AKNES HallPi V6 TMR Joystick Replacement for PS4 DualShock 4 Controller

The box they arrive in is pretty nice, it’s a branded AKNES cardboard box with a printed diagram on the front showing the product along with some marketing info about the product on the back. Inside the small box the four individual stick assemblies are held firmly in place with a sandwich of moulded plastic. You also get a pair of freebie (but ugly) stick covers and a small envelope containing a thank-you message and a QR code link to the service and support site. I’m not going to outline the process of how to install these, it’s really not the hardest job if you’ve got a reasonable level of experience with soldering, desoldering and electronics disassembly in general. I had two controllers swapped over within an hour, though I do have a full-on desoldering station that made life much easier when it came to getting the old sticks out of the controller. The only thing you need to be aware of on the software side is that you may need to calibrate the new centre points and write that to the controller itself once you’ve buttoned everything up, though it’s also not difficult and the testing and calibration tools are browser based and intuitive to use. These stick assemblies do seem to be doing the job just fine after installing them and they don’t really feel different at all in use once you’ve used them for a few hours, other than them not having a decade’s worth of wear and tear on them like the originals they’re replacing. Though obviously I haven’t been using these for long in the grand scheme of things, it’s only been roughly a fortnight since I installed them into controllers. As these aren’t using the antiquated resistive film potentiometers these should be far better when it comes to the overall durability. As for the other claims in the product images they’re probably technically correct claims, but I realistically haven’t seen a notable impact on the battery life of my controller or anything that could be attributed to the ‘better temperature stability’. The current £17.99 price feels about right for an aftermarket replacement/upgrade that should in theory completely eliminate drift and other issues caused by the degradation of the contact points in the OEM stick assemblies. Honestly the Alps OEM replacements for a DS4 controller are easily £4 to £6 each depending on where you’re buying them from, so the pricing is pretty comparable. Happy to recommend these to anyone who’s willing and able to tackle the installation.

El joystick derecho de mi mando presentaba un leve drift. Intenté limpiarlo para evitar reemplazarlo, pero la situación empeoró. Decidí probar estos joysticks nuevos, considerando mi experiencia en electrónica y soldadura. La extracción de los antiguos resultó desafiante, posiblemente debido a una soldadura de alta calidad en los mandos de PlayStation 4 o a un soldador en mal estado. Tras la sustitución, el mando funciona perfectamente sin ningún tipo de drift. Informaré sobre la durabilidad de estos joysticks en futuras actualizaciones.

Conforme à la description et de fabrication correcte, il faudra pour les installer procéder au dessoudage des anciens joystick ainsi qu'au soudage des nouveaux ! Pour 21.99€ au moment de mon commentaire on a un rapport qualité prix correct. Merci de m'avoir lu 😉

Worked great for about 2hrs then got stick drift way worse then before. It was usable before, now it goes hard to the left and I have to turn the machine off.

Funcionan perfecto, no le pongo 5 hasta que el tiempo suficiente lo amerita

Good product. Everything fit and works perfectly and was easier to use than original joysticks. You will have to calibrate the joysticks after installing them for optimal functionality. A simple online search will show you how. Soldering can be difficult if you don’t have the patience and proper tools. I got two sets but damaged my first set and A controller because I was impatient. On the second controller I clipped the pins from the old joysticks then de-soldered the leftover pins. If you are not careful you will desolder the small resistors near the joysticks on one side of the board. I did this and had to fix it. It was very difficult because it was about the size of a needle tip. If you don’t have some form of confidence then I recommend having a professional do it.