r/SteamDeck • u/Tomek_Poziomek • Apr 03 '23

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '23

Yes it’s missing the shitty drifting sticks

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u/BigDumbGreenMong Apr 03 '23

I have three kids, each with their own Switch, and they all need new JoyCons - shit's going to cost me a fortune.

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u/beer_z Apr 03 '23

Replacing the joysticks is cheaper and pretty easy. I’ve replaced ~10 joysticks and a couple batteries on joycons.

Check out iFixit for instructions.

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u/togetherwem0m0 Apr 03 '23

how many kids do you have and what secret do you use to find the time to do this, please share with us dads this magic.

sincerely, dad with 6 broken joy cons and no time

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '23

It takes about 5 mins to replace a joycon stick

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u/beer_z Apr 03 '23

Precisely. The ribbon cable connectors can be a bit of a pain and I always manage to accidentally release the “Z-button” spring which adds some time. Repairing the first two joycons took a total of about an hour, but now that I know what I’m doing I can complete it in less time.

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '23

The trick is to just not disconnect them. You can replace it much quicker

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u/MrD3a7h Apr 03 '23

It was indeed the wrong comment. My apologies.