I gave this a shot the other night and almost caught my Hal stick on fire. Don't try and put a Hal Stick upgrade in your miyoo a30. Stock switch style work just fine.
Gulikit sticks operate at a lower current (160uA) vs traditional alps style (390uA.) (According to Gulikit) Might have something to do with it but this honestly seems like it could be a larger issue than just that.
Strange so maybe its overcurrenting the stick. It was almost like a short somehow is being caused I have put Hal sticks in many devices this is the first I have had trouble with. I unplugged it before it started to smell burnt like my anbernic stick did. Shame it ruined that one as it was unique with a textured top.
I mean if it's pushing 390ua and the stick only needs 160ua that would feel like an overcurrent causing a short inside the stick. It was plugged in long enough to melt the insides of the anbernic Hal stick(assuming the gulikit is similar in power requirements). Since it's just magnets on the inside the resistance is lower. The A30 must just push the full amount and not reduce the power to the stick like most consoles. Either way it doesn't work with Hal sticks which is a bummer and the first thing I feel like people will try if their stick starts to drift and calibration doesnt work. Maybe someone could measure the power going to the stick it could be even greater than 390uA if it's poorly designed. I just wanted to have the extra grippy top that the anbernic has so I'll be taking it apart to see if I can Frankenstein something to a stock alps stick.
Considering it only last about 3 hours on a charge I am not sure that the 2600mah claimed is accurate. Maybe someone with equipment could do a drain test on the battery. It wouldn't be the first time a battery company lied about capacity.
This is a massive disappointment. I sell thumbsticks for another device and just ordered an A30. The first thing I was going to do was replace it with the GulliKit stick so I could swap the tops to my own. Really hoping this is something that has been fixed or can be fixed in a firmware update by the time I get mine.
I dont want to tell you to ruin a stick but, if you have a spare Hal stick give it a shot if you can.If it's not going to work it should not turn on when you install the Hal Stick. It gets so hot the insides melt if you leave it plugged in for 30seconds to a minute attempting to boot. If you take it out fast enough it probably will still work. Would be great if just my a30 is defective but it's probably all of them. If it works please report back!
The ones I tried to install? They were just from Amazon GuliKit Hal sticks two pack. But they do not work with the A30, no Hal stick will because of hardware issues with the A30. I recommend a stock switch alps stick or knock off like it if your stick can no longer be calibrated in settings. The A30 is a interesting device that feels like it was shelved for a few years and suddenly released. Almost feels like they designed it before the miyoo mini original version.
