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DualShock 4: PS4 Controller Stop charging

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:03:50 -0700

Hello.

I have a question. My ps4 controller stop charging. Why???

When i plug in to ps4, does't it work(yellow color not see). When i plug in to my pc usb show me the yellow color but when i press the PS button wont turn on. Before a week i have this problem and when i press the reset button was fixed. But the problem come again and does't fix it when i press the reset button. Please some advise.

⟐ Commented March 30, 2026 at 11:03 MST

DualShock 4: How do I fix my stick drift

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 09:02:16 -0700

I have been trying to find out how to fix my stick drift but I can't find it.

⟐ Answered March 29, 2026 at 9:02 MST

DualShock 4: Why is my r2 button not working

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 03:49:29 -0700

My r2 button wont work right I have to press it really hard in Battle feild wont work in gta5 .

⟐ Commented March 23, 2026 at 3:49 MST

DualShock 4: Am I screwed or can it work or be fixed?

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 01:48:51 -0700

While removing the analog stick it stripped the trace off the board is possible to fix it? would it still work regardless or the board is done?

⟐ Answered March 23, 2026 at 1:48 MST

DualShock 4: Ps4 dualshock controller won't turn on

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:19:23 -0700

Hello everyone.

I have 2 ps4 controllers.

One of them doesn't go on. If I put them on the charge cable on the ps4 they lit orange as usual but as soon as I put them off the cable it goes out. If I press the home button it won't turn on. Only via cable.

So I thought that it was the fault of the battery. I bought a new battery out it in and still the same. The other controller functions without problem and this one also but doesn't go on wireless.

Please help what can I do?

⟐ Commented March 15, 2026 at 19:19 MST

DualShock 4: Can this be fixed?

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:29:58 -0700

So in my endless quest to learn how replace analog sticks I've ran into another issue the pad somehow was ripped off is possible to fix it or can it work without the pad? Pic3 is the back of the pad that got ripped off

⟐ Answered March 15, 2026 at 17:29 MST

DualShock 4: Why does my speaker and headphone jack not work

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 04:34:49 -0700

I attempted to mod my ps4 controller, but when I did I broke a couple of pins on the motherboard where the ribbon cable that goes to the back connects. Now my battery doesn't charge and my speaker and headphone jack don't work. As long as I have the controller plugged in to the console everything else works fine. What can I do?

⟐ Answered March 14, 2026 at 4:34 MST

DualShock 4: Playstation 4 controller potentiometer box vervangen

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:10:04 -0700

Hello, I have a question about replacing the potentiometer on my PS4 controller. I've already done that. I replaced the entire housing of the PS4 controller's potentiometer and installed one from Aliexpress, but now I have the following problem.

As you can see, the thumbstick doesn't make smooth curves. It makes rough curves and feels more stiff. However, when I connect a properly working PS4 controller, I do get the correct result—smoother and and what it really is suppose to be like. What am I doing wrong here, since I've already done all the tests?

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Ik heb me vraag een beetje bijgewerkt.

Ik zit met het volgende probleem. Ik heb een Palo accu gekocht voor me ps4 controller.

Het is mij opgevallen dat er twee connectors uit de accu komen. Eentje voor de nieuwere model en eentje voor de oudere model. Mijn vraag is kan ik de connector die ik niet gebruik eraf knippen om ruimte te besparen in de controller. Want op dit moment gaat hij moeilijk dicht.

⟐ Commented March 03, 2026 at 11:10 MST

DualShock 4: When I press the ps button it only flashes a light.

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 21:25:10 -0700

So, when i wanted to play some ps4 i tried to use my controller but it didn't did any effect on the screen so i did some fixing tutorials but it's still didn't work and the only thing that appears is blue flashing

DualShock 4: The blue LED light always stays blue.

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:32:26 -0700

DualShock 4: How do you resync your PS4 remote after using it on your PC?

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 14:46:03 -0700

I recently used my ps4 controller to play Kingdom Hearts ll on emulator but now i want to use my remote on my ps4 again I've tried resetting the remote and connecting in the ps4 Bluetooth menu and it still wont connect without it trying to connect to my computer has anyone else had this problem or is it just me?

⟐ Answered February 22, 2026 at 14:46 MST

DualShock 4: Why is it pairing to the console, but disconnect after some few second

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:02:58 -0700

Why is my dualshock 4, pairing with the console, but after a few seconds is loses connection, and after a minute it turns on by itself and does the same, I tried resetting the controller, it does nothing, also it's struggling to connect, which is a new problem, can anyone answer my 2 problems on this controller?, but I don't think my USB cable is data cable.

⟐ Answer accepted February 16, 2026 at 10:02 MST

DualShock 4: What type of screws does the DualShock 4 use?

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:18:13 -0700

I was replacing my thumb sticks when i noticed 2 of the screws are rusted and one of them got stripped.

My question is what are the demotions of the screws and where can i buy them?

thanks for the help.

⟐ Answered February 12, 2026 at 16:18 MST

DualShock 4: Would anyone the size and rating of the missing capacitors?

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 14:51:34 -0700

Long story short I'm try to replace the analog stick on my ps4 controller and I knocked off two capacitors now I'm looking to to see what they rated at and the size of them. I uploaded a pic on the entire motherboard and marked it with arrows which capacitors I'm missing

⟐ Edited by author January 31, 2026 at 14:51 MST

DualShock 4: PS4 Controller: Right Stick Drift (-0.10 Axis 2) & Sprinting Issues in

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 01:46:59 -0700

"I have confirmed the issues using Gamepad Tester. My Right Stick has a drift of -0.10 on Axis 2, which causes the menus to move on their own. Also, while my R2 (B7) reaches a full value of 1.00, I still cannot sprint in FIFA, which leads me to believe the Left Stick (L3) might be failing to register full directional input. Should I replace the analog modules or just clean the potentiometers?"

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⟐ Answered January 27, 2026 at 1:46 MST

DualShock 4: Will my controller working without these capacitors?

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:59:58 -0700

So I was trying to replace the analog stick on my ps4 controller and I knocked out one capacitor by the left analog stick (pic 1) and another by the right analog stick (pic 2)

⟐ Commented January 26, 2026 at 0:59 MST

DualShock 4: Did I accidently bridge the connection?

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 11:24:00 -0700

I was attempting put on new analog sticks on my ps4 and accidently scrapped off the solder I forgot to put the mask on it. I ended up putting solder on the area where it was scrapped of

⟐ Answered January 25, 2026 at 11:24 MST

DualShock 4: Did I cut the traces?

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 18:10:45 -0700

I'm attempting to change the analog sticks on the dualshock 4 and I made a rookie mistake using metal tools did cut the traces if so can it be fixed?

⟐ Commented January 03, 2026 at 18:10 MST

DualShock 4: Why is the R2 button interfering with the left analog stick?

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:30:37 -0700

When I press the R2 (right trigger) the left analog stick moves (not physically) to the left. It is interfering directly as I saw it using the DS4windows software to analyze the input data.

What might be the problem? Hardware? Software?

⟐ Commented December 31, 2025 at 10:30 MST

DualShock 4: Why is my PS4 controller acting on its own?

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 06:12:33 -0700

My PS4 controller seems to act on its own whenever I try to navigate anywhere and it goes in all different directions instead of going where I want it to go, I don't know if it's broken or if it's a technical issue inside.

⟐ Commented December 23, 2025 at 6:12 MST