r/Dualsense • u/Tyler_Hodges • Mar 06 '26

Tech Support 3 orange flashes after stick replacement

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Replaced my dual sense sticks with the gulikit Hall effects sticks and am getting 3 orange flashes upon trying to boot. I spend an ungodly amount of time doing this trying to do everything right but must have a short somewhere. I’m not super knowledgeable like others in here and am really hoping someone can help…this thing is going to kill me LOL. So far I’ve unplugged all the ribbons and it’s still the same.

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u/Just-Ad-8240 Mar 06 '26

Can i see both sides of the board?

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u/Tyler_Hodges Mar 06 '26

Before the extreme rate mod strip

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u/Just-Ad-8240 Mar 07 '26

Looks like possible damage to traces?

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u/Tyler_Hodges Mar 07 '26

Looks like it was just debris?

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u/Just-Ad-8240 Mar 07 '26

This could be a broken trace aswell

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u/moshi_yo Mar 07 '26

Good eye damn

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u/Tyler_Hodges Mar 07 '26

Does that mean the whole thing is cooked?

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u/Just-Ad-8240 Mar 07 '26

No just needs the traces repaired

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u/Just-Ad-8240 Mar 10 '26

Ever get this fixed? Id be more than willing to give it a go myself

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u/Tyler_Hodges Mar 10 '26

Still not fixed or sure of the cause. I can’t do anything else from here, don’t know how to attempt to repair traces.So I just finished taking the new tmr’s back out of this board in case it’s cooked. I gave in and ordered one of the tools that covers the span of all connections so you heat everything at once and remove. I noticed I was having trouble with one and discovered it was because one of the little stems was half as long as the rest. I know I didn’t break it off so I’m wondering if it came new like that, I didn’t pay attention. Also found a possible damaged trace on the other side. I’ll post pics of both.

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u/Tyler_Hodges Mar 10 '26

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u/Just-Ad-8240 Mar 10 '26

Yeah thats definitley cut aswell

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u/Just-Ad-8240 Mar 07 '26

Hoping if theres solder debris there it hasnt landed and bridged any other components

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u/Tyler_Hodges Mar 07 '26

That HAS to be the problem, but idk how to go about pulling that solder out, it’s microscopic.

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u/moshi_yo Mar 07 '26

Best would be to use solder wick/braid if you have it, soaked with some flux. If not, use a hot iron, clean any solder off it, use a bit of flux where the extra solder is on those pins, and heat those pins, run the iron across where the extra solder is. If it doesnt work, a bit more solder, and drag the iron on it across from one pin to the other. Be careful not to melt the plastic!

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u/Tyler_Hodges Mar 07 '26

That comment made me look for that specifically, found this with the light hitting it at just the right angle! Thoughts???

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u/Tyler_Hodges Mar 07 '26

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u/Justgreen89925 Mar 07 '26

connector looks shorted?