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Why Is My Wowee Elvis contorting his face?

My Wowwee Elvis Alive deforms his face, he can sing/talk/move, but at random, his eyelids will veer upwards (almost exposing his mechanism), as his lip sneer happens.

Here is a before and after picture of my elvis. Before is on the right and After is on the left:

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What he looks like when contorting his face:

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I turn him off when it occurs, but it does not always resolve the problem. I've cleaned all his boards with rubbing alcohol, lubricated his motors, terminals are clean, as well as his cartridge/slot. The issue is most noticeable in the left eye, it might be the cartridge considering that's where all his phrases are (including his synchronization). If anyone has any advice/tips/comments I would surely be grateful.

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My guess is he got a look at the news. These days it will make anyone's eyes roll!

I know, not helpful but hopefully made you smile. ;)

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I’m not familiar with the Wowee Elvis toy, but at least according to this resource online: https://www.instructables.com/WowWees-El...

There is a variable resistor that connects to each motor that controls part of the face, this variable resistor is what determines the home position and how far each part has moved. This part is the same part used in joystick controller knobs (or at least very similar) and they break all the time.

What the variable resistor in the toy looks like

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What they look like in a controller joystick

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My suggestion would be to replace this part or check this part and see if the issue still crops up

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Thank you. I have tried to access the variable resistor, but no luck since his screws in the face are stripped. I hear slight grinding noises coming from it, but no overheating. Replacing it seems too difficult. Is there a way to clean it?

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Ah that sucks, stripped screws suck.

I know you can clean variable resistors, but you have to have access to them and then take them apart, wipe it down with a Qtip and even then that might not fix the problem. Here is an example of a guy cleaning the contacts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt0uHmGM....

These variable resistors should be relatively easy to obtain, try looking for analog joystick replacement, eg: https://www.amazon.com.au/US-Analog-Joys...

The potentiometers are not normally glued on and are attached by plastic divots, the problem might be more confirming that they are the same part and have the same variable resistance.

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It seems like the variable resistors are soldered to 3 separate wires, I'm just a rookie at soldering and I don't want to risk further damaging the toy. I'll try to reach variable resistors including taking them apart/cleaning them with a Qtip if the dilemma occurs again.

However, Elvis hasn't deformed his face in over 4 months, I test him once a week and thus far I think he's fixing himself. I don't know if this is possible. He was weak when I got him, he could only work with the adapter plug, and not his normal batteries, as he couldn't move his face/head at all, just audio and now he works better with the batteries. I'll keep you updated if the toy contorts his face again, thanks for all your help!

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@aerox2 Hi again! So its been around 8 months since he contorted his face, I think the toy is doing really good. He did contort his face once, but as soon as he did it, he shook his head and went back to normal. I do think that in my case with this animatronic all it will take is time to completely fix him. I'll continue to test him once a week, sadly I am too nervous to test the toy for any longer than 3 minutes, due to how unpredictable the issue is. If you have any advice or tips let me know! I'll keep you updated. Thanks again.

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Hello, it could be that a controller has been damaged or so if it has been near a source of electrostatic energy it may have been damaged or that a motor is damaged.

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The corkscrew motor was damaged when I took him apart, but I re-glued and he works. its been around 8 months since he contorted his face, I think the toy is doing really good. He did contort his face once, but as soon as he did it, he shook his head and went back to normal. I do think that in my case with this animatronic all it will take is time to completely fix him. I'll continue to test him once a week, sadly I am too nervous to test the toy for any longer than 3 minutes, due to how unpredictable the issue is. If you have any advice or tips on on how to fix the damage controller, that would be nice.

I don't know if he has been near electrostatic energy, can you give me some examples, I got this Elvis at antique store and he was in really bad shape.

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