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Controller drift

Analogue stick reporting false input at rest.

3 repair logs

Disassembled PS4 controller internals showing green PCB, black buttons, and white housing halves; rusted rumble motors and battery cover visible above.
+15 photos✓Successful repair

PS4 controller refurbishment for a friend

Two very grotty PS4 controllers, one of them drifting. The drift was fixed with nothing more than a thorough cleaning of the potentiometer wiper, and the rusted rumble motors came up reasonably well after an Evaporust soak.

Controller driftRust/corrosion
Dec 11, 20251 thread
Disassembled Switch Pro controller PCB with teal potentiometers exposed, tweezers visible, showing analog stick module repair work.
+2 photos✓Successful repair

Cheap Nintendo Switch Pro controllers from Japan

Six Switch Pro controllers with half of them drifting. All fixed by cleaning the potentiometers, not a single soldering iron needed.

Controller drift
Sep 23, 20231 thread
Two PS3 controllers disassembled on workbench: black controller with shell off revealing circuit board and components; white controller partially disassembled. Cleaning tools, small parts, and supplies visible.
✓Successful repair

PS3 controller refurb

Random button presses on the black controller turned out to just be dirt. Sometimes cleaning is the fix.

Controller driftController not responding
Nov 22, 20221 thread