam.com/video/slxgHcYHnm8/v-deo.html Starting at about 1:20, there are two methods to remove just the potentiometer.
Nice video my friend. One question for you, i change the analogs on Xbox controller with a analogs from DualSense, so my new analogs now works on 2.3K, what you think about that? I think 2.3K have more precise sensitivity than original 10K, what you think? 😁
Going a lower value is safer than going up in value, but will use a bit more battery.
@@metalplasticelectronics354 Ok, yes. I just like more Alps analogs for Sony, because of a spring tension inside, but also i think they are more sensitive to drift than versions for Xbox. Maybe i try also Hall Effect versions, i just watch your video about them. 👍
Maybe my soldering iron is shit, or maybe the unleaded solder on dualshock 4 is too stubborn but I can't get the solder holding the pins to melt easily.
Using plenty of new solder will help. There are even low melting point solders than tin/lead, don’t want to leave them on the joint, just used for removing parts. But the original solder on the things not so easy to work with.
does it need calibratng once installed?
Unless you are very lucky. But now that software is available to calibrate them it's easy to do.
@@metalplasticelectronics354 awesome, im getting a ps5 but dont want to keep buying controllers. overall do you think its worth going for the hall effect joysticks when the current ones break
"sorder"
Assuming u made this vid because not everyone has/can afford a desotering vacum?
Yes, it's a bit much to expect someone to spend a couple hundred dollars for a tool to try and fix a game controller.
what if 1 of those smd comes off 13:00 ?
Well, I would probably curse and try it without it. The one shown at 13:00 is probably just a small bypass capacitor. If you happen to have a very small capacitor, maybe a 0.1 to 1 uF SMD capacitor could replace it.
@@metalplasticelectronics354 i can't solder such small caps sadly, but my board look different from yours, and I lost one of those caps today :(
Right now I'm struggling with a tiny pin from the pot, I snapped it so I can't get a hold of it from any side :( do you have have an idea how to remove it? My solder wick won't grab the solder.
Hmm do you think I can bridge the missing cap with solder?
You can heat the broken lead and use a stainless steel sewing needle to push the lead out. Make sure the needle is not gold-plated; the solder will stick to that. Definitely, do not bridge the capacitor with solder. Just leave the capacitor location open. If it's just a bypass capacitor, it will probably work just fine.
@@metalplasticelectronics354 what would happen if I bridge it? I will definitely try the needle trick, but it's like my soldering iron won't melt the solder sometimes even though I can adjust the heat and the tip is clean
If the capacitor is a bypass capacitor, then bridging it will short the 1.8 volts to ground; nothing on the controller will work then. Put fresh solder on it if it won't melt. If you have some flux, that will help as well. Don't use plumbing flux; the flux needs to be made for electronic use.