You need another tool to remove the joysticks off a controller.
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You need another tool to remove the joysticks off a controller. As long as the solder when melting turns shiny / malleable then that means the soldering iron is hot enough but needs help with another tool mentioned below:
This is the tool you need it is called a “Solder Sucker”. Basically what this does is sucks the melted solder into the tool so that it helps you with having the pins under the object that you are de-soldering not to be soldered together with the pad on the board.
Here is a link to the aforementioned tool: https://www.amazon.com/Solder-Sucker-Desoldering-Pump-ELECTRONIX/dp/B00L2HRW92
Filling the pins and pads with leaded solder will make this process easier. Simply add leaded solder to these pads, heat them up for about 5-10 seconds then use the solder sucker with the nozzle propped against the pad and press the button on the tool to have it suck up the melted solder.
You’ll need to do this a few times so that it gets rid most of it properly on all the joystick pads. Once that’s done you may need to use solder wick to remove excess / residue solder on the pads so that you can mount the replacement joystick in place and solder that one into it’s respective pads on the board.
You need another tool to remove the joysticks off a controller.
This is the tool you need it is called a “Solder Sucker”. Basically what this does is sucks the melted solder into the tool so that it helps you with having the pins under the object that you are de-soldering not to be soldered together with the pad on the board.
Here is a link to the aforementioned tool: https://www.amazon.com/Solder-Sucker-Desoldering-Pump-ELECTRONIX/dp/B00L2HRW92
Filling the pins and pads with leaded solder will make this process easier. Simply add leaded solder to these pads, heat them up for about 5-10 seconds then use the solder sucker with the nozzle propped against the pad and press the button on the tool to have it suck up the melted solder.
You’ll need to do this a few times so that it gets rid most of it properly on all the joystick pads. Once that’s done you may need to use solder wick to remove excess / residue solder on the pads so that you can mount the replacement joystick in place and solder that one into it’s respective pads on the board.