Lets fix a Drifting X-Box 360 pad... A Quick Guide

In this video (Let's fix a Drifting X-Box 360 pad... A Quick Guide), we shall be looking at soldering a replacement Analog Joystick and testing the results!
So it was a rainy day and while clearing out the shed I came across my old broken 360 controller, so I ordered a replacement stick and it came today so I decided to do some sunbathing and repair the pad.
The pad its self has been broken since the X-Box 360 was released on December 2, 2005, when we were playing Fight Night and back then I had no soldering skill or even a Solder Iron, But now it's a good time to fix the problem and revive a lost device.
Shit Dam 2005... That's like... when I and my friends played the 360... a DECADE ago... That seems so wrong!! LOL
Hope you enjoy the video
Links...
2x-Xbox-360-Thumb-stick-Joystick
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Solder
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Flux
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Solder Braid
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[@eindeend]

What fixed it for me was remelting all the solder connections of the stick, there was apparently one bad connection.

[@emanuelgimenez6771]

I was going to play dragon ball raging blast 2 and suddenly the drift left

[@bobtheunplayer]

Two things about this video "The old next door neighbors disappeared . . ." @ 12:30 I learned something about de-soldering

[@TheCarDudeOfCool]

This might not work but what I tried was spamming the click button on the stick and it should work

[@GGHadas]

What to do if after re-soldering a replacement analog (3rd party part) it drifts a bit to the left and downwards? Physically it looks straight in the center. Is there a way to log in to the controller to adjust it's analog possitions?

[@AgentJeffy]

Sounds like the replacement switch is defective. Sadly a lot of the aftermarket switches are not good and either don't last long, or are defective from the start. You'll unfortunately have to repeat this repair again with another (higher quality hopefully) switch.

[@antresia.9723]

I have the same problem with both controllers and I need to buy a new soldering iron cuz the one I had it look like something has bitten on the tip. Maybe I should get soldering Iron station.

[@isaiah4478]

Pretty sure you can just put a new tip on there

[@JimmySlacksack]

so to desolder I frist need to add solder?

[@darude1420]

If I accidentally lifted off a ring during desoldering, can it still be saved? I'm annoyed I ruined it in the very last min :-(

[@xm214-aminigun9]

It's gone friend i made the exact same mistake. Rip your and my xbox 360 controller.

[@darude1420]

@@xm214-aminigun9 I managed to fix it. By scraping off a bit of the trace, I tested to see if there's any contact with a multimeter, I took a very small piece of copper wire (from a cat 6 cable), tin it with solder both ends, drop one end on the trace with a drop of solder another on the pin. Remarkably saved it

[@xm214-aminigun9]

@@darude1420 dammit my dad did the exact same thing but didn't save god im unlucky now the whole board has the rings gone no saving

[@antresia.9723]

I have soldering paste but not Flux

[@michaelikupa8331]

How the heck is this a quick guide?

[@254_Caliber]

When you search for this video the first one you'll see is 38 minutes soo😂😂

[@rafaelmoran6777]

so quick question a couple of those surrounding chrome square pieces where the pins make contact fell off on my mobo! am i screwed or can i fixit?

[@Retrogranddad]

depends... the corner pads are just earth, so as long as the pins at the sides make contact it should be ok?

[@rafaelmoran6777]

@@Retrogranddad ok ill have to recheck see if I can fix it.

[@ThomasRhin]

the flux seems to be applied too much.

[@AgentJeffy]

Good rule of thumb for flux is you can never have too much. Just makes cleanup more of a pain, but it's better to be overly clean by using a lot of flux, then have dirty connections.

[@snowflakeperv]

따라 하다 기판 태워먹음. .아멘..

[@jadsonrafael1635]

Quick guide... 16 minutes

[@stoopidhaters]

I'm actually surprised this has happened. I've used Xbox 360 controllers, PS3 controllers and never had issues. There was one controller that turned ever so slightly on FPS games but no gamebreaker. But Dualshock 4s? They are notorious for getting stick drift within a year.

[@SJHD]

WHO THE FUCK HAS A SOLDERING IRON

[@SixStringViolence]

Quicker guide - buy a new one! :)

[@georg6876]

1. That's wasteful and expensive 2. They don't make 360 controllers anymore.

[@SixStringViolence]

@@georg6876 3. You didn't get the joke! :)

[@Zamn_daniel]

@@SixStringViolence didn’t really have a punchline in the first place

[@AgentJeffy]

@@SixStringViolence I got the joke, but the "new" ones floating around are all counterfeit and don't last 8 months. Let alone a decade like the OEM ones do. It's better to repair, it will be quicker in the long run because you won't have to wait on shipping for replacements constantly. lol

[@antresia.9723]

I'm going to buy a new one a black one

[@GGHadas]

What to do if after re-soldering a replacement analog (3rd party part) it drifts a bit to the left and downwards? Physically it looks straight in the center. Is there a way to log in to the controller to adjust it's analog possitions?

[@Retrogranddad]

I never had that problem, could be the new stick is faulty in some way, I don't know if there is a way to configure the pad on a 360, but it should be ok for a pc if it's wired or you have a pc receiver thingy, as you can set the dead zones.

[@AgentJeffy]

@@Retrogranddad Yea, it's a faulty switch. A lot of the aftermarket (Chinese) switches are defective from the start, or have longevity issues.