The Best Switch Joycon Fix? Gulikit Hall Effect Joycon Thumb Stick Replacement Review

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Buy one on Amazon: lon.tv/jbkpu (compensated affiliate link) - Switch Joycon drift is a big problem especially as the console ages. This replacement kit from Gulikit improves upon the original by using Hall effect sticks which rely on magnets vs. potentiometers to track the controller's position. See more Switch : lon.tv/switch and subscribe! lon.tv/s
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VIDEO INDEX:
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Why Hall Effect is Better
01:46 - Price
02:03 - Install Process
03:22 - Stick Gap
03:57 - Feel Comparison
04:34 - Calibration
05:35 - Hall Effect Verification with Magnet!
06:04 - Example Test
07:00 - Conclusion
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@carbvan Жыл бұрын

You mention seeing a gap in the joystick hole. I thought the stickers that the joysticks came with was so that you could take the joystick cap off and put the sticker on to close up the hole. If you ever do anymore of these installations, it seems like a good idea to do imo.

@peterk1837 Жыл бұрын

I bought my switch very early on, and it suffered drift after little use. Makes me wonder if wear and tear is the full drift story. I sent both my joycons to Nintendo. They confirmed the left one had the issue and repaired it.

@aware24 Жыл бұрын

I had crazy drift and just by updating each individual controller via the “update controllers” option along with “resetting calibration”, then no more drift. I just had to reset the switch using the power button every time for full effect.

@MisterKee Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review Lon! Do you find that the outer deadzones are the same as OEM sticks? Large outer deadzones seem to be a thing with third party Switch analog sticks.

@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын

I didn’t sense much of a dead zone at all on these.

@sr_786 Жыл бұрын

Hey there, do you need to recalibrate the sticks every time you turn the switch on and off?

@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын

Nope just the first time

@SameFly365 Жыл бұрын

Are they audibly "clicky"?

@steffdia7080 Жыл бұрын

No drift. I have a right thumbstick that wobble. So, it need replacement?

@SaxyOne Жыл бұрын

Love your videos Lon. I would suggest you use some lotion on your hands though. Stupid dry winter days!

@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын

Yeah I struggle with that in the winter!

@thegreeneyej Жыл бұрын

Thanks Lon, how many other brand of Hall effect joy-con replacement parts are out there? Good stuff, keep it up.

@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын

I don't think there are too many - at least none that I see on Amazon.

@luislozano2896 Жыл бұрын

Gulikit also makes a full controller "GuliKit Kingkong 2 Pro Wireless" Bluetooth Controller for NS Switch, Windows PC,MacOS,Android and iOS. I bought one on amazon and its great. Lon have you made a review yet of this ???

@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын

@@luislozano2896 Not yet I should check it out!

@Verchiel_ Жыл бұрын

Hall effect sensors are barely existent in video game market as a whole. It just doesn't fit the planned obsolescence thing companies love. Gulikit is pretty much the first company to do hall effect joysticks (other than Dreamcast 25 years ago)

@beepmeeply3569 Жыл бұрын

@@Verchiel_ Damn I didn't know the DC used it

@silvabullet79 Жыл бұрын

Can you scan amibos with them?

@LonSeidman Жыл бұрын

The existing RF ID hardware remains in the joycon I don't think the readers were built into the original sticks so the Amibos should still work.

@JohnvanCapel 7 ай бұрын

You definitely can - the actual NFC hardware isn't in the stick, but in a sensor that's located *around* it. That said, you might have to turn the Joycons on and off a few times to get the NFC reader to "adjust" to the fact that there's now a magnet right in the middle of it.