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Nintendo Switch: Why won't my Switch stay working when unplugged?

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:17:29 -0700

For some history: I've had this Switch since 2018. I've done my best to take good care of it as for most of its life it was played docked and left on the dock plugged in. About 4 months ago the Switch started behaving weirdly and dying randomly around 48% charge unlocked as I've been playing handheld more recently. One day I tried pushing the battery by turning it back on when the switch would die around 48%, until one time where the switch crashed similarly to how my Wii used to with a loud ringing and the screen going black. I opted to replace the battery and went through the slow process of replacing the battery myself. With a blow dryer and some patience I was able to do so with no trouble and no damage to the switch as far as I'm aware. Now, with the new battery, I can't even play a game on the switch without it being plugged in, and recently it started acting up more and will put itself to sleep even when plugged in. Is there anyone who could help me figure out what's going on?

⟐ Commented March 31, 2026 at 2:17 MST

Nintendo Switch: joy con not charging or detected

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:21:01 -0700

So my right side joy con is not being charged or detected when pluged in but it works wirelessly. I have tried with another set of controllers but nothing. So what is the part called that I need to fix this and where can I find it. or isit just better to get a seprate charger for joy cons 😅

⟐ Answered March 30, 2026 at 7:21 MST

Nintendo Switch: Nintendo switch is charging insanely slow

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:10:18 -0700

I am having a problem with my switch and I was wondering if there's a chance you guys could be of assistance at all.

So I have a nintendo switch that is giving me some issues. It's never been used on any 3rd party dock or chargers, only the official supplied chargers. I hadn't played it for about a day or so, and when I came back and tried to turn it on it was dead. When I plugged it in it would show the battery symbol, but never charge up enough to get it to boot. I googled around for about an hour and tried everything possible with no success.

I then booted the switch into RCM mode and was able to boot to Hekate. Through hekate I can see that the battery capacity is 100% of the original capacity, but the current capacity is somewhere around 3%. From there I tried a battery fix tool that is built into Hekate, that did not solve the problem. After that, I rebooted the console through Hekate. This time, to my surprise, it actually booted all the way through. My profile loaded up and everything came back. The problem now is that the switch still is not charging. The device will stay on, but it is currently stuck at 2%. If I turn the device off and leave it charging it will now charge incredibly slow, and eventually deplete again when turned on. The good news is that the device will now turn on if left on the charger for an hour or two.

I have a few years of experience repairing electronics and soldering devices, so I figured I would open it up and take a look. I did a lot of googling and gathered all the info I could, and then went to work. The charge port seems to be working fine, currently the switch is pulling .47A at 4.97V. I am checking this using a little dongle and a 3rd party cable. As far as I can find, this means that the device is charging correctly. When I check pin 5 on M92T36 I get 3.29V. According to a few people on the internet (which may or may not be accurate), this means that M92T36 is not the problem. I believe this is one of the most common problems with the switch right now, so I was surprised to see that it is (again, I could be wrong) working fine. From here, I tested BQ24193. On both VBUS pins (1 and 24) I am getting 4.8V, and as far as I can tell this means that power is getting to the chip. All of these readings are while the device is plugged in. After this, I turned off the device while it was plugged in and left it for around 30 minutes. I then booted back into Hekate, it told me that the battery was at 10%. So the console is getting power, but it's charging very slowly.

I just tested the battery to make sure that was working as well. While plugged into the system (the battery, the charge cord is unplugged) I'm getting 3.5V from both of the positive power lines. With the battery unplugged I'm still getting 3.5V from each positive power line. The battery says it has a 3.7V output, so this is close enough. I believe the battery is fine based on these measurements.

With all of that said, is there any chance you guys could provide any assistance to me? If I could be pointed in the right direction I could keep trying to figure it out, but at the moment I'm stuck. I can't seem to find any more info as far as what I need to check to see if everything is receiving the correct amount of power. From what I can find everything is testing fine, so there must be something that I need to check that I can't find any info on. If you guys could provide me with any info that would be amazing.

Thanks

⟐ Commented March 25, 2026 at 13:10 MST

Nintendo Switch: Freezing for a few milliseconds and music glitching in game

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 11:39:35 -0700

My switch 1 has been freezing andcthe music has been glitching for about 2 weeks, it's random but especially bad playing Pokémon sword, the music is non stop pausing and glitching, and the screen will freeze for about half a second but it's been getting worse. It's not the games because my switch 2 plays them fine. I'm thinking the Emmc has an issue. Thanks in advance

⟐ Answered March 22, 2026 at 11:39 MST

Nintendo Switch: How to hold replaced Switch 1 battery in place?

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:12:34 -0700

I had my Switch 1 battery replaced in January 2026. A few weeks ago I noticed what sounded like something being knocked around inside my Switch whenever I moved it. I was recently able to open the Switch again and confirmed that the adhesive strip attached to the battery has failed, leading to the battery becoming unsecured.

Aside from buying a new adhesive strip, is there anything that can be done to secure the battery in place? I've seen some switch batteries have some foam attached to them for this purpose, but mine doesn't. Is it possible to buy something similar to keep it in place?

The battery itself seems healthy, so I'd like to avoid buying another battery if possible.

⟐ Commented March 17, 2026 at 19:12 MST

Nintendo Switch: Joy-con stuck on nintendo switch and broken.

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 08:38:39 -0700

My Joy-con is broken and it is stuck on my Nintendo Switch… Is there any way to remove the remaining part of my Joy-con from the Switch?

⟐ Commented March 12, 2026 at 8:38 MST

Nintendo Switch: micro sd card reader not working even after replacement

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 05:16:25 -0700

my micro sd card reader wasnt reading sd cards. so i purchased a replacement and repair kit from this website. followed directions and it still doesnt work idk what could be the issue but nintendo online repair is closed still and im just really annoyed things just cant work.

⟐ Commented March 12, 2026 at 5:16 MST

Nintendo Switch: Joy-cons don't stay on rails

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 05:47:45 -0700

When playing in handheld mode, both of my joy-cons don't say on the switch rails. They slide out even when I don't press the unlock button to do so. How can I fix this and can I do it without the need to open up my joy cons?

⟐ Commented March 11, 2026 at 5:47 MST

Nintendo Switch: Is my battery swelling? Please help :(

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 02:38:04 -0700

The crack in the shell near the battery is slightly bigger than the crack near the audiojack. Do you guys think the battery might have started swelling? I have been using my switch since 2018 and I have never repaired it. There were periods of time when it would lay in its case for months due to no free time, but since January I have been playing it a lot (Persona 5 Royal is very fun). I can fit the corner of my nail and move around the dirt inside (sorry for the nasty description ). Any help would be greatly appreciated

⟐ Answer edited March 09, 2026 at 2:38 MST

Nintendo Switch: No display and changing pi3usb

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 10:47:28 -0700

Was given a switch. No charge , no display

Found a short on the PI3USB , changed the chip and the short went away

battery is charging , using a fluke on the pins showing 4+ volts

Still no battery charge symbol on the display an no display at all

Liquid indicator looks like a Petri dish

Pictures enclosed

⟐ Commented March 07, 2026 at 10:47 MST

Nintendo Switch: Replaced battery, and now LCD is not working.

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 18:06:39 -0700

I replaced my Nintendo Switch battery using an iFixit kit. The battery seems to work but now the LCD has stopped working. Works fine on the cradle, and the touch screen seems to respond, but no picture appears on the LCD when undocked.

I opened it back up and didn't seen any obvious damage to the LCD connector, but I'm not sure.

Can someone please advise me on next steps?

Nintendo Switch: Why is my screen black but it still makes noises, can’t get my screen

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 16:55:35 -0700

My screen will not turn on but it continues to make noise when Nintendo on, screen is just black but still can hear noises

Nintendo Switch: Top and bottom screws on tablet not staying in place after removal?

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:59:25 -0700

I attempted to disassemble the tablet to clean the fan. I stopped midway as I couldn't get the side screws (under the joycon housing) undone with my small philips screwdriver. Now I have replaced the 4 screws on the back, but I could only manage to get one of the very small black screws on the bottom back in, and the other bottom and single top one are just dropping into the screw cavity and turning but seemingly without biting anything. Have I somehow stripped the screw thread on the inside...? The screws themselves look fine. How can I get these to stay in, I don't want to get more dust inside my console. I would consider loctite threadlocker on a bigger screw but this seems too fiddly for that. Thanks in advance!

⟐ Answered February 16, 2026 at 18:59 MST

Nintendo Switch: Are the phillips bits in the ifixit essentials kit compatible with JIS

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 06:04:32 -0700

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⟐ Answer accepted February 06, 2026 at 6:04 MST

Nintendo Switch: Why does my switch have stripes on the screen?

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:08:08 -0700

When I turn it on it’s showing strips like it I hit it or something but I didn’t I was playing a game. So I need help on how to fix it

⟐ Answered February 02, 2026 at 9:08 MST

Nintendo Switch: Why can only one joycon connect at a time to my switch?

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 19:00:42 -0700

I’ve read about joycon problems but I’ve come to realise that my issue is with my switch itself. It only will allow one joycon to connect at a time when connected wirelessly. Both my controllers work fine when connected to my friend’s switch and her controllers have the same issue when connected to my switch. The controllers will connect when physically attached to the switch but when wireless they will only attach when in very close proximity to the switch or only one joycon will stay connected when further away. It’s not an issue with my space either as I tried my friend’s switch with my TV and it worked fine. I think it’s an internal issue but I wouldn’t know where to start?

⟐ Answered January 31, 2026 at 19:00 MST

Nintendo Switch: I have static noise from consol speaker and audio jack

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 18:45:15 -0700

Hi. I just bought Nintendo switch used one and after 1 day it started making static noise from console speaker and wired headphone.

It works great when docked and on Bluetooth headphone and sound is good

But on console speaker there is static noise . If i run game and music it has big sound noise and very low music sound. It is impossible to use it and i have to turn off the sound or connect to Bluetooth or dock.

I tried with different wired headphone. I even hard reset the device but doesnt help. My version is up to date.

Any help will appreciate

⟐ Commented January 31, 2026 at 18:45 MST

Nintendo Switch: Battery percentage dropping in seconds after charging

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 07:31:52 -0700

When plugging in the switch to charge the battery percentage increases quickly and when unplugged it drops charge just as quickly, takes about 2mins to go from 0 to 100. It's the 2017 switch from launch and has only ever been charged using Nintendo certified switch 1 chargers, it mostly stays on and plugged into the dock. I have tried the hard reset, battery sync and charging using only the AC adapter, the issue still persists. Battery looks okay and voltage reads 4 volts exactly. Ordering a new battery since I pulled it out before checking voltage and it is a little crushed.

What else could be the issue? And how do I test for it?

⟐ Answered January 27, 2026 at 7:31 MST

Nintendo Switch: No Improvements with Battery Calibration after Battery Replacement

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 01:57:10 -0700

Hi All,

I was having some crazy behavior with my switch v1 where the battery indicator started jumping all over the place, so I decided it was time to replace the battery. I bought the fixit kit, and after wrestling with the old battery for a while I was able to complete the battery replacement. Now, I have for the last few days been running through the battery calibration process per the Nintendo support site.

Disable all auto-sleep options
Charge to 100%
Keep on charger for at least an additional hour
Let sit on the homescreen at max brightness for at least 4 hours or until it dies
Keep off for 30mins or so
Repeat

I have ran through about 6 cycles of this over the weekend with not much improvement. It takes about 6 hours for it to die when starting from 100% at the home screen. In every case, the switch dies at around 55%. Not seeing much change or improve after each cycle. Does anyone have any experience with this process with similar results? Any tips or suggestions appreciated!

⟐ Answered January 27, 2026 at 1:57 MST

Nintendo Switch: How do I fix the R button on my right joycon?

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:24:01 -0700

I accidentally dropped my switch a couple of days ago, and now the R button on my right joycon won’t work. Is it jammed or do I need to replace it?

⟐ Answered January 26, 2026 at 13:24 MST