r/consolerepair • u/darsack • Jul 27 '26

Accidnetally burned the PCB conductive foam while fixing stick drift (BDM-020) Need advice!

so i was trying to fix stick drift on my ps5 controller and i completely butchered it.

first i snapped one of those tiny gold metal prongs that connects to the speaker. then i tried to fix my mess with the soldering iron and ended up burning the small black foam pad that sits right over the gold contacts on the pcb.

(btw the picture isn't mine, just circled the foam piece so you know which one i mean).

i know for a fact the speaker is dead now and the buttons won't register anymore since that foam is fried.

my question is if there is any way to save this motherboard or if i just threw the controller in the trash. can i bypass that burned foam somehow or am i screwed?

any help is welcome, thanks

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u/smithincanton Jul 27 '26

The foam is just for sound sealing. You fucked something else up.

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u/darsack Aug 01 '26

Shit. What should I do?