8Bitdo Sn30 Pro Gamepad Analog Stick Cap Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

7

Time Required

                          10 - 15 minutes            

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• Analog Stick Cap
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Unscrew the Back Panel               

• Place the controller face down on a solid surface.
• Remove the five T5 Torx screws that hold the back panel in place.

Place the controller face down on a solid surface.

Remove the five T5 Torx screws that hold the back panel in place.

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Step 2

              Lift the Back Panel               

• Lift the back panel, starting along the top edge of the controller.
• There are two notches along the bottom edge that help keep the front and back panels together. This will be useful during reassembly.

Lift the back panel, starting along the top edge of the controller.

There are two notches along the bottom edge that help keep the front and back panels together. This will be useful during reassembly.

Step 3

              Remove the Battery               

• Use a spudger to pry the battery out from its compartment.
• The battery is secured by double-sided foam adhesive. Be gentle and take your time to avoid damaging the battery.
• Set aside the battery.
• Be careful not to pull on the wires!
• The ribbon that connects the analog board to the main controller board is now accessible.

Use a spudger to pry the battery out from its compartment.

The battery is secured by double-sided foam adhesive. Be gentle and take your time to avoid damaging the battery.

Set aside the battery.

Be careful not to pull on the wires!

The ribbon that connects the analog board to the main controller board is now accessible.

Step 4

              Unscrew the Analog Board               

• Unscrew the four #0 Phillips screws that hold the analog board in place.

Unscrew the four #0 Phillips screws that hold the analog board in place.

Step 5

              Lift the Analog Board               

• Lift the analog board assembly by holding onto the edges of the board.
• You may need to guide the analog sticks to clear the holes in the front panel while lifting the assembly.
• Be careful not to pull on the ribbon!
• Flip the board over so that the analog sticks are now facing upwards. Set it above the controller.

Lift the analog board assembly by holding onto the edges of the board.

You may need to guide the analog sticks to clear the holes in the front panel while lifting the assembly.

Be careful not to pull on the ribbon!

Flip the board over so that the analog sticks are now facing upwards. Set it above the controller.

Step 6

              Remove the Old Analog Stick Caps               

• Hold the analog board assembly along the edges, and carefully pull out the old analog stick caps one-by-one.

Hold the analog board assembly along the edges, and carefully pull out the old analog stick caps one-by-one.

Step 7

              Install the New Caps               

• Note the shape of the hole under the replacement analog stick cap and how it matches the shape of the analog stick shaft. Orient them correctly for a proper fit.
• Take your new caps and push them into the shaft.
• Push the cap all the way down until you hear a ‘click’, which is the analog button being pressed.
• Make sure that the analog shaft stays straight and centered while you are pushing down on the cap.
• The replacement caps sent by 8BitDo seem to be a newer, better silicon-coated variant, instead of the old caps that used rubber.

Note the shape of the hole under the replacement analog stick cap and how it matches the shape of the analog stick shaft. Orient them correctly for a proper fit.

Take your new caps and push them into the shaft.

Push the cap all the way down until you hear a ‘click’, which is the analog button being pressed.

Make sure that the analog shaft stays straight and centered while you are pushing down on the cap.

The replacement caps sent by 8BitDo seem to be a newer, better silicon-coated variant, instead of the old caps that used rubber.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Filipe - Aug 19, 2019

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Great tutorial, but you don’t need to remove the battery.

Jose Olarte III - Aug 19, 2019

Dave Driscoll - Feb 26, 2020

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Thanks for this but do you know how to unclip the stick mechanism from the board? I seemed to have broken one. The button is not “clicking” on press right. I have reached out to 8bitdo on how to order replacements. I figured I would try and see if I could just reseat it and maybe that would fix the issue but can’t get the stick off the board.

Thanks.

Jose Olarte III - Feb 27, 2020

I haven’t tried it myself, but from what I’ve seen, you may need to desolder the metal casing to get to the stick itself. If 8BitDo did send replacements, I would assume they’d send a whole assembly (both sticks + the board they’re soldered to). Please let us know if they get back to you; i’m very much curious. Thanks!

Sammael Abaddon - Sep 16, 2020

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Great tutorial thanks!