Controller not responding

Input partially or fully ignored by the console.

2 repair logs

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 drift Controller not responding

Nov 22, 20221 thread

+2 photosSuccessful repair

Sony — PlayStation

Sony PlayStation PAL: Dead Controller Ports, Blown Fuse

Controller ports on this PAL PlayStation had stopped working, and the fault traced to a blown fuse. It was replaced using the fuse pulled from the NTSC unit whose PSU had gone up in smoke that same evening, and a new part went into that console.

Blown fuse Controller not responding

Jul 3, 20221 thread