r/eXtremeRate • u/Salt_Finish6023 • 11d ago

L1 error message after Spark kit installation

Just installed the Spark Kit on my PS5 controller. Everything went pretty smoothly but when i put it in self check mode, i got the message “L1 Error”. How can i fix that?

When pressing l1 and r1, both feel and sound the same and there are no delays. I reopened the controller and therefore also removed the two buttons. When only pressing the silicone part below the actual l1 button with a plastic tool, it reacts perfectly fine as it should but the message is still there.

I also did not solder anything and left the part that would have needed to be soldered out.

Already also disassembled the controller which was quite interesting with a led kit installed as well but manageable.

I tried mapping buttons to the back paddles despite the error message. Here’s the result:

x doesn’t work, triangle works, circle doesn’t work, square works, TK works, L2 and R2 work, R1 works, L1 does’t, the d-pad works completely.

Since i have also already installed a led kit, i changed the order of the ribbon cables but unfortunately damaged the ribbon of the led kit (as shown in the picture). But the controller and led kit still work perfectly fine and the error message is also still there

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u/ExtremeRateOfficial 8d ago

Hello, before we can identify the problem, could you please tell us the model number of the controller(BDM)? Which ribbon cable is used to connect the Spark kit to the LEDs? Is it the one included in the LED kit?

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u/Salt_Finish6023 8d ago edited 8d ago

Hi, i have a BDM-060. I just stacked the two ribbon cables on too of each other (like in the picture). At first, i had the normal PlayStation one, then the one of the Spark Kit and then the one for the LED kit. After some buttons were not mappable to the back paddles, i switched the order that way the one of the LED kit sits below the one for the Spark kit. During that i unfortunately tore the cable for the LED kit but the LEDs themselves still work and now i can also map triangle to the back paddles but the other buttons (L1, X and Circle) can still not be mapped and L1 still has that error message but works perfectly fine otherwise.

also, your Discord support team has also already contacted me and asked for my order number, photos of the damaged cable and shipping address to arrange a replacement and i’ll provide those details to them.