How to Repair a Mini Joystick of Logitech Dual Action GamePad

The online games are only as good as the controllers. Say your mini joystick of the Logitech dual action GamePad no longer works. You don't have to throw out the controller or the game. Repair it. This eHow can help.

Instructions

Difficulty: Challenging

1. Go to the mini joystick's test page to check it out. Perhaps you will not be able to run a full "square line," or perhaps the line for depicting movement doesn't reach a "calling square," or other such anomalies. If you find these errors, it's time to repair a mini joystick of a Logitech Dual Action GamePad.
2. Unplug the mini joystick from your PC.
3. Find a screwdriver with a sufficiently small head, and remove all the screws from the case of the mini joystick when you repair a mini joystick of a Logitech Dual Action GamePad.
4. Take out the consists, which may require removing more screws, and unplug the handles.
5. Pry the resistors from the mini joystick when you repair a mini joystick of a Logitech Dual Action GamePad, and unplug the handles. Take out the consists.
6. Wipe the surface of the potentiometer (it's the blue, rectangular item in the bottom of the mini joystick) with alcohol or some similar solution, then reassemble the mini joystick when you repair a mini joystick of a Logitech Dual Action GamePad.
7. Plug the joystick back into the PC and test it. The mini joystick should work properly now.

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