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Really nicely done! Can recalibration help when the controller is connected to a Playstation? Does it store the calibration somehow in the controller? Or is th

Really nicely done! Can recalibration help when the controller is connected to a Playstation? Does it store the calibration somehow in the controller? Or is this only useful on a PC? I'd love to somehow restore my PS5 DualSense that's fallen victim to stick drift. I looked once in Steam's debug info and instead of the stick reading 0 at center it was reading about 20,000. Given the max is 32,767 I've lost 2/3 of the useful range, so maybe there's no fixing it with software.

bilekas 3y ago
DS4Windows is a decent tool for the dual sense, I think they have an offset you can configure while using it on PC but it wont store to the controller itself..
evilhackerdude 3y ago
i fixed a busted analog stick by opening it up and cleaning the sensor thanks to some youtube video.
- jwrallie 3y ago
  That works quite well, but I had to repeat it a few months later. I recommend cleaning also the other stick as the plastic in the DS4 casing can break from opening it too often.
- aidenn0 3y ago
  I have revived my CH Mach III twice now with DeoxIT on the potentiometers. I've owned that stick for over 30 years at this point. P.S. I wish someone made a modern joystick with a similar feel, but more than two buttons.
  - John_Cena 3y ago
    The CH Mach III looks tight! I was messing around with a DOS game Sword of the Samurai and was wondering what types of sticks were being used by enthusiasts at the time since that game supported a joystick. What kind of things were you playing with that when you purchased it new? I'm in this industry in no small part to watching my brother play Descent with a joystick in the 90s. I think his was made by the same company - F-16 Flightstick. I remember it having suction cups on the bottom though
    - aidenn0 3y ago
      New would have been Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer various EPYX sports games (e.g. Winter Games & California Games) A bit later would be Wing Commander and Traffic Department 2192. Even later (besides several Wing Commander sequels and spinoffs) Tyrian, One Must Fall 2097, and Duke Nukem 3D (keyboard & joystick instead of keyboard & mouse).
al_al 3y ago
Yes, that's the point! I suggest to try calibration in temporary mode (center calibration has a checkbox in the wizard). See with https://hardwaretester.com/gamepad https://hardwaretester.com/gamepad if the controller is calibrated correctly, in that case redo calibration in permanent mode. That flashes the calibration in the controller.
Dylan16807 3y ago
The important part is how smooth the remaining values are. Even a hundred discrete values should be enough for an axis.

bilekas 3y ago

DS4Windows is a decent tool for the dual sense, I think they have an offset you can configure while using it on PC but it wont store to the controller itself..

evilhackerdude 3y ago

i fixed a busted analog stick by opening it up and cleaning the sensor thanks to some youtube video.

jwrallie 3y ago
That works quite well, but I had to repeat it a few months later. I recommend cleaning also the other stick as the plastic in the DS4 casing can break from opening it too often.
aidenn0 3y ago
I have revived my CH Mach III twice now with DeoxIT on the potentiometers. I've owned that stick for over 30 years at this point. P.S. I wish someone made a modern joystick with a similar feel, but more than two buttons.
- John_Cena 3y ago
  The CH Mach III looks tight! I was messing around with a DOS game Sword of the Samurai and was wondering what types of sticks were being used by enthusiasts at the time since that game supported a joystick. What kind of things were you playing with that when you purchased it new? I'm in this industry in no small part to watching my brother play Descent with a joystick in the 90s. I think his was made by the same company - F-16 Flightstick. I remember it having suction cups on the bottom though
  - aidenn0 3y ago
    New would have been Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer various EPYX sports games (e.g. Winter Games & California Games) A bit later would be Wing Commander and Traffic Department 2192. Even later (besides several Wing Commander sequels and spinoffs) Tyrian, One Must Fall 2097, and Duke Nukem 3D (keyboard & joystick instead of keyboard & mouse).

al_al 3y ago

Yes, that's the point! I suggest to try calibration in temporary mode (center calibration has a checkbox in the wizard). See with https://hardwaretester.com/gamepad https://hardwaretester.com/gamepad if the controller is calibrated correctly, in that case redo calibration in permanent mode. That flashes the calibration in the controller.

Dylan16807 3y ago

The important part is how smooth the remaining values are. Even a hundred discrete values should be enough for an axis.