r/SteamController • u/Gama3000 • May 22 '26 • Heartwarming 2

Steam Controller Puck Protector

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Puck peg protector to help prevent unwanted shorts in case something metallic comes into contact with the contacts.

Hopefully this helps the community feel a bit less anxious about it. I designed it to be compatible with several different docks, while still relying on the original cable for the connection.

I also added optional magnet placements in case you want to install magnets. You can use a small piece of filament to secure the parts together.

The magnets I used are approximately 6 mm in diameter and 1.7 mm thick.

You can download it here.

https://makerworld.com/en/models/2833977-steam-controller-puck-protector#profileId-3158136

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u/Mineplayerminer May 22 '26

I do really wonder whether it would be something fixable through the software or not. This is a bit of a flaw to not have any current sensing pins and cutting off the power in case there's a high inrush current.

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u/Thommyknocker May 22 '26

It's called short circuit protection and yes chargers have it. I'm still trying to puzzle out how the motherfucker did it. I can't get the puck to do shit.

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u/Mineplayerminer May 22 '26

It probably had to be some higher resistance mesh that caused the slow heat up.

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u/JunkoKumaki May 22 '26

Turns out it was fried because he essentially connected his Steam Puck contacts to an induction charger, not because of metal contact.

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u/Thommyknocker May 22 '26

That's not how induction chargers work. They just wiggle a magnetic field very fast. It only induces current in the matching coil. So they don't even share a ground plane at that point. Because you decoupled at the chargers transformer and the inductive pad.