PS3 controller joysticks getting wet

G-MAN2004 · 2 Sep 2011 at 17:17

Anyone else get this problem? And before you say it's because I must have sweaty hands, I haven't even touched this controller in a month as I've been away.

Anyway, I got home from holiday and the joysticks are completely wet, like someone had dripped water on them. This has happened before, so I wiped them dry and got on with my day. Come the next day I see it and they're wet again. :confused:

What on earth...

Molemanmus · 2 Sep 2011 at 18:01

G-MAN2004 · 2 Sep 2011 at 18:02

I do have one, but he's not allowed in my room.

Jase · 2 Sep 2011 at 20:39

Wet or oily/greasy ?

I'd say greasy hands and maybe something like temperature/heat is causing it surface. Try cleaning them with alcohol instead of just wiping them and see if it happens again.

typk · 2 Sep 2011 at 20:49

G-MAN2004 said:
Anyone else get this problem? And before you say it's because I must have sweaty hands, I haven't even touched this controller in a month as I've been away.

Anyway, I got home from holiday and the joysticks are completely wet, like someone had dripped water on them. This has happened before, so I wiped them dry and got on with my day. Come the next day I see it and they're wet again.

What on earth...

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I have noticed the same problem but it isn't as bad as yours. Mine feels like it is grease and it is coming from the controller onto the thumb-stick.

SourChipmunk · 2 Sep 2011 at 20:52

My gosh, man! Those things are sweating to death! Get them some air conditioning before it's too late!

I think I would put them in a sealed container for awhile to see if the moisture is developing from them or from an outside source. If it is them, throw some desiccant in with them.

alex24 · 2 Sep 2011 at 20:54

It's absorbed years of manly thumb-twiddling. In a box with desiccant sounds like a good idea to me!

G-MAN2004 · 2 Sep 2011 at 21:27

alex24 said:
It's absorbed years of manly thumb-twiddling. In a box with desiccant sounds like a good idea to me!

But it's only a few months old and hardly used.

K1LLSW1TCH · 2 Sep 2011 at 23:03

Ewww!

Marine Iguana · 2 Sep 2011 at 23:05

Do not want

K1LLSW1TCH · 2 Sep 2011 at 23:07

G-MAN2004 said:
But it's only a few months old and hardly used.

That's what she said.

G-MAN2004 · 3 Sep 2011 at 06:29

K1LLSW1TCH said:
That's what she said.

Long time no see! We need to start getting on some games.

Which account on PS3 do you use? The one in your sig or the one I already have?

K1LLSW1TCH · 3 Sep 2011 at 09:40

G-MAN2004 said:
Long time no see! We need to start getting on some games.

Which account on PS3 do you use? The one in your sig or the one I already have?

Indeed!

One in my sig, I tried adding you but your friends list is full apparently.

R0B75 · 3 Sep 2011 at 10:28

Ectoplasm. You have a Ghost.

JoeBoi · 3 Sep 2011 at 14:45

Mine done this whilst in the box, it was against the wall next to the water boiler.

wannabedamned · 3 Sep 2011 at 14:47

My guess is you were playing with it just right.... And you've left it wanting more

GTanny · 3 Sep 2011 at 14:51

my ps2 dualshock did this when it went into storage in the loft and gets sticky after a short time playing no idea what caused it but after having it out the loft it soon dried up again

shephga · 3 Sep 2011 at 19:07

My logitech mouse is textured and it makes my hands smell like feet

shephga · 3 Sep 2011 at 19:08

shephga said:
My logitech mouse is textured and it makes my hands smell like feet

Wrong window, wrong topic - sorry.

Alicarve · 4 Sep 2011 at 11:02

Yeah mine has done the same before but no where near as bad as that lol