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Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller: Can the switch pro 2 controller be repaired?

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 02:56:56 -0700

Unlike the original switch pro controller, the switch 2 pro controller doesn't have any apparent screws on its surface. Is it possible to open it to change the battery, or to replace joysticks should they fail?

⟐ Commented April 03, 2026 at 2:56 MST

Nintendo Switch Lite: Can I use the card reader for the original Switch in the Switch Lite?

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:30:56 -0700

My toddler stuck LEGO in the card reader slot, damaged the contacts beyond repair. I have been searching for a new switch lite card reader to no avail- wondering if the one from the original switch will work.

⟐ Answered April 02, 2026 at 14:30 MST

Nintendo Switch 2: Bent Pin in Switch 2 Joy-Con 2 ZIF Connector

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:24:05 -0700

I followed the official iFixit guide to replace my Switch 2's Right Joy-Con 2 ribbon cable. When placing in the new cable, I somehow bent one or two of the pins inside the connector. It's really difficult to capture on camera due to the size but I've tried show what it looks like as well as included its location on an oem board.

I'm thinking of getting a shop to desolder and replace it but where could I source a replacement? I'm not sure if the Switch 1 shares this connector since donor boards for those are way cheaper. Is this even desolderable? Would Nintendo themselves repair something like this? I would really appreciate any help on what to do next.

⟐ Answered March 31, 2026 at 2:24 MST

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

Joy-Con: Why is my new Gulikit TMR already drifting

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 08:58:57 -0700

Hi all,

I've recently replaced both my thumbsticks of my 2019 Nintendo Switch with Gulikit TMR Joystick.
I was very happy to run the calibration and to see that there was no drift anymore.

Soon after I noticed when booting the Switch or reconnecting the Left Joycon, the drift was back and like 100× worse. There is major jittering to the left, and it only goes away when tilting the thumbstick fully to the left. You can see it in this short video. Right Joycon is working nicely, noticed nothing weird during calibration or anything.

Thanks in advance!

⟐ Commented March 29, 2026 at 8:58 MST

Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con: Are their any replacement sticks available?

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:18:33 -0700

Recently had a huge accident that resulted in my left (blue) joycon-2 stick to completely snap off..... Really should of been more mindful. I bought a replacement joycon for now but any word on when replacement sticks will be available to purchase so I can eventually repair my now broken joycon-2?

⟐ Commented March 25, 2026 at 15:18 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 2: How do I even fix the heating problem?

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 11:46:41 -0700

So i have a launch day switch 2, and i use it for content creation/streaming, but i have been noticing lately that my switch 2 when left alone in the dock for a 1 hour stream of splatoon 3, with the boost mode off, i can feel the console screen itself feeling hot. Does anyone else have a solution? I'm also new to this type of community.
Not sure what i need for fixing this thing by myself with what replacement parts. I'm so new to tech repairs by myself.

⟐ Answered March 22, 2026 at 11:46 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 2: How do I safely remove the anti-shatter film?

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 11:11:06 -0700

I'd like to remove the plastic film that comes applied to the console. I know nintendo said not to remove it, but it scratches so easily (mine is already scratched) and it gets all smudged by fingerprints - basically, it's awful.

I am hoping that by removing it, the scratches will go with it. I can then add a tempered glass screen protector afterwards

⟐ Commented March 22, 2026 at 11:11 MST

Nintendo Switch OLED Model: Right JoyCon buttons not working at all

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 06:01:54 -0700

I have the newer generation switch in grey if that’s important, and the right joycons buttons are not working at all. The joystick movement is still recognized by the console and the sync button on the joycon still works. Every other button has no effect at all. I have my controllers up to date, my system up to date. My left controller is completely fine. I also did have the issue a month ago where the joycon was pressing random buttons on its own, which i never fixed and so i left my switch and have come back to this problem. Please help me.

Nevermind, I left it for like 4 hours and it seems to be fine now. Not a fix but if nothing else works letting it be might work

⟐ Answer edited March 21, 2026 at 6:01 MST

Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con: Left joy-con 2 joystick depress button no longer clicking and stuck

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:38:35 -0700

My left joystick is stuck going left and the “depress like a button” no longer functions. I opened the joystick package after going through the wonderful guide and am curious if anyone here could suggest what to try.

There was a small white plastic “seesaw” loose inside the package, between the bottom of the white joystick disc bottom and the flexible circuit.

I’ve annotated the white “seesaw” in the duplicate picture for clarity.

⟐ Answered March 18, 2026 at 7:38 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 2: Nintendo Switch 2 IC (USB-C) chip replacement

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 07:39:35 -0700

Hello,

Nintendo Switch 2 has IC chip fried, need a replacement, Ive found out the type of chip theyre using CP10359at, and at other website its identified as cypd6228-96bzxi,,would this be a correct replacement to have it repaired? Can I buy CP10359at chip here?

Currently the Switch is not charging and battery has died.

⟐ Answer edited March 14, 2026 at 7:39 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

Switch Pro Controller: Left stick double clicks and gets stuck

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 03:03:29 -0700

My pro controller (2017) has a problem with its left stick that seems to double click when pressed down to the right. The right stick doesn’t do this. After opening it up, I noticed that the left stick has a loose part in the module that the right one doesn’t.

⟐ Answered March 08, 2026 at 3:03 MST