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[Topher]

So dropped my DualSense edge a couple of weeks ago and ever since I'm hearing this noise from the inside like a small piece broke off and is loose. Controller works just fine, but damn......that noise.

So rather than just leaving things well enough alone, my dumb ass self decided I was going to crack open this $200 piece of plastic and remove this foul annoyance.

Cut to the chase, I accomplished what I set out to do and removed the plastic. Then I began putting the thing back together. That's when things went sideways.

The replaceable thumbsticks, a major feature of this controller, is held in place by a the black piece of plastic on the underside of the controller. There is also a toggle switch which will pop this plastic out when engaged. That switch has a spring attached to it.

This:

Come to find out, springs are........springy. A wise man would be extra careful when trying to put this spring back where it belongs as anyone who has ever used a rubber band will know quite well what happens when you hold one end, pull back and let go. Even accidentally.

I am no such wise man.

So yeah....this spring sprung and damned if I know where it landed. Finding a replacement online is proving difficult. Thankfully the controller still works. It just looks....

Long story short (too late?)......don't be a dumbass like me. Be careful with that spring.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Wow you should be executed for being such a dumbass

 

[Kuranghi]

Sorry for your loss pal, I know a thing or two about my spring being sprung at the wrong moment, I have a really high sex drive y'see.

Wow you should be executed for being such a dumbass

Jeez, let's get some compassion going here ya massive bastard haha

 

[Topher]

Wow you should be executed for being such a dumbass

You know man......I'll never forget the first time I met you.

I keep trying though.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Plastic held together with screws don't mix with hard floors when dropped by senior citizens with arthritis. Who knew?

 

[Kenneth Haight]

Sonys profits are down so do the right thing and buy a new one to give Jimbo a nice retirement

 

[ReBurn]

That sucks. To be honest I would also risk breaking it to not have to hear it rattle.

 

[Topher]

Plastic held together with screws don't mix with hard floors when dropped by senior citizens with arthritis. Who knew?

Mod of War is it possible to request bans.......on behalf of others?

 

[Skifi28]

Thankfully the controller still works.

 

[Agent_Nobody]

So dropped my DualSense edge a couple of weeks ago and ever since I'm hearing this noise from the inside like a small piece broke off and is loose. Controller works just fine, but damn......that noise.

So rather than just leaving things well enough alone, my dumb ass self decided I was going to crack open this $200 piece of plastic and remove this foul annoyance.

Cut to the chase, I accomplished what I set out to do and removed the plastic. Then I began putting the thing back together. That's when things went sideways.

The replaceable thumbsticks, a major feature of this controller, is held in place by a the black piece of plastic on the underside of the controller. There is also a toggle switch which will pop this plastic out when engaged. That switch has a spring attached to it.

This:

Come to find out, springs are........springy. A wise man would be extra careful when trying to put this spring back where it belongs as anyone who has ever used a rubber band will know quite well what happens when you hold one end, pull back and let go. Even accidentally.

I am no such wise man.

So yeah....this spring sprung and damned if I know where it landed. Finding a replacement online is proving difficult. Thankfully the controller still works. It just looks....

Long story short (too late?)......don't be a dumbass like me. Be careful with that spring.

I’ve seen that same exact same spring roughly the same size in something else, and I’m absolutely struggling to remember what and it’s driving me nuts lol.

 

[Mikado]

So you can get these magnetic... rake ... things from like home depot. Basically a big bar magnet on a stick.

You might be able to find the spring that way. But yes, it is probably best to move on and accept your loss.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

You know man......I'll never forget the first time I met you.

I keep trying though.

Who are you again?

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

-10 pts for not blaming Xbox and/or Phil Spencer.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Don't lie, you threw it against the wall when you opened Gaf to all the Sony news.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Jeez, let's get some compassion going here ya massive bastard haha

You're right. My bad

I'm sorry to the edge contoller for having such a shitty owner

I just hope he wasn't used to play Starfield

 

[Topher]

Who are you again?

Ask your mom

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

You could try using a magnet on a stick or something to find it.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Ask your mom

No need. Your mums boyfriend reminded me

 

[Topher]

Don't lie, you threw it against the wall when you opened Gaf to all the Sony news.

Actual footage.....

 

[Punished Miku]

Ask your mom

Rule #1 when you make a thread. Skip to page 2 and don't read any replies on page 1.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Ask your mom

Dang his mom knows everyone around town. Such a resourceful and nice woman. Must be a doordash driver.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Dang his mom knows everyone around town. Such a resourceful and nice woman. Must be a doordash driver.

2nd only to his wife

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

2nd only to his wife

I don't even know how they rank doordash drivers.

 

[Danjin44]

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

I don't even know how they rank doordash drivers.

I tally how many men on the street ask me how my mum is and then compare

 

[Topher]

I don't even know how they rank doordash drivers.

There is an Ass of Can Whooping 's Mom scale

 

[bender]

I thought this thread was going to be about you using the "Edge" as a sex toy.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Anyway back to controllers

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

I thought this thread was going to be about you using the "Edge" as a sex toy.

I'll be edging during Stellar Blade without the controller. Better?

 

[bender]

I'll be edging during Stellar Blade without the controller. Better?

You aren't Topher , so no, not better. Also:

 

[Alebrije]

spring breakers always do dumb stuff...

 

[Topher]

spring breakers always do dum stuff...

 

[YeulEmeralda]

If it makes you feel better OP I dropped a €200 electric toothbrush a few weeks ago.

Electronics vs Floor

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

You aren't Topher , so no, not better. Also:

Who me?

 

[Dr. Acid Avatar]

Damn that sucks. I'd call around to some computer stores until you can find someone who could maybe fix it for you. Maybe that's possible for you?

 

[bender]

Who me?

Is this guy smart enough to know the importance of this movie?

 

[Topher]

Damn that sucks. I'd call around to some computer stores until you can find someone who could maybe fix it for you. Maybe that's possible for you?

Ain't a lot around me for that and I doubt they have this particular size spring. But I might try that if I can't find a replacement online.

 

[bender]

Ain't a lot around me for that and I doubt they have this particular size spring. But I might try that if I can't find a replacement online.

Try calling Jerry.

 

[Topher]

Try calling Jerry.

 

[bender]

 

[Beer Baelly]

Did they play this at the wedding?

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Is this guy smart enough to know the importance of this movie?

Of course I know how important Sixteen Candles is.

 

[Ribi]

you'll find the spring. is it not on ifixit?

 

[Agent_Nobody]

I’ve seen that same exact same spring roughly the same size in something else, and I’m absolutely struggling to remember what and it’s driving me nuts lol.

It’s somewhat like a stainless steel ballpoint pen spring with the end loops flattened out:

Still I remember that same flattened setup with the tighter thicker springs like in the original pic but I just can’t remember where… it‘s like the springs on the back of a guitar for the tremolo bar( whammy bar)...they are built to spring in instead of out…except tiny.

 

[Nankatsu]

Walk barefoot from now on until you find that spring!

#ForTheSpring!

 

[bender]

Of course I know how important Sixteen Candles is.

 

[hybrid_birth]

How I broke my vagina, now i feel numb. - A cautionary tale.

 

[RoadHazard]

So what does that spring do if it works fine without it? Seems like a waste, springs don't grow on trees!

 

[Dacvak]

Been there, but with Xbox Elite repairs.

 

[Topher]

So what does that spring do if it works fine without it? Seems like a waste, springs don't grow on trees!

It is attached to a release latch that holds a plastic cover in place. If you want to replace the thumbsticks, you gotta pop off that cover. You don't have to remove the latch and spring unless you are opening up the controller.

But yeah.....it's just cosmetics.

Edit: actually.....I just remembered that piece of plastic is what holds the controller in place on the damn charger.