How to Fix PS5 Joystick Drift for Good!

Once a controller starts drifting, there’s only been two solutions left to you. Buy a new controller and throw away the old one, or replace the faulty potentiometer thumbstick with a new potentiometer thumbstick and hope that it doesn’t start drifting again in 6 months. But now we’ve got an amazing 3rd option. A couple of manufacturers recently released drop-in Hall sensor sticks that work natively with the latest PlayStation and Xbox controllers. And we’ve tested them, and they work!

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Chapters
00:00 Replacing PS5 Joysticks to Prevent Drift
00:42 What to do if your PS5 DualSense Controller Starts Drifting
01:21 Disassembling the PS5 DualSense Controller
01:38 Removing the PS5 DualSense Mid Trim
01:45 Prying out the PS5 DualSense R1 and L1 Buttons
01:50 Removing the PS5 DualSense Retaining screws
02:06 Removing the PS5 DualSense Battery
02:15 Removing the PS5 DualSense Microphone
02:25 Removing the PS5 DualSense Mainboard
02:45 Removing the PS5 DualSense Thumbstick Caps
02:48 Desoldering the PS5 Dual Sense Thumbstick from the Mainboard
04:38 Installing the new PS5 Dual Sense Thumbstick
05:11 Cleaning the PS5 Mainboard
05:20 Reassembling the PS5 DualSense Controller
05:30 Sodering the PS5 DualSense Rumble Pack Motors
05:55 Reassembling the PS5 DualSense Controller Continued
06:20 Calibrating the new Thumbstick
07:01 Final Thoughts

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