super_etecoon on 19 July 2019
| thetonestarr said: Does anybody who has done the dust cleaning procedure have a preferred method? I've seen many different guides detailing different specific ways of removing the dust once you've gotten into it but it's difficult to tell what is best. |
The method I used was to prop up the little baffle underneath the top of the joystick with tweezers or a paper clip. Get some electronic cleaner with one of those tiny red straws and blow one quick little burst (and I do mean little) into the area. Now rotate the joystick for 60 seconds, making very sure not to push any buttons. You don't want any power running through the joycon at all while you are doing this. After you finish rotating the joystick don't touch the joycon for at least an hour so the cleaner can dry/evaporate.
This worked for me on two left joycons. I wish I had tried earlier because they were drifting for quite a while. I had even had sent back a pair to Nintendo and they came back with the same problem.
