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Swapping Bumper Buttons - Open Controller

3min

The tactile switches preinstalled with this kit are rated around 250 grams of pressing force. We include two complimentary switches rated at 100 grams of pressing force if you desire a different button feel.

Swapping the bumper buttons is fairly simple, we recommend the following tools to get the job done:

Tools:

  • Soldering Iron
  • Solder 67/33
  • Desoldering Pump
  • Solder Wick
  • Button Replacements

The first thing we will do is remove the old tactile switches. This can be done in a couple of ways. We recommend a desoldering pump to help pull the solder from the pads, however you can use solder wick as well.

Heat up the solder with your iron, then use the pump to remove the solder as shown.

Heat up the solder with your iron and then use the pump to remove the solder
Heat up the solder with your iron and then use the pump to remove the solder


Now that we have the solder removed from the pads we can remove the buttons from the PCB.

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Next lets stick the new buttons through the back of the PCB and flip the board over to prepare soldering the pins back to the PCB.

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Finally flow solder onto the pins of the buttons.

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Now you can reassemble your controller!

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Updated 01 May 2023
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