Kyler Saunders

I’ve seen this issue before. More than likely the battery was not hooked up properly or the wire running from the battery to the motherboard was damaged. The connector for the battery to the motherboard is rather difficult to disconnected and you could have pulled too hard in the wrong direction causing the wire to be damaged. (1) Inspect that the battery is properly connected by pushing on the connector slightly with a plastic tool. If it does not seem to move and click into place better move onto the next step. (2) Disconnect the battery completely and look at the spot where the wire connects to the connector and see if it has become disconnected. If it has you will probably need a whole new battery. (3) There are two exposed connectors on the top of the black connector. If you used a metal tool to push the connector in and you happened to complete the circuit between the two you could have fried the battery. Look for any signs of scorch marks. Again if this has occurred you’ll need a new battery. It is...

Hi Nick, people have been reporting that the newer joycons have a different sized fitter and the older replacement parts do not fit properly unfortunately.

I am sorry you have having issues. It appears that the newer joycons are using a different part. A user posted this on my other guide for the Right Joy-Con…

“Caution: it appears the new joycon have a revised analog stick and the older replacement sticks will Not work. This is from an evening of research and taking apart 5 controllers. Nothing official.

New joycon have an analog stick with an “H" pattern pressed into the metal back of the stick. Older replacement sticks have an “X" imprinted and older joycon look like they have an “#".

It looks like the “#" and the “X" are interchangeable but the cable on the “H" are thinner. So the motherboard won't accept the older thicker style.

I've spent a few hours on this and have broken two replacement sticks finding this out. I haven't found anything official about Nintendo changing the sticks but I guess they eventually would to prevent the drift issue.”

Thank you Scott for finding this out!

It is the same part!

I'm so glad that I was able to help you!

Drift can be cause by a few different things. Dirt and dust gets stuck under the small rubber cap on the base of the joystick and can cause sticking or drift. If that's the case you can take a q-tip and clean it out. Takes two minutes and requires no disassembly. I'd try that first and if that doesn't work a replacement should fix it!

You're welcome I'm glad I could assist you in your repairs!