Adrian SanabriaSaturday repair project time!
My partners’ thousands of hours in Rocket League have taken their toll on these poor PS5 controllers.
Thumbsticks replaced on two controllers. Pretty basic stuff. 5 philips screws and a few ribbon cables.
The next two controllers have drift issues, so they’re getting new thumbsticks, which will require desoldering the old ones and soldering in the new ones.
I have no problem with soldering, but still struggle with desoldering.
Looking forward to using a Xmas gifts for the first time though - this cordless soldering iron has some amazing features!
Board desoldered!
If you’ve ever wanted to see what a PS5 motherboard looks like, here you go.
Richard "mtfnpy" Harman (he/him)@sawaba for desoldering, this is spendy but *oh so* worth it for through-hole components. https://hakkousa.com/products/desoldering/fr-301-portable-desoldering-tool.html
@xabean that looks pretty sweet!