Controller repair

Nigzcurran

Hi my son got the 20th anniversary controller last year and it's not working properly, is there anywhere that does repairs in Dublin? Thanks

Treppen

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058322334/controller-repair

Any chance it's still in warranty? If you get on to Microsoft support and tell them how loyal you are and live Xbox they might help you out. They've been good for me before with other mess ups.

Also it shouldn't be breaking after one year so your consumer rights take precedence over any sellers Terms and Conditions.

What I would do if they gave me hassle is try and buy the exact same product from them again and return the dud one in new box and receipt etc.

Where did you get it from?

But ya there are places in Dublin if you Google. GameStop had a repair service, but not for the elite series!

Nigzcurran

Cheers it might have been Smyth's we bought it in but I can't remember for sure. I thought GameStop had closed down but I'll give them a google now, would have liked to use somewhere that had decent reviews

Treppen

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121385410#Comment_121385410

By any chance would they have the same model still there? But a new one and return the old one.

Nigzcurran

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121535639#Comment_121535639

Haven't seen it on sale since unfortunately

cml387

Some very good YouTube videos on repairing these. It might not be a big problem.

Treppen

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121546733#Comment_121546733

Ya I've used those before, but watch a few before taking stuff apart as some give bad info.

Elite controllers are supposed to be the worst and the regular ones are more straightforward. I suspect the anniversary one isn't elite!

Treppen

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058322334/controller-repair

What exactly is the issue?

Nigzcurran

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121549605#Comment_121549605

Both sticks seem to have a lot of drift. It's my son's he got it off santy last Christmas. I opened it up and gave it a clean but no improvement unfortunately. He has other controllers he is using but it would be a shame for it to end up in the bin

Treppen

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121550904#Comment_121550904

Seems to be common going by this repair guy, looks like they need to be swopped out rather than cleaned. Maybe cannibalise some sticks from another controller if they're the same type.

There's probably a few tutorials on line.

https://youtu.be/h2k9AYrwT7Q?si=s0Ry0yunDe6nOeS6