r/ControllerRepair

I was trying to install TMR sticks, but I accidentally pulled the original analog sticks too hard while using a heat gun and scraped some of the traces.

I tried simply ignoring the damage, but after installing the TMR sticks, my controller shows no signs of life and won’t turn on. Could the damaged traces be causing the issue?

my left stick is bugging. my character in any game walks instead of runs when i hit down left and up left on the left stick. what could be the cause of this?

So as you can see in the video when I try to turn on the controller it flashes maybe once or twice then switches off. It says charge the controller but it is charged. Im using the original cable, swapped the battery and cleaned the usb port.

The cable works fine with my other controller.

Also when the cables not connected, the controller does nothing. No flashing light. Any suggestions?

I did a bit of damage to the PCB of my controller while desoldering drifty joysticks. Through lifted pads and stripped traces, it looks like repair will be difficult if not impossible/impractical. Any advice on which traces need to be re-run or where I could find out? ​​​​​​​​​​​​

Hola a todos! Este es mi primer post y tengo una duda que no vi por aca..
Tengo un Dualsense bdm030 el cual no le funciona el botón options. Al abrir el mismo y dejar la placa desnuda, pulsando el “botón” de options me lee el input pero al ensamblarlo no me lo lee. Inspeccionando más aún veo que el problema está en el “percutor” del mismo pulsador. No encontré más info que el problema es ese plástico.
A alguno le pasó? Probé acomodar con algo de palanca esta pieza pero sigo con el mismo problema.
Espero haberme explicado y espero su respuesta!🙏

Before I begin I am going to say this, I am broke and fresh out of high school, I do not have the means to buy a new controller, nor do I have the means to buy any fancy tools to help me with this issue, just some screwdrivers, a hair tie, and a dream. That being said I really need to fix this controller.

I love this controller, it’s a third party one from Walmart but it’s served me well these past couple of years, I need to fix this because it it the only reliable way I can game, my switch lite is missing a trigger and has severe drift that I cannot fix because I need specialized tools to do so.

My issue is that the screws are stripped, I cannot get them out of the interior for the life of me (I have tried for the very literal past five hours) I have looked up three tutorials, all contained incredibly useful information but not the kind I needed unfortunately. If anyone has any ideas on how I could get these out I am all ears, I wish I could afford a new controller, but I have to make this one last as long as possible so I can game with my sisters.

Thank you in advance. I’d love to hear what you lovely people have to say, your guys advice has helped me before so I hope it helps again.

(Ps, I am aware I type like ai, I am not a bot, I am just very neurodivergent and talk and type very “robotically”.)

Picked up all of these for dirt cheap since they were all in various states of broken. Fixed them all and got new shells for them. I also made a couple TMR stick ones for myself

I've already installed new joysticks on three DualSense controllers, and I've also installed them on a DualShock 4. However, a problem I'm having with the DualSense is that when I move the stick down and press L3, it registers, but the feedback isn't good; it doesn't feel like a smooth click, as if I'm not pressing it properly. This doesn't happen if I move the stick up, left, or right and press it; it clicks properly and feels even better than the original. I don't understand why this is happening. Another thing is that this hasn't happened to me in any other DualShock 4 installation, nor has it happened with any DualSense R3 controller. Lifted or broken traces? No. Bad soldering? In my opinion and experience, I suppose not, but I don't rule out the possibility. Since this has happened with every DualSense controller I've replaced, that's why I'm resorting to this method.

I haven't fully reassembled all the wires or cleaned up the additional flux that I added to solder in the wires but just wanted to get other people's opinions. I used the k silver TMR sticks which some of the legs mainly for the button. Part did not quite fully go all the way through the board which is why I think some of the points look like they might have too much solder I was thinking after I do a few more controllers, I might start offering as a service unless if my joints look absolutely terrible and if that's the case, I might just sell some controllers until my joints look better

Customer advised that the left side paddle wasnt working and the Flex was ripped so could only assume they tried to take it apart themselves, Flex was ripped right off the button mount area, fixed the Flex with trace repair for the ground and input lines and all tested and working again! Happy days! How's my work? Thinking back i think I should have put some uv mask to connect the two parts together for a stronger bond.

I put a pin in my R2 trigger for my hair pin clicky trigger kit and I can't get it out any ideas ?

I tried replacing the regular R2 button with the clear button full set shells.

PS3 Controller. USB Mini-B connector. Motherboard: VX6_0.06

Hi, today I repaired one of my PS5 controllers by swapping out the broken black midframe. Whenever I try to turn the controller on it flashes for less than a second and shuts off. Similarly, when I put it to charge it pulses orange once then goes dark.

However when plugging it into my laptop to try and update the firmware it connected immediately and the laptop recognized it. Additionally, it showed the battery had full charge.

My PS5 recognized it for a second when I plugged it in using a USB and told me to pair it again using a USB or something along the lines of that. I was careful and don't think I caused any hardware damage. Can anyone help me? Thank you in advance :)

EDIT: My controller works completely fine when connected to my pc through USB. It is recognized by windows ans steam and I can play with it. But when it is unplugged it loses all power. I tried using a different, known working battery and it didn't work. Additionally using the battery from this controller worked fine inside another controller.

my controller got this all movement squeak, extremely spontaneously. i haven't played heavy use games in a while and im usually only on for 15m-1 hour a day (genshin impact usually) so not sure what triggered it. i do have a cat, so naturally i cleaned the exterior of the joysticks, no luck, so decided to lube the inside. while it did fix the stick squeaking mostly as it goes around the edges, it still squeaks in micro movements. i'm thinking that the grease is not reaching the bottom where i suspect it is sticking. is there an easier way to get that lubed if it is the problem? or should i just replace it? it came with my ps5 i got almost year and a half ago.
my other option is a shop that i used to go to that fixed my ps4 controller stick drift a few times for a decent price but at that point would it just be worth buying it new instead..? repair could be $40 maybe although it's just lube so could be less. (unless they replace the stick) not sure if gamestop would take it for a trade in, may be squeaky but i usually play my games in near complete silence so it drives me nuts.