The Fastest Hall Effect Joystick I’ve Tested

I’m testing out the newly released Favor Union Hall effect joysticks. I’ll look at the Gamepad tester results for the joysticks installed in a DualSense controller. I’ll also be looking at the delays associated with the Hall sensor.

00:00 Intro
00:24 Mechanical details
02:41 Use in a DualSense controller
06:11 Range circularity modification
08:29 Hall sensor testing
13:25 Final thoughts

[vinny]

Very much appreciated for doing in depth testing, subbed.

[overdriver]

this review are ... so great. thanks for in depth testing/ review on each component.

[madmax]

I like the fact that hall effect thumbsticks are starting to take off, but the main issue for me is the centering mechanism. The centering mechanism when it starts to wear stick drift will still eventually happen as the centering mechanism stops returning back to its original center. The potentiometer was only one part of the problem with stick drift (and other issues).

[syn]

There are Ginfull hall sensors that will replace the ALPS sensors without having to replace the joysticks. They are a aqua color.

[CKaosMac]

Appreciate your hard work. I just recieved my pkg. Took 1 week from China to California. I will be installing it tonight. You should email the vendor posting there links. Without your knowledge, i wouldn't have bought this. Thanks

[bmo]

Been trying these out myself in two separate controllers and the stick feel/tension is very close if not the same as the standard ALPS potentiometer joysticks, which I like. The ginful v5's seem to use a slightly softer spring by comparison. I did have to do the extra calibration using a spacer similar to what you did because mine also weren't reaching the corners fully in the circularity test. I designed little removable spacers and 3D printed them for each stick. Worked great.

One negative I noticed is they have a good amount of jitter even though they were advertised as not having any (both sets I have exhibited jitter), but this hasn't affected gameplay that I could tell. If favor union upgrades their magnet similar to what ginful did on their v5 to get the circularity better on the corners and gets rid of the jitter, these might be the perfect replacement joysticks for me.

[lunartigersora]

Great video with tons of info, thanks! I'm an FPS gamer so I've been looking into getting halls in my dualsense, I just can't do it myself. I have high anxiety and even with pills, I shake so I don't trust myself with small parts let alone soldering

[darshanags]

Great video as always, thank you! Would you mind making a video about how you test these joysticks before you install them (like at 2:41)? What values you look for and what those values could possibly mean after installation? Thank you again

[holopengin]

Heads up: at 1:06 you've got an extremely high pitched whine in the audio. Check your audio spectrum and you'll likely see a spike you need to filter out

[chrisfeaka]

I like the tention in these sticks. The speed is impressive. I have these behind calibration boards. Circularity is a bit annoying. But its pretty decent.

[joystickblaze]

New SUB, here! Thank you for this type of reviews, very detailed and instructive!

[PapaGleb]

Super great detailed video. Ty for making it.

[MrPruske]

i feel like the hal sticks with a full metal housing for shielding would be the best and worth installing in everything

[itpudel]

I use these sticks and during range calibration I do 1 circle not pushing half a centimetre and it work great

[nani]

Your videos are very informative.
I would like you to try the Gulikit hall effect when it comes out.

[GregRosolowski]

Man, getting so close. I'm still not ready to ditch potentiometers, but we're almost there... One thing that is really important to me is aiming resolution. Do these sensors match the DualSense bit resolution?

[alldjp]

Thank you for this! Have you considered taking the favor union sensor and placing it on the ginful v5 body? I wonder if the longer curved magnet will provide a better range.

[The_sTress]

Not sure if i missed it in a previous vid but could you please explain how to pre test the joysticks with a multimeter. Like multimeter settings and best joystick to use out the pack with numbers please. I'm planning on buying the ginful v2s but with 10 in the pack, i want the first two to be the last two.

[rnbpl]

my joystick is starting to fail and i'm at a bit of a loss, what's the ideal hall sensor to buy today? are these and the oranges comparable to ones that include a pcb board?

[AngeMonty]

amigo, una pregunta, no hate, como sabes que esos potenciómetros son originales favor union? 👍