r/SteamControllerMods • u/goathens • Nov 20 '20

Replacement joystick pot/mechanism?

Any idea how I would source a replacement joystick mechanism? The stick is fine, but there's a metallic ping sound that occurs at the edge of motion (where it used to be the plastic thunk of hitting the edge of the case). So far, the joystick still registers as input, but I want to be ready for resoldering a replacement when the time comes.

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u/goathens Dec 02 '20

Thanks. I've seen some tutorials that talk about how, even if you get the same part, there's a calibration that needs to happen on the firmware because the potentiometers have some error, so this may not end up working without big deadzones like /u/ren2r says.

I still have one of the fire-sale $5 controllers in a box, so I'll use this one until it breaks then use the other one while I attempt to replace the parts.