who else was nodding their head when he mentioned boiling water ...... pressed plastics have a memory , so boiling water would almost certainly spring it back to its pressed state good fix....

this has to be the first tea break fix that was fixed by literally boiling a kettle for your tea XD

Ah yes, the old method of pressing something against a table to try and mold it. Also great idea with the boiling water. Great video, Vince!

That bit with the boiling water was genius Vince!

(Spoiler) So all that Xbox series x controller stick needed to do was follow Vinces advice and have a cuppa tea to re shape it's self

Vince this video was so useful, not only did you explain how to fix the stick problem but you also explained why every time I try to screw a joycon back together the screws thread! screw left until it clicks, thank you!

Vince, you are a genius! That boiling water trick proves it. Simply amazing, great job! 👍

Good job, Vince! Many plastic parts exhibit this sort of "memory" of their original molded shape, which is quite useful. I've seen it done on plastic car bumpers and it almost seems like magic how well it works.

I absolutely love these videos,i like to watch them in the morning before school so i can wake up my brain and feel ready to learn Love the channel please keep it up Love from SA

Short and sweet, really liked this one even though it was so simple.

Great fix vince great idea with the hot water i would have never thought of that your incredibly skilled and you inspire me alot keep up the amazing work

A nice easy fix there indeed, the boiling water plastic fix was genius!👍👏

Just downloading your video to watch in the dentists. They don't have WiFi or 4G access for some reason so you get the honor of entertaining me today! (gonna download another of yours as I don't think an 8 minute video will be long enough for their waiting room haha).

Nice little fix there. The trick with the boiling water is very cool.

thanks i was trying to figure out how easy it was to fix my dewseign labs controller as the corner of lower outer rubber part by the trigger was knocked loose. you showed me how easy it was and got me over the notion I might break it more

My face when the piece came out of the boiling water 😲😁!! Thanks for the straightforward video!

I love these short videos. :)

Nice video Vince very helpful and I actually learned quite a few things that I didn’t know

HELPFUL: You can literally pull the analog sticks straight out of their slots if you don't have access to a screwdriver/can't open the controller. I was literally able to flex the plastic and replace it all without opening the controller. Saved me $60.

Nice trick with the hot water. I would’ve never thought of that. 👍🏼

Cool job in fixing the controller. Hopefully yiu can do more fixes like that.

I always enjoy your vids, Vince. Even better when we get an "ezzactly". Keep up the great work, mate.

When I opened mine, I was upset to find that the peg that holds the thumbstick down had snapped and got stuck inside, however, there was a small hole inside of this that I was able to stick a cut paperclip with some superglue on to fix it, it's working perfectly now. Thanks for showing how to take it apart!

This video saved me a shop trip and i managed to fix my controler on the fly. Added bonus is now i know how the thing works.

look at that You learn something new everyday that's a cool technique cool trick I need to remember that one

Remember to put the tea bag in AFTER dunking the thumbstick 👍

the water trick was amazing!

Nice quick fix, well done.

I've learnt a new trick there with the boiling water. Cheers Vince!

Fantastic! Had a controller with a slightly weird stick and aside from snapping one of the clips on the hand part of the controller, it was incredibly easy and works like a dream!

Hello there, thanks to your content my dialysis of 4 hours every second day flew by. Especially i like the Tea Break Fix, quick and straight to the point. You are saving the enviroment from becoming landfills. Keep up the great work! Greetings from a phone technician.

Wicked mate fixed my sons controller n seconds with your video 👍🏻👍🏻

Cool! I didn’t know that boiling water can fix an analog stick thank you for showing that awesome fix!

That moment when my mate vince releases a video & you realise it’s only a tea break fix :(

Hey Vince, Lovely video as always. Do you sell many of the products you fix and if so do you have an ebay shop? I'm sure a lot of your subscribers would buy with confidence if you list products. All the best to you and your family, Pete

This was the first fix that was fixed before my tea ran out :-)

thank you my sisters controller was broken and i was able to fix it with this video

=D Loved the way that plastic piece re-shaped itself with the boiling water!!!!

such a great vid to follow along to fixed mine in 5 mins cheers mate!

Turn screw anti clockwise until you hear a click then the screw won't strip and will follow the same path in, awesome tip, I stripped many screws u til I learned that gem! Liking vid

Great video as always, Thank you

No views, 83 likes, 2 dislikes and 27 comments. I think KZfaq needs to be fixed by Vince next.

Just replaced nec tokins on a01 thanks to your video thanks

Simple but brilliant solution !!!

BRO u a real one u saved my butt not all hero's wear capes

This video was very helpful my son broke his left joystick and didn't know what he did to it. But this video showed how to fix it I would definitely like and subscribe it

Nice one! PS. The Screwing technics are the same for all bolts nuts and screews! Allways start to unscreew (be awear at left hand threads still used at todays cars) and then when you know start tightneing. day after the day i do tyre change from winter to summer tyres at customers cars ther at least one bolt/nut that has 2 or 3 threads. Nutgun can handel it but its nut ok after while...

Just fixed my controller that I threw across the room. Thank You!!!

nice fix and great tip with the boiling water :)

Me not needing this information but enjoying it

Thanks Vince, nce video and stay safe mate you too.

Job well done Vince!

Nice job. I didn't know that trick with hot water.

Hey you should to a video or a series of videos where you cover what tools you have and why you like or dislike them.

Oh the PTSD from my teenage years and all the Xbox 360-controllers I’ve smashed with rage! They were in the two-digit numbers!

Duuuude thank you soooo much you literally saved my ass❤️❤️❤️❤️

Great video and nice tip to use boiling water

Thanks mate , helped me fix my sons controller after he raged out :) Appreciated !

This has to be the shortest video he has done in history

There are thermold plastics and thermoset plastics. One will retain a shape memory and can be coaxed back into shape by heating. Some take a permanent plastic deformation when heated. Can't remember which.

never thought about the hot water idea

that work mat looks brilliant, all the little cubby holes for bits and pieces! where did you get it?

YES!! New MMV content :)

Saved me $70 thanks bud!

Bro your a genius my kids loosened up my joystick, now I'm going to play fifa 23

This was so satisfying.

Vince, do you accept people sending in a broken device repairing it and returning it to the sender? Obviously they’d pay you to do so. But do you do this just wondering or do you always keep the device?

THANK YOU VINCE!

Ty this will help cause my controller just got loose

Brilliant video. Love the lights round the monitor when you were testing the controller. Have you got the link where I can buy them?

Great informational video

Hey Vince I love your videos

It literally makes me so happy when I fix broken things!! I fixed stick drift. (I hope i did)

My friend. Just pop out the loose joystick, and hold it hard to make an oval put I let back on the stick and use like a kitchen knife thats not sharp and push the stick forward as you fit the joystick over it and it will recenter it

How in the world do you find a listing like this and there's not some hidden problem that requires lots of time and/or money to fix. That's a good skill to have, finding easy-fix ebay listings.

“Stuck”? That stick is shot to holy fuck.

Thanks this help me save some money

Hey Vince, do you do a teabreak intro for every item? It seems like you'll never know if something will take 10min or 10hrs to fix before you open it to investigate.

great thinking like always!

Well done Vince

When I saw easy fix in the title, I thought I was looking at a shady eBay listing

Hi Vince. Great video. I have one which looked the same as this but the analog stick is actually broken. You said could be a 10 min fix but looks like I will have to remove the bottom panel, remove both boards and replace the whole analog mechanism from the board and solder a replacement. Is there an easy fix??

so i have a problem with my controller, the problem is in the right joystick top where it can move, theres a slight problem because you can easily move it a bit with a slight touch, while the left joystick takes a little bit more pressure for it to move. and also when i try to "pop" it out (when you lift the joystick up and it makes that pop sound) it doesnt make any noise as the left joystick. is there a problem with the joystick itself or underneath the top joystick? because im not sure if i need to replace the bottom joystick or not and i never soldered or desoldered anything in my young life, most likely from my rage problem but im weak so its not as bad.

Thanks for the video

Nice repair!

You’ve helped me fix my controller, but I have another controller that sticks when playing. It’ll zoom through the menu or character will walk on their own when playing. Not broken, but sticky. Would cleaning it fix that or is there a deeper issue needing fixed?

i bet if the person who sold to you seen this i bet the would be pissed paying for a new one and it was just a 10 min fix

Those that can fix do those that can’t sell it on EBay and buy a new one for full price.

Nice easy one but a good tip with the boiling water

When the plastic piece of analog stick is taken off the joystick underneath, are the joysticks still supposed to stick to the top/bottom/sides? I removed the analog plastic piece and the joystick underneath is sticking but in the video you showed the same..

Great video

If you pull up on the joystick a bit and just let the actual metal part of it reset into place, you can just insert it back in and carry on.

How do u fix a controller, where the analog stick is physically stuck in place, and will move back to said position

I have the same problem I just don’t have the screw bit for the screws are there any other bits that would work?

How do you fix the joystick when it’s stuck like the little peg that the joystick is sitting on top of gets stuck when I push it in any direction

Great fix vince

Yeah nice fix. ^^ reminds me of my mask reshaping procedure where I put a mask into the oven which is forced into a certain shape and cool it off with cold water so it keeps the shape on its own. Also somebody please explain to me why Xbox still use batteries instead of an rechargable battery pack? I feel like in this day in age it's so wasteful especially when it comes to newer technology. Obviously an old gameboy f.e. still needs them but if you can choose between batteries and a battery pack I don't quite understand this decision. (I don't want to start a console war again I'm just curious.)

2:20 you have the exact same pry tool I use for my ps4

Hello! I have a question! I bought a brand new xbox series x gamepad recently. I've never used gamepads from Microsoft before. It works fine but I noticed that sticks have some moves. If I pull a stick up it just slightly moves up, when I push it down it moves slightly down and then I can click on it as usual for sure. Is it fine to have such idle? That's really strange for me.

I cant take off the cover because i dont have those screwdrivers :( is there another way to open it?