Another Controller Problem, like No Other Issue Before

[Yalung]

Before reading this, I must warn you that I am about to talk about a technical issue. Now about that, it might get a bit technical when it comes to this, and you guys, depending on your skills as a technician. I'm not that smart when it comes to this stuff, so if you have all of these words or ideas that I might not understand(nice chance I will), then please bear with me. Now, onto the issue.

I was playing some melee/project M with one of my controllers, and I noticed that the analog stick wasn't acting the way it should. I noticed it when I was at the CSS menu, where the hand would move up/left/right at normal speed, but when it goes down, it's half the speed, so it's slower. I took it to a match in game, and tried crouching. 20% of the time, my character crouched while holding the down input. Then I discovered that if I want it to work normally, I have to push the analog stick into the controller while I'm playing. (When you play a game on xbox or playstation, and if it has sprinting like COD, you push the analog stick in to the controller until you hear a click) Except in this situation, I'm have to continuously NON-STOP push the stick in while playing for the down-input to work correctly and normal. Then I moved the analog stick in circles, and felt and heard a "snap" when I passed a certain point of the circle, like the southeast direction of the controller. I took it apart, looked at the board where the analog stick and c-stick is, and felt the same thing on the stick itself, so it's not the rubber, the rubber is perfect. This affects my gameplay and I want to get it fixed but no place repairs controllers, so I'm basically on my own. Any ideas if it's fixable or not? Thanks for reading!

 

[Dark Byte]

Get a new controller.

 

[Yalung]

Get a new controller.

Hm, hard to tell if you're trying to make fun, or actually giving me a real idea. It looks like you're being sarcastic, so instead of making a remark towards you, I will just thank you for commenting, due to my past experiences. Good day.

 

[Kadano]

If you post a sharp high-res picture of the stickbox (with the grey stick knob taken off) at the front of the PCB and one photo of the back of the PCB, with the backside of the stickbox visible, I might be able to assist you.

 

[Yalung]

If you post a sharp high-res picture of the stickbox (with the grey stick knob taken off) at the front of the PCB and one photo of the back of the PCB, with the backside of the stickbox visible, I might be able to assist you.

The best I got is an iPhone camera, but I do have an assumption on where the analog stick might have the faulty mechanic. I can take a picture of that, maybe a video if I can, and I'll link it here as soon as I can. Thank you sir.

 

[Fortress | Sveet]

From the description it sounds like you have permanently damaged the control stick box. Obtaining a new controller might be the simplest fix.

I would show Kadano the photos he requested first, though. Few people have controller knowledge to match his.

 

[Yalung]

From the description it sounds like you have permanently damaged the control stick box. Obtaining a new controller might be the simplest fix.

I would show Kadano the photos he requested first, though. Few people have controller knowledge to match his.

Yeah I think that's the perfect way to describe it. I looked inside the box and I see something that looks "off," like it moves in a way that it's not supposed to.

 

[Yalung]

From the description it sounds like you have permanently damaged the control stick box. Obtaining a new controller might be the simplest fix.

I would show Kadano the photos he requested first, though. Few people have controller knowledge to match his.

Just to let you know, I just found out my dad ordered a pack of analog stick boxes(the actual stick that goes inside the controller that holds the rubber), so we're going to have to completely replace the box itself. If you have any tutorials you can give me, I would greatly appreciate that. I will do my part on googling them up myself, so you will not have to do it alone if you choose to help me in this project.

 

[Yalung]

If you post a sharp high-res picture of the stickbox (with the grey stick knob taken off) at the front of the PCB and one photo of the back of the PCB, with the backside of the stickbox visible, I might be able to assist you.

Just to let you know, I just found out my dad ordered a pack of analog stick boxes(the actual stick that goes inside the controller that holds the rubber), so we're going to have to completely replace the box itself. If you have any tutorials you can give me, I would greatly appreciate that. I will do my part on googling them up myself, so you will not have to do it alone if you choose to help me in this project.

 

[Kadano]

Just to let you know, I just found out my dad ordered a pack of analog stick boxes(the actual stick that goes inside the controller that holds the rubber), so we're going to have to completely replace the box itself. If you have any tutorials you can give me, I would greatly appreciate that. I will do my part on googling them up myself, so you will not have to do it alone if you choose to help me in this project.

Can you give me a link to those that your dad ordered? Most of the replacement stickboxes are pretty bad compared to the original Mitsumi ones.

I can't give you instructions before I have the photos and see what the problem really is. But it sounds like your dad is doing that for you anyway (?).

 

[Fortress | Sveet]

To reiterate Kadano's post, nintendo doesn't make replacement sticks to my knowledge. Anything you buy will be 3rd party, which are significantly lower quality.

 

[Onmitsu]

I know a website that does repairs. They're the same guys who made my chain controller