Can These Hall Effect Joysticks Work in a DualSense Controller?

5 months ago
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While I enjoy the feel of the orange Hall effect joystick, it does feel different; “smooth” seems to be the most common adjective describing it. So I've still been looking for a Hall effect joystick that feels like a regular potentiometer-type joystick. And I think the Hall sensors in this kit get as close as I've seen. But there are complications. Modifications will be required to get these joysticks to work with a DualSense controller. And they do have a higher noise output than a regular joystick. I do a bit of modifying, a bit of testing, and a little teardown. And finally, it does end up in a DualSense controller.

Joystick kit link: https://a.co/d/8fHmbYt
GamePadTester link: https://hardwaretester.com/gamepad

“Hall Effect Joystick Revisited” video: https://rumble.com/v4j07y2-hall-effect-joystick-revisited-tracking-down-that-different-feel.html
“Hall Effect Joystick Replacement” video: https://rumble.com/v3y8997-hall-effect-joystick-replacement-for-the-ps5-dualsense.html

00:00 Intro
00:43 Unboxing
01:18 Functionally Test & Failure Mode
03:22 Hall Sensor Parts
04:56 Modification #1
05:52 Response Testing
10:16 DualSense joystick replacement
16:15 Modification #2
18:23 Teardown
20:05 Final Thoughts

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