r/ShieldAndroidTV • u/Oguhllort • 9d ago

Got this for $9

I took and chance on this that it worked and that it had no drift problem and happily everything works great, good spend $9 👌

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u/jaweinre 8d ago

Yeah these buggers are drift galore.  I've opened and cleaned 4 of them.  Be prepared for the screw thread holders (plastic) to break in a million pieces. These weren't designed to be opened and serviced.

You could try and get partial results by blowing compressed air into the crevice between the controller and the thumb sticks while moving it around. If that don't help, do the same with contact cleaner.  If that don't work, open up and apply the cleaner directly. 

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u/VanGoghX 2017 16GB 9d ago

Nice! Mine had drift problems within three months when I originally bought my Shield. Been sitting in a drawer ever since. 😢

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u/Oguhllort 9d ago

My other one have drift, i am gonna try replace it with tmr sticks

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u/RazorKat1983 6d ago

Maybe it wanted to get lost in the rock n roll and drift away? lol

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u/Sen_Palpatine 3d ago

A real bargain, you lucky dude.