Difficulty
Difficult
Steps
11
Time Required
2 hours
Sections
2
- Motherboard
- 7 steps
- Joystick Potentiometer
- 4 steps
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What you need
Step 1
Show me the Screws!
- You can remove the side panels with a pry tool.
- You don’t need to remove the rubber. The rubber on this controller was already bad
You can remove the side panels with a pry tool.
You don’t need to remove the rubber. The rubber on this controller was already bad
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Step 2
Removing the back panel screws
- Remove the 5 Torx Security Bit (TR9) screws
Remove the 5 Torx Security Bit (TR9) screws
Step 3
Popping that back panel off
- Pry the panel next to the 3.5mm port
- Be careful to not rip the ribbon shown in the next step
Pry the panel next to the 3.5mm port
Be careful to not rip the ribbon shown in the next step
Step 4
Warning Carefully remove the ribbon
- Be careful to not rip the ribbon cable
- You can pop the connector up to remove the ribbon easily
- Ribbon Cable
Be careful to not rip the ribbon cable
You can pop the connector up to remove the ribbon easily
Ribbon Cable
Step 5
Screws on controller motherboard
- Remove the 2 Torx (T6) screws
Remove the 2 Torx (T6) screws
Step 6
Desolder wires from motherboard
- Desolder the 4 wires on each side, these control the vibrations and the RT LT
Desolder the 4 wires on each side, these control the vibrations and the RT LT
Step 7
Remove the motherboard
- Pull up from the “top” side of the controller on the sister board.
Pull up from the “top” side of the controller on the sister board.
Step 8
Desolder Button Pins
- These can be difficult to desolder. It is best to use a 650F degree soldering iron, if you have this available. If you are having trouble desoldering it with the old solder, adding fresh solder makes removal of the old solder easier.
- Desolder the 4 pins holding the pins in on the left analog stick.
- Desolder the 4 pins holding the button in on the right analog stick.
These can be difficult to desolder. It is best to use a 650F degree soldering iron, if you have this available. If you are having trouble desoldering it with the old solder, adding fresh solder makes removal of the old solder easier.
Desolder the 4 pins holding the pins in on the left analog stick.
Desolder the 4 pins holding the button in on the right analog stick.
Step 9
Desolder potentiometers
- A 650F degree soldering iron is required. If you are having trouble desoldering these components, add new solder to make removal easier.
- First, desolder the left analog stick.
- Next, desolder the 6 pins for the right analog stick.
A 650F degree soldering iron is required. If you are having trouble desoldering these components, add new solder to make removal easier.
First, desolder the left analog stick.
Next, desolder the 6 pins for the right analog stick.
Step 10
Desolder Ground Pins
- A soldering iron that can reach at minimum 650F is required. If you are having trouble desoldering the old analog sticks, add fresh solder to make removal of the old analog sticks easier.
- Desolder the left analog stick from the controller.
- Desolder the right analog stick from the controller.
A soldering iron that can reach at minimum 650F is required. If you are having trouble desoldering the old analog sticks, add fresh solder to make removal of the old analog sticks easier.
Desolder the left analog stick from the controller.
Desolder the right analog stick from the controller.
Step 11
Troubleshooting
- If you are having trouble desoldering here are the two things you can do to solve.
- You can use a screw driver to open the resistors and then remove them from the board allowing access to the ground pins
- Now using snips you can cut the pins and then use a soldering iron to both sides and remove the cut pin gently with pliers
If you are having trouble desoldering here are the two things you can do to solve.
You can use a screw driver to open the resistors and then remove them from the board allowing access to the ground pins
Now using snips you can cut the pins and then use a soldering iron to both sides and remove the cut pin gently with pliers
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Brandon - Feb 19, 2018
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I’ve replaced a thumbstick sensor on one of these controllers recently, and it doesn’t register movement like the other, original one. It can be described as the entire intended range of movement being compressed down into a very narrow band over the travel of the stick. The deadzone is quite large now, relatively speaking. Can this kind of behavior be attributed to a bad soldering job (all directions are recognized during tests), or is it perhaps just a bad sensor?
EasyAsABC123 - Mar 24, 2021
Bad solder job is unlikely, i’d assume the new joystick doesn’t have the same specs as the old one.
Patrick “II JumPeR I” Korell - Feb 23, 2018
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i cant get the module out. I desoldered the pins but it seems like the module is glued onto the board? Tutorials doesnt show that part
EasyAsABC123 - Feb 23, 2018
It is just soldered in, hold the soldering iron the the pins and pull gently. If you pull too hard you might damage a solder pad, although it is unlikely.
I have a desolder vacuum gun and I still have the issue you are describing I’ll be fixing an elite controller tomorrow so I’ll record that and take more pictures to update this.
Patrick “II JumPeR I” Korell - Feb 24, 2018
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@easyasabc
Would be great if you could do that :)
