Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

10

Time Required

                          2 hours

Sections

3

  • Motherboard
  • 7 steps
  • Daughterboard
  • 2 steps
  • LED
  • 1 step

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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

              Remove the Home Button Cover
  • Be Careful to not lose the sync button
  • Pry the middle section up from the home button side.
  • This will also remove the LB and RB which is a single part

Be Careful to not lose the sync button

Pry the middle section up from the home button side.

This will also remove the LB and RB which is a single part

Step 9

              Remove the controller daughterboard
  • Unscrew the 6 Torx (T6) screws

Unscrew the 6 Torx (T6) screws

Step 10

              Replace the LED
  • Desolder the original LED from the motherboard of the controller. Do this for both sides of the LED until all of the old solder is removed.
  • Solder on your new LED.
  • Make sure it is installed the same direction as the old LED, or you can burn out the new LED.

Desolder the original LED from the motherboard of the controller. Do this for both sides of the LED until all of the old solder is removed.

Solder on your new LED.

Make sure it is installed the same direction as the old LED, or you can burn out the new LED.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Dustin Dykstra - Oct 8, 2017

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So question I’m having troubles with my elite controller every time I go to plug it in and the charging port in the back of the controller it starts to smoke what’s my problem

EasyAsABC123 - Oct 8, 2017

It sounds like it could be a lot of things…

smoke is obvious a dead stop (stop plugging it in until you repair it).

I would first check the charge port and make sure it is firmly attached if it isn’t you can easily replace the usb port. Next it could be the mainboard charging circuit. if it is this…replace the controller is likely the ideal solution.

Clayton Armagost - Jun 16, 2018

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I was looking to do this mod for fun. Do you have or know where I can get the led part number? A schematic or bom would be nice. Thanks

EasyAsABC123 - Jun 19, 2018

0805 SMD LED Diode Lights

i bought these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CUG…

Clayton Armagost - Jun 20, 2018

Thank you. I ordered them so we will see what happens.