Yes there are Alternate options Besides Tape I just used what I had , Super Glue or a Hot Glue Gun will work just fine

THANK YOU that was driving me crazy! My holocron works again!

Dude you need to send this to Disney they need to know this is not acceptable for a brand new product after paying 50 dollars you should have to open it up and start taping stuff up. But well done for sorting the problem out

Such helpful info. I was able to EASILY fix my Jedi holocron thanks to your vid! 🙏🏽

Personally I agree with the other comments which say that you shouldn't have to be opening up a new device whatever it is to fix an obvious design fault, take it back or let em know that at the price it's unacceptable.

ADDITIONAL COMMENT, PLEASE UPVOTE FOR OTHERS: If the ring is in place and it's still not working, make sure the top of the holocron is popped back on so that the crystal compartment is FACING that ring. When I opened mine up, I discovered that they had somehow inserted the top part UPSIDE DOWN so that it could not read the crystal. See 3:12: the crystal compartment should face DOWN toward the ring, with the two weird nubs on the back of the compartment facing UP so that they align with those weird columns you see on the screen. It might be difficult for the white wire to reach back to its place from this position, but it's possible and necessary to get the holocron to work.

Rip. Already a video on how to fix the holocron. A $50 item that should work upon purchase

New subscriber from the Dan-O channel solid info Sir James! Now I'm not worried about buying it

The dano channel is probably happy now

wow... I was right... I knew there had to be some electronical black magic to do that... this has to be how the saber knows how to change the color and sounds

So I opened my hologcron and the copper medallion was still glued in place (I had a blue power wire BTW) so I started to inspect the board... now aside from the two lights that were supposed to be bent, I did have two strange things that seemed out of place. There was a black square that was almost bent in half and I gently put that upright. There are also copper circles on two sides with wires coming out of them, one of the them had been peeled away from the siding and that was fixed. I screwed in the holocron and it worked for my red crystal at least. Strange... shoddy board work for such an expensive item!

Followed your video, but when I opened up the Holocron, the ring was already secured. So I still have the exact problem you described.

GREAT video, now how do you take apart the Sith Holocron, mine does the same thing, some crystals work and some takes a bit of wiggling around, ideas?

will you do a video on fixing a sith holocron (i have one that will read crystals but will not play the audio but still plays the defaul audio when the sides are touched)?

I would recommend epoxy or sugru for a long lasting repair.

Great job man. So helpful and easy to follow. I know others have had this problem and will direct them to your channel.

Hello, Is it possible to investigate and show how to fix the speaker? Mine vibrates causing a bit of distortion when playing audio. Perhaps even lowering the volume?

This was a very good video, very helpful and generous of you to offer people your help. At the same time I think anyone with a malfunctioning holocron needs to return it to Disney and demand either a functioning replacement or their money back. They charge $50 for a cheap piece of plastic junk, they should have to deal with the fallout. Buyers should not have to scramble to fix it. Considering how much I have been reading about this kind of thing, it makes me wonder how many people got stuck with a malfunctioning piece of junk that they spent a lot of money on.

So in other words they aren’t worth buying,I guess unless you just plan on starring at it.

Hey the corner of my Jedi holocron clicked out of sync with the others. So when you close them all are flat and one is still turned out. Any idea how to set it back in sync with the others. It made a audible click when I closed it and it shifted one of the corners out of wack. Thanks.

Idea - make the sodding things properly in the first place

You my good friend are what we call a Saint! 🥲 The force is strong with this one.

This is actually pretty good!!! A quick fix and it's working!! I, unfortunately, do not have a holocron myself yet but if/when I do get one, this will be quite useful to have.

Great vid! Question: do you think this separated induction ring could also cause a Holocron not to “speak”? My Jedi Holocron has never spoken to me, but it has changed colors correctly. Or do you think that could be a different fix?

Hi SirJames - I hope you might have an insight into what my Holocron is doing. It seems to read crystals, or even the default message from Obi-Wan, without issue, but when I try to play a message, it only plays the first half of the quote and then goes back into standby mode. Any idea what might be causing this?

My ring was correctly placed when I opened it (no tape needed), but after putting it back together it worked. Perhaps the wire was loose and, in putting back together, it made the fix?

I did everything you said, even though that copper ring was not out of place and then I put it back together and it’s still malfunctioning

Is there a version of this for the Sith Holocron? I just looked at mine and there are no screws in the corners of this pyramid.

I cannot imagine how this made it past all the testing these products *should* go through. I'm surprised they work at all without the mod.

ouch... talk about lack of quality control or design failure.

Man they look so cheap and plastic! for $50 they should have a better build quality and something of an aged look.

Thank you Master Sirjames! My holocron works again!

Disney will fix or replace it, you just have to get another ticket for park entry 🤣

Thanks so much in case mine starts to do it

Is it similar to fixing a sith holocron? Mine won’t work, probably got damaged while on the plane.

How do you open the kybercrystal compartment

Silver Space Tape to the rescue once again!

This is great to know for when I finally get mine. Have you heard if the Kyber Crystals are NFC based? I would wonder if they could be spoofed. Spoof a white Crystal to be any color you want or something that would be interesting to find out.

so I have a Sith Holocron, don't judge me, it doesn't want to play voices for some reason it changes colour properly and sound but I can't get it to speak have you heard of any fixes for this one?

Can you do a tutorial on how to fix the new star wars trilogy?

Hello Sir James. My Jedi Holocron won’t charge. Any help would be much appreciated.

I followed these steps but my ring was securely in play and not moving around. Any suggestions on how to get it to read the crystals?

What holds the ring in place normally?

Great info. Thank you so much!

Hi SirJames I just bought a sith holocron and the reader does not work either any advice?

What type of screwdriver was used?

So the mechanism to reset it doesnt work, how can I fix this??

Does this method work similar for a sith holocron?

So what is the design reason for the sliding metal sensor? It must be free to slide back and forth for a reason right? Otherwise they would have just designed it in a fixed location? I don't own one, i'm just curious :)

im trying to unscrew the screws but its to tight

Ok so just yesterday I bought a Jedi Holocron and 2 crystals and the red one reads but not my purple one do you know why

How do you fix a Jedi Holocron that’s stuck in a Sith state, without any Crystal in it? Also, all Jedi Kyber crystals that installed are playing Old Man Luke Skywalker, regardless of color…

Another great video👍

Great info! Great job! Thank you!!!!

Do you know how to fix the holocron to scan the Sith holocron with out it keep disconnecting

My holocron is a Jedi holocron but it is running as a Sith holocron what do I do?

I have a purple crystal that does not work in my Jedi or sith holocron is that the holocrons or the crystal?

Having an issue where the holocron will read crystals, light up, but play the wrong lines. without a crystal it lights up red, but plays “we are the sith... etc.” the ring was not out of place

Ik this video was posted 3 years ago buut I just got my Sith Holocron and the same thing is happening. It’s not reading the kyber crystals. Do you think you could make a video explaining the same thing but with a sith holocron?

Just bought a jedi and sith and both dont say anything!! They read the color but no voices. And I have the yoda and vader crystal

Tape tends to wear out. I would use something more substantial like gorilla glue or maybe a dab of JB Weld to hold it in place.

Good information, although my issue is different. The issue I'm having is it will glow while charging, however upon turning the corners, my holocron will not activate at all. :/

How do you fix the Holocron that one of the corners is loose? It won’t stay in position.

Thanks for this! I have both Jedi and Sith. Sith works fine with the crystals however, even after following this video (and discovering the ring in mine was secured in place), it still won't read any crystals.

I was bummed 😢 to find my ring affixed to where it belonged mines not reading any of my crystals and I had hi hopes this was the problem.

Any ideas how to fix the lightsabers?

Hey am I the only one who’s holocron rattles when I play voice lines? I think it’s the speaker. If so does anyone know how I can fix it?

Duct tapes does fix every thing except broken relation ships

I have that same exact screwdriver lol

So! Question! My daughter got one with a white crystal it does light up white but no one talks like the other ones do. Is that normal for some of them to not talk?

my issue is that there is no voice, it just makes the stupid sound over and over again for like 10 min

Is there a similar fix to the sith holocron? I assume that it can have the same issue?

How do you fix a device created by a civilization long, long ago and far, far away? With duct tape.

my Holocron seems to be fine in regards to that metal ring, but still doesn't register the crystals

one of my kyber crystals won’t “read/register” on my lightsaber :( any thoughts on why that is? The other crystals I have work just fine but this green one that I chose during the show won’t work anymore

Which voice is that blue? old young etc

Cmon ppl if you don’t complain when companies screw up than they have no incentive to improve in the future. Having to duct tape something for it to work is not acceptable!

I got lucky and got a black Kyber crystal today at Dok’s. Put it in my sith holocron, and got nothing....😩 got a fix for that?

Somehow I knew this wouldn’t fix mine.... guess I just got unlucky and have a permanently broken holocron

Only thing i have to say is, dont use flex tape

Why, not hot glue?

At least you know

😊

duct tape fixes everything

I guess that before to buy one, you just have, now, to shake it, and if you hear the ring moving, then take another one, or ask for glue to disney and a reduction of the price for the fixe you have to do. LOL

A bit too cheaply made in China.

That's just bad .

Asmr?

Lol its an over priced theme park toy designed to last a day.