CANDY CON Wireless Controller Teardown

Written By: Roger
Published: 24/04/24
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CANDY CON Wireless Controller Teardown

Published: 24/04/24

Teardown

Introduction

This is a full teardown of Gamestop's new CANDY CON wireless controller for the Nintendo Switch and PC. This controller operates as a bluetooth switch pro controller on the NS setting and a PC dongle wireless controller using the PC mode.

Key features include:

Customizable face plates

Customizable D-pad

Customizable Joysticks

Bluetooth 5.2

USB Dongle

USB C Charging

Analog triggers

Hall effect joysticks

Rechargeable 600mAh battery

2 Rear Programmable buttons

Macros and Turbo Mode

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    • Locate the indentation on the bottom of the controller

    • Pull the faceplate off using a fingernail or spudger

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    • Remove both joysticks and the D-pad by carefully pulling up

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    • Remove 8 Phillips screws with a Philips #1 screwdriver

    • Pry open the two main pieces by pulling up on the edges of the controller

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    • Separate the controller by flipping it on its face and then prying up near the bottom buttons

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    • Unplug the battery using a spudger tool

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    • Unscrew the 2 Phillips #1 screws securing the mainboard to the controller housing

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    • Carefully remove the mainboard and attached haptic motors by pulling it up from the bottom and then top

    • Be careful removing the haptic motors to ensure the wires do not break

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    • All buttons are keyed so they can only go in the exact spot they belong

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    • Follow the teardown guide in reverse to reassemble the controller

    • When reassembling the controller align the bottom buttons first and then work on the charging port side

    • Test all the buttons before or right after screwing in the mainboard

    • The D-pad has an arrow on the top that should point up (towards the arrow on the base controller)

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