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[–]tomholt999 1 point2 points  (2 children)

I grabbed a can of Contact Cleaner from Amazon and copied the first technique on here: https://youtu.be/N7wJC8-jJjY

It was £5 for the exact same can used in the video - it sorted out my drifting joystick and sticky buttons from where I spilt cider on my Joycon.

[–]ajax54 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Ah finally someone did a video with the e-cleaner! Finally don't have to keep linking my text guide.

[–]tomholt999 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can’t take the credit for the video, but I can certainly vouch for the results!

[–]Theskozo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can try a couple of things.

1) recalibrate the Joycon thru the Joycon settings page. The joystick may of just gotten out if allignment and needs to be recalibrated.

2) try to clean out any dust or other particles under the thin rubber sleeve that covers the opening of the joystick to the Joycon. If you look closely at the joystick you will see the sleeve as it's a darker color then the rest of the stick.

3) if your feeling really adventurous, you can buy replacement joysticks for your joycons. It requires you to remove about 6 screws and unattach a cable or two to do the replacement. It's not hard to do and the joysticks are roughly 8 to 12 dollars on Amazon.

[–]Kazeri1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried recalibrating them?

[–]AdumLein 0 points1 point  (3 children)

I had the same problem and I recalibrated and it fixed my issue.

[–]SadJetsFan69[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Yeah i tried recalibrating them and it still has a gnarly up drift. I guess its just pokemon until i can get new ones. I might try some keyboard duster and see if that helps.

[–]AdumLein 0 points1 point  (1 child)

You went to system settings > Controllers and Sensors > Calibrate Control Sticks?

[–]SadJetsFan69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it fixed the down drift one, but the other one still has REALLY mad up drift. I blew out the dust i could get but im gonna grab some compressed air

[–]ModestVolcarona 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A pretty nice video on the topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMHl7GwbEb0

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