RoadHazard
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So now you can't put that cover back on? That's a shame!
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How I broke my DualSense Edge: A Cautionary Tale
- Thread starter Topher
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So now you can't put that cover back on? That's a shame!
Topher
Gold Member
I edited my post. I also can't put it on the charger anymore.
Papa_Wisdom
Member
Xmas day 1999
Brand new Dreamcast unboxed, set up on the table in front of the tv.
Playing house if the dead 2.
Made a sudden move, pretending I’m a cowboy in the wild west
Pulled the console off the table, landed upside down on the laminate, broke something inside and it stopped working.
Not the greatest Xmas.
Brand new Dreamcast unboxed, set up on the table in front of the tv.
Playing house if the dead 2.
Made a sudden move, pretending I’m a cowboy in the wild west
Pulled the console off the table, landed upside down on the laminate, broke something inside and it stopped working.
Not the greatest Xmas.
Agent_Nobody
Member
They probably figured you were one of the simple minds that needed a reminder to not forget about me…
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bender
What time is it?
Agent_Nobody
Member
You will have pun whether you find it punny or not…
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Papa_Wisdom
Member
Agent_Nobody
Member
Just wait till you get to my dad jokes:
’Guy walks into a bar and says: ”Oww”.’
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MarkMe2525
Member
The springs will always get you, one of my switch controllers bit the dust in the same manner. Sorry broseph
Miyazaki’s Slave
Gold Member
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King Dazzar
Member
Topher
sorry to hear that mate. I've had some similar fun and games across 3 x custom scuff dualsenses in order to upgrade the batteries and tinker with the thumbstick modules. Common one for me was losing the tiny spring metal tensioners used in the adaptive triggers. But most of this stuff you can usually get replacements for online. The Edge will be a little bit more awkward for some of its parts as its not so common or been out so long. Good luck. If you reopen it, I'd be tempted to try a better battery, which I've seen on aliexpress.
Agent_Nobody
Member
20+ bucks is bullshit though there is way cheaper.
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Miyazaki’s Slave
Gold Member
I don't disagree...but he will get the other parts that he will inevitably need to replace when he gets p0wn3d playing H@l0!! (and there are cheaper ones you can get on ebay as well I just snagged the first link result I got)
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WitchHunter
Banned
Grab a strong magnet and scrub the floor+carpet with it. If you don't have one, but have an old HDD around, just crack it open, remove the head assembly's neodymium magnet and use that (just keep that magnet away from working hdds). Also, if you can't find it, you can make one yourself or ask someone nicely around your location to make one from a spring wire.
Another way to find it is to get a fucking great flashlight, turn off all other lights in the room (make sure it's pitch black), get on all fours put down the flashlight on the floor and watch the cast shadows things create. Ezypeasy.
Another way to find it is to get a fucking great flashlight, turn off all other lights in the room (make sure it's pitch black), get on all fours put down the flashlight on the floor and watch the cast shadows things create. Ezypeasy.
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Sleepwalker
Member
It is a bad situation not gonna lie, fortunately all you have to do is press R3 to activate detective vision and the spring will be highlighted in yellow. I was stuck on this part for a couple hours.
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Topher
Gold Member
I've got the flash light out several times looking for it. Yeah.....it has got to be here, but it is small.
cash_longfellow
Gold Member
Come on man, did you literally just start gaming? There is always a loose ass piece of small plastic rattling around in any controller within 3-4 months. If there isn’t, then you aren’t playing enough lol
BusierDonkey
Member
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.
That's an extension spring, you can buy them off Amazon, usually come in small kits with a bunch of sizes for around $10.
Topher
Gold Member
yeah, I was looking at those last night. Someone posted the actual dimensions on reddit, but I haven't found it yet. Hopefully I'll come across it soon.
Thanks
Mr.Phoenix
Member
Having read this entire thread... I have concluded that you are all heartless.
There is a sprung spring somewhere out there in what must feel like a wilderness to it. All on its own, taken away from the luxuries and comfort of its edgy existence. And not a single one of you has mentioned trying to save it.
Heartless fuckers the lot of you. I feel bad for the spring.
There is a sprung spring somewhere out there in what must feel like a wilderness to it. All on its own, taken away from the luxuries and comfort of its edgy existence. And not a single one of you has mentioned trying to save it.
Heartless fuckers the lot of you. I feel bad for the spring.
Topher
Gold Member
It's tiny. No, I literally saw it fly up into the air and away......somewhere.
Didn't think about upgrading the battery.
FrankWza
Member
Ah OK. There's only one compatible battery. It's on aliexpress onlyIt's tiny. No, I literally saw it fly up into the air and away......somewhere.
Didn't think about upgrading the battery.
Astray
Gold Member
Reminded me of that episode of Seinfeld with the Russian Author and the business organizer lol.
Iced Arcade
Member
You arse
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Hey Topher,
If it makes you feel better, I took apart my old microwave a couple years ago trying to fix it as the dial wouldnt work. Anytime i rotated it either direction, the timer would barely go up or down.
You guys wouldn't believe how difficult and dangerous it is. When you take out the screws to take off the metal shell it's actually a bendy kind of sheet metal that must be nicely machined in place so it lines up nice because to put it back together you kind of got to bend it and screw them all back. It wasnt easy lining it all up perfect. That metal shell is also some reason sharp like a knife and I sliced my palm on it. lol
My fix didn't help much. It kind of did and then the dial went back to not really working, so I just said fuck it and bought a new one. So much for trying to save $130.
If it makes you feel better, I took apart my old microwave a couple years ago trying to fix it as the dial wouldnt work. Anytime i rotated it either direction, the timer would barely go up or down.
You guys wouldn't believe how difficult and dangerous it is. When you take out the screws to take off the metal shell it's actually a bendy kind of sheet metal that must be nicely machined in place so it lines up nice because to put it back together you kind of got to bend it and screw them all back. It wasnt easy lining it all up perfect. That metal shell is also some reason sharp like a knife and I sliced my palm on it. lol
My fix didn't help much. It kind of did and then the dial went back to not really working, so I just said fuck it and bought a new one. So much for trying to save $130.
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Omnipunctual Godot
Gold Member
It might be worth it to scour the area with a strong magnet, like a fishing magnet.
Sleepwalker
Member
/r/illegallifeprotip
Buy a new one on amazon, preferably from warehouse deals, take the spring out from the new one and return it.
Buy a new one on amazon, preferably from warehouse deals, take the spring out from the new one and return it.
This is a joke post
or is it? 
HAHA got you with the fake spoiler
Why do you keep opening the spoilers bro?
Haha seriously stop!
DO NOT OPEN THE NEXT ONE
LAST WARNING
you lost the game
Mr.Phoenix
Member
I couldn't stop!!!!. I impulsively opened every single one of them like the completionist I am. I better get a trophy for this shit./r/illegallifeprotip
Buy a new one on amazon, preferably from warehouse deals, take the spring out from the new one and return it.
This is a joke post
or is it?
HAHA got you with the fake spoiler
Why do you keep opening the spoilers bro?
Haha seriously stop!
DO NOT OPEN THE NEXT ONE
LAST WARNING
you lost the game
Disco Dave
Member
King Dazzar
Member
Have you fitted yours yet? Just wondering how the fit is (fractionally bigger apparently) and if the life is actually improved... there were some mixed reviews
Cheers.
StereoVsn
Member
Clearly you need tot take the controller apart again and look at the spring on the other stick to measure it!
I mean what are the chances of you losing the other one?
On a separate note, this is why I don’t buy super expensive controllers, because I just know I will break them.
YOU PC BRO?!
Member
'dropped' my DuelSense or threw it across the room? Be honest buddy, we are all friends here.
calistan
Member
If you have an old fashioned hardware store near you, it's worth asking there. I needed to replace a broken spring in my pinball table once, so I went to a hardware shop and the guy brought out a massive box of springs in every size. Found the one I needed, and he didn't even want any money for it.
FrankWza
Member
No my order still hasn't arrived.
King Dazzar
Member
Cool. Hey at least you will have learned a bit about opening and assembling/dissembling one. Amazing the amount of tech that goes into a normal dualsense, let alone an Edge. I try not to open them unless I have to these days. Because even the way the screws tension the whole assembly may change it ever so slightly when putting it all back together. But ifI finally found the damn thing. Minor miracle really considering how small it is. Edge is whole again.
Thanks for the offerings of hope, sympathy..........and the laughter, the ridicule, and, of course, the jokes.
Got the full service treatment out of GAF for my little drama.
FrankWza
gives thumbs up when he tries one of the batteries, I may yet take the plunge again. Edge is a cracking controller isn it. Here's my two I keep to the side of my recliner, permanently on a dock at hands reach to be swapped.
cireza
Member
I always knew you would find it.
Topher
Gold Member
Cool. Hey at least you will have learned a bit about opening and assembling/dissembling one. Amazing the amount of tech that goes into a normal dualsense, let alone an Edge. I try not to open them unless I have to these days. Because even the way the screws tension the whole assembly may change it ever so slightly when putting it all back together. But if
Edge is a cracking controller isn it. Here's my two I keep to the side of my recliner, permanently on a dock at hands reach to be swapped.
Damn fine controller, indeed. If you ever do open it, also be careful with that black cover that goes around the thumbsticks. It is thin plastic. Mine cracked at the narrow part towards the top. Not very sturdy for something that is designed to come off and be put back on, frankly.
King Dazzar
Member
Thanks for the heads up. I've watched a youtube disassembly vid, but they never cover the unexpected. Though in fairness they did mention your spring lol iirc. Yeah the scuf's I've messed around with, one of those I bent some of the internal plastic. You live and learn. They are so tightly rammed, with the Edge being even worse... great that you made through to the other side to tell the tale!
