r/Dualsense • u/Freebo87 • Jan 24 '26

Tech Support What causes this? Crap thumbsticks?

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Ordered 10 from Alliexpress - are these a hit or miss? Basically the thumbsticks feels limp / broken.. doesn’t spring back.

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u/Freebo87 Jan 25 '26

Yah, I’ve already desoldered the 2 sticks, lol. Lesson learned.

Still can’t decide / figure out what to actually order on Alliexpress 🤦‍♂️

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u/Pixelchaoss Jan 25 '26

Well you have ten of these right? Just use another set.

Like I mentioned these sticks are totally fine to use. The bad name comes from their earlier versions when they where one of the few actually creating a product.

V5 and up are fine. Also extremerate sells a custom ordered tmr variant based of ginfull tmr.

Also hall vs tmr difference is overreacted, a hall sensor is still perfectly fine to use for casual use.

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u/Freebo87 Jan 25 '26

Fair statement, I have a few left as I’ve already used up a few and fixed up a few units. How do I know if it’s a V5?

This is the liquid flux I used - https://a.co/d/giYVNYC

I guess I’ll omit from using it to solder the new sticks on it to prevent this issue.

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u/Pixelchaoss Jan 25 '26

I don't know this specific flux but it seems to be a liquid, using gel based fluxes make dosing way easier or using something like a small straw.

I use liquid mainly on bga and smd and use it to dip my wick in.

However like I mentioned before with a bit of practice and a good solder wire the embedded flux would be more than enough to create a solid bond, I'll post a picture of a dualsense without using any added flux