I restored my Childhood Gamecube controller.

I restored my childhood Gamecube controller. I used to treat it like crap every time i would play Mario Party and Double Dash. Especially with Mario Party, i would just lose every time and would smack the controller a couple of times until the analogue stick started to drift. Surprisingly haven’t played Mario Party since then. Now over a decade later i restored it. Gave the pcb a clean with isopropyl alcohol 99%.

And then i desoldered the analogue stick using a desoldering station. I had to do this twice, the replacement white analogue stick i soldered in earlier was awful. It was too stiff and felt cheap. replaced it again with green and black one and now it feels amazing. Almost like the original. I also added a bit of grease to analogue stick to loose it up a bit more but overall, it’s much better then the other one i soldered in.

These are the ones i soldered in. https://a.aliexpress.com/_vPCF18

It’s always good to spend a bit extra on parts especially on analogue sticks. Quality can vary, always go for the ones that cost a bit more as the cheaper ones always tend to be a bit stiff across the board. Applies to PS2,3, 4, Xbox pads etc.