Vince's Repair Thread - (Console Repairs & Mods)

Vince said:
The v2 has 4 motors and if they are all in and working correctly they should feel pretty good. The rumbles in the ps5 pads though are imo better. You can calibrate the elite rumble in software I think... I'm not 100 % but I'll check and have a play.

I did finish up the elite series 1 (just waiting on the low concave sticks to turn up) and when the rest of the parts get here we shall make a blue elite series 2.





Thinking about it I've spent way too much on that elite series 1 pad it had both pots, pot trim / anti drift, new face plate, new side trim, new l1,l2 r1,r2 ib fact all new buttons all round. Rear and battery cover are still original.
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How much do you charge for an elite thumbstick fix and refresh?
 
GIBURROWS said:
How much do you charge for an elite thumbstick fix and refresh?
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I just sort of do it for a bit of fun. Parts are pence generally so depending on the pad I'd sort it out for a donation to the beer fund if you don't mind paying the parts. What sort of pad is it?

Ahh sorry saw you said elite. Yea elite series 2 pads are a pain to fix up because you can't calibrate them... hence the doobery soldered to the pad to allow manual calibration. But otherwise pretty nice pads to fix up.
 
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Vince said:
I just sort of do it for a bit of fun. Parts are pence generally so depending on the pad I'd sort it out for a donation to the beer fund if you don't mind paying the parts. What sort of pad is it?

Ahh sorry saw you said elite. Yea elite series 2 pads are a pain to fix up because you can't calibrate them... hence the doobery soldered to the pad to allow manual calibration. But otherwise pretty nice pads to fix up.
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Elite series 2, rubber has come loose, slight stick drift, would like a one off crazy looking pad if possible.
 
GIBURROWS said:
Elite series 2, rubber has come loose, slight stick drift, would like a one off crazy looking pad if possible.
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Lucky for you I have brand new shells for the series 2 :) all new rubber all around! I have blue and turq fronts and some other bits here so a nice looking modded one is perfectly doable :)
 
Looking forward to soldering this later. :D

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(The 0201 capacitor, not the 2p before some smart bottom says something :D)
 
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Vince said:
Easy street for a man of your calibre!!
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I hope so. If nothing else this PS5 repair has taught me that I need a hot plate, and a much better microscope. The £50 piece of junk I got from Amazon isn't up to the task, the image sensor is terrible and it keeps saying it's out of battery and turning off... even though it's plugged in. Grr.
 
Oh Ed not again. said:
I hope so. If nothing else this PS5 repair has taught me that I need a hot plate, and a much better microscope. The £50 piece of junk I got from Amazon isn't up to the task, the image sensor is terrible and it keeps saying it's out of battery and turning off... even though it's plugged in. Grr.
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You don't need a hot plate.. a better rework station would make that easy!! I don't pre heat the ps5 boards
 
More elite toys turned up!!



Shells and both types of pots.. I'm really digging the turquoise front.

Lots more things gone though, gg sold, some ps5's are gone... decent week!!
 
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Oh Ed not again. said:
I hope so. If nothing else this PS5 repair has taught me that I need a hot plate, and a much better microscope. The £50 piece of junk I got from Amazon isn't up to the task, the image sensor is terrible and it keeps saying it's out of battery and turning off... even though it's plugged in. Grr.
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On that note - @Vince, what’s your scope again please? Must grab one while sales are on
 
Diggsy said:
On that note - @Vince, what’s your scope again please? Must grab one while sales are on
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High cloud 4k... this one...



But you will need a bracket that makes it all work without you wanting to smash your face against a wall.



The problems with the stock setup annoyed me enough that I made that spacer to adapt the scope... If you buy the scope and want the adapter I can either swing you the stl or print you one up in resin like the one that sits in my scope :)
 
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Vince said:
High cloud 4k... this one...



But you will need a bracket that makes it all work without you wanting to smash your face against a wall.



The problems with the stock setup annoyed me enough that I made that spacer to adapt the scope... If you buy the scope and want the adapter I can either swing you the stl or print you one up in resin like the one that sits in my scope :)
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Excellent, I’ll go hunting! And I’ll likely take you up on that adapter if I do get one - you’re a gentleman!
 
Hey Vince. Someone told me to post in this thread.

I have an Xbox Elite 2 controller which has a stuck left thumbstick that doesn't reset to a neutral position. It is still in warrenty I think but I'm curious to know what I should do. I got it on Amazon but I guess I could always talk to Microsoft myself. Interested to hear what you think.
 
Cromulent said:
Hey Vince. Someone told me to post in this thread.

I have an Xbox Elite 2 controller which has a stuck left thumbstick that doesn't reset to a neutral position. It is still in warrenty I think but I'm curious to know what I should do. I got it on Amazon but I guess I could always talk to Microsoft myself. Interested to hear what you think.
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New sticks and manual trim pots!! Its the only way with the elite!
 
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