pardon the aftermath
EDIT: ExtremeRate is the company that made the shell. Pretty impressed
That’s why I’m never gonna do that shit
Same. It’s why I went with the Teardown skin by dbrand. Get that see through look but with an adhesive skin instead. I’ve been very pleased with it.
I’ve got the Clone of the Kingdom skin on mine.
The only things I’m not liking are when using the touchscreen has a weird lip now. And getting the grips to sit pretty is annoying; might just need to apply more heat then try smoothing them out. Did it while applying, but man is it slightly difficult. Other than those two things the skin is fantastic. Would recommend getting one to people if didn’t wanna go through a shell swap.
Lastly, if anyone is interested in one, when it says be careful with the top piece. You REALLY need to go slow and keep your fingers near the wax paper and the sticker. I was going slow then got to the vent part then it just zipped up getting a tear on one side. Luckily it still worked, but made it a slight pain applying that part of the skin.
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haha those were screws that came with the kit. I reused about 99% of the original screws wherever possible
I take it this isn’t your first time replacing the housing on a portable device.
It s not the first but it’s definitely been the most intensive!
I still have the screws on my desk from my original Xbox that I took apart. Really should find out where they came from this weekend
Eh, I usually leave off a few screws on the side panels, makes it easier for future access. XD
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Lotta screws left over… you OK? ;)
Haha those were mostly screws that came in the kit. I reused 99% of the original screws
99%??
They ate one or two, as a treat.
Oh no, the void will start a subscription with screws. Soon it will want one or two every month.
there were very few that needed to be the used from the kit I reckon for tolerance reasons. (plus despite my best efforts, the void had to be fed)
I think I’d keep the original buttons though
I did think about doing that but I didnt think it would look too good. The company I got it from has button replacements and im thinking of going with a solid light green or “matcha” green
chsh -s /usr/bin/fishDamn, maybe I won’t do a shell swap. I really wanted to do one but no way i could set aside 5 hours to get that done.
Its a fun project to do on a slow weekend! You may be able to find someone to do it for you as well.
Is it actually green? Different pictures make it look more teal or bluish. I wish it was closer to a jungle green. I’d love to do a shell swap but I’m Leary about removing the screen.
But I like having a warranty and my A button is starting to stick.
Im not sure if this voids the warranty at all, Valve is pretty lenient with it
I’m not sure they’d be comfortable servicing it with aftermarket parts. Some manufacturers that allow customization will tell you to undo the mods before sending it in for repair.
Lose the soda, man, and clean her up with a little rubbing alcohol on a cotton swab.
Huh? Sorry dude I’m an adult; I don’t drink soda near electronics. My Deck has had a screen protector and protective case since day 1. I baby my tech. Pretty sure my A button is either defective or prematurely wearing out.
My first steam deck that I returned due to screen bubbles had a sticky B button out of the box. My replacement has a creaky left trigger. Can’t win.
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In my searching for other people with a sticky A button, the sticky B button is all I could find. Pretty sure I’m going to have to send mine in for repair.
I’m kind of annoyed JSAUX made a green back shell but still haven’t made a front shell to match.
I’ve got a green backed Steam Deck just begging for a green front.
Thats what stopped me from going that route. A buddy showed me ExtremeRate and i went on a little shopping spree
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.co.uk is a UK domain not Canadian.
It looks worth it though.
Absolutely! It was fun too i enjoyed doing the swap except for the screen and the pads
5 hours of effort, hundreds of hours of swagging on everyone who can’t pull that off.
Looks pretty awesome though! I’d love a shell swap but I’m really scared that I’ll fuck up my screen or something.
looks nice tho!
Thank you! Im pretty satisfied with how it turned out
I was very careful doing mine, but the real things to watch out for (more than the LCD screen) are the touchpads. Those things can’t be recalibrated, and there are no replacements. You can adjust the sensitivity everywhere but in desktop mode, but it makes the keyboard damn near impossible to use. Again, I barely touched them and had no issues reconnecting them, but when I got everything back together they were way too sensitive.
I broke the audio on my steam deck. It has to be hardware but i took it apart and back together again like 3 times. Oh well, i got a aya neo geek 1s on the way, im sure ill miss the deck and continue to use bluetooth audio
Im sure you can get a replacement audio board or cables! its real easy to nick those tiny wires
I got replacement speakers but that was not the problem. I do not see anywhere to get a replacement audio board or ribbon cables.
If you see anywhere, let me know!
I gave it a good look and you’re right im not finding a replacement for that part anywhere. I reckon next best option is scavenge it from a broken deck or send it to valve for repair at cost
