AKNESGuliKit TMR Electromagnetic Joysticks Replacement for DualSense PS5 Controller, Thumbstick Grips for PlayStation 5 Controller, Thumbstick Caps Included

For my first time soldering, I found the analog sticks to be moderately easy to install. Once you calibrate the centers on the DuelSensetools website, they function better than the original sticks. The motion feels smoother and snaps good, although they feel a bit looser. The added grips also feel nice.

Well, I finally got a pair of these sticks and then put them into my Xbox controller. Out of the gate, I checked the calibration on them and it was very odd. The right stick is fluctuating up and down rapidly. The left stick seems to be fine. I did calibrate both and the right stick still seems odd. I did take apart my controller to check out the stick. I moved it around and could hear some odd clicking inside of it. I moved the left and it is smooth and doesn't have any clicking. I'm thinking the right stick has a bad defect. After calibratring, I noticed the sticks do not go back to the middle like another controller I have with hall effect sticks. The TMR sticks are usually on the outside of the center. When playing games, pushing the right stick to the right, left, up, or down causes movement but only for a few seconds. Then I have to stop moving it then do it again and it does the same thing. So, I can't just hold the stick in one direction to get continuous movement. It's really annoying because these sticks are brand new.I had chose Aknes Gulikit because I bought a pair of hall effect sticks to install in my Steamdeck and they were perfect. The TMR sticks for the Xbox, not so much. To say the least, I'm pretty disappointed. I hope Gulikit or Aknes reaches out to me for some replacements. I'd like to this right stick working properly. Maybe I will change the score and review if I do get replacements and they work fine but for now, buyers need to be aware.UPDATE: Alright, I did get a replacement pair of new sticks. I installed them and noticed right away, these were more accurate! I did not hear or feel the clicking happening in the new right stick while moving it around! I also tested the return to center and while absolute 0 is impossible, I am now at a .00002 on both sticks, left and right. This means, it's basically a zero. These new sticks are way better than the previous pair I had purchased. I can only think that there is a bad batch out there. Regardless, these new sticks deserve a 5 star all the way! Thank you AKNES and Gulikit!

Installing these sticks takes time, you first need to de solder the old sticks, clean the board(seriously, clean the board or it will give you problems) and solder the new sticks. It took me about 3 hours to do this, and the end result was that the left stick worked and the right one had drift, but it turns out i didn't heat the pins on the board correctly. After re-heating the pins and cleaned the board, everything worked fine with no drift.You can instantly feel the tiny Dead zones on the sticks, it feels awesome. If i press LT fast enough then left stick does drift just a tiny bit, but not enough for it to move alone.

Installation was fine, immediately after turning the controller on for the first time and calibrating there was drift in both sticks, one being WAY more major than the other and it made it virtually unusable since it kept making the stick face down. Do not buy this knock off, go buy the ACTUAL GuliKit thumbsticks.

• Every part of these are the same size as OEM including the shape of the stalks. This means you can reinstall the OEM thumbstick grips, which are more tactile than these replacements.• The functionality of this part is identical to OEM including the press-to-click option• The resistance of this part is identical to OEM which is good news--this was such an involved project that I only ended up replacing the left thumbstick that had drift rather than proactively replacing the second one while the case was open.• This kit will not save you much money over a new controller if you don't already have a full soldering kit as well as a micro screwdriver set.• This isn't a quick dab-dab-done project; you will need a soldering wick, copious amounts of flux and a couple of hours to disassemble the controller, unsolder over a dozen points of contact, clean, and re-solder.I don't have much experience soldering but I do have a kit so I bought this as an "experience" project knowing that I could absolutely brick my controller and end up needing to buy a new one anyway.After disassembly it took a while to find the right system for removing the old solder. You really need to get the contacts wet with flux and use the wick to absorb it. You need to get ALL of the solder out before the joysticks can begin to be pried off the board.The flux also leaves a thick, gooey residue that takes a while to clean off with isopropyl alcohol.So far I'm really happy with the end result. I'm a week of gaming in and I can not tell the difference between the left (new) and right (OEM) joysticks. Most importantly, I'm now drift-free!Side note: I don't like clowns and I'm not a carnie so I don't know why they added circus thumbstick toppers to the kit. They're weird and I don't like them but the great thing is that you don't have to use them. I still give the kit 5 stars.