Fixing a Joy-Con with a Broken R Button

[@hustlebunny1103]

Mom here thinking i could fix my son's joycon myself. Abooout 1:01 into the video i realized "yeeeah Nintendo is about to get a call" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@hustlebunny1103]

@@jstewart627 yes they did lol

[@hector10908]

@@hustlebunny1103 how much did it cost and did you have to send a receipt of purchase?

[@Pokéfan1388]

​@hector10908 Ever since 2019, joycon repairs have been free ever since because of the lawsuit. I got my defective joycon replaced with a newer model for free which is pretty good.

[@edwinchang9586]

Great video... definitely not entry level.......ebay is about to see another Joy-Con with Broken R button for sale.

[@jspantonio8807]

don't break ur stuff

[@SagyTity1]

@@jspantonio8807 it falls

[@JeffGeerling]

5:50 heh, something armchair commentators don't understand-it's so much harder working on tiny things with a camera between you and the work!

[@Guzman_j]

Thanks for this video really helpful I have the exact problem on one I’m trying to fix. What kid of cable do you use to make the connections

[@erikv1216]

Thank you! I have 3-4 of these joycons with this problem. What is the diameter of the wire you used for the jumpers?

[@bradyrepairs7735]

The wire with the insulation on is 0.02 inches (0.5mm) and without the insulation 0.01 inches (0.25mm). I am using left over wire scraps from a PlayStation 1 MM3 modchip I bought, but the linked wire is basically the same and the type I would have used if I didn't have these scraps laying around. www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/remington-industries/28UL1007SLDGRE/11614240

[@bradyrepairs7735]

I used 0.32 inch (8mm) 60/40 leaded solder. I don't remember if I used any in the video, but I highly recommend using some flux to help the solder flow better and stick to what you want it to. That being said don't use plumbing flux from the hardware store that stuff will ruin your board.

[@theCochranStory]

Exact same issue here, thanks for showing me where to solder!

[@hector10908]

Can I solder the button back to the motherboard in its existing place or will I definitely need the jumpers?

[@KostakisEdits]

does this work with the oled model joycons cuz the points are a little diffrent

[@Mewtwodestroyer]

4:22 Woah how did you do that???

[@davidguerrero8391]

I need to know that too, because that was insane to me lol

[@intricate6927]

Have two of these I need to attempt. Thank you for this, even if I don't get it done it's good knowledge to have.

[@NoshuHyena]

I have the same issue, but my microswitch is totally loose and just rests on a little divot on the board. I can't seem to get it secured like yours appears to be. Is it supposed to be loose, or can I do something to secure it?

[@BadMax02_VR]

ive done the repair but after assembly none of the buttons woprked anymore, it may just have been bad luck or smth but apperently its a main ic problem so my joycon was just completly broken after this, so i guess im just buying a new right joycon now

[@diegoalveal3984]

Were you able to fix it? The same happened to me, but only the analog stick works

[@alvaroalvarez7701]

Same

[@CrebitKarma]

Can I use solder instead of wires

[@pokelynke8232]

What do I do when my button will work when I tear the con apart, but won't when it's back together. So weird. Did something come loose? I dropped my switch on the button now it won't work but the ZR button still works.

[@mmaitin992]

So my R microbutton isn't separated from the board, it just needs to be stabilized and I believe it'll be good. What would I do to stabilize it so it'll be usable again?

[@nightzed9890]

hi! where would you jump the pads on the either side of the button to? the pads on the side on my joycon are damaged

[@bradyrepairs7735]

If you are talking about the two pads the housing connects to you would need to use some glue to hold the button down since those are mostly used for stability of the button. Be careful though if you use glue that none of it gets into the button because it will seize the button and keep it from working. That being said they should also be ground pads so if you want to jump them anywhere find a ground point on the board.

[@truluvizmynethe1st]

My pcb broke... and I don't have a soldering tool... what do I do now 😭

[@tree8514]

What flux did you say you used? And thank you for the video, I didn't know there was an alternative if the contact pads came off!

[@raycarey21]

If the pads are fine can I just solder or glue gun the piece back on?

[@bradyrepairs7735]

Don't use a glue gun it won't make an electrical connection. If the pads are fine resoldered the original or a new button. The two pads on the sides of the button are anchors and their whole purpose is to add structural support to the button.

[@raycarey21]

@@bradyrepairs7735 thanks for that. Are they originally soldered on because they're fairly weak it seems. Do I soldered the little side parts also?

[@bradyrepairs7735]

@@raycarey21 yes solder the side parts as well those are anchor points for strength. One of the negatives of the lead free solder everyone uses now is its fairly brittle compared to the old school leaded stuff. For alot of applications it's fine but for buttons like this that get knocked around its not as strong because of the brittlness.

[@raycarey21]

@@bradyrepairs7735thanks again. That answers it. Wonder why they chose lead free for such an application. They're expensive enough to buy so should be more solid. Great video

[@bradyrepairs7735]

@@raycarey21 There's international agreements to use lead free solder because leaded solder will leach lead into the ground water over time if it is thrown into a landfill. It's all part of being rohs complient and was done with good intentions regarding the environment. It just has the negative of its harder to work with lead free and it has different properties that make it potentially more prone to failure.

[@FurryBayo]

Will this also work with the L Button? Is there anything else I could use other than the Hot-Melting-Pen-Thingy? How did you unscrew the joycon? How did you put it back together?

[@bradyrepairs7735]

I don't believe the pads are the same on the left Joy-Con, but if you can expose any of the copper under the traces you could use a multimeter in continuity mode to figure out where on the board the pins are connected. You would have to solder the pins to the jumper spots on the board. Nothing else would make a secure or reliable enough connection. If you would like to know how to take a joy-con apart either search Joy-Con disassembly or teardown on KZbin or check out a disassembly/teardown guide at ifixit.com.

[@MarioGarcia-ed1sb]

You can fix it easyly just plug another Flex in the motherboard

[@pixelfix5401]

Do you have a link for for the wire ??

[@cobaltsapphire2877]

My r stick wound work when I press on it what do I do

[@z0p1e43]

Same :(

[@YumItsPizza]

Hey so i have a question so my mom was replacing my right r button with a white one instead and now it doesn’t work. It shows up in the “test controller buttons” menu but it doesn’t actually work. Do you know how to fix it, or maybe a tutorial that’s helpful because we don’t know what to do. : UPDATE IT WORKS NOW :)

[@unidea_3702]

The same thing is happening to me the r button is registered as the home button and I didn’t make it like that

[@salehs3952]

I did exactly what your friend did to his joycon and now my R button wont work I'm really tempted to pick up a soldering iron and get to work already 😬

[@robinsecu3414]

How thin was the soder you used?

[@Mystic-p5c]

I wana try this but im afraid ill damage my switch

[@dungeonlord1]

same i dont even have stuff needed to fix it

[@Oddman23]

My r button is broken

[@rubentalking]

Thanks!

[@bxtman1]

Yo can u fix mine?

[@Khercules]

Same thing happened to me though I didn't intend to use superglue nor I'd ever attempt to solder something so small. Mine took one trace with it :/ I bought another board locally (got super "lucky") and not until later I found out that one of the contacts were also broken... I just bought new joycons.

[@jamesbarton3724]

I can barely open the joycon so hopefully my hands are steady enough not to burn a hole through it

[@HarryExplainsSpace]

I just map r to t he stick button

[@kamm3021]

Good job

[@microwave2859]

mine weared out as soon as i got it

[@SingularityValo]

Thank you you helped so much

[@randomshiba779]

i fixed it thanks

[@cruzthespicy1266]

Thanks my guy brother broke it

[@evangarcia8928]

Thankssss omg you are the best

[@cesartoxqui5387]

Ohh wow, thanks!!!!

[@bossedup957]

I just dug fingernail in the creases an boom it works perfectly nope

[@Yy12_]

YES FINNALY

[@tails7253]

my joycon broke but i cant do any of this so i have to spend 70 of my bday money to get new joy cons pr my bff will MAYBE give me a new joycon bc he has a few

[@jkgeorged]

Tenia la misma falla, aplique la misma solucion y funciono perfecto

[@unxzoo]

Que tipo de cable usaste?

[@unxzoo]

Veo que solda el pin1 y pin3 al mismo punto abajo, y el pin2 a un punto en donde puso estaño, pero al final se ve que hay más estaño abajo de donde soldó el pin2 tu sabes para que hizo eso?

[@jkgeorged]

@@unxzoo cable de bobina reciclado. Que saque de un disco duro viejo

[@jkgeorged]

@@unxzoo . Ese tercer punto no es necesario

[@unxzoo]

Gracias Jk George, voy a buscar, creo que por ahí tengo un disco duro dañado y sacaré de ahí el cable

[@cameronparker1385]

First

[@LuryMotivated]

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