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

Hey @Vince wonder if I could lean on your intimate knowledge of USB C ports for a bit of advice?

Port in my S22 ultra is a bit temperamental and won't 'grip' any cable I put in. If I get the position just right it'll still (fast) charge absolutely fine but can be a pain trying to get it. For example if I have it mounted upright as a satnav in the car I can just about get the cable in with the engine off but it'll fall out after a few seconds of driving. I did think it might be that I can't push it all the way in but I guess my question is what does the gripping and could it be bent out of shape?

I've used a little brush to give it a good clear out of pocket lint but no dice, though the little bit of play that there is in the connector it does seem like the left side doesn't go as far in as the right. Should I persevere with some isopropyl or something or is there likely to be something physically wrong? Cheers!
 
petridish said:
I've used a little brush to give it a good clear out of pocket lint but no dice, though the little bit of play that there is in the connector it does seem like the left side doesn't go as far in as the right. Should I persevere with some isopropyl or something or is there likely to be something physically wrong? Cheers!
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You need something non metallic but fairly firm to prod around and remove any lint. Something like a wooden cocktail stick, narrow plastic spudger, or even an interdental brush.

As far as I know the "gripping" is done by 2 tiny springs in the Cable side of the connector

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Armageus said:
You need something non metallic but fairly firm to prod around and remove any lint. Something like a wooden cocktail stick, narrow plastic spudger, or even an interdental brush.

As far as I know the "gripping" is done by 2 tiny springs in the Cable side of the connector
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On second thoughts I should have googled this myself :p

Thanks, I had used a plastic bristled brush for getting hair out of a beard trimmer. I'll persevere with a cocktail stick and see what I can get out. Not sure I can see those springs looking into the port but whether that's because they're clogged or bent out of shape I can't tell.
 
petridish said:
Thanks, I had used a plastic bristled brush for getting hair out of a beard trimmer. I'll persevere with a cocktail stick and see what I can get out.
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It is just perseverance - the dust/lint/debris compresses down so much over time that it needs literally scraping out.

petridish said:
Not sure I can see those springs looking into the port but whether that's because they're clogged or bent out of shape I can't tell.
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They aren't in the port, they are on the cable (as it's easier/cheaper to replace the cable when they do wear out, than the device).

If there is something in the port though (even 0.1mm), it's likely stopping the cable going in far enough for the springs to engage
 
Armageus said:
It is just perseverance - the dust/lint/debris compresses down so much over time that it needs literally scraping out.

They aren't in the port, they are on the cable (as it's easier/cheaper to replace the cable when they do wear out, than the device).

If there is something in the port though (even 0.1mm), it's likely stopping the cable going in far enough for the springs to engage
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See, I knew this was why each end was male/female but didn't think to apply the same logic to the springs. That diagram makes a lot more sense now I know it's the cable.

I was thinking back to many years ago when I once cleaned out a headphone jack and busted the springs in that and applying the same logic here.

Edit. Cocktail stick split in half did just the trick. Some seriously compacted bits came out and now it's good as new. Thanks @Armageus !
 
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Nigel Kingdon said:
OK, I've got OBS installed (looks awesome). Do you use a video capture card/adapter from the camera HDMI?
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I don't, my camera has a usb directly to the machine so I effectively stream the scope. It acts as basically a fancy web cam.
 
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Missed that when ordering mine. I've got an HDMI splitter and HDMI -> USB capture thingy coming from AliX. I want to take before pics to remember where everything goes.
 
Vince said:
@Armageus pad is on the way back to him the original board wasn't a happy board so I just swapped the board rather than spend a lifetime looking for why it wasn't happy. Swapped in some halls and yea... Hopefully one happy camper.

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Armageus said:
Looking much less sorry for itself now it has its sticks refitted :)
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Received yesterday, and working great. Personally think the new sticks are much better than the originals - the L3/R3 have a much more definite click to them as well - which will be a huge positive for at least one of the games I play regularly (Predecessor)
 
Armageus said:
Received yesterday, and working great. Personally think the new sticks are much better than the originals - the L3/R3 have a much more definite click to them as well - which will be a huge positive for at least one of the games I play regularly (Predecessor)
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This is very good news, nice looking pad at the end. You know I love some blue accents :D got your message also and will reply as soon as I have got to the bottom of this issue I have with an iManage system that isn't playing ball.
 
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Hi Vince - appreciate you've been busy, but if you get a chance to read my DM about the Elite 2 & Switch Pro controllers, I'd be very grateful.
 
Right late last night and this morning we hit some of the backlog...





Needed to get some of these DS and 3DS systems out of the way, I still have a new 2DS XL and a 3DS XL and a few more DS systems laying about but these ones here all the parts came in so we got em done. I also did a PS5 HDMI port, a Nintendo switch that wouldn't dock and also a Xbox one X retimer.

@RedMogg - just need to clear the benches a bit before I can accept more. Give me a few days and I'll come back to you on those pads. I'm getting through it but am also acutely aware that another 10 to 15 consoles will be turning up today...

Today is the clean down day where I'm going to get the queue cleaned up, the piles of stuff put away and just get a bit of a grip on the stuff I have here.
 
Despite the warning from @Armageus, I have been inspired to try and replace the sticks on my launch Dualsense that drifts to left very badly and pop a new battery in there too. Just got to wait for the tmr sticks to arrive from Aliexpress (might be a month ish). If I succeed I did nab an extra set to use on the second controller we have.

In hindsight, I should have order some PS4 dualshock bit too, as I have a couple in need of attention.

Fools jump in and all that :D.
 
dcsarge said:
Despite the warning from @Armageus, I have been inspired to try and replace the sticks on my launch Dualsense that drifts to left very badly and pop a new battery in there too. Just got to wait for the tmr sticks to arrive from Aliexpress (might be a month ish). If I succeed I did nab an extra set to use on the second controller we have.

In hindsight, I should have order some PS4 dualshock bit too, as I have a couple in need of attention.

Fools jump in and all that :D.
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Good luck my dude. They are already broken so what is the worst that can happen? I've been sticking halls in some PS4 pads as well recently, it seems that PS4 pads generally also need membranes these days as well. I literally ended up buying 5 of every different type of membrane because I'm constantly getting PS4 pads with dodgey membranes.
 
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@RedMogg - just need to clear the benches a bit before I can accept more. Give me a few days and I'll come back to you on those pads. I'm getting through it but am also acutely aware that another 10 to 15 consoles will be turning up today...
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No problem at all - ready when you are :)
 
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Vince said:
Good luck my dude. They are already broken so what is the worst that can happen? I've been sticking halls in some PS4 pads as well recently, it seems that PS4 pads generally also need membranes these days as well. I literally ended up buying 5 of every different type of membrane because I'm constantly getting PS4 pads with dodgey membranes.
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Cheers and thanks for the warning about the dual shock. I might have to experiment on the roughest one to be safe, no loss if I screw up.
 
dcsarge said:
Cheers and thanks for the warning about the dual shock. I might have to experiment on the roughest one to be safe, no loss if I screw up.
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In case you missed it, check out post #2492 above to see how I went about fixing stick drift on mine. If it is just drift which is the problem and not any floppy play in the stick itself as well, then the method described in that post is a piece of **** compared to removing the whole stick from the circuit board.

 
Bubo said:
In case you missed it, check out post #2492 above to see how I went about fixing stick drift on mine. If it is just drift which is the problem and not any floppy play in the stick itself as well, then the method described in that post is a piece of **** compared to removing the whole stick from the circuit board.
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That will be very handy to keep in mind, thanks.

@Vince and all. I just remembered the o.g. control also has an issue with the X button not registering every press. Is this likely to just be a contact needs cleaning or something else to replace? (I hope it is just cleaning :p).
 
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