Hacking Joy Con Mods

[mike087]

I think it died, buy another.

 

[TapNorX]

I agree these ribbon cable connectors are pain and the inventor should get [insert your favorite torture here]. I have a mobile phone where i broke the small plastic lock from the connector. To solve the appearing connection issue, i put a small plastic piece which i cut out from a common blister pack, under the ribbon cable to give a bit more pressure to the connectors. The phone still works.

 

[Deleted User]

Removed

 

[lordelan]

Who can recommend a really quality D-Pad replacement case for the JoyCon?
My favorite color would be this:

(but green or purple would do as well)

 

[hippy dave]

Who can recommend a really quality D-Pad replacement case for the JoyCon?
My favorite color would be this:

(but green or purple would do as well)

The link I posted on page 1 is for a/the manufacturer on aliexpress, they have all those colours with d-pad, and I can vouch that the d-pad is nice.

 

[TheCyberQuake]

Who can recommend a really quality D-Pad replacement case for the JoyCon?
My favorite color would be this:

(but green or purple would do as well)

The seller of that color also has dpad versions, that's what mine is (but in green). I can say they are good quality

 

[EclipseSin]

The link I posted on page 1 is for a/the manufacturer on aliexpress, they have all those colours with d-pad, and I can vouch that the d-pad is nice.

I have been planning on getting these (color undetermined) for a while. I am curious, did they include anything like a rubber pad to make the buttons softer? I hate these hard clicky ass buttons, only pet peeve with the Switch honestly.

 

[MasterJ360]

I modded for now my right joy con only, because the left was the wrong one (i wanted it with buttons but it was delivered the one wit d-pad).
And now my right joy con doesnt work in handheld mode (connected to the switch). If i let the joycon inside of the switch and used the pro controler in tv mode it rondomly vibrates coz of connection response.
I had put it back into the origi shell with no effect - but i think i hit the ribboncable of the slider. on ebay I ordered a new slider with ribbon cable for 8 euros. Hope it will fix that issue

Thats most likely the case those ribbon cables on the rail sliders are extremely flimsy when taking off the backplate. I ended up having to buy a replacement cable from ebay b/c It got detached from the rail.
Everything works perfectly fine now just waiting to give this sexy baby homebrew

 

[hippy dave]

I have been planning on getting these (color undetermined) for a while. I am curious, did they include anything like a rubber pad to make the buttons softer? I hate these hard clicky ass buttons, only pet peeve with the Switch honestly.

Nope still clicky af, but work perfectly.

 

[EclipseSin]

Nope still clicky af, but work perfectly.

This saddens me. I was hoping they'd include a thin rubber pad for the buttons to reduce clicking. Oh well, can't win them all. Still badass shells though.

 

[TheCyberQuake]

This saddens me. I was hoping they'd include a thin rubber pad for the buttons to reduce clicking. Oh well, can't win them all. Still badass shells though.

They're isn't really a good way to add rubber to it without ruining the functionality. Pretty much every mobile grabbing device uses this type of button. I sent really see any problem with it, and I honestly prefer them because you can usually get more precise inputs with them.

 

[EclipseSin]

They're isn't really a good way to add rubber to it without ruining the functionality. Pretty much every mobile grabbing device uses this type of button. I sent really see any problem with it, and I honestly prefer them because you can usually get more precise inputs with them.

Functionally, they are absolutely fine. It's the annoyance of the click which can be heard over the full volume of a game. I couldn't care less if it is standard or not, the shells sure aren't. And sure they may be more reliable, but from my point of view, they are no better than newer controllers using soft buttons. It's a matter of preference I guess, not reliability or functionality.

 

[TheCyberQuake]

Functionally, they are absolutely fine. It's the annoyance of the click which can be heard over the full volume of a game. I couldn't care less if it is standard or not, the shells sure aren't. And sure they may be more reliable, but from my point of view, they are no better than newer controllers using soft buttons. It's a matter of preference I guess, not reliability or functionality.

Rubber membrane buttons work differently than these clicky ones. It would require a mainboard mod to make it a rubber membrane type, a simple case mod won't be able to change the click.

 

[lordelan]

The link I posted on page 1 is for a/the manufacturer on aliexpress, they have all those colours with d-pad, and I can vouch that the d-pad is nice.

Ah took me a bit to find it. Guess I'm right here?

The seller of that color also has dpad versions, that's what mine is (but in green). I can say they are good quality

Please look at the link (under the quote above). Is the first color (named "blue") the one from the picture I quoted before? I'm not sure and usually I'm more the "green guy" than the "blue guy" but the green looks too Playmobil/LEGO like to me.

 

[Deleted User]

Who can recommend a really quality D-Pad replacement case for the JoyCon?
My favorite color would be this:

(but green or purple would do as well)

I actually have that same color with a dpad. Just look around on Aliexpress, or go with amazon if you want to pay more for faster shipping, they're all the same thing

 

[EclipseSin]

Rubber membrane buttons work differently than these clicky ones. It would require a mainboard mod to make it a rubber membrane type, a simple case mod won't be able to change the click.

Right, but a rubber membrane manufactured to fit snuggly should/would reduce their volume a bit.

 

[TheCyberQuake]

No it really wouldn't do much based on how they work. The tactile buttons underneath would still click. At best it would maybe slightly muffle the sound while simultaneously make the buttons function slightly worse.

 

[lordelan]

I actually have that same color with a dpad. Just look around on Aliexpress, or go with amazon if you want to pay more for faster shipping, they're all the same thing

That looks great!

 

[hippy dave]

Ah took me a bit to find it. Guess I'm right here?

Yup!