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Steam Deck: KontrolFreeks with Capacitive Touch! in c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

[–] TITLEplayer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Whoa, this is cool! I can only imagine how time consuming it is.

I wished I have the time and money to learn design engineering and 3d printing, and own a printer.

I would love to make 3d-printed thumbsticks for my Dualshock 2 and 3, and even Logitech pedals. The original Kontrol Freeks for Dualshock 3 are rare and have been sold for like $100 on eBay.

That's some awesome stuff you're making! I would to see how your iterations and creations improve 💪

Steam Deck: KontrolFreeks with Capacitive Touch! in c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

[–] TITLEplayer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks! I updated the post with your shortened url.

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[–] TITLEplayer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So I bought the smooth grips, the ones not connected by that bottom piece, and they started to slip off after like four days. I almost had my face smashed by my Steam Deck multiple times.

I sent him pictures of what he should do to make it tighter and that he omitted a third bump that'a meant to keep his case locked into the speaker grills.

After a week or two, he offered me a replacement for free and now he has a new variant that has concave bumps. I opted for the new variant to try it out. He sent it and the replacement felt amazing. The original and his revised grips reduced the amount of numbness I usually feel after long gaming sessions. The revised grips have held tight onto the Steam Deck for more than 1 month of usage so far.

Oh I've been talking about thr long grips. The short grips felt slippery at first, but it's also just as good. My fingers naturally moved over the back grip buttons. It takes more time for me to get used to them compared to the longer grips, but both are good.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1499670572/steam-deck-comfort-grip-accessories

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Steam Deck: KontrolFreeks with Capacitive Touch! (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by TITLEplayer@lemmy.world to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

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Hey Steam Deckers, I didn't know there was a bigger Steam Deck community. So I'm sharing my post from the other one: https://lemmy.world/post/2888070

Demo: https://youtu.be/0vzsUnbOR9c

Want to gain more control using an extension riser such as KontrolFreeks and still keep capaictive touch for gyro aiming and more?

I got a solution for you! I bought this 3d printed clip-on meant for XBOX Series/One. It's a little loose on the Steam Deck's joystick; however, that leaves room to put into conductive material to activate the capacitive touch.

I used Greg's LiveZone | Superior Thumbstick Upgrade - Clips on from his Etsy store. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1362835549/livezone-superior-thumbstick-upgrade

At first, I tried it out with aluminum foil and that works. But, it tears easy and is quite slippery.

I bought and used a conductive fabric tape from US Amazon: GENNEL 5mm x 20M (0.2in x 65ft) Conductive Cloth Fabric Adhesive Tape, Faraday Tape for EMI Shielding, Interference Signal Blocking, Laptop Mobilephone LCD Repair, Cable Wire Harness Wrapping

https://www.amazon.com/Conductive-Fabric-Adhesive-Laptop-Shielding/dp/B01ALDR0D0

And there you go! More control during aiming and you can still activate gyro.

I hope this helps people

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Steam Deck: KontrolFreeks with Capacitive Touch! (youtu.be)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by TITLEplayer@lemmy.world to c/steamdeck@lemmy.ml

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Hey Steam Deckers,