Analog Stick Drift - Will Cleaning Fix It? Clean vs Replace Challenge

[@Tronicsfix]

Buy BW-100 Electronics Cleaner Here(Paid Affiliate Link): amzn.to/3bJyEZO Do your controllers have stick drift? Have you tried cleaning them?

[@MH-nr5rv]

Well, it's nice that they made a smaller size. But you can only buy them in packs of 3?.. What's the point of making a smaller size? Lol

[@ians.4431]

Will this help when the stick gets stuck with the cap off or if the stick don't return to center sometimes? If so I'll definitely buy some asap

[@Tronicsfix]

@@MH-nr5rv I wish they would just sell a single can too. Not sure why it's only in 3 pack.

[@Tronicsfix]

@@ians.4431 There's no way for me to know or guarantee it...it depends on how damaged the stick is. IMO, it's worth it to keep some cleaner around so you can try to clean it first. If cleaning doesn't help then replacing the stick is probably the only way to fix it.

[@mhcflasher]

Good

[@TomaszStachewicz]

This might be the most legit and honest sponsored product test on the entire KZbin.

[@Danxiong]

ORDERED Update: no more controller drift on a controller I been using for 8 months with tons of slide canceling :) I’m impressed!!

[@armag3ddon]

If you can that easily clean the joycon sticks without disassembly, dirt can get into it the same way. Probably a reason why drift is so prominent with them.

[@Tronicsfix]

Yep

[@RG-Zeldaplayer]

Conversely if you can clean them that easily then there's no reason for your joycon to be getting that dirty and drifting.

[@nextseriesview1804]

Tronix fix is there someone really out there using your name scamming people are you kidding me now it's happening on your channel sorry man

[@louskunt125]

@@RG-Zeldaplayer Ah, yes. It's the consumer's fault that Nintendo designs things badly.

[@RG-Zeldaplayer]

@@louskunt125 Sony uses the same type of thumbsticks for its controllers too... and Xbox controllers drift after a while also. When I started getting a bit of drift... first thing I did was clean them with some contact cleaner... They haven't drifted since. The first thing some consumers seem to have done is signed up to a class action lawsuit.

[@TheRevengerOfDark]

I have to say that you are the only channel and youtuber that i like the way of how you do the sponsors, thank you for your work!

[@Tronicsfix]

I appreciate that!

[@MeatSim9]

Alright, I'm genuinely impressed by how easily that fixed some of those joycons. I wish I could just get a single 4oz can, but I guess I can just clean every joystick I've ever owned.

[@Straight_White_Fatherly_Figure]

If you can spray the contacts while simultaneously moving the toggles, it may give better results. Love the videos!

[@lamort223able]

Hey, just wanted to say that you are doing my dream job, recently I bought a lot of 21 broken xbox 360 to learn about repairs myself and I loveee ittt. Keep up the good work :)

[@davidpeterson5647]

"Here's how to clean up analog stick drift with Stadia controllers!" *WHIPS THE CONTROLLER AGAINST A BRICK WALL, SHATTERING IT* Now that takes care of that!

[@Digikidthevoiceofreason]

Next up.....drywall repair.

[@nexusprime2487]

Let's just finish it up *Lights up a torch to burn the remains*

[@mattleizee]

lol I'll will just damage the wall.. the best repair you can do for stadia controller is put it down on the ground, grab a hammer and smash both of the analog sticks to pieces!! 🔥🔥

[@HAli7]

@@mattleizee is it because ITS WHITE HUH HuH You MAD 😡CAUSE IT NOT BLACK HUH racist mofin /sarcasm

[@SlytherinHero]

Love your methods lemme go try that and thank you 😘

[@jaggergarcia2125]

I cannot live without your videos.

[@FranLMSP]

Gamecube controllers after 20 years: drift? What's that?

[@gus-NeoGT]

Same with my Playstation 1 and 2...

[@gab_v250]

Wii Classic Controller: what? seriously though, for games that don't require motion controls, I use a 8bitdo adapter with my classic wii controller pro. It works greatly!

[@jaggergarcia2125]

Smash games; i didnt did a good work.

[@looeegee]

My gamecube controller did experience drift though, especially notable in the smash character select screen. Oddly enough, all I had to do for it to disappear was reinserting the controller several times in the controller socket port.

[@pronounjow]

@@looeegee You probably shifted some dust around in the port.

[@gamedad7336]

This bw-100 is a great tool to clean electronics and I'm glad you made a video showing it being used. I just aced my order! Good call!

[@Tronicsfix]

I've been impressed with it.

[@Novyar]

honestly the Analog sticks needs a new/better redesign that will reduce the chances of people getting stick drift. its just that simple

[@MundaneThingsBackwards]

They should be hot swappable, honestly.

[@conyo985]

Companies don't care, because money. Hey if they can sell high for cheap to manufacture products why not? So I do hope the class action lawsuit will wake up these companies to produce better quality analog sticks.

[@mydogeatspuke]

or people just need to learn basic hygiene, because soap and water is even more simple.

[@conyo985]

@@mydogeatspuke LOL! Did you just assume people who have stick drift issues have dirty, greasy hands?

[@mydogeatspuke]

@@conyo985 lol did you not watch the video where he proved that dirt causes stick drift? Or do you use your controller with your dirty feet instead?

[@LuiVert6]

I used the old press down on the stick and blow inside trick always works for me😂

[@Tronicsfix]

Whatever works!

[@달팽이-o1i]

Explain the trick now :)

[@ClusterBaffo]

@@달팽이-o1i you press the stick down like you have to press R3 or L3 and then you just blow inside while moving the stick a bit while still pressing it (be carefull no to spit inside the controller) I suggest you do this trick with a spray air can they cost nothing so that you avoid unintentionally spit on the potentiometer

[@달팽이-o1i]

@@ClusterBaffo thanks alot I’ll try this

[@elmerandrewcrowley2822]

you really shouldn’t use your breath in place of this sort of cleaner. your breath is water based and therefore conductive.

[@diegojose4173]

Both the Xbox family and the PS4 and PS5 controllers are using the same mass produced model for analog sticks, which are not as tight as past models as I almost never have problems with drifts with the Game Cube or the PS2 and PS3 controllers, which tells me that they were more tightly assembled or had smaller pieces as larger pieces tend to get dusty and that dust with humidity turns into a sticky substance that causes drift.

[@TheCod3r]

Personally I think it varies depending on how badly the potentiometer is damaged. If its caused by dust and finger gunk it'll definitely fix it for for most part, but if the potentiometer tracks are damaged it's replacement only generally. Great video as always Steve 👍

[@Tronicsfix]

Yep, exactly. That's what I show in this video too.

[@TheCod3r]

@@Tronicsfix yeah sorry I commented too early haha, great video anyway this definitely is useful info to a lot of people 😄

[@Tronicsfix]

Ha, ha...no worries.

[@juanseariza3396]

Nintendo: drift is my passion

[@ThibautMahringer]

Sony: Can I copy your homework ?

[@Crest6680]

Ps4 controller drift is worse

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol!

[@jerrystandecker9101]

Ive had swicth lite since day one no drifting yet even beat botw twice no issues

[@marblebongos2794]

@@Crest6680 Would say Dualsense. It hasn't been a year and it's become quite a problem.

[@TommyGunz_]

I love your channel and i love what you do. This video came out at a perfect time. I cleaned my controller yesterday. But i still had an analog drift. Although i only used just normal compressed air this video gave me the idea to take the controller back apart and spray some air under the analog sticks. which seems to of done the trick. Havent fully tested it , but i appreciate you none the less.

[@ferry651]

I did this and you save me a ton of money I'm passing on your video info to a lot of people thank you for this video and saved me money

[@chrismorrison5301]

Unfortunately pretty much every controller including Playstation, Xbox, Nintendo (except joycons) and a lot of third party ones have used the exact same joystick hardware from the exact same company since like the 90's. The company have also never changed their design even though they drift way too much way too often.

[@FamousWolluf]

I received a friends controller where if you would press the left stick up, the right stick also monitors a move to the left. And left stick down the right sticks also triggers a right move. After clearing the board from cat hairs and some liquid it still didnt work. After spraying some elctronic contact spray in the thumbsticks the problems where finaly gone. What a luck youre video came up today on my phone. Watching all your clips for a long time now, keep the good work/tips coming :)

[@SilentHillsDarkest]

i bought some BW-100 and i had really bad drift on my right analog stick. used it once and i can actually play Call of Duty with it. very good product and well worth having some around!

[@JamesQuintero18]

Bet this person is shilling for the company.

[@franzusgutlus54]

Summary: 1. If it is just dirty: cleaning works 2. If it is worn out: needs to be replaced, no amount of cleaning will ever fix it. Kinda makes sense...

[@guillermoabrego9476]

Yesterday i cleaned 2 joycons with drift, one work with a little of WD-40, and the other one needs to be replaced, too close to 100% success rate

[@Straight_White_Fatherly_Figure]

@@guillermoabrego9476 silicone spray is better than WD 40. It evaporates and doesnt leave anything behind. I use it for electronics

[@franzusgutlus54]

@@guillermoabrego9476 erm...it is exactly 50%...

[@SuPerbMusiCFan]

I think that pretty much everyone knew that even before watching the video. The point of the video is to mostly honour the sponsorship contract.

[@guillermoabrego9476]

@@franzusgutlus54 yes I know hahahaha, but the try it is what counts

[@JuicyJakeRepairs]

i always find its mixed results, cleaning should always be the first thing you try anyway!

[@Tronicsfix]

Yes, for sure

[@ethanwasme4307]

@@donniereed9526 this wont fix stick drift, stop trying to be a smart arse

[@Psycho-Timbo]

@@ethanwasme4307 new joysticks WILL fix stick drift wtf are you on about!

[@Stry-Glitch]

Not really, I replace 15 joystick / day heck if I had to clean and spend 10 minutes for nothing everytime.

[@jhammond1803]

Thanks for this episode. I was able to save my son’s Titan Fall 2 controller. It is his favorite and has not been able to use it for a while. He was very surprised and happy. Big Thank You!

[@ld6363]

Perfect timing. Literally just had this happen on my new elite series 2 controller.

[@luisxtreme7182]

You are the best tronics fix 😁😎

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks!

[@luisxtreme7182]

Your welcome 😉

[@Dwedit]

Okay, stupid question time... After you spray the liquid in there and wiggle the stick around, then the liquid dries, where exactly does the dirt go? (Dirt can't evaporate)

[@Tronicsfix]

The hope is that the dirt will be removed from the contacts and drain out of the inside through holes in the case...or at a minimum at least be removed from the contact and collect in some other area of the stick. That's also why I show how to open the potentiometer in this video...so you can spray it in and let anything drain out the bottom.

[@Naz-jh6qn]

awesome, I like that it evaporates after use.

[@Tronicsfix]

Yes! That's super important when cleaning electronics.

[@Tilza78]

A while ago my brother's ps4 controller started to drift a lot. I saw your ps4 controller drift repair video and wanted try it out if I can fix it. After cleaning it, the drift was gone!! Thank you!!!

[@bakudrasama3471]

My ps vita slim left analog stick was drifting so i used ipa with a syringe and it worked .

[@whaleoilbeefhookedmain7672]

this was like a 10in1 video haha. Steve you're an absolute legend. Happy Friday bud!

[@blueskin1978]

I'm wondering where does the dirt go? Sure doesn't evaporate along with the spray... So the dirt just gets spread around? Cant argue with results though, seems to work great.

[@jimmyperkins97]

7:41 whats the name of that heat tool you used to desolder the joints?

[@scarletlightning869]

Will the BW-100 cause the liquid damage Indicator to turn pink too?

[@joseluislopes3956]

No, the product itself is non conductive and evaporates at room temperature

[@furtalance_x]

Hmmm my comments keep disappearing. Its all good. Great video as always and love friday uploads 😊

[@zantar666]

Bought some of the bw-100 because of your videos and it's brilliant stuff. Thank you

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad you like it. I've been impressed with it too.

[@Strix_the_wolf]

Wow im falling in love with this channel the moment i clicked on it

[@fherxx]

With this video I changed a potentiometer of an xbox controller that didnt work into a faulty drift in a PDA switch controller. THNX!!!!

[@pocksm]

Great honest review

[@nout-]

8:34 what kind of tool is it? And where can i buy it? It seems really helpful for the smaller pieces of soldering.

[@andreburgoyne6738]

He added flux then used his soldering iron.

[@erfan757]

You fixed 8 out of 8 game pads But your skills are 10 out of 10 nice 👌

[@wavymoh]

Thanks, I found out cleaning is the first thing you do if you have stick drift, dirt can be the main cause

[@Trini_T.]

I only seem to get roughly 1 year of use out of my controllers before they start drifting. Is that the new normal?

[@Tronicsfix]

Depends on how much you use it, but if you use them a lot that's probably about right unfortunately.

[@jackryder5683]

@@Tronicsfix is there like a different stick manufacturer which which has a longer life cycle?

[@abandxz]

Depending play style and game type ofc duration

[@joseluislopes3956]

Parts are rated for a certain numbers of cycles (they can worn out before or after, it's an estimate) 1 year depending on play time and type can definitely worn the potentiometer enough that it starts to drift. Luckily in EU we have 2 year warranty

[@jackryder5683]

@@joseluislopes3956 But hold up. That's for the brand of sticks they use in the ps5 and Xbox etc. Is there a better supplier of a stick that endures more cycles? Or does this company have a monopoly. I swear like I never encountered drift issues for the PS1 PS2 and PS3 controllers.

[@SteffenLiss]

Exactly what i needed. I have a switch pro controller with a little down drift. As BW-100 is not available in Germany I recommend WD-40 Kontaktspray

[@GforceMI1965]

Here in the UK we have "Servisol Super 10", been industry standard for electronics engineers for decades.

[@Tronicsfix]

Interesting. Never heard of it.

[@Crest6680]

Is that better than WD40 contact cleaner? (U.K)

[@davestationuk7374]

Great stuff

[@GforceMI1965]

@@Crest6680 WD40 is not a contact cleaner, it's mostly for rusty metals, servisol is purposely for contact cleaning. (Edit) my bad, didn't realise they made a contact cleaner, I just searched it, can't comment on the WD40 stuff, but Servisol is all I use, always gets the job done on stuff like dirty volume pots on older amplifiers etc.

[@GforceMI1965]

@@Tronicsfix Probably because of geography, I think it's a UK thing, I've used it since the 80's, even fixed this thumbstick issue on controllers myself, we also can't get BW-100 in the UK, I just looked, either way they look like they work the same :-) I'm hoping you get around to fixing some PDP Afterglow Prismatic XB1 controllers, I got a pile of 25 of them need diagnosing, all the digital inputs work but no anaologue or LED's, I just haven't got around to using a meter on them against a working one yet :-/ I love this channel btw :-)

[@BKJustPlays]

I think we'll buy some BW-100. I mostly use IPA for cleaning electronics at the office, but i'm willing to try anything! Anyway, thanks again for the great video!

[@Tronicsfix]

IPA works great for cleaning too. I like this product because I can spray it down inside the stick better. I also like that it's non flammable.

[@mjc0961]

Please allow me to leave another very important comment that this is temporary. After all, clearly everyone expected cleaning something once to stop it from ever getting dirty again in the future! I mean, we all clean our homes and after we do it once, they stay clean forever, right? I washed my car once and even after driving through more snowy, salted roads, it's still perfectly clean, no need to wash it ever again! 🙄 Of course cleaning is temporary. Of course they can get dirty again. And of course mechanical wear will still happen and break it to the point of needing a new potentiometer. Nobody thought cleaning was a permanent fix, so enough with the stupid "this is temporary!" comments already. You aren't imparting any useful information.

[@ProdiJoee]

Can you do a video where you try this on xbox series 2 elite controllers? They have a common problem with the bumpers becoming unresponsive.

[@DannyMNL]

Just a random thought, not that it would matter: can the BW-100 activate the liquid damage patches as well?

[@Tronicsfix]

It's possible but if that's what activated the one I show it would still be wet. It was very dry.

[@DannyMNL]

Yeah, that's what I figured as well. Still, might be risky with products that are still under warranty. If you send them in for repair after only cleaning them with BW-100, they might still be refused because they show liquid damage... Food for thought. Nice video anyway!

[@andrekohler5792]

Does the BW-100 trigger the liquid damage stickers?

[@william9apr]

Finally a good video about stick drift

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad you liked it!

[@amirjubran1845]

I had this idea to try to use DeoxIT Fader Grease on a brand new stick in an attempt to prevent pot wear from happening in the first place. A video testing this idea would be cool.

[@davidhinkle9817]

Will the BW-100 cause the water damage indicator to trigger?

[@Tronicsfix]

Probably...pretty much any type of liquid will cause that to happen.

[@ricardow9281]

The video everyone knew was coming!

[@Tronicsfix]

Wait...how?

[@RetroKrazy]

Question is, how many were nothing more than mechanically gummed up and pretty much any cleaning would've resolved it, regardless of product used?

[@blainegass4179]

Would spraying the contact cleaner in the controller cause the liquid damage indicator to turn fully red. It is a liquid before it evaporates?

[@Tronicsfix]

It is a liquid before it evaporates.

[@blainegass4179]

@@Tronicsfix So would it turn the liquid indicator red?

[@Tronicsfix]

@@blainegass4179 It's possible...haven't tested that

[@blainegass4179]

@@Tronicsfix @10:33 it shows a blue joy con and you spray the cleaner in the top of the joy con so when you open up the back the liquid indicator is on the top side where you sprayed the cleaner so my thinking is the cleaner is what may have activated the liquid indicator.

[@ToriL97]

In other words, they just need to better dust proof the analog sticks and change the potentiometer contact material. My PS2 and PS3 controllers have never had drift issues. I've had a lot of PS4 controllers and only 2 out of 10 haven't had some kind of drift. My brand new controller has drift, and I've only got it a couple days after Cyberpunk released...

[@bvanbart]

Do you always reassemble before testing? I always test first and then putt it back together :-)

[@robinnicholas9042]

The liquid marker on the joycon that shows liquid damage wouldn't the bw100 or simularcause the same reaction if it detects liquid in there. Im probably miles off but just curious

[@waltercomunello121]

carbon film potentiometers are defective by design, sooner or later the component WILL fail due to wear out. manufacturers should use hall effect sensors (or similar technology) to negate the friction factor.

[@gavachkin]

Hall-effect potentiometers are expensive and very sensitive to temperature and drift too.

[@squirrelhallowino29]

They should just make the analogs easily replaceable on the board, and have 2 extra inside the controller box.

[@EvoX180]

@@squirrelhallowino29 why would they do that when they can just get you to buy a whole new controller?

[@squirrelhallowino29]

@@EvoX180 A more profitable market would be selling controller covers, but the majority of people who would buy it are the same who play everyday and know the issues, if there's no issue there's incentive to buy something and customize your long lasting controller.

[@Elglobulo]

@@gavachkin i work on the "lift truck" indutry and all the new model are made with no analog pot, it all bring hall effect sensors and you'll never replace the pot again. is it expenseive? maybe, but it's more expensive buying a new control, Just a few people can and want to repair his own gamepads.

[@REMEDY-REPAIRS]

Great vid 💯👍🏾

[@Tronicsfix]

Thank you!

[@foxfixes4533]

hey Steve,can you toss out a link to the gamepad tester you use or recommend one? :) thanks!

[@makaveli220]

Just purchased using the link. Thanks for the video

[@theproud77]

What flux you're using? Cool videos👍🏻

[@hdezn26]

8:00 Just a thought . . . Would conductive ink work ti repair that potentiometer if it was "painted" in the place it was worn out? And a bit of solder placed on the worn metal contact points? Edit: oops forgot timestamp... 2nd Edit: Just realized someone already suggested the "paint the contacts trick" .

[@GameplayTap]

Steve, i have a little question. How much heat do you use on your solder station to replace Analog Sticks? I've tried to do it but I ended melting the sticks and I don't know why): Thanks for reading me.

[@jimmyjazz4605]

Dude, love your videos 👌

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad you like them!

[@russellhayden82]

Have you ever tried to fix those traces in the analog sticks with conductive paint?

[@Tronicsfix]

I have not tried that. By the time I have the potentiometer all the way off it's just so easy to put a new one on that it just wouldn't be worth my time to try and fix the old one. I'm guessing repairing them wouldn't work well but I could be wrong.

[@JordaNeale]

@@Tronicsfix Video material right there

[@chrisrandom1404]

Will this product also help eliminate sticking buttons?

[@aftertheshowmoviepodcast]

I dont see the smaller can of bw100 on amazon, any idea when they will have it and the cost?

[@Tronicsfix]

The link in the description is for the smaller can. Unfortunately, it looks like they are only selling 3 packs of the smallest size right now.

[@Dweller777]

@@Tronicsfix That's amazing. Three 4oz cans for $26.90, or one 16oz can for $24.99. Yeah, that makes total sense.......

[@herrakaarme]

@@Dweller777 Isn't it the same with most stuff you buy from a shop? A bigger container is cheaper per weight or volume. Furthermore, with a pressurised spray can, the container manufacturing process is far more expensive than with a bag of candies, for example. A bigger portion of the final product price is due to the container alone.

[@ayaanahmed8073]

Keep up the good work steve

[@Tronicsfix]

I will!

[@ianmoss9647]

I was waiting for you to upload lol I’ve been binge watching all of your episodes and btw do you have any advice for new electronics fixers

[@Tronicsfix]

Sure...find stuff around your house and try to fix it!

[@ianmoss9647]

@@Tronicsfix I got an Xbox one

[@Crime_city.600]

Great video lad keep up with the good work

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks, will do!

[@0525loki]

Unless your going to buy a new PlayStation controller every few months, analog stick drift is just part of the experience. I always keep one new controller around for games that require precise analog and keep the janky ones for games that can run fine with it.

[@RJenkins6586]

I have three clear PlayStation 4 controllers with drift issues, also what program do you use to test the controllers.

[@majorDarkMonkey]

Can you make a comparaison video between the two types of analog sticks we find on dualsense, the metallic and the plastic one

[@dhruvjat8150]

Is that just isopropyl alcohol then?

[@Tronicsfix]

No...BW-100 is non flammable

[@carnage50x]

@@Tronicsfix MSDS states it's highly flammable and toxic

[@bogdanvulic06]

Great video 👍👍

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@danielnixon1976]

Have question? Will it make plastic brittle?

[@keanuvernon6177]

Just bought via ur link homie keep the vidoes on

[@Tronicsfix]

Wow...thank you so much!

[@benn87]

WD40 can work wonders for the Joy-Cons. I was already on the verge of buying new ones. But a little squirt of the stuff has helped.

[@TheFiftyQuid]

You mean WD40 contact cleaner. Regular WD40 won't do anything. Just didn't want to confuse anyone out there lubricating their joycons.

[@benn87]

@@TheFiftyQuid Of course

[@littleengine1303]

What is the piece of software you use for testing controllers?

[@billvardou]

Is there an alternative product that will do the same job and can be bought in the EU? The BW-100 seems to be out of stock and sold only from the US

[@Kaynos]

What kind of smell does it have ? Not has worst as WD40 i hope ? Can't find that product anywhere on Amazon Canada by the way.

[@Tronicsfix]

It has very little to no smell. Bummer that it's not in Canada. Hopefully they will expand it to Canada.

[@CRuane02]

Wd40 smells nice I think

[@kiwicommandertv7984]

Hey Steve, I really enjoy watching your Videos. I wanted to ask you which analog stick replacements you use?

[@Tronicsfix]

Alps from eBay

[@kiwicommandertv7984]

@@Tronicsfix Okay ill remember that, I really appreciate your answer 👍🏻🙂

[@Tronicsfix]

You can get them from Mouser too. I usually recommend Mouser

[@kiwicommandertv7984]

@@Tronicsfix Thank you, Ive just been looking at Some analog sticks and all the cheap ones are really bad and are not functioning as the original ones. Ive known that playstation was having alps sticks they are just really hard to get here in germany 😅

[@deanstafford5555]

TronicsFix what do you do when you accidentally strip a screw on a console and a screwdriver no longer works?

[@PEJED]

Is the left stick on the second one supposed to return to its normal position or not? 4:26 Btw love your videos.

[@Tronicsfix]

They all can stick like that until you put the thumbstick caps back on.

[@PEJED]

@@Tronicsfix ok thanks

[@EveryDayRetroGaming]

I've cleaned a few myself and still didn't help. I've figured replacing them would be best. Maybe I'll give that BW-100 a shot before I head that route

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

What did you use to clean them?

[@EveryDayRetroGaming]

@@MyRegardsToTheDodo I opened up my ps4 controllers and used isopropyl alcohol to clean those little disks and what they are touching.

[@adambennacer]

@@EveryDayRetroGaming did it work?

[@EveryDayRetroGaming]

@@adambennacer Sadly no. The controller was just 2 months old when it started drifting. It drifts on Death Stranding and Minecraft pretty bad. Most other games it's alright.

[@adambennacer]

@@EveryDayRetroGaming Oh okay, glad you answered. Hope you find a solution soon mate!

[@MrAltair786]

Okay, is it weird or is it just me noticing, that Steve have shaved in between the first and second controller !! 3:40 Great videos, bdw !! M all inspired to break things and fix them :)

[@muckymucks]

That’s the power of BW-100, it automatically grooms you.

[@MilaNavi]

Hahaha true

[@BigT90]

Could you please link the de-solder tool you used on the potentiometer of the Xbox controller? Looked so quick and easy

[@gameshark427]

Oh wow nice ! 👍👍 Im gonna have to try this out.

[@bonesawarm6987]

I have a issue where my dualsense L2 button has become loose and is no longer springy....

[@majestic2876]

Soak it in citric acid

[@Tronicsfix]

I fixed that in my last video...where I fixed 8 of them.

[@bonesawarm6987]

@@Tronicsfix thank you

[@bonesawarm6987]

@Yasir 0 👍

[@bonesawarm6987]

@@majestic2876 👍

[@Vary180]

13:17 how does the electrical connection relate to the physical position of the stick? or is the detected position moving even though the physical position isn't?

[@downesg]

The component that handles the movement is basically a resistor that varies based on position. A voltage is applied and measured on a pin that moves along that resistor. The resulting voltage is translated to position by the hardware/software that is involved in reading signal.

[@giantheman16]

Really really helpful , thank you so much!

[@AngelMorales-mr8ts]

Hi. I just subscribed to your channel. Enjoy your videos. At the 7:40 mark, what is the tool you used that heats and sucks up the solder at the same time? Thanks! Angel Morales

[@rehabeam01]

What software do you use to test the controllers

[@furkanyavuz5856]

Nice video steve

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@CocoSnicker12]

Would you say the BW-100 cleaner is better than WD-40 version? I only like the BW-100 because it dries quicker .

[@Tronicsfix]

I've not tried WD-40 but you mentioned one of the things that is great about BW-100...it dries fast and doesn't leave a residue.

[@Moist_yet_Crispy]

Awesome video! 5 stars vid right here.