Hardware Hall Effect sensor joycon sticks on Amazon

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I recently stumbled upon these hall effect joycon sticks on Amazon, but I wonder if they're fake or real. Has anyone purchased these? It says they are from Gulikit but manufactured by Aknes. I know Gulikit was making hall effect joycon sticks but I thought they're not out yet. There is no customer reviews on Amazon on these.

Link to Amazon: www.amazon.com/AKNES-Replacement-ThumbStick-Controller-Thumbstick/dp/B0BPS1R5D8
Link to German Amazon: www.amazon.de/-/en/GULIKit-Joystick-Replacement-Controller-Analogue/dp/B0BPSMXHDQ/
What do you guys think?

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Apparently these are real as they work and they are now on official Gulikit site. User binkinator has bought and tested these. (pics and review by him below on his posts.)
Link to Gulikit site: https://www.gulikit.com/productinfo/945307.html
 
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Gulikit has a product page for these. Does not mention hall-effect or magnets anywhere on it.

Replacement stick? Probably. Hall effect? Probably not.
 

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I recently stumbled upon these hall effect joycon sticks on Amazon, but I wonder if they're fake or real. Has anyone purchased these? It says they are from Gulikit but manufactured by Aknes. I know Gulikit was making hall effect joycon sticks but I thought they're not out yet. There is no customer reviews on Amazon on these.

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What do you guys think?
Ohhhhh, you awful person. I was looking at something completely different and had my credit card out.

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Will let you know.

I can’t wait to try out the sparkly star thumb stick covers! Gigiddy
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Gulikit has a product page for these. Does not mention hall-effect or magnets anywhere on it.

Replacement stick? Probably. Hall effect? Probably not.
These say they’re Hall effect:

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We shall see…
 
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Gulikit has a product page for these. Does not mention hall-effect or magnets anywhere on it.

Replacement stick? Probably. Hall effect? Probably not.
Ones that are on Gulikit site are part number: NS28 and these are Part number NS40 which should make these entirely different product. Heres an image with part number from the ones on Amazon.
 

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I saw vids on Chinese youtube saying this hall effect joystick(Gulikit model) need extra hard wire and this type draws more power than normal joystick. BUT it does works better!
Interesting. In the amazon ad, they even brag about them consuming less power. Weird.

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Ones that are on Gulikit site are part number: NS28 and these are Part number NS40 which should make these entirely different product. Heres an image with part number from the ones on Amazon.
The one on their site is for their Elves controller. The Elves controller does not feature magnetic sticks so it would make sense it's a different model.
 

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Amazon is hustling today. Was planning on wrapping up my Switch battery project before they come in today. Might get distracted….

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It’s currently 10:10 AM at my house…so 7 hours tops.

e: Ahhhhhhhhh

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This looks promising. Can't wait to see how those joysticks perform. If there are no mayor problems with the installation, these joysticks will be an instant buy for me.
 
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@binkinator are you going to open these up to verify they are indeed hall sensors? I think I might order some but it does feel like it might not actually be hall sensors. Skeptical about this…
 
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Commenting to get pinged when one of you writes a review. TBH, I’m more interested in better/sturdier sticks for the pro controller. Bought a 4 (or 5?) pack of regular replacements because I tear them up playing Metroid Dread… changed at least 3 already…
 

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@binkinator are you going to open these up to verify they are indeed hall sensors? I think I might order some but it does feel like it might not actually be hall sensors. Skeptical about this…

I think it will be pretty obvious if the gimbal mechanism is in place under the pop off joystick caps.

I might tear one down for the team after I get a set installed.
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https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1te4y1H74E/

Chinese YT Gulikit joystick install vid. No Eng sub unfortunately

it looks like it’s going to be just like any other old thumb stick replacement. a test of my patience but nothing too difficult.

https://www.amazon.com/vdp/024bc639...B0BPS1ZW1H&ref=cm_sw_tw_r_ib_dt_m5Ku1jQLupbrL

I think the advert speaks for itself when it says “…cover the back shell and screw it.” 😂
 
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If they’re anything like the Steam Deck sticks, the deadzones and sensitivity are gonna suck…
Haven’t tried the ones for the steam deck yet. going to wait for when they start drifting. Does the dead zone and sensitivity adjustments not work?

I think it will be pretty obvious if the gimbal mechanism is in place under the pop off joystick caps.

I might tear one down for the team after I get a set installed.
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it looks like it’s going to be just like any other old thumb stick replacement. a test of my patience but nothing too difficult.

https://www.amazon.com/vdp/024bc639...B0BPS1ZW1H&ref=cm_sw_tw_r_ib_dt_m5Ku1jQLupbrL

I think the advert speaks for itself when it says “…cover the back shell and screw it.” 😂
Didn’t think of that but will at least tell you if they are different or not. May not tell you if they are hall though. Guess I will watch this thread. Thanks for biting the bullet for the community!
 
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Didn’t think of that but will at least tell you if they are different or not. May not tell you if they are hall though. Guess I will watch this thread. Thanks for biting the bullet for the community!

Testing a Hall Effect Sensor


There are a few ways to check a Hall Effect sensor that comes to mind. The first and most often gotten wrong test is to hold the sensor in your hand while it is hooked up to an ohm meter, then brush a metal object such as a wrench over the sensor. You should see some movement in the meter. Now this is not an absolute-for-sure test that indicates the sensor is in good condition. Although it does show whether or not the sensor can register a signal this is not a good/bad test result. You’ll need to test it further to be sure.

Sauce: http://www.gonzostoolbox.com/knowledgefolder/halleffectsensors.html

I have a wrench and a multi-meter. Unless anyone has a better suggestion I’m going to try this ^^^^
 

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