Broken Playstation 3 Controller Restoration & Repair

[@K1ttyCass]

The satisfaction of seeing something broken brought back to life with just the sounds of the process is exactly what I needed. Excellent work as always.

[@anakpinguin3942]

Pardon me, but are you blind?

[@SoHighIFly]

I like how you didnt purposely make it dirtier or in worse condition, like a lot of restoration youtubers do.

[@Aelvir114]

“BrO lOoK wHaT i fOuNd At ThE pArK”

[@justicewinn7501]

and u know this how?

[@Muslim16572]

It just looks like how a random dirty controller in someone's house should look like​@@justicewinn7501

[@jorgitoislamico4224]

​@@justicewinn7501You can tell by how the deviced acquired the dirt

[@chloepuckett-vicente]

@@justicewinn7501bc we’re not stupid like you

[@wylanvallotton4462]

I love that your videos are not only incredibly enjoyable, relaxing and even educational, but they're also allowing you to build up a nice collection of things that you can enjoy and use.

[@七瀬わひゅうと]

I'm a PlayStation 3 user and I'm glad you still make some contents about this old console; thank you!

[@w0lf4llo84]

I love the ps3. Thanks for fixing up an old console controller which I used to play a lot. I’ve had this issue happen so many times and it’s love that people are actually fixing these controllers instead of throwing them out :)

[@ms.pirate]

Mine still works, but I need to open it up to dust it out. Its one of those really difficult models

[@w0lf4llo84]

@@ms.pirate ah, yeah I have a earlier DualShock 3 model where the motors are screwed in. And the rumble motors break off so easily. So I opened it up to replace the little foam pad like he did in the video. And two wires just completely snapped off the board. Luckily I was able to get them soldered back down and I cleaned it all up so now it works fine. It’s now my main controller :)

[@sharujan.t7950]

I broke all of Mines by fixing em :/ lil 10 year old me was a idiot

[@ms.pirate]

​@@w0lf4llo84oh I meant my console is dusty on the inside. But my ps3 controller also needs cleaning too. It got the stick drift problem

[@Bluebird77750]

Hard to find a good working ps3 controller nowadays. Do you know any aftermarket one that is almost as good?

[@RicardoJunqueira]

I don't know why but I'm ALWAYS anxious to watch Ducktor's teeth brushing session. It is utterly stupid but I love it. And it makes me smile.

[@CommanderWiggins]

Me too I'm like "Come on. Brush his little beak. He needs to do it. Plea- YEAAAHHH!!!"

[@asherose4526]

Wtf

[@bionicleguy32]

what, anxious? so you’re nervous when it happens?

[@nukegamerzzz]

​@@asherose4526Not Necessary to say but okay just watch your behaviour.

[@Person4649Person]

Bruh don't write the cuck comment. The reason you like it is because we all, at the end of the day, crave the unconditional curative love from the endless source of it: God.

[@kbmkiara]

i have been following you for quite a while now and i must say that i typically find restoration videos to be quite messy and boring but your content is so easy to follow because it is well paced and well organized, i especially love when you restore gaming consoles and their controllers, tysm for your hard work! keep it up!

[@TheDukeNukeDoom]

Always love watching you fix controllers to give them a second chance to be used. Keep working hard

[@MuteLung]

I so greatly admire this kind of work. It's really inspired me to try my hand at this sort of repair, and so far I've managed to fix a couple controllers from the N64 i've had since childhood! I have a lot of fond memories associated with that console, so it felt good to be able to preserve the parts that mean something to me. Thanks so much for all you do :)

[@technogeek1219]

I have never commented on any of your videos, I thought I could leave a comment now since I find your videos very relaxing and extremely entertaining, very calming and soothing as well. Great job on the restoration of that controller.

[@LambertFam1YT]

Same

[@kyravanmeijl731]

Amazing channel!

[@maksymiliankuznik4856]

I love to watch your videos. Those aren't restoration videos based on one and the same scheme of accidentally finding something, cleaning with water and changing 99% of parts. Your videos are true ones, and satisfying at one time.

[@KillJohn24]

I never get tired of your videos, I always enjoy them a lot! :)

[@kennynakawaki]

These videos are so satisfying 😂 I actually learned a couple techniques and tricks from watching these and applied them to my life like the Qtip with rubbing alcohol for cleaning

[@bentempest3925]

Hey OddTinkering! I lover your videos! You inspired me so much that I bought the screw driver set and repaired my ps4 slim. Thank you so much and keep up the good work!

[@Antzmacadamia]

The white/pearl colour you get from retrobrighting is amazing. Well done! always great to see controllers being fixed, as theyre the most common and easiest to repair. Usually.

[@ingressman1992]

Love you covered the PS3 controller but wish more attention was brought to the CECHZC2U A2 or ps3 gen 2 controller as the internals are different and dismounting it even more so.

[@ingressman1992]

Not to complain but the vids for the A1 are everywhere, guides for disassembly for the controller are exclusive to A1 as well, even Ifixit

[@Chevymacjr]

I love watching you bring electronics back to life, I hate seeing consoles die.

[@billywilliams4183]

I recently pulled my old PS3 out of a storage bin and I have 4 broken dead controllers. Thanks to your video I'm going to restore them instead of buying another trashy 3rd party controllers. 👍🏾

[@calzonemaniacsvideocorner0804]

Love how you can still see the markings on the foam from the Atari 2600 repair.

[@Lu-db1uf]

Love seeing this old retro console get some love.

[@ms.pirate]

Stop you're making me feel old!!! 😭

[@Karlenk0]

Bro called PS3 retro

[@manformerlypigbukkit]

@@Karlenk0it’s 19 years old, we called the NES retro when the GameCube was out…

[@v8trax]

This man is so good, he can even restore my faith in humanity. 😂

[@Ericius_01]

Your videos are very interesting, I like the videos of fixing white and beige products the most as the retrobright process is my favourite part

[@moiwino]

Dude! The PlayStation Home! That brings me back.. Nice video as always OT!

[@wirlogx]

Yes, I discovered the random presses issue by chance when one of my controllers went crazy. I replaced the foam with the modern foam that comes in the package of modern electronics with is more dense and sturdy and filled the gaps on the plastic placement in the case to prevent it to deform in the future.

[@persiano33]

You're so careful and delicate in your movements it baffles me. I would love to not lose my patience while doing that as you do. Dualshocks can be pretty tricky.

[@luckgrip252]

Not really tbh. These are quite simple to work on. First time gives you a little challenge because the insides are not familiar, but once you get a hang of it, it becomes super simple and straight-forward

[@C_S_funhouse]

5:52 is what we came to see! Love the de-yellowing part!

[@nozunomi]

Finally, the return of ASMR that I fully enjoy at midnight

[@r_shinshin]

As to this day, it's rare to buy an original ps3 controller, this helps me clean my own old ps3 white controller, thanks!

[@donteverforanyreasonnomatt3218]

i really appreciate raw sound without some poky music annoying me while im fixing mine controller, thank you kindly

[@TokyoChanSan]

He is the best KZbin fix-it guy you can ever watch. I really enjoy this guy's stuff without needless talk or other miscellaneous garbage. He’s just good. When I go to retro shops all over Japan Tokyo. I see a lot of these old retro game councils and when you see something that looks too mint condition it’s because they use the retro brightening system to restore to the plastic's original condition as new.

[@DerCharli]

I had the same problem with random pressing buttons. I had no idea it could be because of the piece of foam. I tried it out and it worked. Nice. Thank you very much.

[@SirChartsAlot]

When I take stuff like this apart it never goes back the same lol great work as always

[@alptugraakan7490]

This guy proved the fact that every device and item is repairable

[@bhavinmanari7307]

Thanks bro, i just fixed my ps3 controller where the circle button was not working. You just made it seem simple.. although ,the parts are very wobbly and delicate.. .. thanks to you again.. my ds3 got some life back

[@zeageakay]

I love to watch these keep up the good work man😀👍

[@studio_86]

Since discovering your content, I have been pretty much glued to the screen.. i´ve tinkered around some with electronics & soldering before, but seeing the results you´re getting when cleaning & servicing these gaming consoles really inspired me... I´ve modified consoles myself every now and then but now I am eager to take on the real challenges, basically blowing new life into those pieces so many would just have given up on... will scout my local charity shops for cheap and free dusty old gear and get to it this christmas...it just looks so goddamn satisfying what you accomplish time after time..

[@JeffreyMcLain]

It's not ok how much joy I get out of watching these. Lemme know if you ever want to do another Game Boy Advance. Found my old one that means a lot to me, if you were thinking mods or anything you wanted to try ;)

[@pinkbaby97]

5:40 idk why i love when you do that!! The ducky is so cute xD

[@thomasdarby6084]

When I was cleaning out my old controller, a part fell out that I could not figure our. I couldn't see a place for it. But on your video at 3:55, there it is! Thank you for helping. Now I have to clean my PS 4 Pro and PS5 controllers.

[@TheIronMask1954]

I recently killed my Dualshock4 but was able to actually fix it thanks to you

[@tomleech9753]

As soon as you started removing the motor, I was just thinking, "NO DON'T DO IT! IT'S A TRAP!!!" And while the foam does degrade, I also use a fine metal polish to gently bring back the shininess on the contacts on the ribbon cable, then clean both it, and the carbon pads on the board with iso. Might start adding new foam now though.

[@DaSaint161]

What thickness of foam ??

[@DaSaint161]

Also what type of metal polish do you use?

[@tomleech9753]

@@DaSaint161 Mothers Mag and Aluminum Polish, it's VERY gentle, because obviously, it's for polishing aluminum and magnesium wheelse, and really any foam will work, but I'm pretty sure mine is 1/8th, adhesive sheets and I just cut out what I need for various projects.

[@RuruFIN]

Interesting, I never knew that you can attach the L2/R2 triggers to the main parts, I've always had them on the back part when reassembling a DS3 and that's been annoying to put back together. Good job as always!

[@theFrizzleFry]

there are so many different variants of the Dualshock 3, with vastly different internal designs.

[@RuruFIN]

@@theFrizzleFry Ah, good point there. I have one which came with an OG 80GB and one which came with a slim 160GB. Haven't even thought that they may have different internals when I've cleaned those.

[@nightmare0xranmabloodedge122]

Thanks for doing this. It's great to see how cleaning and repairing and restoring classic things.

[@marz-95]

I've never taken apart a controller before but I didn't want to buy another one. The left thumbstick was acting haywire and causing the right stick to move when it wasn't supposed to. The buttons weren't responsive as they should be. This totally helped me now it's working perfectly.

[@DamisBerrutti]

Missed you! Thanks for sharing this❤❤❤❤ hope to see you soon!

[@hawkfeather6802]

3:47 Wow,even the inside of the controller got yellow. It looks nice and clean now!

[@samanthadean1083]

Another fantastic job by you and the Ducktor!!! ❤️❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@MrRandomEh]

forgot how much these were a pain to fix, and this wasn't even including the weird split piece between the bumpers and triggers on the older revisions of these controllers. a true godsend to add into the bottom half mould! it was the single worst thing to keep in place trying to assemble!

[@NavajoNinja]

I know a lil bit too much about fixing these. Think a lot of us 40 year olds do. 😁 Great video as always. 👍👍

[@theFrizzleFry]

this model with the foil-contacts is probably my least favourite.

[@JayC71x]

I have a ps3 controller that doesn’t power on. Even tried a battery from another working controller, but still receives no power. Any idea what it could be?

[@jameskenney5623]

I've called you out many times before for faking "patina" but this one seems pretty legit. THANK YOU.

[@joesretrostuff]

Dunno why I like this channel so much. Couldn’t have clicked faster on seeing the thumbnail

[@LaziesTheAtsumuSera]

Finally!!! I've been waiting for this...

[@ChuckTay23]

My controllers had water damage I cannot tell you how many times I opened those things trying to fix them I think I was only successful with one. This video really takes me back.

[@Dman9395]

Can we admire this man's attention to detail! It's spot on!🎉

[@kennynakawaki]

4:02 “Ducktor’s Pool Open 24/7” 🤣

[@lucianovieira170]

This project was "piece of cake" for you. 👏👏👏

[@pajjslvsss7408]

Nice work boss. I love that bathing with duck

[@pitbull9991]

Really enjoy your videos. Working in a bicycle shop I'd like to see what you could do for an old bike thats been neglected for years. Maybe a little swamp rot too. Could be an interesting video project.

[@stevencruz9336]

I miss PS3 man. Free online play and an excellent library.

[@Arab_Network._.]

The legend is back 🔥

[@BRAVOBLUEZ]

I tried to fix a PlayStation controller. Because with me it's the trigger buttons. I press them too hard so when I opened it. I can never get it back together. This guy, I've been watching him for years on different accounts. This dude is a genius man. I wish I could do what he does.

[@beckaspaz]

Oh my gosh, yes! Yes, I do! I mean, I will subscribe to you! You've made me the happiest viewer!

[@clairehigginbotham6199]

This is pretty satisfying!

[@ВсеЧлен]

thats so useful man, thank you. Ive been torturing my ps3 gamepads for a while trying to solve phantom presses. I will try foam replacement now much thanks!!

[@paddylavin266]

an upload from you always makes my day. big love! x

[@kingnewcomer2029]

Once again excellent restoration video, Odd! :D I especially loved that scene where you've shown that you have an official "Battery Graveyard", and then said "Rest In Peace" afterwards of throwing in the old PlayStation 3 DualShock Controller battery! XD Of course we can't forget the amazing Ducktor, and his equally amazing restoring powers! I also like that you were testing out the controller on a PC! I'm gonna have to try that out one day! Keep up the amazing work! ❤

[@christophermetcalf7540]

The Ducktor always brings a smile to my face. :)

[@StaticUnboxing]

Your videos are seriously next level, keep it up!

[@chanyphilly8266]

I love that you always make a point of brushing Ducktor's "teeth" lol, it wouldn't be Odd Tinkering without him now 😁

[@rizenx3674]

i know it's been late but... thank you for saving my controller🥰 it worked like a charm now

[@alexisgarza1223]

Siempre me gusta ver como reparas tantas cosas, también son de mucha ayuda porque así yo me puedo animar a reparar mis consolas y controles. 😄

[@Naitsirhcx]

Yo tenía dos controles de PS3 defectuosos, quise utilizar piezas de ambos para poder arreglar uno pero me salió mal y al final los dos no funcionaron más 😅

[@alexisgarza1223]

@@Naitsirhcx Con los controles de Sony creo que es más difícil repararlos, por ejemplo eh visto qué hay controles de PlayStation 2 qué aunque sean originales a veces la Placa o las piezas son diferentes ya que Sony tiene diferentes fabricantes para sus controles, yo en vez de reparar 1 mejor opté por comprar otro.😅

[@Naitsirhcx]

@@alexisgarza1223 Lo malo de los joystick de PS3 es que ya no hay originales, en su tiempo tuve que tirar de uno alternativo para poder seguir jugando, saludos Master 🤙

[@dougiesimmons1695]

Watched this video and I was able to fix my controller off of your guide thank you so much for showing us how to fix a glitchy controller

[@valence_drive]

War flashbacks to when I used to take these apart due to various issues, such as the L2/R2 springs breaking, the D-pad button getting sticky, or one of the thumbsticks getting stuck. I'm not as handy as you, though, and only came out of all those with one success. lol

[@MarioSratss]

The PS3 Controller is really amazing. Way better than the PS4 Controller. Love these Restaurations❤

[@G1ng3rSn4pped]

This video alone taught me more than an entire STEM class ever could

[@Stefan_Payne]

Oh, I stand corrected. This controller has magnet based Analogue sticks! Gratz to you for this great thing. You can see that at around 9:06, the 4 pin pots. 4 pins -> magnet based sticks. 3 pins -> Potentiometer based.

[@TapscottJ]

Awesome work, love to see the Ducktor!

[@DARKKNIGHT-ze7nj]

Thank you, it was cool af! I think ur so busy, but pls make more content man❤

[@dianacas07]

0:44 OMG 🎉 OF COURSE YESSS, I thought you would never ask!!! 🥰

[@BlueberryYumyum01]

This video could not have been timed better for me. I fell off my skateboard with beer and ps3 controllers in my backpack resulting in sticky buttons ever since. Now, years later i am using one of those controllers on my computer and was wondering if i could clean it just two days ago. Thanks!

[@samgiroux]

I love your videos, but PLEASE more often!!!

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

Oh, you're so cool with opening the driver box. lol Loved it! Actually, loved the entire video. 👍👍👍

[@SandwichCrafter]

very cool. i always love to watch you clean tech and the thumbnails are great too. keep up the work.

[@AGuyNamedRicky]

RETURN OF THE KING

[@Idiot505Yes]

Great restoration. Like always! :D

[@heydata]

Jesus .. never realized back then this game was running at 5 fps and we were happy !

[@lukerussell3782]

That controller really said “I am the captain now”

[@johnruble5459]

I’m so happy you found it 8:22

[@misskcullen]

your torx set is so beautiful, i only got a nice cheap one

[@MegaDrain]

Putting the shoulder buttons back on ps2 and ps3 controllers are the bane of my existence ...and ribbon cables.

[@CYPH3RsD0M41N]

Another thing you can do with the contact pad (if you don't have any of the materials) is cover it with a small layer of tissue paper snd wrap it in electric tape. Doing so will make it thicker and more durable and it won't crease or get thin over time. I did that on all my V1 dualshock controllers and I haven't had any issues since then.

[@Mire_Klick]

i am eating my lunch and watching this. this is oddly satisfying ^^

[@mmert138]

You are one of the few people that I am sure do not put things in dirt and then "fix" them. Your devices are in genuine bad condition.

[@i_got_no_hoes]

The only restoration channel I trust

[@glados_tc]

Ducktor is the hero we need right now.

[@ravenhemlock666]

Yep, it's working perfectly you bring a dead controller to life good job!

[@Brotherhood0286]

Same issue 1 year ago with my Dualshock 2. When I ripped off the polyurethane foam out of the controller it was quite destroyed, so I made a new piece... with pink sponge. Works the same, but it wasn't so elegant, since the controller is transparent, but if it works it works for me.

[@BrockVandyke-vy9tk]

Odd tinkering is a true legend ❤

[@Mosdager]

Great video. The Controller might have been playing up because it was possibly a counterfeit Controller, which quality isn't a priority. The Battery doesn't appear genuine or mounted like it should be. Unfortunately so many have flooded the market...

[@Franxy108]

You did a nice job!❤❤❤

[@BM-si2ei]

That's the good stuff right there. Odd tinkering and filthy broken consoles and peripherals.