So, the only thing I really wanted from the joy-cons was a better antenna. And now I have one!

Following this advice from Reddit, I took some joy-con-1s and just... crammed a better antenna into the case. Got a pack of sixteen for $10 on ebay, the part number is molex-1461530100. The right joy-con has a snap connector that already matches this part, the left joy-con requires you to strip and solder a wire, hopefully you can sorta see the solder point in these photos.

Look how tiny the old antenna is compared to the new one. No wonder it has problems. And it's not even a very expensive part. Nintendo could absolutely have been doing this the whole time for like, pennies of difference. Especially given how much they charge for new joy-cons. Oh well.

https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/7myhlj/joycon_antenna_upgrade_details_and_thoughts_after/

https://www.logisticsct.com/blog/nintendo-switch-left-joycon-sync-fix/

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woooo, today I got the Rise C kit from extremeRate installed. this kit converts a ps4 controller from usb micro to usb c, and it also adds four "remap" buttons on the back, which can be programmed to copy another button on the controller. it's tournament-legal, if you care about that.

I wish they'd go back to written guides. not a fan of the video instructions. But I was able to figure it out, and I admit, it does give me a lot more views of where all the wires go.

this is definitely the hardest kit of theirs I've done so far due to the thin wires. I only burnt myself with the soldering iron twice!

I do *not* want to go back in there again. which means... I can start covering it in stickers, and not worry about having to peel them off later!

#game_controller #nycki_stuff #photo #dualshock4 #extremerate #custom_controller