PlayStation PORTAL thing FAULTY from eBay | Can I FIX It?

[@TradeWorks_Construction]

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[@vinny142]

", while providing anti oxidizing properties and preventing moisture ingress to the copper fingers. " It will also hang on to every single bit of dirt that manages to get in there,

[@MrGibbie2210]

Niiiiice ...great fix Steve, even if it is temporary, bonus no melted plastic this week .. yay

[@StezStixFix]

Yep, I'm on a roll! 😅

[@MikeB_UK]

10/10 for effort! I have seen many other people try to fix similar sticks and those metal tabs always break. Designed to make people buy new ones not repair them. Time this practice of making stuff unfixable stopped. Well done anyway.

[@vinny142]

" Designed to make people buy new ones not repair them" A) How many people do you think have a microscope etc to even be able to do this? B) A new button costs $7. If you think that they are rolling on cash by making this thing not repairable so that one in a hundredthousand units *may* some day bring in an extra $7... C) There are basically no playstation owners who have the skill to even open this thing up safely, so it will go to a repairman who will charge for the time they take to do the work. Repairing this button took *WAAAAAAAY* longer than $7 worth of time so as a customer; would you pay an extra %50 so one button gets re-used instead of replaced? I'm all for the "right to repair" and saving the environment, but there are limits and they exist mostly at your ned: the consumer.

[@Unjustself]

Normally I skip the rap the but the COD line was genius 😂

[@boostfrog]

I was JUST about to skip like usual when that line hit and I was like "wait, I need to hear this one out"

[@klorslug]

Gotta love how they score the metal where it bends to ensure it will break if you try to repair it.

[@vinny142]

You've never seen what the metal looks like before it was bent. And replacement buttons are $7 a piece so... it's not an issue.

[@klorslug]

@@vinny142 I’m actually a machinist, so yes I have seen what metal looks like before it’s bent. The score marks aren’t from the bending process.

[@valentine_puppy]

A simple manufacturing process change would be to use Spring steel in the holder. That way the little tines hold on and in place and you can bend them and what not and they "spring" back into place.

[@vinny142]

"A simple manufacturing process change" It's not simple though. the current part looks like galvanised steel, which is cheap and very easy to bend. A spring version would have to be stainless and therefor much more expensive to buy and stamp into the shape you want. The tabs would have to hook onto something so the mould has to change to have barbs on it so a robot can still assemble it. That robot has to be able to hold the springy bits apart during assembly, which is much more difficult than pushing tabs over. You're talking about doubling the price of the button so that you may save a few hundred buttons that this particular problem happens to...

[@simonlunt353]

I think you have a lot of patience Steve a lot of these things are not meant to be repaired it’s a throw away Society which is a shame but well done sir keep up the good work would be nice to see if you can get these replacements and fix it 😊

[@Gary-Seven-and-Isis-in-1968]

Excellent repair, you gained a good bit of kit for only £110. 👍🏼

[@russellcox1465]

Those tabs are well known for breaking, you did really well for keeping two on! 😎

[@SamSimmonds-xd1tl]

There's been an update for the portal that people are saying it should of been shipped like that. It's a really serious update.

[@SkyfighterZX]

11:18 you can literally see the potentiometer "track" already worn out where you can see to the other side, sony really doubling down on the manufactured garbage sticks, planned obsolence at it's peak, these things are not that old, and probably did not see a ton of use before the stick poped out of place

[@TheEyeTrax1]

Same crappy design like in the Nintendo Switch joy-cons. Portal and VR2 controllers are getting the same fate like joy-cons unfortunately.

[@chris_stacey]

Good ouittro song, Steve - ta!

[@dans2576]

Tronicsfix was showing this issue recently. Looks like Sony dropped a bollock with this design. Good vid mate 🤘🏻

[@Jmcinally94]

No big shock honestly, they haven't really given a shit about the longevity of their joysticks for at least 2 gens.

[@goku445]

it is called planned obsolescence. Such a vital component of such poor quality is not random.

[@sonixthatsme]

I knew I saw it somewhere else.

[@stinknut762]

What's a bollock?

[@TheFuriousTee]

A bollock is a testicle. Dropping a bollock = making big mistake. Uk slang

[@johnwilliams2646]

Nice one Steve, I kept shouting at you to glue it, and you did. Brilliant Tee Shirt by the way. Los Pollos, The Chicken Man.

[@torchandbucket4214]

You inspired me to buy a soldering iron to fix a PIR light I dropped. I am your your legacy 🤓🎉

[@cjh0751]

The second greatest technician that's ever lived.

[@DavidPlass]

Haha, I know that reference

[@bLock_c1pher_Gaming]

that was a sweet fix my guy, GG!. take care.

[@darrenhayden40]

Warm the metal tabs up with a soldering iron before bending them, & warm again with a soldering iron before bending them back,,less likely to snap,,Brilliant video,,👍😄

[@weniard]

You are really talented Steve, nice work.

[@MrAzztech]

nice repair Steve well done brother

[@TheMadpyrate]

I wonder if you could remanufacture the plastic component by gluing it back together and then moulding it and casting it in resin. Don't know how durable that would be but it might work. Keep up the videos, they're fun to watch!

[@AG-cg7lk]

Always good to keep odds and bits, it's finding the sods when you need them, that's the trick. 😊

[@MagikGimp]

Great video; so satisfying! And the music this time, now with lyrics from the actual disassembly! Nice!

[@Crackshotlol]

Nice fix Steve.

[@NikBoff]

Nice fix Steve, and such patience.

[@MrBoop4345]

Steve got that flow today. Great Rap Steve! Cheers mate 🍻

[@isitPC]

Well if nothing else, that was some great content 🤣 I imagine the lag on that is not exactly easy to play COD on... I can't imagine them being that good, I don't know why they exist :D

[@StezStixFix]

Yeah, it does seem kinda pointless. I guess it's good for games where you don't need millisecond reactions. Like tetris or something 😁

[@isitPC]

I can tell you never got past level 50 then🤣

[@BargainBarons]

Brilliant job!!! Go to the pub and have a well deserved pint!!! 👍👍👍

[@dtharmo]

Great and brave fix ! Oh, and great T-shirt !

[@cristianmanole6812]

Complimenti per la qualità che porti.

[@PyroX792]

Just an fyi: those thingies with the metal tabs are called wipers. Great video as always!

[@zidwid]

next time, remember dielectric grease is your friend. It will hold small parts in place.

[@fixins]

Great fix! A tiny bit of white lithium grease might hold the whole sandwich together while you get it clamped back together.

[@dylantrinder1571]

Nice T-shirt Steve. Love a bit of BB and BCS myself.

[@TheFalloutCollector]

Got one from a pawn shop with the exact same issues same stick, everything. $100 out the door wasn't bad, fairly easy fix.

[@JayWelchy]

Reminds me a bit of watch making, which I tried a bit. Fan of mechanical watch's, and the microscope work and fiddly nature is off the chart.

[@jojikyre5470]

Hey Stez! After fixing these things do you resell them or keep em for your own personal collection? Or Both? LOVE the videos btw!

[@TanookiSuit]

If you have some JB Weld that would lock that sucker down, if not, hot glue you can easily remove once you get the parts in.

[@marillionuk]

Thanks Steve. Incidentally, what's your go-to glue for fixing things?

[@arch1107]

it looks to me it was dropped on its side and got detaached no, it is not supposed to be fixed, all you do is replace the part, analog sticks are too delicate to be fixed but you made it work, great fix

[@SG-gy7nj]

Haha 😂 same story here gave up on restoring four Ps2 dual shocks after multiple hours of failing to deal with the fidlyness of the components !

[@1234cabking]

I have found out if you can bend some metal's Very slowly you can sometimes overcome the metal fatigue problem without breaking the tab's, but I must emphasise slow part in the opening so it doesn't create any fatigue.

[@ONEFATE9]

Great work! Too bad about the joysticks. It's just easier to replace them, I guess.

[@avital2166]

If you intend to assemble the replacements, you should sand the plastic corners of their square base a bit so that the stick doesn't get stuck

[@OVERKILL_PINBALL]

Excellent work once again!

[@fetalgiraffe7]

If they assembled it, then it can be disassembled and put back together again haha. Nice work!

[@OldManTheseDays]

I was nearly brought to tears trying to do a similar repair to one of my ps3 controllers, and this is at least half the size those were.

[@CooLDEaFy]

Great videos, impressive for what you doin repair those merchandise daily . I'm impressed 👍. Thank for sharing videos,enjoy watch all the videos too :)

[@MrKevin920]

Love the shirt 😂

[@BrettCooper4702]

It looked like the tricking button thing with the 4 holes was upside down as the movement slider(s) that had popped off would make contact with them. But it worked, so I must have missed something in your entertaining fix.

[@L0WEREASTSIDE]

Where did you get the " Limited Edition " AMC Los Pollos T-Shirt? I have the exact same one in red. My sister in-law works for the company, so believe we have a bunch of EXCLUSIVE Goodies. 😀😁😀😁😃

[@zentechnician]

You could use a hot staple to hold that in. Hook one end over the metal and push the other point into the plastic. You could solder a little piece of nickel strip across the fatigued part. 2 part instant epoxy would work that's too many delicate parts to super glue safely. I might also suggest getting a 43" 4K TV and use that instead of that tiny screen on the scope. I'm pretty sure the resolution on that little screen is lower than what the camera supports. That's the way I do it at least. I like to see the phase change when I'm doing a BGA reball. It's proper trippy.

[@anthonydenn4345]

Or just solder a staple to the remaining bottom plate in place of the broken tabs 🙂 Or for a stronger hold, a paper clip!

[@stevend3910]

Nice one.........I like the t shirt if u know u know😊

[@thedon7536]

I would say the weak point is the concave, try making it more before you fit new ones 👍👍👍👍

[@magnetman2907]

My portal works awesome on zombies thanks for the vid now i know what to do when it fails have you a link for the analog parts

[@anthonyduggan6472]

Cool T. Great fix. Get in there

[@thefunkdroid2777]

Nice fix, Steve. I still don't understand what this thing is useful for, though.

[@TheMrZensorin]

Be thankfull Sony is providing parts and replacements like thumbaticks nowadays. When portal first came out, those thumbsticks were the first to go bad and you couldn't find them for a very long time, untill Sony made them available to The public

[@gentle285]

0:12 "Yes, that's right!" No, that's left.

[@JohanFroloff81]

this is a well known problem with these things.

[@oveaarhus7041]

Ey! I told @JoeyDoesTech a couple of days ago about your tweezers comment from the ps vita episode last year. He didnt believe me! 😂😂 Bet he is going to bring the beef! 😬😂

[@paulhall9811]

Dear Santa please leave Steve a Mini Bench Vice for Christmas.

[@xovin6869]

You can use some joystick silicone-based grease to hold the bits in place.

[@tigrafrog]

nope, will not help - carbon deposit worn off, you cannot fix that.

[@xovin6869]

@@tigrafrog What? I said you could use the grease to hold it in place, I didn't say it would fix it.

[@ABizzyBYT]

At 10:12 in top right you can see that the black carbon on the membrane has warn away. This might be why it wasn't feeling responsive. On the Dualsense controllers this often causes stick drift and unresponsive behaviour. I am pretty sure it's a planned obsolescence technique to get people paying for repair or buy a new replacement system/controller. Your replacement sticks will be better (for a time).

[@martini668]

Love the shirt

[@lopezjose568]

maybe you can try replace it with one of those hall effect thumbsticks, i saw a few on amazon and aliexpress

[@Linkz1485]

I replaced the Joy Cons (Switch) with Hall Effects and they never drift again. I don't use then much since I'm using Pro Controller (TV & Tabletop Mode) and Split Pro Controller on Handheld Mode. Both of them has Hall Effects included.

[@epsileth]

Hall effect thumb sticks need to be standard, and are a cheap and easy upgrade. Don't even need to calibrate. 😁

[@joelkist6493]

Steve nice fix temporary or not. I am interested in the glue you use. Care to share the name? Thanks.

[@zx85]

Looks like standard superglue (cyanoacrylate) to me - you can get them with those pipette applicators - a game changer 😊

[@joelkist6493]

@@zx85 THANKS

[@tirokopita]

It's magnified, A LOT!

[@janskeet1382]

Ian Dury. Bless his little cotton socks. 🙏 🧦

[@iaincowell9747]

Weird song, but a goodie.

[@Fulloctave]

My sunday fix of things being fixed 😀👍

[@paracethamol4799]

With a Los Pollos Hermanos T-Shirt, Dave must be renamed in "Gus"

[@VinkDaniel]

I came here to make a remark about the shirt... 😂😂

[@Dazza2292]

Did the exact same joystick repair on a rog ally when I got it and the left stick broke. Impatience for the warranty or new stick to arrive I cracked on. Done the lot minus tweezers or a microscope with a magnitude of sweat words....still working six months later 😂

[@cubzilla1524]

Mybe that soldier mask or whatever it is that you set with UV would have also held it ?

[@periurban]

When you are looking at things in the microscope you could use a small bed or lump of Blu Tac to hold things. That way your fingers wouldn't always get in the way, and the thing you are looking at would stay in one location instead of making me sea sick. Cheers!

[@TheMadFlasher]

LOS POLLOS HERMANOS! I always knew you had good taste.

[@olias2k979]

Heres a thought white silicone grease to stick the bits together.

[@nullbyt]

I rebuilt the analog sticks from a psvita and I can say it's pretty difficult to take them entirely apart and get them back together in working order.

[@branislavdobis8303]

What glue is that? I need it too. You are using it on everything. 😅

[@bobbiojoseph5547]

What instant glue did you use after the tabs broke?

[@JasonwithaJay]

I want to know why they aren't glued or attached in some way to the white housing. And why people who fix them don't superglue them when they do the repair.

[@FiveStringCommando]

Awesome, Steve!

[@soluzaroi]

Thanks 4 video I feel motivated!

[@IndaloMan]

I have the same Breaking Bad t-shirt 👍

[@quiddity1977]

Finally gave in & spent my cex credit on a portal. 3 days in & loving it! Playing ps5 far more than ever now. Fingers crossed the rumours are true & a new psp is on the way.

[@iaincowell9747]

I've heard that PSP 2 IS coming, but it's in early development stage at the moment. I wouldn't expect anything until 2026 at the earliest.

[@mozzymosforthify]

Is it really going to cause an issue in the long run? After all it is screwed down through the front chassis which in turn will hold the backing plate down. Steve over at tronicsfix had the exact same issue

[@Bousatsu1]

Any chance you have a car that has stickers saying stupid car or something on it? Possibly in the north west?

[@matthewhaddon599]

As mentioned already, a small amount of Vaseline or electrical grease will help keep the parts in place.....maybe....

[@Travis_Gixxer]

Was watching this with my 10 year old son, and at the start of the rap, he said ‘why did he say penis portal?’ And now I can’t unhear it 😂

[@DanPottas]

What did u pay for it. Always nice to see paid price before the fix.

[@Tink-GB]

The way to rebuild Thumbsticks are to use a blessed mini vice

[@truthslayerone264]

You need a small clamp to hold housing still.

[@YogSothoth1969]

What kind of glue is that in that bottle and what kind of bottle with this special long tip is this? Seen this several times in videos, but never found it to buy :-D Greetings, Michael

[@Doom2pro]

That graphite pad was really worn down anyway, better to get a replacement as the pad wasn't going to last much longer anyway.

[@infin1ty850]

Imagine how much better you'll be after replacing it, lol.

[@StezStixFix]

😅 yeah, that's definitely what it is. Stupid laggy thumbstick 😅

[@Dukefazon]

I hope you waited long-long hours for that glue to dry/cure/set because if it's CA glue it can release fumes for almost 24 hours and scortch the plastics or react with your finger grease. I tried to glue back the window of a PSP UMD disk and the next day it was cloudy and white, the disk was ruined completely. I'm happy I didn't put it in my PSP that day.

[@MrAzztech]

Araldite - 2-Part Crystal Epoxy Resin doesn't do this. i have glued laser lenses back on with this

[@pyschocurt]

I cant believe something this expensive uses potentiometres over hall effect. 😅

[@adultmoshifan87]

My apologies if I've already asked (I am something of a forgetful person) but do you know anything about fixing Neo Geo Pocket Color systems that won't power on? I recently took mine to a repair shop asking for its capacitors to be replaced, the system COULD power on when I brought it over, I felt it needed a recap after I heard another user's system got killed by a blown capacitor, but the guy not only said he chose NOT to recap the system (he was worried about "risk") but after reflowing, the system can no longer power on, even with new batteries! WHAT?!? I won't be able to pick the system up until Friday due to a shake up in my week, but I hope my system can be fixed, it now fetches a pretty penny! I do have new capacitors on the way for it from Australia, I expect to receive those within the next 3 weeks!

[@willnogood]

You put it back together, props to you. It is a shame these are made in such way it prevents repair.

[@james3418]

Video is SOLID