Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

                          5 - 10 minutes

Sections

2

  • Opening Case
  • 5 steps
  • Separating Main Board
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove Battery
  • Place the controller face down.
  • Remove the battery cover.
  • Remove rechargeable battery or AA batteries.

Place the controller face down.

Remove the battery cover.

Remove rechargeable battery or AA batteries.

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Step 2

              Remove Trigger Buttons
  • Remove L2 and R2 trigger buttons by pushing them away from the grips.

Remove L2 and R2 trigger buttons by pushing them away from the grips.

Step 3

              Remove Screws
  • Use Tweezers to uncover two screws under the label in the battery compartment.
  • Use a T6 screwdriver to remove the four 7.3 mm screws securing the rear cover.

Use Tweezers to uncover two screws under the label in the battery compartment.

Use a T6 screwdriver to remove the four 7.3 mm screws securing the rear cover.

Step 4

              Unclip Covers
  • At the end of each grip, pry apart the covers.
  • Use fingernail or opening pick to undo the two top clips.
  • One clip next to L button.
  • One clip next to R button
  • Undo the final clip between the joysticks.

At the end of each grip, pry apart the covers.

Use fingernail or opening pick to undo the two top clips.

One clip next to L button.

One clip next to R button

Undo the final clip between the joysticks.

Step 5

              Separate Covers
  • Carefully move the rear cover away and from the front cover. Place it to the left.
  • Do not completely separate. The two halves are still attached via a white ribbon cable.

Carefully move the rear cover away and from the front cover. Place it to the left.

Do not completely separate. The two halves are still attached via a white ribbon cable.

Step 6

              Remove Ribbon Cable
  • Unlock the ribbon cable by push open the black plastic tab.
  • The tab will slide about 1.5mm
  • Pull the ribbon cable out of the connector in the direction of the cable.

Unlock the ribbon cable by push open the black plastic tab.

The tab will slide about 1.5mm

Pull the ribbon cable out of the connector in the direction of the cable.

Step 7

              Remove Screws
  • Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the seven screws securing the main circuit board.
  • Six 10.1mm screws
  • One 5.8mm screws

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the seven screws securing the main circuit board.

Six 10.1mm screws

One 5.8mm screws

Step 8

              Separate Main Board
  • Slide the R buttons up and off its peg.
  • Slide the L button up and off its peg.
  • Remove the main board by rotating it towards the USB-C port. Then lift it out.

Slide the R buttons up and off its peg.

Slide the L button up and off its peg.

Remove the main board by rotating it towards the USB-C port. Then lift it out.

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

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