|
Introduction |
| ***UPDATE***: The jitter came back, and didn't leave. You might be lucky, but for all the fuzz required to get this working, I would rather recommend replacing either the carbon tracks, [link|https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005588271591.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.0.0.58adamOyamOyG4&gps-id=pcDetailTopMoreOtherSeller&scm=1007.40050.281175.0&scm_id=1007.40050.281175.0&scm-url=1007.40050.281175.0&pvid=6432e501-2bc4-4a6f-a645-fd149abce4cc&_t=gps-id:pcDetailTopMoreOtherSeller,scm-url:1007.40050.281175.0,pvid:6432e501-2bc4-4a6f-a645-fd149abce4cc,tpp_buckets:668%232846%238115%232000&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21NOK%2113.29%2110.55%21%21%211.26%21%21%402103241116922713330407615eb003%2112000033669232261%21rec%21NO%211764823525%21|potentiometer|new_window=true], or the [link|https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004987295095.html?algo_pvid=2a75dd09-333a-451e-986e-42ecad5e617d&algo_exp_id=2a75dd09-333a-451e-986e-42ecad5e617d-0&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21NOK%21102.76%2151.38%21%21%219.74%21%21%40210318b916922715470847956e0f67%2112000034963782343%21sea%21NO%211764823525%21&curPageLogUid=u048UqI8tnRc|entire joystick module|new_window=true] (which requires soldering). They are each around 1$ a piece, and can be found at outlets like [link|https://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-ps5-joystick-replacement.html?catId=0&initiative_id=AS_20230817032620&SearchText=ps5+joystick+replacement&spm=a2g0o.detail.1000002.0|AliExpress]. (I have not bought from the links above, do your own research.) | | ***You might want to read this*** | | | * [link|https://www.ifixit.com/News/48944/heres-why-ps5-joysticks-drift-and-why-theyll-only-get-worse|Here is why your controller drifts (iFixit article)|new_window=true] | | * If you are out of warranty, my best idea right now, if you are comfortable with soldering, is to replace your potentiometers with ***Hall Effect Sensors*** and not paying shit tons of money to Scuf. | | * For the Hall Effect sensors, just search Amazon / Aliexpress. They retail at around 3-5$ a piece. Yet this requires soldering, covered in detail by iFixit’s recent (july 2024) YouTube video: [link|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCVBnpyrn3g|How to fix PS5 drift for good|new_window=true]. | | PS: Original input appear from bottom to top. | | | —— | | | === ***UPDATE 2, july 2024:*** === | | 9 months later***.*** My completely new «refurbished» unit started acting up already after 6 months moderate use. (I do not play a lot, neither am I a nasty controller citizen) This time, R3 that also sometimes clicked R2, making movement around Warzone pretty random. (You can see a [link|https://youtu.be/stkGW6LMRqQ|diagnostics video i put up here|new_window=true] (YouTube) | | | === ***UPDATE 1*** === | | The jitter came back, and didn't leave. You might be lucky, but for all the fuzz required to get this working, I now recommend replacing the joystick modules with Hall Effect sensors. | | | I chose the lazy route, and did an RMA with Scuf directly, which cost me ***70£*** including freight. Next time I'll go that route ☝🏻. | | | In the hopes it can help someone, I'll leave this guide open, but consider yourself warned :/ | | | ---- | | | === ***Original post*** (resulting in this repair guide) === | | My Scuf Reflex FPS for PS5 started jittering out of all bounds, rendering it useless after only 9 months. I asked for a refund/replacement, but knowing it would take weeks, might not be covered by the warranty, and that their only service dept is in China = a hefty price tag, I decided to give it a go. | | | After some trial and error, I went from a useless to a 100% working unit, without purchasing any additional components. Your results may vary, and this might fail tomorrow, but at least it is a pretty simple test. | | | While there were a lot of other DualSense guides here, none addressed this common problem without a complete replacement, so for what it's worth, here are my five cents. |
|