Important to note with USB wires, no one can seem to agree on the colors that should be used so you should always check with a multimeter what the wires are (unless they're actually labeled or something)

@crazychainsaw007

Жыл бұрын

i needed to hit a vape cartridge once but didn't have a battery on hand so i grabbed the cheapest USB cable i could find and cut it - they used a bright purple and cyan for the power it was the weirdest shit iv ever seen as far as color coding goes ( i work in PCB assembly)

@shotguntimmy

Жыл бұрын

@@crazychainsaw007 lmao

@graealex

Жыл бұрын

@@crazychainsaw007 The intention might have been for them to be blue and red at some point, but the pigment ran out or got old.

@mattthemouse1

Жыл бұрын

Standards are wusses.

@Ale.K7

Жыл бұрын

Cables should be checked with a multimeter even if the colors seem right. I have seen cables where red is negative, black is positive...

Here's something I came up with after years of fixing and refurbishing old controlers which might also help you: Even after you clean the conductive rubber pads with alcohol, the response might not be the best, the button might need a stronger press or respond a bit later than usual. If you look closer, the pads become shiny after a lot of use and you can actually see some marks that are the result of millions of presses against the copper traces on the PCB. Grab a piece of regular paper and rub the pads against it a couple of times with some preassure. The thin, shiny and less conductive layer should rub off and the pad will have matte look with no reflection as it originally did. You'll find that the response is a lot better.

@KillahMate

Жыл бұрын

A real pro tip - thanks!

@thunderbolt10031

Жыл бұрын

Would it hurt anything to run the pads through soapy water? That's what I always do, I just dump the pads in with all my plastic pieces when I clean a controller.

@MidnightMarrow

Жыл бұрын

@@thunderbolt10031 Perfectly fine so long as the soap doesn't have an ingredient that reacts with rubber. Pretty sure what people like about the old rubber is it was the more natural denser stuff vs cheap shit now days.

@rossmadibo

Жыл бұрын

@@thunderbolt10031 It won't hurt but you'll just be cleaning them. Getting rid of the used surface like I mentioned will restore the pads to pretty much the same condition they were when the controllers were bought

@wobblysauce

Жыл бұрын

You can but soapy water shouldn't be needed.

Important note, if you're replacing a battery and the replacement lipo doesn't have a plastic shell, then put some thin plastic or foam between it and the backside of the PCB. If the solder joints on the back of the PCB poke through the lipo over time because of pressure and vibration, it's gonna let the magic smoke out in the most spectacular way possible o.O

@BelleVanSchijndel

Жыл бұрын

...yup. Been there, done that. "There we go!" - "Babe. It's smoking." - "It's WHAT?"

@ChrisTian-sd5yq

Жыл бұрын

Galaxy note 7 in a nutshell

So weird watching Linus talk about these but then have someone else's hands fix the controllers lol, it was a wait a minute moment! I have been Bamboozled. Great video, I have a fair few controllers that need repairing.

@Kindachi08

Жыл бұрын

Stunt double hands

@rcotrina94

Жыл бұрын

Linus Tech Hands

@JamieShultz

Жыл бұрын

I'm guessing Jake...

@miasinterestinglife

Жыл бұрын

Don't you remember Lie-nus?

@finlandjourney6065

Жыл бұрын

Not weird at all to people who watch this channel. Every time you handle Linus something he'll drop it!

How did Linus just straight faced the line "dirty nipples"

@frikinrikin

Жыл бұрын

Where are all the comments time stamping him saying nipples!!!

@XX-pq6cu

Жыл бұрын

@@frikinrikin 2:56

@XeroShifter

Жыл бұрын

@@frikinrikin Definitely miss the days where the internet was all about making songs out of clipping statements out of context. Dirty Nipples could have been a mad auto-tuned song.

@hooptiej

Жыл бұрын

im wondering how many times he can get away with saying dirty nipples without getting hit with the demonitizer

@NippyNep

Жыл бұрын

because we dont act like children

Right to repair and reduction of e-waste are both noble goals. It may feel like you were preaching to the choir, but there are enthusiasts who don't realize how easy it can be with a little practice.

@Cosmitzian

Жыл бұрын

I'm right now in a situation with a very modern Canon QX10 portable printer. Battery just died after a year, even with me taking care for it not to deep discharge, and storing at 40-80%. I sent a support request in, but i'm quite confident i'll need to replace the battery myself with aftermarkets or compatibile bricks. I absolutely will not throw it away though, nor buy a replacement. Since it's just not needed. The device functions perfectly.. aside from the battery being dead.

@toonv4023

Жыл бұрын

@@Cosmitzian Some batteries revive if they're christian, I heard

@fredwupkensoppel8949

Жыл бұрын

"But, like, I can just throw the old one away and buy a new one, it's far easier! Hey, have you heard about that micro plastic thing? Wonder where this all comes from."

@CobraFat2000

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, look, how with practice both hands of Linus become bulkier and different shade of color when the soldering iron is picked up - it's like they Hulk out.

@heyspookyboogie644

Жыл бұрын

Or people who think right to repair is only about fixing things yourself. Not about having the parts/documentation for a shop to do it. I’m just tired of people acting like the ONLY option is legislation. The issue isn’t the law, it’s consumers not caring. Part of why user replaceable mobile batteries, RAM, etc died out wasnt because apple said so. It’s because MOST people didn’t care. They wanted the option, but never actually used it.

Now this is a type of content I can wholeheartedly get behind. Raising awareness to normies that electronics repair is not some arcane magic for selected few is a good thing in my book. Hardware side of things is very straightforward, as anyone who makes custom controllers will attest that the decent software is the hard part.

@tylermeehan6117

Жыл бұрын

U my friend are spot on.

@enigma2311

10 ай бұрын

as someone with absolutely no experience in hardware repairs or electronic parts at all.. this still looks like arcane magic :(

I love how the cuts to soldering are someone else's hand. Obviously not the hands of Linus. Me too Linus. Me too. I can't solder worth crap. Unless it's pipe for plumbing. I'm a copper joint soldering wiz lol

10:37 For anyone that will replace lithium batteries like this, make sure to put supportive anti-static cell foam between the circuit board and the battery pack. The pins sticking out of the circuit board can pierce and short the battery if enough pressure is applied (or if the controller is dropped)! Notice how the original battery is in a hard plastic case.

@wobblysauce

Жыл бұрын

Yep.

@luigigaminglp

Жыл бұрын

My pitch would be to wrap it in tape a few more times.

@Kelocyde

Жыл бұрын

@@luigigaminglp Would be totally fine. Especially with that kapton tape.

@luigigaminglp

Жыл бұрын

@@Kelocyde duct tape would probably work just as well or better, those strings should keep it nice and safe.

@stoopidhaters

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, pretty sure every PS3 controller I've disassembled has a plastic frame to keep it away from the PCB, but maybe the previous owner/s forgot to put it back or it broke.

For all the GameCube controller people, there's an open-source custom PCB that uses hall-effect sensors called the PhobGCC so you will never have a control stick degrade. Melee fam

@scraps7624

Жыл бұрын

Damn, the Melee community never ceases to surprise me

@inhalants

Жыл бұрын

@@scraps7624 Well we're not going to let something like declining controller availability get in the way of a perfect ledgedash.

@pikasso2432

Жыл бұрын

melee gang

Controller library is one of the best resources for GameCube controllers. So happy to see you mention it. There are so many controllers people don’t know exist and the owner spent years cataloging the information. It is/was quite the passion project.

I would've loved to see the video touch on the PhobGCC along with the discussion of hall effect sensors. It's an open-source solution to replacing the Gamecube controller's potentiometers with hall effect sensors. One of the best videos from LTT in a long time that touched on one of my favorite hobbies of fixing up old controllers.

More right to repair content! I love learning about this stuff. It’s a great introduction to fields I never thought I’d be curious about!

@marxmaiale9981

Жыл бұрын

There is lots of how to repair things videos on Loius Rossmann's channel. May have to back a good ways, but he has many how to's on his channel.

@PhaythGaming

Жыл бұрын

@@marxmaiale9981 yeah I learnt of his channel through ltt. That’s more my point. Ltt is my gateway drug!

@radradR0bot

Жыл бұрын

It's just called repair. It's not a right

@PhaythGaming

Жыл бұрын

@@radradR0bot it should be is the whole advocacy groups point. So you’re right, but only technically!

@radradR0bot

Жыл бұрын

@@PhaythGaming when it comes to rights, technicalities mater.

Man i love how the anatomy of linus's arm and hand changes when he is fixing a controller.

@PrecisionAcc

Жыл бұрын

ring disappears too

@loanqypol6797

Жыл бұрын

😂

I love how Linus's hands change all the time when "he" fixes different controllers! 😏😏

@NinjaChris77

Жыл бұрын

12:45 Looks for donor cable, while the donor cable is clearly already been soldered on to the pad by someone else before, HAHA. Sorry, i just find it funny 🤣

@leovbernardo

Жыл бұрын

I bet those are Jake's hands!

@jiangyiliu6504

Жыл бұрын

LIE-NUS🤣

I would love to see more Right to Repair videos, and more Controller videos as well. I'd also love to see you guys build some custom controllers if you'd be up for that. I've seen some cool ones Ben Heck made, and some cool fightstick videos on here, and I'd love to see some new projects along that vein.

@pixelpuppy

Жыл бұрын

there's a UK dude I watch that repairs all sorts of gaming hardware, and he's constantly learning as he's doing it. his humor is great too. just search "Steve fix". There's also OddTinkering, who restores old gaming hardware.

@valasdarkholme6255

Жыл бұрын

@@pixelpuppy Thanks!

I’ve been repairing and refurbishing older controllers for a few years now. Out of all of them, my absolute favorite to service has got to be the Dreamcast controller. Something about the way everything goes together just pleases my brain

@caodesignworks2407

Жыл бұрын

It's H.E.S stick is just so easy to take care of. I've got about a dozen DC controllers and the only thing to ever go bad on mine have been the cable from being pulled out of the system

@link1565V2

Жыл бұрын

What's the worst to work on?

@TheNadazza

Жыл бұрын

I love my Dreamcast controller. Now you’re making me want to play again.

@paulpires2434

Жыл бұрын

@@link1565V2 my least favorite would have to be the original Xbox Duke controller. The screws are nearly impossible to take out without breaking the posts they screw into off

@mbsfaridi

Жыл бұрын

Any suggestions for dualshock 2 analogs?

I love how during the repair process, linus has lost his watch and his rings 😏 good job on the repairs! It's always satisfying and rewarding fixing your broken tech, highly recommended!

@KatRollo

Жыл бұрын

Because it's not his hands 🤣 I found that funny too

@Bratfalken

Жыл бұрын

He is extremly fast at taking them on and off! Or he just drops them like anything else! 🎤⬇️

@stefanmisch5272

Жыл бұрын

he also gets and loses freckles on his hands from cut to cut. 🤔😅

@jepeman

Жыл бұрын

@@stefanmisch5272 And hair on his hands.

@anewbimproves5622

Жыл бұрын

And also gains and loses hand hair 🤣

11:16 Il like that the controller cable turns from black to white to black. Thanks editor

Controller repair is something that I became very passionate about during the pandemic. Due to the fact that I purchased a used PS4 and the controller that came with it had… problems.

I've been repairing my own (and my friends) controllers for years. Being poor makes this the only way. Nice to see this being pushed so much more these days, though, it's great to let folks know that this is a viable option, thanks Linus!

@mikep9418

Жыл бұрын

I've tried but some of the components are so small and fiddly I've just given up and thrown it in the bin! 🤣

@dragon2knight

Жыл бұрын

@@mikep9418 Some of them WILL be a PITA to fix, but the thought of having to buy a brand new one always makes it worth it in the end. Heck, some of the aftermarket components are even better quality than the original parts, so there's also that.

@mikep9418

Жыл бұрын

@@dragon2knight I remember buying 100 microswitch (I only wanted 1!) for around £2.50 here in the UK but I honestly didn't have the patience to do it.

@StovieFromBama

Жыл бұрын

Open your own biz if you can as this being your service

@dragon2knight

Жыл бұрын

@@StovieFromBama Nah, I have a life, lol, and this is a business model that doesn't make too much, if any, profit unfortunately. There are tons of YT videos explaining how to do much of it now, so much better than even a few years ago, that doing it yourself is almost getting easy to do. And don't discount the tons of text based fixes either, some of them have great photos showing exactly what you need to work on, it sometimes is so much better than videos.

I've been repairing Guitar Hero controllers since 2019, and it's one of the most fulfilling things I've ever done. Just being able to make them better than they were before and watch people enjoy the game again is amazing. We need more controller modders in general for everything.

@jasonclark2636

Жыл бұрын

I went to repair my 360 sunburst and after I got it to work again it seems like it has a delay or something. Which is weird because the only thing I touched was the battery contacts

@hernanhernandez6567

Жыл бұрын

My problem with them back in the day were the whammy bars. I abused the hell out of them, and had it between my pinky, and ring finger. Lol

@jasonclark2636

Жыл бұрын

@@hernanhernandez6567 whammy bar is broken but I play almost exclusively clone hero so I just use my keyboard for it now

@chriswalters5747

Жыл бұрын

I have been looking for a good quality guaranteed working guitar controller that wont cost me a ton of money for my pc for too long. Would you happen to sell them anywhere I can find?

@Dreddy72

Жыл бұрын

most common issue i had with those were the ones with the disconnecting necks. the pins would either stop pogo-ing or punch a hole through the landing pad and lose connection. had a pair i hardwired with enough slack to still break down for convenience.

The GameCube controller has the same stickbox under the c-stick as the primary stick. Usually the stickbox under the c-stick is in perfectly good condition, so imo the best fix for GameCube controllers is to get one of the cheap stickboxes online and place that under the c-stick and swap the one from under the c-stick to the primary stick. It will make the controller feel pretty good without having to source scarce parts.

You can use membrane-repair kits to fix broken rubber membranes. It's a hassle but sometimes there's no other option. You can use contact cleaners (like DeoxIT or Stabilant 22) to clean and repair damaged contact pads or potentiometer wipers. If you use isopropyl then be sure you buy "electrical-grade" (99% anhydrous) stuff, not drugstore stuff which usually contains perfumes and other additives which will coat conductors with chemical residues.

Just a little heads-up on the PS3 controller: you might as well have popped the board completely, and put some padding on the front of the frame that holds the conductive pads. Sony put some foam there to maintain pressure, but the foam will slowly shrink over the years, resulting in ghost-clicks of your buttons. Add some padding (most of the time 2 or 3 small strips of electrical tape on top of the foam is enough), and you're good for quite a while. It's good preventive maintenance while you've got the controller open anyway. Fixed my PS3 controllers last year, haven't had an issue since. This trick also works for shifting C stick assemblies on GameCube controllers. Also, it's getting easier these days to get new springs for your thumbsticks, so if you've got no ghosting or irrisponsiveness, but just a floppy stick - sure beats having to either get a second hand stick or a crappy new one.

@henrik1743

Жыл бұрын

Oh so that's why I had ghost clicking, lmao. Thanks for this ,any other common issues and easy fixes while at it? Appreciate your comment man

@ashazhamzah5886

Жыл бұрын

In my PS3, As soon as I connect my controller the UI just goes haywire. Like it ghost registers every direction, So selecting team in FIFA is a nightmare. Is this the fix for it?

@pinkchckn

Жыл бұрын

This, I didn't know what caused this problem and while messing with the controller to understand it I broke one of them, on the second one I learned what caused the problem and first I fixed it by forcing the whole assembly against the conductive pads. That worked for some years, until at some point I realized this had cracked the battery housing. At that point I was a little bit more conscious of what I was doing (and the thought of having a problem with the battery scared me a bit), so I opened it once more to understand what was actually happening, and from then on, I did what you mentioned. Haven't had a problem since, for the last 3 years at least. Recently when I went back home, I got the 3rd controller, did the same thing and it's working like it's brand new.

@seraphfawkes

Жыл бұрын

Can confirm, fixed it couple years ago with that method.

@TitusSc

Жыл бұрын

Can confirm. PS3 controllers are one of the stupidest controller design I’ve come accros; the thing was born to fail

One tip I would like to recommend just in general taking stuff like this apart is to take photos of the wire layout and parts positions to reference when fixing and putting back together.

@zepo82

Жыл бұрын

as an avid...well I take things apart for fun and sometimeget paid- and I'm alright doing it (laptop screen, fans and such) you are right - I take a pic every step of the way...then I do it for myself...always a missing screw :D

@ThePaintitwhite

Жыл бұрын

@@zepo82 as a fellow avid take-things-apart-for-fun..er, the job is not done until I scan the whole floor to find the stupid missing screw, never find it and try to convince myself that it will probably stay together anyway.

@TH3SHUR1F

Жыл бұрын

This, 100%. Especially handy for automotive work.

@ultimabear

Жыл бұрын

@@ThePaintitwhite They are not missing. It is a well-known fact that the static energy generated by the friction of passing air as it falls makes a small wormhole appear that whisks the screw away and instantly collapses.

My Valve Index controllers ended up developing stick drift (which is a common failure points). The fix ended up being buying the same stick bases (I think it was $10 for a pack of 10), carefully prying open the sensors on the joystick, and then transplanting the actual halifax sensor from a donor. Been going strong for about a year now.

@gabrieldoros

11 ай бұрын

amazing

Amazing video, thanks for pointing out how good the N64 sticks were! Optical sensors still beat potentiometers any time!

@radornkeldam

Жыл бұрын

The only problem with the N64 stick was being all plastic (except for the spring and electronics, that is), all those plastic pieces rubbing together into a dust :( Other than that, tightest deadzone ever. That said, if I were to make a new controller today, I'd probably go for Hall effect sticks. Seems to me that Saturn and Dreamcast had that right. Unless someone can point me to problems with those, in which case I guess, the ideal would go to N64-like all metal ones heh.

@Graslu00

Жыл бұрын

@@radornkeldam Yes that's the biggest flaw on N64 sticks but very easy fix today as pointed out in the video, and metal replacements existing although pricey will make a controller last virtually forever. Hall effect sticks are great to get rid of drift and deadzones but its accuracy is still similar to potentiometers. It's the ideal next step but there's still room for improvement, a deeper gate that allows for greater resistance, similar to the N64, would help with the feel and accuracy on slow movements.

After seeing a boom in repair channels like Odd Tinkering and the Right to Repair stuff here, I started repairing stuff myself way more. I've fixed about a half dozen PS1 and PS2s, and about a dozen controllers (mostly Switch JoyCons). Super rewarding and very cool!

@IzzySarru

Жыл бұрын

I want to get into this stuff, but man...I swear Odd Tinkering is either incredibly lucky or just exaggerating the prices he gets stuff like Old Gameboys for. Can't find any that sell for less than like $50.

@charsiuwu8084

Жыл бұрын

@@IzzySarru As far as I know, he's in a well populated area trolling what is basically scrap to folks. There isn't a market at all in my part of the world for damaged stuff to buy, I've got all my experience from systems given to me by people who knew I was interested, or offering to fix them for free to friends and family of friends.

@IzzySarru

Жыл бұрын

@@charsiuwu8084 Maybe that's my problem then. My area is a mixture of rural farmers and college kids. So...not a big market for old tech, really. Unless you're looking for an old tractor. Lol Though that doesn't really explain the eBay listings.

@charsiuwu8084

Жыл бұрын

@@IzzySarru I'm in a similar boat! Big college town! There's a few small collectors who are regulars at farmers markets and stuff and that's it. Once I get my second booster I'm gonna start heading to yard sales again.

@IzzySarru

Жыл бұрын

@@charsiuwu8084 Maybe I'll try to convince my sister to go trolling yard sales like we used to. I don't have a car, so I need a chaperone. Lol

This is quite probably the video I’ve enjoyed the most of anything I’ve seen in the last past several months. I quite like informative videos about odd repairs, and even found myself wishing you’d slowed down and talked through some of your process a little more at various points, even though this wasn’t meant to be a strict how-to video.

@manaylodha

Жыл бұрын

This!!

@KalamazooEAS

Жыл бұрын

I have a feeling we will see more from this new writer

@carlosIC

Жыл бұрын

This, very fun to watch

@jamesmacleod8388

Жыл бұрын

Would not be surprised if they did on floatplane 😅

So glad my nearly 20yo Wavebird still works pretty fine. I do have a third party Switch Pro like controller that started drifting on both joysticks, then the click on the left one broke that i happily repaired myself. Loved the video.

@Sergi762

Жыл бұрын

I wish I knew where Wavebird sourced their stickboxes. that name come up a lot.

10:11 Once bought a 3rd party replacement flatpack that was fine for the first week (new factory battery lasts 12h, this one did last 14h) end of second week it only did last for 8h. After 3 month it did only last for 10 minutes. (old factory battery, 34 months in use, still lasted 3 hours)

This style of video is so fun to watch. Linus giving a full blown tutorial on how to do something. I like the content you guys normally do but this feels like 2015-2018 content and I like it

It’s important to mention that some membrane switches with a flexible metal coating on them can have that coating dissolve off with isopropyl alcohol.

@MidnightMarrow

Жыл бұрын

True, and luckily in that case I think it's just a conductive pad. If it did dissolve on a newer controller though you could clean and re-coat it yourself so with a conductive paint or resin.

This video boosted my confidence to repair my Steam Controller when it eventually does break down. Since the thing is no longer in production, it is more vital than ever to be able to repair the stupid thing. Unless somebody else comes up with a touch pad controller, but i doubt that will happen.

Was hoping to hear more about stick drifts. Has been such a huge issue for many years for me. Even had to learn how to solder. But I'm glad to hear some companies are trying to fix this issue. It almost feels like there's a joystick conspiracy going on, with how much the top controller brands refuse to use anything other than potentiometers.

@Acorn_Anomaly

Жыл бұрын

Not really a conspiracy. Just capitalism business as usual. Potentiometer-based solutions are cheaper than other solutions. So everyone uses pots.

@zepo82

Жыл бұрын

@@Acorn_Anomaly its the lightbulbs all over again! :D

@rubiconnn

Жыл бұрын

This wasn't an issue 15 years ago. The xbox, gamecube, ps2, xbox 360, ps3 all had great controllers. Now they cost 3x as much and are nowhere near as well made. The modern ones even feel cheap when you hold both and compare the joysticks and triggers.

@fetB

Жыл бұрын

people keep buying them and some even make excuses for it. Somehow people dont understand that they dictate what the market offers

Funny enough, the competitive Smash community actually makes quite a bit of money through repairing GameCube controllers. I remember seeing an entire stand at a tournament dedicated to fixing controllers. That said, my DualSense could already use a new analog stick. And as an aside, I’m curious about what Linus thinks about the official Nintendo reproduction of the SNES controller for the Switch.

@crisnmaryfam7344

Жыл бұрын

DualSense likely just needs the potentiometers cleaned. Alcohol and some make up applicator sponge sticks (they are basically q tips, but dont have tiny hairs that get stuck on shit) is all you need. 10$ in supplies on amazon will last you years. And save you buying sticks/controllers. Alps sticks can be had on Ifixit too by the way... Why Linus failed to mention this a single time in this video ill never know.. he plugged the tools.. the Y driver, but not that you can buy all the parts you need for any of these on ifixit as well.

@matthewstreet845

Жыл бұрын

I’m going to hijack this comment to say that Asumsaus has a fantastic video on gamecube controllers for Smash Bros Melee and it is well worth checking out if you want a look into how far smash players will go with modding controllers.

@alexcarlone7967

Жыл бұрын

DualSense uses the exact same analog housing as the DS4, which had horrible milage

@Neoxon619

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewstreet845 It’s not really hijacking, you’re right on-topic. But I’ll check their video out when I can.

@deraile

Жыл бұрын

Official NSO SNES controller is pretty great. I bought 3. 2 for multiplayer, and a spare one in case something bad happens to one of the others. It's so good I want to still have a brand new one when they stop selling them a while from now. I mean, being a big fan of the SNES myself, I'm sure Linus would love em. Not a shill though, the NES ones are good for what they are, and I simply wouldn't recommend the N64 one. They put in the same mechanism in the analog stick that will sand it off very prematurely. Makes much more sense atm to put money into a stick replacement for an old controller, as there's no current brand new offering that gets everything right (the Brawler64 gets very close but the analog stick for some reason uses a weird, badly compatible range that makes diagonals not go far enough; Nerrel has a great video going into that).

I like how Linus changed his shirt and freckles to solder on the new USB cable on that xbox controller. Impressive, very nice.

@menixx1337

Жыл бұрын

Thank god i wasn't the only noticing this :D Has to be Jake or Alex soldering things i'd imagine.

@cos3rr

Жыл бұрын

Me 2

@malgaras6204

Жыл бұрын

That editing choice was so awkward! Why not just present it as a voice over to begin with instead of acting like he's actually working on all the controllers and constantly cutting to someone else's hands all video? Especially when he was "going to get a cable" for the controller he wasn't fixing, or the "prying" at 14:50. Just, why?

@phitsf5475

Жыл бұрын

@@malgaras6204 lol that's a weird one. Maybe linus recorded all the same shots too but they needed to be improved

It's good to see you covering more repair stuff Linus. I'd love to see some in depth stuff from you guys

Really looking forward to a GuliKit video. I love my hall effect switch keyboard and I'm sure I'll love hall effect joysticks as well.

This is an issue with N64 Controllers. I'm glad you were able to get a fix for them. Also retro brighting makes all the difference with yellowing plastic

@genderender

Жыл бұрын

N64 controller joystick was so weird. So much plastic rubbing on plastic, I'm not sure how Nintendo missed it. At least with the Switch there aren't really any options with modern manufacturing demands

@Norweeg

Жыл бұрын

@@genderender Because the Nintendo didn’t have much to go on when designing the N64 controller. It was a new time for analog stick designs.

@genderender

Жыл бұрын

@@Norweeg I’m no mechanical engineer, but if I see a component that relies on translational movement of 2 plastic pieces I would probably say that it wouldn’t last at all

@m.f.3347

Жыл бұрын

Retro-brighting is reported to make plastics more brittle, so YMMV

@rossmadibo

Жыл бұрын

I never owned one as a kid but my friends used to complain about the joysticks all the time. When I bought one a few years back the first thing I did was to crack the joysticks open and fill them with vaseline so the plastic doesn't rub so hard. Works like a charm.

I've been waiting for retro gaming to get to the point it is now!!! Thank you rapid prototyping, and all the developers out there!

Keep doing this off camera, I'd actually pay for you guys to help fix some controllers i still have. This shit will save so much money and make more controllers in use and drive prices down.

I've been repairing not only gamepads, but the retro joysticks as well. It's often the same sort of problem - they could do with a good clean. Or, the microswitches have to be swapped out for new ones. It often means, you don't even have to get a soldering iron out. So it's something many should look into doing as well. The joysticks I'm talking about are basically the sort that work on Atari, Commodore, MSX, Amstrad, and Sinclair. Of course, making sure you keep the wiring the same for the console/computer you're using. Granted, there's still some waste, but at least it's not the whole thing all at once.

Can we get an f in the chat for all the controlers that get thrown at the wall on a daily basis?

@blitz5941

Жыл бұрын

Gone through 13 controllers in this fifa

@MarkGibbons

Жыл бұрын

No.

@dookcurruff9047

Жыл бұрын

By wingsofredemption?

@astrodott6080

Жыл бұрын

i went through 2 already

@doglookingatcamera7954

Жыл бұрын

I throw it at my Grandma instead

I love how many repair / diy videos Linus has put out recently they are perhaps my favourite type of LTT video :)

Thank you for that awesome info dump on that topic!

in high school my pile of broken after market 360 controllers is what lead me to learn how to solder, 14 years later and my friends still ask me to fix their broken peripherals

At 11:50 Linus does time travel and uses the bootstrapping paradox to fix the controller. Us home users may have trouble doing the same with consumer grade time travel equipment.

@StevenTristanTristansti

Жыл бұрын

so i'm not the only one who noticed the cable went from black to white lmao

When the pandemic started I ordered a cheap soldering kit. Resoldered a Gamecube rumble motor that I'd torn one of the wires for by accident, and cut out a section of a PS2 controller cable that had gotten so twisted that it actually pushed through the rubber and made a wire tumor. DEFINITELY learned the value of some clamp arms and a magnifying glass by trying to solder all those wires back WITHOUT that for help. I was fully prepared to junk the controller, but with older hardware getting so scarce I'd rather learn how to maintain than replace. I haven't had any Joycon drift yet, but it's nice to know about that trick where you put a business card behind it to increase the pressure. Counterfeit controllers are another really good reason for this. Bought a reasonably expensive PS3 controller on Amazon that turned out to be the BAD kind of fake (joysticks have at best 8 way directionality instead of the fine control a normal PS3 controller has). I would have returned it if not for a combination of laziness, and the fact that having the fake on hand was actually beneficial for comparisons with other controllers I ordered down the line. On that note, for anyone who doesn't know, DsHidMini can actually detect fake PS3 controllers, haven't had to test it with anything else though. The gamepad tester site is also really good for testing possibly broken/fake/low quality stickboxes ( I had a PS5 controller where the right stick only got to 75% pushing up that was within warranty, and it was a great indicator of how bad that fake PS3 controller was). Love to see more of this kind of content, never know when I'll need to fix something because it's cheaper to buy the tools than the replacements.

Yeah, I had the same issue with one of my used SNES controllers as did a friend of mine with his controller. I just opened them up and cleaned them and everything has been fine. I've kind of started doing that pretty regularly anytime I get used game consoles, games, and controllers. I once had a dead spider in my used N64 console that works just fine that I had no idea was there until I cleaned it.

I remember trying to fix the switches on an old Guitar Hero controller. I was lucky to find a website that specialised in repairing Guitar Hero controllers which sold the replacement part I needed. For other guitar models the switches are long out of production.

2:55 Linus really gonna say "dirty nipples" and not even make a face? dang

I love how Linus is pretending the whole video that he’s the one actually repairing these.

@funtaril

Жыл бұрын

Lie-nus

@blueisodd

Жыл бұрын

Well he clearly was the one who repaired and cleaned the SNES controller, but he also never explicitly stated he would be doing them all himself.

@Rex_Nichts

Жыл бұрын

Like how one of his employee's blunder is the blunder of the entire team, the success of one employee is the success of the entire team. *USSR anthem plays*

@OnIiKa

Жыл бұрын

Noo noo Linus's hands just look a bit different from above 🤣

@kiyosenl.3889

Жыл бұрын

@@Rex_Nichts i appreciate that you have massive mandarin symbols for your name while making communist jokes

Loved this video. Thank you. And yes the Dreamcast Hall effect joystick sensor was the best

Amazing video, love to see stuff like this.

Never thought I'd see Linus say the phrase "dirty nipples" but I've lived to see that day.

Love how companies advertise for ecology but try to fight right to repair which is literally "why throw out and buy new when you can fix the old therefore saving resources". Wish the automotive world understood this..

@lvl5monk297

Жыл бұрын

I can literally still by parts for my 1998... The automotive world does. Repairing cars is in a much better place than repairing electronics

@Apersonl0l

Жыл бұрын

(Correct me if im wrong but) iirc the automotive DID produce car to last a long time but it hurt them financially (nobody would buy more cars bc their old cars were still in good shape). It was then when car producers got together to agree to make products that fails on purpose after a few years, and now it is the norm almost everywhere

@kasus123

Жыл бұрын

@@lvl5monk297 depends on model. Some older german cars have no spare parts left in europe anymore

So glad of the support for right to repair!

OMG I had that same exact PS2 controller with the dual pistol grips and screen. $5 at Future Shop circa 2009. Thing was sick for the 3 or 4 months it lasted

Batteries being easily replaced in Xbox controllers is one reason why I love them. Pairing it up with Xbox’s official rechargeable battery pack is perfect. Not only is it rechargeable through the micro USB port but it’s also easily replaced with no tools at all. So when it does die getting a replacement is simple and very quick to do

@ea8455

Жыл бұрын

It creates a solution to a problem that is artificially created. It's contributes to e-waste and holds more negative aspects to the end-user than positive ones. -needing a pack of batteries in your home e.g buying them like a supscription basically. Changing the batteries every 16 hours gametime. And ofc which percentage recycles them accordingly. There's literally no aspect that makes batteries the better alternative than soldered-in besides that after the controller survived something like 6 years, it's capacity is unaffected. But by that time all the money spend on the batteries you could easily buy 5-6 brand new controllers. Edit: btches failed 4th class reading comprehension and riding on a high horse telling me again and again how wrong I am to have the lights shine on them like the queens yellow teeth. Your answers with "just use rechargeable batteries or buy official battery expansion" is exactly the solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

@gazza272

Жыл бұрын

@@ea8455 most people use rechargeable batteries in their controller - using disposable batteries would be crazy, rechargeables pay for themselves in no time.

@0osk

Жыл бұрын

@@ea8455 You replied to a guy talking about how great rechargeable batteries are with a rant about how bad disposable batteries are???

@prospekt_1

Жыл бұрын

@@ea8455 *Rechargable* batteries. You can’t charge disposable batteries through Micro USB…

@KnowThyWeakness

Жыл бұрын

i actualy use a powerA rechargeable battery, it comes with its own door with 2 holes, 1 for a secondary usb port for the battery only and another for flush pins meant for the powerA charger dock that i dont have. its a great option if yours dies

12:01 - That controller might be better than you give it credit for, given that it can change its cable's color...

The way this video is edited and the music choices I feel like I'm 8 years old again watching Gearz hosted by Stacey David on SpikeTV. Awesome

@NookieCrusher

Жыл бұрын

That was a great show!

@ToonerSKooner

Жыл бұрын

@@NookieCrusher It really was! Those shows were a great source of info and entertainment

Is it just me or am I an absolute god at keeping my ps3 controllers working. The batteries still last a VERY long time and they are easily at least or over 10 years of age. The look like brand new and I PLAYED them when I was a little kid, and currently still do

Can we just get more videos of Linus fixing older things, I really enjoyed this one!

@jonnycorb

Жыл бұрын

Or at least Linus pretending to repair things while someone else does!

@CrabHead501

Жыл бұрын

@@jonnycorb #lie-nus

Honestly, most of the time a soldering iron, screw driver kit, the internet and time can fix most broken or malfunctioning controllers. It's a good way to pass the time and a fairly solid way to learn how to solder in general because chances are nothing you do is completely irreversible and if you do mega screw it up, oh well, it was bound for the trash anyway. You at least tried.

@foldionepapyrus3441

Жыл бұрын

That last few words really speaks to the right ideals. Though I'd take it one step further - oh you screwed up, but you (probably) won't make the same mistakes next time! Plus A little hands on experience with a soldering iron (or any other tool) is required to get the feel for it, and those first few tries no matter how much book/video study you have done are going to be less adept and may well need redoing more than once. But once you have had that hands on, and/or practiced with a wide variety of other tools the hand-eye coordination and feel of the tools doing their job can be picked up very quickly even years later...

@vgamesx1

Жыл бұрын

I mean I totally agree, but if you just want some practice there are better options like a bunch of $1-3 kits you can solder or grab some old device you'll never use again like one of those cheap $20 DVD players that you probably have more than one lying around and tear it apart, then attempt your repairs rather than learning on the thing you want to fix.

@dimasfazlur5926

Жыл бұрын

@@vgamesx1 you are right, frying some pcb is the way i master my soldering technique, and dont forget to always clean the tip of your soldering iron, and remember, do not put a soldering iron near you when u didnt use it, that thing is so hot 😭😭😭

I have an offbrand xbox 360 controller that also has that intermittent connectivity issue. Glad to see the fix can be that simple.

Used to do this growing up and managed to fix my first 360 controller just barely. The cable went bad and I never went back to it, I may grab my old controller and have some nostalgia and fix it up again.

I really do love the right to repair content. Nice seeing a larger channel like LTT putting out videos like this. As a side question, when will the next million dollar unboxing video release?

I picked up a PS3 controller for £5. It was untested and found out it had a mind of its own. Turns out there's a squishy pad that wears down. Added some small strips of post-it note to thicken it up and it's worked perfect since.

Hey Linus... Great knowing I'm not alone stuck in the past XD. Late 90s to mid 2000s were the best gaming years man!

Yes, please, more videos like this! Thanks! Regards from Tabasco, México [Land of The Olmecs]!

Fixing our things shouldn't be something that some people are into it should just be a thing we all do, the more right to repair friendly content the better. Normalize it until the idea of not being annoyed at companies preventing people from fixing stuff is as ludicrous as not minding that someone is smoking in a restaurant.

@TheLegoPerson

Жыл бұрын

Better yet, normalize products needing to last forever without a repair in the first place.

@nope9310

Жыл бұрын

@@TheLegoPerson no

@nope9310

Жыл бұрын

yes

@johnsausage

Жыл бұрын

Also this skill should be teached in school now to save a lot of future waste!

@kaneki1056

Жыл бұрын

@@TheLegoPerson you see the thing is companies used to do that and advertise that for the products too but then they realised that they won't keep making money if no one buys more because their shit lasts forever and then started making products that last for maybe 5-10 years and then inevitably needing replacement after for stuff like household appliances.

2:47 I have a feeling that this is going to be clipped.

This bring back memories, I started doing that with the Atari 2600 controllers. Broke a lot of them and my dad refused to buy more, so I started to fix them (2 bad, make one good). I think it's how I started in in this.

The kind of video that's insanely useful for years to come

@AMPProf

Жыл бұрын

Doomsday bunker skills!

This was fantastic! i'd love to see a similar video disecting old handleld consoles. In particular the DS and GBA SP

@jameswoll

Жыл бұрын

Check out Retro Future on KZread!

2:28 how did he keep a straight face

Note that on a CFW'd PS3, plugins exist to use other controllers with it, however a PS4 controller will work aside from the PS button and rumble on a stock PS3 as well. With said plugin you can use other controllers fully and as well as other PlayStation controllers.

having no deadzone sounds like a dream, I notice it in almost every game I play, the fact that a controller from the 90s is just straight up better than the controller i just paid 90 bucks canadian for is mind boggling

I actually just started doing that on my ps4 controllers and was amazed at how easy some of repairs really are

13:38 Alex caught it as if his life was on the line

Nice video. I had to teach myself to repair my original NES controllers years ago...replacements were available, but nothing feels like the originals.

12:30 ive been using those rock candy 360 controllers for years. they came out with a model that had micro usb which is a huge design flaw, so i just superglued the microusb and have been gaming with it ever since.

Controllers are huge business, I know a guy who built entire business around repairing controllers which hugely BOOMED in 2020 during lockdown, like whole population was living for games, some said that's like a wife or a car, you get used to one and maintain it rather than switching for new one, even for same model... P.S.: Oh, and about the hull sensors, they were dumped for a reason, and that's as usual, money... You don't sell many if the don't break, right?

I'd love to see you guys do a video on controller customization. Imagine making a custom LTT controller either with off the shelf parts or make them yourself

@GSBarlev

Жыл бұрын

It's honestly a little surprising that LTT hasn't put a lot of focus into 3D printing and microcontrollers. Not that there aren't great channels in that niche--GreatScott and Nerdforge come to mind--but it does seem like something that would be in LMG's wheelhouse.

16:04 "writer on probation", ooh spill the spicy gossip please XD

This video was amazing!!! Commenting just for engagement so that this gets more coverage, should always support right to repair, especially in easy jobs like this that can bring soo much satisfaction if you get your controller back in working order

The rock candy xbox 360 controllers were brilliant. Dirt cheap and worked well. You can still get them brand new in stores if you're lucky. Mine has developed stick drift however. I've since upgraded to an official xbox one controller.

@tOSdude

Жыл бұрын

My brother and I got one each for Christmas a few years back, they were both DOA and returned to Walmart.

I took apart my old MS Sidewinder flight stick from the 90s because it was feeling crunchy. To my surprise, it uses optical encoding. The crustiness was from dried up lube. A few minutes of minor cleaning, and it was working just like in 1999.

Contact cleaner is a godsend for a lot of electronic repairs. I have a PS4 controller which had bad stick drift on the right analogue stick. Taking off the back and giving a quick spray with the straw nozzle under the PCB did the business. Seemed to move whatever crud was causing the issue. It also worked perfectly for sticky trip computer buttons on a motorcycle dashboard. As a general rule for almost all repairs under any circumstances: it is a good idea to try the quick and easy solution first by cleaning the problem before you order the expensive replacements and the soldering irons and other tools you will need to go deeper. TLDR: if it doesn't move, hit it. If it does move, stick it. Always clean it.

I repair most my controllers, especially now. I save old ones, and even if it's cheap, it's worth it. I need to swap out two DS4 analog sticks, which I'm planning to do here soon(I have the orange sunset controller which goes 120+ "refurbed" by Amazon). I've also done a number of mods to controllers, starting with the 360 for rapid fire. I'm looking at adding back paddles and rapid fire to my Dualsense as well.

Alps part number for new style analog joystick _without_ pushbutton is RKJXV1220001 ... Note, this _should_ work with GameCube but I'm not sure how much the footprint has changed. These are modern sticks with 10k linear B taper pots which is pretty standard. These are the sticks that I would try to make work as a modern replacement part for the GameCube style controllers. Fitment of toppers is also questionable but Xbox style toppers might be useable on old GameCube controllers if you use these analog sticks as replacements. For modern consoles there is also the RKJXV122400R which is _with_ the pushbutton. So this would work with modern Xbox/360 controllers or any modern controller with a pushbutton style analog stick. Mouser carries both of these and they are in stock. Haven't seen them at Digi-Key but I'm sure other suppliers will stock them. Suppliers usually order them in batches of 1420 at a time so your sure to find a supplier. These are the more modern versions of the sticks from Alps and the RKJXV122400R is the one that I use in Xbox/360 controllers as replacements... If the sticks do not center properly after replacement because of calibration differences then I add multi-turn pots in parallel with the new ones on the stick and adjust for perfect center. Would be great if they made hall-effect direct replacements of these...

I LOVE THIS KIND OF VIDEO! You should so do more videos like this in the future. I can't stand how hard it is to find decent analog replacements or batteries! The Xbox Elite Series Controller with the internal battery pack is impossible to find a battery replacement!

Tip for drifting or unresponsive sticks such as on PS4 or ps5, spray deoxit around the inside of the opening between the stick and the case and give the stick a good wriggle to ensure the deposit makes it way between the carbon contacts (by all means, you can dismantle the case for better access, it just takes longer). Stick should now be perfectly responsive for a couple of months of heavy usage before repeating cleaning process.

I like the discussion on stickbox types

14:26 for those who don't understand why a micro usb charging port broken is "a pretty minor issue" for Linus indeed is, we at Xbox charge our batteries (often doble A) outside of our controllers to game wireless at all times, then we swap batteries. Basically we never plug our controllers

@Papinak2

Жыл бұрын

Yep and microusb can be quite challenging to change, especially on small crowded PCB - not worth the risk

@MpSniperM1911

Жыл бұрын

For people that play on pc and don't want or can't buy an overpriced dongle to connect a xbox controller to the pc this is a major issue, when price is above 20 USD or you have a first gen controller that don't connect to other bluetooth devices it is a good reason to connect via wire. My ps4 controller is starting to get that wiggle in the connection and i prefer to spend the dongle price in another first party controller. But good thing i have a steam controller so i can just use rechargeable batteries (i don't have a ps4).

@ff1077

Жыл бұрын

@@Papinak2 it isn't impossible, but very challenging for any novice controller repairman. It could be easily removed with a hot air rework station or using solder wick to remove most of the solder and using a regular soldering iron with an angled tip.

@witcherbob

Жыл бұрын

I actually use my controller exclusively wired I find it more better then wireless and i don't have to swap any batteries ever or wait for anything to charge. Also the micro USB port will be needed when the controller would require a firmware update. So for me personally a broken micro USB port would be a big deal.

@yaago

Жыл бұрын

@@witcherbob firmware updates are done completely wirelessly in xbox / PC, you just have to make sure not to move the controller while updating IT

Yes! More controller/console hardware tweak videos like this please!

I use 8BitDos Pro 2 and don‘t regret it. Reasonable price and great adjustment options. Build quality is solid too. Retro style controller are also available pushed up to modern standards. :-)

I just repaired a PS3 controller yesterday which didn’t charge (or hold a charge). Well, instead of replacing the battery, I charged it with a LiPo charger, tested the capacity with it, and the battery still had its full capacity. Put it back together and now it’s working fine again. So before buying a new battery, check if it’s actually dead (if you know what you’re doing). I suspect the controller won’t charge anymore if the voltage dropped too low. LiPos do take damage from overdischarge, but often can be recovered from very slowly recharging them.