so you think this causes stick drift?
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- Опубликовано: 18 янв 2022
- In a previous video I mentioned you can use a toothpick to AFK. Many viewers in the comments fear that this will cause the dreaded stick drift in your Xbox Controller.
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@@animetrash9110 ape
I have a custom elite 2 ended up having to spend a hour in the advanced settings changing the thumbstick threshold map so it won't detect minor "drifts" movements
How come it lets me click the link
I think the problem typically is the amount of time it took for the controllers to develope these problems. Wear and tear is fine but if problems from that show up within a week then we have a serious problem.
I had to return mine after a week to GameStop it was insane..
What problem? You have to buy more controllers so more profit lol
I've had 2 from 2014 and 2015, no drift, just gloveless joysticks and worn necks.
@@SpeedKing.. i dont think making more money is the main cause, i think its the fact that they dont care enough to upgrade it because of the byproduct of them making money from it.
@@IronIsKing yes that's what I meant
I like how Microsoft is getting sued for stick drift, *cough cough* Nintendo *cough cough*
Have had an xbox one s (2 controllers and both second hand) for 18 months no drift issues yet. Daughter has had a switch for a similar time, I just replaced the other joy-con stick today
@@stitchingsteve " your mileage may vary "
I have my xbox controller since 2015 that came with the xbox and still no stick drift issues , I guess it is important that you take care of your stuff
@TomTomTwig oh wow that's awesome i broke mine long time ago after throwing into the wall haha
That drift is because the sticks are so small
My JoyCons are so garbage lol. Maybe Nintendo is avoiding a lawsuit because they have calibration features in the Switch software? Don't know if MS has that.
Stick drift comes from the actual friction created when you're constantly moving the stick around. The more the parts rub back and forth, the more friction, and the more wear and tear. Simply holding the stick in one single position, either with a toothpick, rubber band, or just your thumb cant really cause stick drift as the stick is not moving and thus not generating any friction.
Unless you leave it there for ever, the spring action for centering might go bad...
@@guily6669 Yeah I was actually gonna mention that. I don't think that will cause drift though, your sticks will just feel more loose.
It can actually also happen if some gunk gets in the rings as well
Mf mine drifted in the first 4/5 months brand new, it was the one that came with my series S
@@manja5198 yeah same here
My heart skipped a beat when you said there's a class action lawsuit against Microsoft for this. We need the right to repair! Or make them make stuff that is actually designed to last and not just the cheapest and most profitable
bro if you buy the internal part of the stick and know how to solder its not an extremely complicated swap at all. You can repair it
Bro things are made to fail it's called planned obsolescence and name anything that lasts forever. Businesses need money to keep going why would they want something to last forever, then prices would be mad high. Sometimes you got to spend money to get fixed it's normal. Would you keep your hair growing forever, no exactly so deal with the controller you have or buy new ones when you need them
@@Aiden-td6ln ill tell you what lasts forever, old toyotas do
@@Aiden-td6ln I wouldn't mind a controller needing to be replaced due to wear and tear, stick drift in that manner would be an eventuality. However bought a new controller a few months ago, got it home and had stick drift right out of the box. That's not quality. A few years and then stick drift sure, I'd be less upset. But not from what should be a new product that's just shoddy manufacturing.
Repairing is not a right, it's a given you can do what you want with your property. Enforce property rights and tell MS to f off.
Debunking superstition around gaming/hardware/etc.
I love it.
This should be a series.
Seriously. People hear or see sht on reddit and then just repeat it forever until they die. Then when you try to reason with them they'll continue to insist they are right while being unable to explain why they are.
Reminds of the good ol' console peasant quotes videos from Bullet Barry, he basically made the same concept but applied to pc gaming
Hell yeah. Set em straight Mick.
Thanks man, the other video has over 7 million views so I thought it was an issue worth addressing
@@TinkerManMick hi
informative, short and to the point. I can accept this logical explanation for why modern joysticks "wear out" potentiometers are known to fail from dust and other crap.
@drgoyt no they use them because they are reliable, the issue with potentiometers is you can get all kinds of quality, from poop to japnese top tier brands. Fact is those pots are replaceable, it's just a bit complex for the end user.
@@mattburg94 Yeah, those however I believe are "jelly bean parts" like LED's they come in many flavours, the size is standard. so it's probably just a matter of finding the correct package and correct value for the potentiometers and buying the most expensive ones, which I assume they aren't using anymore, because cheaper pots are available. I believe I've seen some made by alps, and those should be very reliable.
Yes, I just posted a comment about the problem usually just being some hair or dust that got stuck under the stick.
I think they may be concerned about small splinters of wood getting in there. Who knows? People always wanna find something to complain about.
Yeah
No. They are probably just dumb and think that if you leave a thumbstick in that position for a long time it won't "spring" back into place.
@MVPugsley eh?
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it's just a fricken controller... not the console. people need to chill out.
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@@TinkerManMick i just love how you get in with the shorts and dont waste time. could you start doing more tips and tricks on other consoles maybe???? like VR, Pc, Nintendo stuff, and more play station stuff
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I love how every two seconds he pulls out a more deconstructed controller 😂
The wear, tear, and also grit from the stick itself, happens over a long long period of time. It would take years for a PS4/PS5 or Xbox controller to be wear’d out enough for that to happen, same applies to the switch pro controller.
Meanwhile joycon drift happens because of the inner mechanism being pushed into the shell
With the exceptiom of PS4's early stock controllers. Those things develop stick drift within the week.
@@WingMaster562 no they don’t. I’ve used a pro controller for as long time when I finally got one, and I’ll be honest…. The only time it got stick drift was from abuse, not because of using it time and time again. It still takes years for even a pro controller to get drift from grit
@@Thewaterspirit57 pro controller?
Nah, Xbox One Controllers Barely last a year. 360 ones though, different story. But there's nothing beating the Sony Dualshock 2 from back in the day. Mine is held together with 20 year old tape and functions better than a Xbox One Controller I bought last May
@@RyuusanFT86 Xbox 360 controllers are literally the same story. Those things are not exactly durable. I had an angry little friend shatter a new 360 controller before, and that was on carpet. Those things still also get grit anyway.
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Thank you.
Yea I find it hard that company’s can get away with something like that over time. Also the controllers are not cheap so if it does start to drift or not work you gotta spend another $70.
Nothing last forever. Every single moving part in everything that is made by us humans has a certain life cycle. That's just physics. Go find out the manufacturer and model number of the potentiometer and find a wholesale seller online. And yes some websites allow you to purchase just one, which is what I did and it cost me like 5 dollars instead of 60 for a new controller.
i like how people criticize which platform has more stick drift when the potentiometer manufacturer is the one to blame. that's why stick drift are fundamentally the same no matter what. this tech hasn't very much been improved for last decade. it's time that manufacturer invest a better solution for this
Right, and it happens because you get carbon build up over time when you have electrical contacts moving against each other. Pop them open, clean the dust, and you are good to go.
A good example of this is the points of an old distributor (for car engines).
Obviously. When I went to buy a new potentiometer, I first went to the manufacturers website and found the model. Each component they sell have cycle spans or pretty much how many inputs can be performed till it is non-functional. This is the same for pretty much any moving part in anything. Nothing lasts forever and the ones sueing are very immature or ignorant at heart.
@@Blakezilla594 ehh, I wouldn’t say they r immature. I went thru SEVERAL ps4 controllers back to back to back, bc every time I traded one n for a new one the new one had drift issues already. Mind u, I only play an average of maybe 1 hour per day. And I’m on of those ppl that’s really particular about cleaning and taking care of my stuff. Always. So some of these parts r straight up faulty from the box, which is unacceptable when paying $60 for a basic controller. Granted, I didn’t sue anyone over it, but it was definitely very irritating.
@@Blakezilla594 what’s the deal with joycons then? I’ve never had a drift problem on Nintendo controllers before those
@@Htiy Might just be the small size of the Joy-Cons, making them more slippery. That or the dead zones are crappy.
Honestly... Never seen a video under a minute that made me sub so quickly. Thank you for quickly and accurately describing the issues with these arguments.
Great video, I love how you had three stages of controller on hand for a proper visual demonstration
Stick drift can also be caused by the spring wearing out or faceplate fitting issues (not so common anymore with the anti friction stuff, 360 controllers had major issues with it though)
Well I have 3 og Xbox 360 controllers that DON'T have any drift.
Cough cough Nintendo switch cough cough.
Sounds like a skill issue
@@vasopel You should be very lucky, a liar, or just kept those controllers in a very passive state. I had a bunch and they all had some drift after like 5 years of extensive usage, but that's totally okay for that period of time, also drift is predictable and can be easily "fixed" with a bigger deadzones. On modern controllers drift is jumpy and sometimes even negative so it can't be fixed by software methods.
@@J0rdan912 one of those aforementioned controllers is still in daily use but no hardcore gaming any more , nowadays....thirty minutes of mandatory gaming every day to relax my nerves) the rubber on the analog sticks is long gone, I don't know what to tell you...maybe it depends on the batch of controllers from the factory :-D
Ahhh something I really will never miss from console days. Paying £60 for a controller with a 10 year old sensor that's made to break after a few weeks usage
I play Forza, so even though I'm now on PC, I still have to pay for those ridiculously overpriced, high failure rate controllers. 😭
There's 2 types of drift: One caused by problems on the sensors, and the other caused by wear on the spring that center the analog.
Holding the stick in the same direction for a long period of time will create memory on that spring.
I had a controller that had spring memory and it was defaulting to the left instead of center. My "fix" was to hold the stick in the opposite direction for a few days.
those springs are dirt cheap they really need to make these more repairable
@@jefflund9134 Agree. The problem with the center spring is that to replace it you need to desolder the whole module off. At that point, you better off replacing the module completely instead of just the spring.
by sensors you mean potentiometers right and when a pot wares out it stops working it dose not causes drift
drift is only caused by the springs not recentering the stick
@@rayzimmermin The potentiometers can go faulty and produce ghost input. It's either due to wear on the carbon ring or wear on the metal thingy. It's the most common cause of drift nowadays because they are all made by Alps and they cheaped out.
@@piau9000 that's why replacing the springs always fixes drift and cleaning the contacts never dose
This might be the best video i have seen in my life. Im not kidding. I found this video completely randomly, i learned 3 new things AND it didnt event take a minute??? This is amazing, i dont know why im so amazed by this, thank you.
Spot on mate, not many people know the real reason for stick drift
The rubber lining fell off my Xbox joysticks long before I had drift issues. But the problem that I believe the people with the complaints had, had to do with the joystick pressing against one of the pads for extended amounts of time which can cause drift
Impressive comeback. My man
Stick drift is usually caused by wear on the potentiometer sensors of the joystick. This is because parts of those sensors have to physically touch against eachother to measure movement, creating inevitable wear and tear as they lightly scrape together. This is why hall effect sensors don't experience drift in the same way, they're based on magnets that don't need to touch to measure movement, so there's no wear on the sensor itself over time, though it can still experience wear on the other mechanical parts of it, same as any joystick, as well as inevitable changes to the magnetic fields though those take many, many years for good quality magnets, unless kept in unfavorable conditions like very high/low temperatures.
I see what you mean but it was a brand new controller only about a month old and i would put a tooth pick in the bottom of the left stick for auto run dayz.. drifted exactly in the direction i had the tooth pick.. you may be right and it does nothing but id rather not f with it at all haha... Love your vids dude specially the xbox hacks/tips/tricks good stuff🤘🇦🇺
Fair enough. Mabye it was bc you did it for days though
@@rythmic8911 lol he means the game DayZ I cant tell if ur joking or not tho
@@aether8412 I was joking sorry I should of said DAYS in caps
Yeh this guy is a flog. Hes just lucky hes in the yt algorythym
@@MentalExistence do you mean me mate?
From my experience I'd say what causes stickdrift is the pressure you put on the analog. Ex: ps4-5 users use L3 alot in most games as well as moving foward with the analog. Doing the same thing day in day out will slowly cause stick drift.
Great stuff!
nice tip. very helpful
Most of the time it's not the potentiometer that causes the drift. It's the physical mechanism that has degraded and has more play in the center. Once it degrades enough, that center play will allow the stick to rest into a position that registers as a significant input in the software that interfaces with the controller. This type of degradation of the analog stick will cause the slight drifting we are used to when a controller has been used extensively, the kind that causes your crosshair to ever so slightly move in a certain direction. Typically modern games are tuned to ignore the first 5-12% of the analog stick input. Older games typically were tuned to ignore the first 10-25% of the analog stick input, as the older analog stick design that was used in the 6th and 7th generation controllers weren't as tight in the center. This ignoring of input is referred to as a deadzone. Once the analog stick has enough play in the center to allow it to rest in a position that exceeds the deadzone that was programmed into the software, the drifting occurs. For optimal calibration, you want the analog stick's center play to perfectly match the deadzone, where no drifting occurs, and any amount of positive pressure applied to the analog stick in any direction is registered as an input.
Sometimes it is the potentiometer's fault. Sometimes it is not calibrated perfectly from the factory and registers a slight input in one direction even though the stick is at dead center, sometimes it is faulty and causes analog input become very erratic and renders the analog stick unusable, however, this is less common.
This is 100% correct and one of the best explanations of stick drift that I've ever read.
If the input reads something ridiculous like >50% tilt in one direction when you're not touching the stick at all, then yes, it's one of the potentiometers. Either the wiper disc is broken or the black conductive coating has worn off the inside of the pot. The latter tends to happen due to dirt accumulation over time or liquid from spills.
But a heavily used stick can "drift" away from 0 even when the potentiometers are still good. Some games have a deadzone of as little as 10%. To put that into perspective, I bought a brand new PS5 controller and the left stick, out of the box, drifts downwards by 5.8%. This is normal and I think it's unreasonable to expect every joystick in every new controller to be at exactly 0. So I absolutely do not meant to complain about it. But I bring it up just to point out that even though 5.8% is within the deadzone and won’t be regarded as input, it does only leave me with 4.2% "leeway", so to speak, before it does begin to actually affect gameplay. If the stick had been perfectly centered out of the box then I'd have 10% of leeway. If you play games frequently then you could easily cause enough wear and tear to increase the drift to >10% in a matter of weeks. Once it reaches that threshold it's beyond the deadzone and will begin to be regarded as input by certain games.
You can fix the latter problem easily though by simply bending the plastic bit that moves the wiper disc in the opposite direction of the drift. Of course, this is easier to do with PS4 and PS5 controllers since you can do it while the board is plugged in to your computer and you can see the readings in test software while you make adjustments. With Xbox controllers you have to separate the two PCBs, make adjustments, plug them back together to check the readings, and then repeat until you get the sticks perfect.
Thanks so much for taking the time to explain this. Perfect 💯
I am pretty sure that something like 80% of the cases is the potentiometer fault. For the past four years, everytime my controllers started to drift I simply replaced the potentiometers through solding. Everytime it worked flawlessly ( and I did It a lot of times). You can actually see the friction damage in each broken potentiometer.
Whatever the cause they need to re-engineer these controllers. But it would hurt sales.
@@rafaelredmi1007
Can you make a video describing in detail? I have about 40 controllers now in my collection all with stick drift.
All joystick that use potentiometers will drift at some point, the mechanism just wheres out over time. This is why the joystick mechanism should be easily replaceable by the end user.
Thanks for the video champ
worked perfectly thank you bro 😂
In my case, the stick drift is caused when you pressed the sticks forcefully and constantly for a lomg time. Just map sprint LS to LB and your stick will survive the drift for years probably. Now even changing sprint from LS will cause slight drift after 1 year or 2, but most games lets you change deadzone to a higher number that eliminates drift if its not severe
What I'm confused about is the lawsuit. Apparently people are having issues within a year, but I used the same controller for over three years with absolutely heavy stick wear and never had ANY issues. The stick is literally smooth from being worn out but doesn't drift even one bit.
@@nezzled i had mine for 3 months and its awful
@@Morgan-pt6id that's weird then, I don't know why you had such a bad experience but I've never had issues
@@nezzled survivorship bias
@@Cunny_Lord That's an entirely different situation lol, I'm just stating that considering how well mine worked in the past it's hard for me to see others having issues.
Huh, probably not the best moment for youtube to recommend me that...
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It's also the plastic housing that keeps it centered. Just pressing in slightly on the sticks, causes them to re-center temporarily, and also reduces inconsistent responses from normal movement. I.E when you aim, and notice that you have to over, or under correct to keep on target.
Exactly he’s trying to give reason for misinformation
Never had a problem with stick drift with all the controllers I’ve had so I’m just here gathering more info about it
Hm so you don't own a Nintendo switch lol
@@user-og9bp6cb5w I have owned a Nintendo Switch for like 2 years and there is no stick drift. It's just your very unlucky to get stick drift. Xbox controllers are even more cheap.
Thank you this helps a lot man! 😃😃😃😃😃😃
Whoops, i thought this had to do with car drifting for some reason, Cool video though!! Theres something really satisfying about watching people who know alot about stuff work on their things, it's just relaxing :) i will sub 😊
The springs can loosen up enough from abuse when the stick returns slightly off center of the dead zones, BUT it'd have to be held in that position for many hundreds if not thousands of hours. But the springs don't get stressed in these mechanisms unless really abused, as they're actually stopped by the thumb stick touching the controller shell, not the springs 'bottoming out'... Springs don't tend to 'wear out' unless overstressed by pushing them past their normal operating range
The reason people may have said that causes stick drift is because it allows for more dust to get under the thumb stick, and dust leads to stick drift
Yea but most people don't know that some isopropyl alcohol will literally take away any stick drift if you clean the gyros properly, its sad that you have to take apart the controller and stuff but it beats dropping $50-70 on a new controller
@@yessuhyessuh2100 idk I don't normally clean my controllers and it was too expensive for me to wanna take it apart and mine don't have stick drift
Sweet hot damn. You saved me a lot of money and a lot of stress. Thanks a million for showing this. Huge help to me and I’m sure many others 👍👌
The fact that he was nice about the comments that said it would cause controller drift
Stick drift is caused by the potentiometer not reading 0 when the stick is centered. The stick is centered by a spring and by placing a toothpick in the thumbstick for a prolonged period you may wear out the spring so that its definition of center no longer aligns with the potentiometer's definition of center. I.e. stick drift!
oh ty now i know why my ps4 controller is having its own mind
@@snittydit1318 9/10 unless you're jamming it in place you can clean the potentiometers with isopropyl alcohol and your controller is good as new
@@yessuhyessuh2100 can I use alcohol to clean myself up
I’ve been using the 360 and the One S for Years and never got stick drift. This also goes with the PS1,PS3,PS4. I’ve only experienced stick drift on the switch.
I've never experienced drift with the Switch Pro Controller, either; it seems like the JoyCons just have shitty potentiometer friction.
@@commscan314 I mean, they were built small and compact. That might be the reason.
@@nootpooty It probably is. Maybe if Nintendo used an opto-mechanical system for them, they wouldn't face drift issues.
Thank you very much young man for this video
No worries!
That submarine sure can drift
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😅 thanks champion!
I don't think they were talking about you hitting anything with the toothpick but rather that applying constant pressure to the springs that re-center the stick could weaken them
Yep, had exactly this when I left a controller lying face down on the floor for a couple of weeks.
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this explains so much
0:38 so should i remove it? cuz i hate it when i play a game and stop the stick it moves a bit and stops, same with the Screen but thats for other various games.
No, do not remove those unless you're about to replace them
They are crutial to the joystick module. I suggest leaving them alone unless you are very confident handling and replacing these
What a stupid question.
@@TheAbbeyoftheEveryman now, there is no need to be that rude. It is logical for someone who doesn't know about controllers. You can remove that gray piece and not brake it, it is better to ask than to make mistakes
Protip: As someone who has worked with potentiometers in controllers of various kinds quite a lot, you can often fix jitter or "drift" by cleaning them with WD40 and letting them dry.
Horrible advice
Sure, if you want to degrade all the plastics around the potentiometer and cause worse issues for yourself.
Use Isopropyl alcohol. It's not anywhere near as harsh as WD-40, and it evaporates away practically instantly. If you want something that lubricates the inside of the stick, wait for the alcohol to dry and apply some 205g0 like mechanical keyboard modders use, that's plastic-safe.
The toothpick trick is classic and works on basically any control device. Even keyboard. I’ve even heard of it being used on SNES and genesis.
Did you do a video on the class action for stick drift? If not can you this is the first I’ve heard of it n definitely want know more ✊
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Linus Tech Tips explains stick drift really well in this video ruclips.net/video/2NfvzoDpcSM/видео.html
@@LILBROATENSION dont push up
You are my computer class teacher
Umm the tooth pick thing will cause stick drift but not from the potentiometer. Rather from the springs/ the return to zero system being worn-out. Although this form of drift can be reduced by adjusting the dead zone to be bigger.
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Moral the story If you don't know what stick drift is don't comment about it comment about it cause that right there this guy just explained it what causes it Cheers to you
watched this while doing some maintenance on my old elite controller, contact cleaner works great.
The way he called everyone champions made my day.
It streaches the rubber bands if you leave it like that for long periods of time, like we do for afk glitches and such. The bands no longer have enough tension to keep the stick perfectly straght, hence causing stick drift..
I've just fixed one by cleaning with isopropyl (didn't work) but then just reseating the potentiometers. Absolutely bang on precision now
I remember a video or something saying how there a better technology for replacing this potentiometers causing strick drift that'll eliminate the problem completely but companies dont want it to sell more controllers from breakdown.
I read it's been settled out of court and they haven't implemented any changes/fixes
You know what, just because you were so nice you will get a like and a new subscriber
Man your so close to 200k you did 100k once and you will double it now
Putting a toothpick in like described gives greater access for dust and debris particles to get in. Dust and debris is the number 1 cause of stick drift.
I've cleaned out so many players controllers who had stick drift. Found eye lashes, arm hair, dust, dirt, etc.
Whenever your controller is not in use, put it inside a case, or lay a zip lock bag/microfiber cloth/etc (any light weight material) over the top of it to prevent dust and debris from falling in.
The controller analog stick has the rounded bottom by design (it's not there to look cool or mesh in with the controller, it's there to act as a dust shield).
When cleaning your analog sticks without taking controller apart you need to have the controller upside down when wiping off dust. Use an alcohol soaked q tip and clean it.
another thing that causes stick drift is the gray plastic axis bracket that also breaks off.
Exactly its the potentiometers nice video
Thanks Daniel!
This is completely true for the series controller. Used it for just an hour and extreme non-registering my LS joystick.
Absolutely love your username. It'd be like an American naming himself 'Oil Thief Yankee Doodle'
It wont screw with the potentiometers, but it may screw with the spring that is used to reset the position of the analog stick
yeah mick set em stright!
Buttons have problems too, double inputs or nothing at all but only sometimes.
I personally prefer angling it on a desk because then there isn't a chance that bits get put into the controller
Just turn the controller face down, the rumble and slight pressure stops it turning off.
I think its not because their point is touching something however the force that potentiometers are under is causing stick drifts.
The 2nd and 3rd controllers be lookin like the controllers my friend gives me when I'm at his house 💀💀💀
I have a modular controller where i can open it up and take parts out and replace them. I noticed that when I get stick drift, it's usually because of hairs or dust. All I do is wipe it with a brush a few times, after removing the stick, in every direction and that usually gets whatever it is that's causing it out.
True the stick doesn't touch the in parts of the stick, but having it wedged in there will allow dirt and other things to get it and potentially get into the potentiometers.
This guy's accent it's so f****** funny I just be laughing all the time I couldn't even take him serious
I like how you prove you weren't damaging the thing by opening one up and stabbing it where it really hurts xD
I tried the stick thing for myself and now my PS4 controller's joystick drifts frequently, and it never did before, so that's pretty wicked and would imply that it actually does cause some sort of problem.
another way stick drift is caused (he made a vid on this btw) is if you pull ur stick upwards and move it about too much while pulled. you've basically popped it off the analog and repositioned it slightly.
the potentiometers often degrade basically because you have a piece of metal sliding against something coating in a conductor, eventually they wear down, the problem is that some are made too thin. Tbh, it seems like just a bad design overall as no matter what, the potentiometer will wear down and break. something optical or magnetic would be better.
keyboard for shooter games, controller for racing and fighting games saved so much money
I was flabbergasted when he just took off the whooe face of the controller
My friend had once built in stick drift straight from the box.
thanks legend
leaving an analog stick pushed or pulled to the same spot for a large amount of time can wear other parts and cause stick drift tho. Although the toothpick can't cause stick drift, using this method this to AFK something for many hours can. But only if you do it regularly.
Don't worry much about it tho, since the drift is more likely to show due to the company's fault than your own doings lol
ALOT of stick drift is just dead skin/grime/hair in the actual axis of the knob and if opened and cleaned can usually solve the issue. Over time wear and tear will wear the edges down and drift will appear, but the people saying 'had my controller 2 weeks and already have drift' its probably not the controller being broken rather then you've already managed to get something inside the axis
Please cover the causes of joycon drift, I wonder if it is a joy convention in my controller, or a con that brings joy
Can do!
I think the reason people are saying it will cause stick drift is because if put in to one constant direction it putting constant use on that sensor. Not so much the toothpick itself.
depends how long you're going to keep it locked in position, as there will be weardown at the max, in the position there, as the there is fricton and currentflow...but will need long long long time to keep blocked like this
I could see it wearing out the return to center springs, maybe causing them to take a set. Will it noticeably affect it over its lifespan? You tell me.
the issue with these potentiometers is that these are not encapsulated and collect alot of dust and moisture that will eventually lead to jumpy contact or corrosion, which leads to altered voltage output, which then causes the drift. the carbon traces are also not overly wear resistant and you can wear through the layer aswell, which is another problem.
dust and corrosion can be cleaned out most of the time, but a used up carbon film is a death sentence. if you then combine that with cheap quality, you got your desaster.
Stick drift can also but temporarily fixed by using alcohol on the white or black pads and the connectors in the blocks. If you really are bothered and can't seem too improve you can switch the pads from L3 to R3 or whatever the Xbox equivalent is. It's always better too replace since you get like three pairs for four dollars on Amazon.
the friciton is the biggest killer of controller sticks, i fixed mine by putting some dry lube on brand new stick modules, works perfectly although they have to be off the board to ensure no damage caused
It can cause the "springs" to wearout if you keep doing it making the stick incapable of returning to zero
There's a place in hell for manufacturers who purposely make drift to sell more controls.