I'm guessing with an old controller it's big caused by dust and other debris building up inside the case, or possibly an internal component having slipped or misaligned in sone way so to limit it's travel. I would suggest trying to take the whole casing apart as much as you can to get at the inside and give it a good clean, although I'm not sure how easy they are to disassemble, I've not tried one before

Agrees. The classic approach of disassemble, analyze, clean/file down and re-assemble is usually the best.

It sure beats my hap-hazard approach of blindly squirting WD-40 up in there and see what happens. (Really...don't recommend doing that. Damage may happen...or maybe the stick will go away. Risky and not worth it.)

Looking at my current gen controllers right now. The Sony stuff has micro phillips to disassemble. M$...does not. Probably those bloody tabs. Consult a web site guide for instructions on how to tear down an XB1 controller. It's probably tab held and tricky to find the spots to pull apart at.

Yeah, its a tab thing. Dug up my controller a little trying to get it off.

But I found the problem, it was the battery pack. When I removed the rechargeable battery pack that I use, the trigger no longer stuck. Kinda weird, but it worked.

Very interesting.

Now, I'm tempted to ask...Mad Katz (or some other third party) make the thing? Sometimes, these unofficial devices just aren't up to quality control.

Energizer did. So yeah, it is a third party thing. But what's even more odd is the pack does not do this to the other 2 controllers. It affects my Titanfall controller, but not the normal controllers.

Still, from a distant perspective, it does sound like the pack is adding pressure to the controller body by just a tiny hair to catch something on the trigger. Probably not much room in those controllers to begin with. (When I hold my XB1 controller, it's really heavy. Not like this PS3 controller that after a harsh fall, had broken open one of the 'wings' to reveal just a lot of empty air.)

I'd believe that. The rechargeable battery pack has an extra casing around the batteries so it would work with the charging stand.

I still find it a little odd that only one controller was affected by it. And it used to not be so bad. Ive had the battery packs for about a year maybe(?) and didn't notice the problem when I got them.

*Shrugs*

Guess Ill just need to buy some rechargeable AA batteries and use those instead of a charge pack. I hate throwing away batteries, I used to burn through them.

And, I'm still on the fence about just going with one times or rechargeables. Though, I shouldn't be. It's not the '80s. Rechargeable batteries are almost equally priced to the disposables. Only question is if the common rechargeables pack enough for the controllers. There does tend to be some variance that some electronics refuse to work with and others could care less about.

I have always like the charge packs. Its nice to know that if the battery is dead, I can simply put my controller in a stand and it will be fully ready again in half an hour. I have almost always used them because I used to play games all the time.

They do die out eventually. They get to a point where they don't take a charge anymore. I have probably 5 or 6 dead xbox 360 packs. But the play and charge kits are a great idea. You can plug your wireless controller into the play and charge cord and turn the controller into a wired one. Very helpful when you cant find batteries.

I don't think Ill buy another charge pack, but I will try the rechargeable batteries. If you get a charge kit that is built for controllers, get one from Sony/Microsoft. Not a third party. They seem to do better in my opinion. (I had a Mad Katz one for a while on the 360. I think it lasted the shortest amount of time. Now I have this energizer pack and its problems.)

I have a 360 and a One. However, I don't need them on a monthly basis. So, for me, going with rechargeables seems like a waste...except they aren't overpriced to begin with.

The PS consoles, however, I really use the heck out of. Their controllers have built in batteries and I've only noticed recently that the one (the newer one, ironically) has been needing recharging on a far more rapid basis. The recharge is so convenient. No going out to buy replacements when it is needed. And when I run the controllers for over 12 hours at a time...disposables would get old, fast.

Its pretty new...ish. At least compared to controllers that I have had in the past.

I actually found what was causing the stickiness. I decided to use one of my other Xbox One controllers, so I removed the battery pack (A rechargeable one) from the controller. When I did that, the trigger was no longer sticky. I put AA batteries into it and the trigger is fine. Put the rechargeable one in and it sticks. I guess the battery pack was too big or something.

>Sticky

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