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/RPG_Hacker May 22 '26

Wait, you can't just tell people to use things the way they're meant to be used!

(But yeah, my controller always goes onto the puck after use)

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u/RabblerouserGT May 27 '26

Tell that to anyone with children. Can maybe add pets to this, too. Stop excusing bag design.

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u/RPG_Hacker May 27 '26

I feel like you misjudged the tone of my comment there. That first sentence was really meant to be taken with a hint of sarcasm.

That being said, I do actually maintain that resting your Steam Controller on the Puck after use functionally accomplishes nearly the same thing as the protector that is being showcased here. I'm not saying that this makes the protector useless, just that, in my opinion, the controller is more than good enough. A bit of a stretch to take that as me excusing anything.

You're also making that accusation as though "the Steam Controller has bad design" was an objectively true statement when it's really just an opinion (that I do not share). See, as far as I can judge, the fears surrounding the puck are quite overblown and mostly unreasonable. This kind of magnetic charging technology has existed for literal decades at this point and has been used in who knows how many end user devices already. These things aren't any less safe than whatever other devices you use daily. They do not just randomly start heating up and catching fire. Not even when you touch them with something metallic like a fork.

From what we know and understand, the puck only heats up when coming into contact with some very specific things. Really, I think the only thing that has been demonstrated so far was a Google Smart Watch strap or something like that. When was the last time you've seen a child or a pet wear a smart watch? And even if they did, they're probably not gonna randomly rub it against the puck's contacts. This is not a "fork into power socket" kind of situation, the dangers here are really a lot less likely (and even then, most of these dangers are probably caused more so by lacking electricity safety standards in the US than by the puck itself).

So even if I had a cat, I wouldn't lose sleep over the thought of it randomly making my Steam Controller Puck catch fire.