I Paid £15 For a FAULTY 8BitDo Controller | Can I FIX It?
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- No power? Dead? Yes please.
This 8BitDo Pro Controller was bought faulty from eBay. It doesn't power on and also doesn't charge, so it's completely dead!
Let's try and fix it!
Hope you enjoy!
Steve
PS. I'm not an expert in repairs at all. I do this for fun, and it may not be the best or safest way to go about repairing broken stuff. I'm pretty good at melting plastic though. Please don't copy me - I'm an idiot.
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What A Stupid GAME!
🤣😂🤣😂
it's "Aloominum".....
@@MjC7192No it's aluminium
@@MjC7192Stoopid murican
The game looks like the Micro Machines game on the PS1. Great memories and fun with friends
Can we just appreciate the board looking like a Batman Batarang
That was my first thought when I saw it 🤣
But did it look like a fatter Batarang?
Right
Thanks to you, I managed to solder a switch back onto my car keyfob, saving myself a £200 replacement. It cost me £6.50 as I had to buy the switch in a set of 10 from RS components and the kit, all for about £25.
Way to go! Doesn't it feel good?
Great job MacGuyering this stupid thing back to life. May your hat be tasty when you get one. 🎩🍰
Thanks Sorakat! 😍 hat's on order!
@@StezStixFixComing from China, is it?
@@FiveStringCommandoExpecting a fake hat, are we? 😜
I hope it’s made of chocolate or fondant!
MMM chocolate
Maybe a little solder on the other side of the board (where the legs are) might add a little bit of strength (assuming the solder blobs on both sides melt into one)
Yeah, good shout. I didn't show it in the video, but the solder I applied did seep through to the other side, so the port is nice and solid! 👍
SOLID!
@@StezStixFix SOLIDDDD
solid
These 8bitdo controllers are fairly easy to repair and the manufacturer still sells parts and pads and sticks for replacements. They do NOT sell the R1/R2 pads though.
If those fail on you, replacement pads for an N64 Z-trigger will work if trimmed down slightly, since they already have mounting holes in the right spots on the silicone pad.
The Flat Flex connector for the analog sticks is EXTREMELY fragile, so be very careful when unlocking it. I've had to re-solder a new one on and it's not fun.
You need more lengthy videos. I super enjoy watching you. Youre one of my favorite youtubers and I wish I could afford to support you. So thank you for what you do. Youre funny, relaxing, informative, etc. So please make some longer videos and keep doing what you do.
To be honest, you can't really make a successful repair video longer. If he had more challenges, they would be longer.
15 minutes is the perfect length
Funny you should mention Micro Machines, Toybox Turbos was published by the same company that did the original games - Codemasters. It's their spiritual sequel to the series. I've never played it, but friends have told me it's fun.
Nice fix, man that mainboard looks like it was made by Batman. Shapes like a batarang:)
Steve, great video as always. Entertaining and informative as usual but when you replace a surface mount capacitor or resistor, clean both Lands of old solder, clean with isopropyl alcohol and then add fresh solder to one Land only. Melt the solder and add the component back to the board, then solder the other side. If you do it that way, the component will always be flat to the board and back in the correct position without moving.
Hey Stez always see ya Vids and they are the first I click on when go live. Your mix of humor, tech and song is what sets you apart from others. Love ya work your doing an ace job! ❤
Triple double is where a basketball player gets double figures in his individual stats, like 10 points 10 rebounds and 10 assist aka triple double!
Best disassembly track yet ❤
I think that type c port would have been a great place for that chip quick low melt solder. Probably could have gotten it free with iron only.
Could always bend a giant (comparatively) piece of solid copper wire round to all the pins, it spreads heat well with a single iron.
@@hugegamer5988 That is a method that "Mr SolderFix " channel gives examples of
I have a few of those. Have replaced bumper buttons and charging ports a couple times. I do LOVE them though, especially when playing retro games on Switch or PC
This is the only channel that I watch it 1080p. I don’t know why I do it or why I told everyone…Stupid Statement
That port looks fine, not gonna go anywhere. Great job on this one.
My SF30 died recently, something started burning on the inside when charging, I could smell it, then it stopped turning on, and charging. I'm nowhere near as knowledgeable as you, so I just bought a cheap 2nd hand SN30 from CEX, and swapped the insides. They stopped production on the SF30s (Super Famicon design) so they get rarer, and more expensive with time, so this was a good way of fixing it for a noob like myself.
I'm pretty sure that the 16-pin USB-C ports are USB 2.0 only, basically a reduced feature set when compaired to the 24-pin ports. The PS5 controller also uses a 16-pin port, but the PCB side pinout is different to pretty much all of the USB ports on the market (you can buy them from RS in the UK, something to bear in mind if you ever need to fix one).
I saw someone do a repair video with the wrong PS5 USB-C ports the other day on tiktok - I figured I'd leave a comment letting him know it wasn't going to work and discovered he was using amazon affiliate links to send people towards the wrong USB-C ports to fix their PS5 controllers and telling people that they must have fried the usb controller when soldering whenever someone said they didn't work.
Needless to say, he "moderated" my comment away informing people to go to RS.
@@medes5597 that's crazy. I bought some from RS but only used 1, trying to sell the rest as singles on eBay at buy price but no one wants to spend the money required for a legit port. I wonder how many controllers are in the bin after no-fix
I can't say I watch all your videos, but I'm watching _most_ of them. And I really have been appreciating the consistency but also the improvements you've been doing over the 1-2yrs of you doing this. I notice little things getting better, plus big things. Such as your nice fading into the song leading up to opening up the device. And the parts that you keep, such as your seemingly intentional awkwardness (are dodos dead?, point in the air with the listing overlay), really adds to the honesty of this whole thing. :) Please keep on being awesome!
You really should look into purchasing some soldering iron tips with what hakko lists as bcm/cm shape. They are conical shaped tips with a diagonal cut and a dent on the cut surface. The dent on the cut surface helps a ton when doing this type of "drag soldering" because the surface tension of solder in the dent helps prevent solder bridging. The other main benefit is that the tip is a straight shaft which helps avoid touching surrounding components when "drag soldering" pins of a connector/IC.
also having two micro needle nose pliers would have helped put 2 bends in those outer grounding pins creating a similar shape as the pins of the original connector, so the pins would have fit into the holes and help provide sturdiness to the connector.
Well MacGuyered indeed, once apart it looked like Batman should be throwing it! 😂😂
probably the best Patreon rap yet Steve. You should do an all rap, no fix compilation video. 😄😄
Nice. These are awesome controllers. Would hate for any of them to go to waste.
Obviously you dont need any tips from me but a usb-C breakout could maybe help you fault find those pesky usb-c ports prior to replaceing them.
Big man...the rap and singing was on point in this video.
Really enjoyed it. Dont ever stop singing
The music jams are almost the best part, why would anyone skip these? Great videos!
Oh, Saint Steve. Acknowledging you mistakes, makes you a very relatable person ...or Saint.
i remember micro machines, go too fast and you're off the kitchen table!
I have one of these in the wired version. and it's great
You know, over here we can get bags of sweet licorice in the shape of small hats. So, whenever I promise to eat my hat, and have to follow through, I'll just have one of those... luckily I quite like 'em too. 😆
I’ve got 2 of these for my laptop, though mine are dark grey. So far I think they’re pretty great.
13:10 What can you do while you're waiting on it charging, Steve? Oh! I don't know, maybe pop out to a local millinery?🤣
I have a wired one of these. I've noticed that even the best controllers from China tend to have a little too much play on the d-pad and can give you a vertical movement when you move horizontal. A small piece of electric tape under the pivot point of the d-pad fixes this.
But, getting into the thing, I unplugged the USB cable and scrapped off a zenner diode that was a poor man's voltage regulator on the data line, which broke the line and now it doesn't work. I got new diodes to fix it and made a right mess of it. I need to revisit it at some point.
Steve to protect the board/ components couldn't you use Heat Resistant Tape? keep up the good work love the channel.
This was a pretty good video Steve and honestly I'm glad I discovered your channel! I always watch a video or two before I do some repairs for the day with a bunch of broken consoles I bought. I also love the VOS segments of the videos since I find myself kinda singing along to it. Anyways, keep it up Steve! Some support from the US :)
I love my 8bitdo SN30 PRO controller .. I originally bought it for the switch but use it more on Retroarch as I have a switch pro controller
Hey stez, fancy having a go at fixing a replica rc ghost grap from ghostbusters?
Something has gone wonky on the door opening mechanism
Thus is one of the best disassembled jams I've heard you do. And I've listened to maybe all of them.
Hmm. I'm having a similar problem with my 8BitDo Pro controller. I can still use it but it has to be plugged in all the time because the battery won't hold a charge. 🤔
If you can use it plugged in the USB port is fine. Most likely the battery is below the safe voltage to recharge or just shot, or possibly the charging chip has failed.
5:30
Exploding case latches
People were offended by the singing. Im offended by the "skip to this time to skip the song" prompt. The singing is gold!
I usually skip through the second half of the rap, however I must admit I stayed for the whole thing. Fun Cover and your flow is getting better! Awesome Repair and Rap made for a killer video! Badass
I love these, gives me the confidence to wanna start soldering
That ending credit is a certified Test Drive 6 moment
Great video sir! Oh my lord, the song was an actual banger! Keep up the awesome job.
I usually skip the song but you caught a flow on this one. 👌
Batman is most pleased you fixed his controller.
The 8bitdo controllers are surprisingly good. I thought a 3rd party controller would be wonky and trash but I wound up replacing my XB1 controller on PC with one.
It's got grip buttons, which- I thought were a gimmick but they're so, useful.
I have the SN30 Pro+ Game Boy-themed model, and it's now my main PC controller over the Xbox One S controller I was using. D-Pad is excellent for retro games, sticks work well for the rest, and if the rechargeable battery dies it fits AA's straight away. Plus, it works on the Switch as an added bonus.
@@Festivus_Miracle Yeah, I stumbled onto their controllers because the Switch controller was way too expensive.
$20 cheaper and more functions sold me on it after a few reviews.
The only complaints I had the model you mentioned were addressed with the Pro2. Grip buttons, the profile button etc.
If I'm honest I prefer their M30 though for retro games, growing up with the Genesis I like the rolling dpad more. But the Pro+/2 dpad is super good for sure
Hahaha the "It was a good day" spoof is hilarious af lol
To be fair, Steve. That minor D-Pad issue was technically not working first time, so it may have saved you a beret salad.
Fir that button right besides the port, you can use Kapton tape, it blocks a lot of heat
I got the purple one and it works really good with s deck
usually i skip the patreon raps but that was actually fire, love the spin you put on the instrumental too. great job fixing it too, awesome video!
Good use of the Multi Meter
*I just bought KEWEISI USB Amp and Volt tester! Didn't now it was the same as yours lol! bargain price at 90p delivered!* 👍💪
Very well done. Would also be possible to solder a larger capacity battery?
I'm here for the fix, hope these episodes go on.
There's also a big bonus, and that's the song.
Peace.
That was an amazing rendition of It Was a Good Day ❤
Patrons’ song another level, Steve….👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
You wanted to desolder the USB C port. So why did you start by rubbing flux and leaded solder every where? Is that easier to desoulder? Or does it add a heat sink in there to prevent the button from melting?
great fix man! toy box? that's a copy of micro machines I used to play a lot back in the days.
Music was 10/10 today, job well done
Great save, the controller looks amazing and you'll definitely make your money back.
Regardless of what the company claims, it's 8-Bit DOH. Like Nin Ten DOH.
Ice Cube would be happy with that rendition!
Best controller companion for the steam deck. I use the same. You can put the controller in 4 modes. X-input for best compability. But steamos can handle pro controller setting. And then the legends on the controller are correct. So don't know what mode is the best.
+1 for the extra "i" there, it really really grinds my gears hearing "aloomimum" esp as I have read some folks over there are taught a Mr Hall invented it (sounds familiar cough cough jet propulsion, radar, asdic, televisions /glosses over long long list of falsely claimed "firsts") when in fact it was a Danish chap and some fine French folk who were there way before Mr Hall. It must have irked majorly too with all them bauxite resources in control of a certain empire ;) Still, they did invent the hot dog that is something, useful in how to use up the nasty bits of livestock :P
Nice video Stez as always,cant wait to see whats the next thing you will repair
Damn I didn't know this channel grew to the point where you could hire Ice Cube for VOS!
great video
like the bat board in the controller
I've never seen you apply heat from your bottom before. The muscle control must be phenomenal.
I would like to know how you make the Great Raps. I enjoy listening to them.
I've watched a TON of your videos and I have to say that this one has the BEST rap yet! Loved all of the old school references you threw in there, including 'Dumb and Dumber' of all things! Do you write these yourself? If so, props to you man! Your rap game is as good as your soldering :)~
never knew they made a green plastic one, i own a few and they've never failed me... so congrats to the one who broke it
Steve is definitely beekeeping age.
If you didn't use chipquik on everything you would have less chance of disturbing surrounding components. Chipquik transfers heat its made to get under chips.
Hello from the USA 🇺🇸 love your channel
To be fair, I believe that *is* the port they used, but they had pre-bent the legs to be stepped outward.
Great repair! Toybox is a fantastic game, good memories of MM. The 1v1 battles are good too
Good solder job well done
If you didn't get it working, that PCB makes a nice batarang.
Micro Machines is SUCH a nostalgic game for me Steve! Great taste 👏👏
That's not Micro Machines, It's Toybox Turbos
As always, great video Steve. I was wondering if you have something like a list of music that you use and that I am too blind to see? Thanks in advance!
Stupid Controller - Brilliant Fix of Controller Whoever designed these USB ports knew they were creating a throwaway device...... that is until Steve gets it... Well done mate
Cheers mate. Yeah, a bit annoying to have to bodge a new port on, but hopefully it should last! 👍
In my experience this isn't common with 8BitDo products. I've got 6 of their controllers and I've put them all through hell and the worst thing that's happened is.... I wore off the rubber on the thumb sticks of my SN30Pro, but in 8BitDo's defense I was playing Smash Bros and that game is brutal on any controller 😂
Nicely done Steve!
Lol...triple double, mostly used as a basketball statistic meaning accumulating double digit counts in 3 unique stat categories. For instance a single game stat line of 15 points, 10 assists and 11 rebounds. 3 in double digits. Ice cube is a big bb and la Lakers fan.
I find that there is a growing interest in selling broken stuff on eBay. Mainly because all these up and coming fixing channels are buying it up in hopes to fix it. then there's other people who buy stuff to fix it and try to make a profit. I really hope that the market for it doesn't do what most eBay markets do. Prices gradually creep up and up until they plateau then crash.
There's an issue that makes it hard in North America. In the UK, things are commonly referred to as "spares and repairs" when listed. Here in NA, people just post "it ain't no work" or other unintelligible baloney and then it's impossible to search for broken things easily. We also have a major problem with people just throwing things in the trash or scrap bin, the culture of repairing and reusing things is lost here. It breaks my heart that all the scrap metal bins here have cameras and they will charge you if you take something out of them that needs a simple repair. I see so much great easily fixable stuff. I'm sure the scrap bin guys have electronics needs they send all that stuff to.
I doubt it. I don't even think what you are saying is true. These channels are relatively small and there is not that many of them. And besides tronics fix the big ones are uk based. There is so many defective and broken items that it's hardly possible for something like this to make a dent.
@@trevor245 You're missing my point. The people selling the stuff as broken are wanting people like this guy to buy it. And as it gets more and more popular. The prices are going to go up. That's capitalism through and through.
@@Dtr146 you are acting like there was no one repairing stuff before youtube repair channels. There are a few flaws with what you are saying. For one the prices of defective items are already based on the prices of working equivalents. And some more common faults even have pretty standard going rates based on the amount of effort it would take to repair, take for example switches that don't charge or ps4s with defective hdmi ports. This is not something that would be influenced whatsoever by what must be less than 100 people who buy items to repair on RUclips. Also if you want to use your capitalism theory you could also easily make the argument that since supply with defective items is solely based on what people think is worth selling and not how many there actually are, assuming that demand does go up, which I doubt, that would only cause more supply to show up as people start to be aware of people wanting to buy broken items. And this increase in supply is basically infinitely scalable. It's not something to worry about.
@@trevor245 I feel like I'm banging my head on a brick wall but I'm going to make one last attempt. RUclips videos of people fixing stuff brings a want to more people to fix stuff. The more people that want to fix stuff. The more broken stuff people are going to buy. The more broken stuff people buy the more expensive it's going to get. I wouldn't be surprised if there's people that will start selling untested stuff just to be put in a video. If you don't see where this might go. Then you're probably part of the problem.
My 8BitDo Controller has a faulty usb port too, it's sad for a controller which is supposed to be good quality. It happens if you play a lot using usb cable instead of wireless connexion, the usb port isn't strong enough.
Good job Steve, another one bites the dust
Great fix Steve thanks
Why is it important to add leaded solder before removing a component?
You are forever entertaining and I appreciate you and I wish I was your neighbour.
⟨ 10:22 ⟩
"solid, solid and solid"
( the NorthRidgeFix vibe )
you're gonna be my next favorite technician on RUclips...
🤭🥰👍✨✨❤️
Love the videos but I'd like to see more complex fixes. I'm 20 seconds in and guessing this is ANOTHER broken port?
Good to see Gordon make an appearance after the schofield revelations.
Proper good job mate.
Go to a fancy cake shop and get them to make you a cake in the shape of a hat... That seems to fulfil your promise!
What's the brand of the flux that you use?
Big big fan of your videos.
Thanks a lot for you awesome work here. 👍
That might have been the least confident "solid" face I've seen on this channel yet, Steve! XD