iFixit - Answers With Device "Nintendo Switch Family"

Nintendo Switch: Ekranın sol tarafında cihaz açılırken çizgi çıkıyor

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 07:59:30 -0700

Sol joycon çalışmıyor

⟐ Answer accepted Ocak 28, 2025 at 7:59 GMT-7

Switch Pro Controller: What is the frame piece that holds the motherboard in

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:54:22 -0700

What is the frame piece that holds the motherboard, battery and rumble motors in?

The piece that is not visible, and encased by the rest of the shell.

⟐ Commented Haziran 06, 2026 at 13:54 GMT-7

Nintendo Switch OLED Model: Need help identifying capacitors please.

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:39:41 -0700

My daughters Nintendo OLED stopped charging. It would charge slightly with a movement of the usb c cord. Thought that this could be related to a loose charging port. I decided to try a hand in micro-soldering. Was able to remove and replace, but the hands free station I had bought was a bit rough on the board. The clips were strong and the teeth had removed a few capacitors. I have tried to look up and somewhat learn about them, the size, the voltage, and mF power. I need help so I can try and replace these pieces, please. I have tried to circle and number the areas in question on the photo. All help and info is welcome please.

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

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 04:09:55 -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 accepted Haziran 02, 2026 at 4:09 GMT-7

Joy-Con: R button works but joystick doesn't respond at all

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:49:40 -0700

Recently bought TMR sticks and swapped them out, successful on my left joycon but on the right Joycon the joystick is unresponsive. The R button works fine when I press down, I've tested it, but no directional inputs register. I have not swapped the joysticks to see if it's a part issue or a Joycon issue, but I have checked that the ribbon cable is not damaged and seated correctly

⟐ Commented Haziran 01, 2026 at 23:49 GMT-7

Nintendo Switch: Switch Dock Charging But Not Displaying on TV

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:26:51 -0700

So, I've had a bad habit of leaving a game running on my TV and walking away from it. This hasn't caused any problems in the past until yesterday when I left the switch running animal crossing and stepped away to do some chores which took longer than expected. I came back a few hours later and found that when I went to turn on the switch again, the TV just showed a black screen.

The switch seems to be okay and it still charges when I attach it to the dock. I've tried just about every version of turning it on and off/unplugging and plugging back in, and the screen still seems to be black.

I don't have the resources to pay for nintendo to fix it and would like to do the repair myself.

Any idea how to fix this?

⟐ Answered Haziran 01, 2026 at 9:26 GMT-7

Nintendo Switch OLED Model: will the ifixit switch sd card reader work for switch oled

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:08:52 -0700

will the ifixit switch sd card reader work for switch oled,mine just "flew off" please help

⟐ Answer accepted Haziran 01, 2026 at 2:08 GMT-7

Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller: Joy stick replacement module

Sun, 31 May 2026 22:14:35 -0700

When will joystick replacements be available?

⟐ Answered Mayıs 31, 2026 at 22:14 GMT-7

Nintendo Switch: Weird signal issue on right joycons

Sun, 31 May 2026 08:56:52 -0700

I have a weird issue with my switch 1 v2. Right joycons have very low range, I have tried multiple joycons. Left joycons work even at 7-8 meters but right joycons start acting up after 2 meters or so. It doesn't disconnect, but the inputs are delayed and sometimes a button press appears on screen after 2 seconds.

Wifi connection also has no issues.

What I have tried.

factory reset / update, switch, dock and controllers.
Removed all paired controllers, and added just these.
Tried different joycon sets (about 3 all are original).
Tried a temporary antenna cable for bluetooth (the white one near the gc reader).

Hope someone here can give me an insight.

Im leaning towards motherboard issue, (maybe the wireless chip?!!) but what stumps me why just the right joycon.

⟐ Commented Mayıs 31, 2026 at 8:56 GMT-7

Nintendo Switch OLED Model: My left joy con has the broken latch so it doesn’t stay in properly

Thu, 28 May 2026 00:07:34 -0700

My left joy con keeps coming off without pressing the button. I already know it’s the latch that holds the joy con in is broken. I just want to ask where can i buy the metal latch from and will i need Nintendo’s proprietary tri wing screw and if so where can i get one of those?

⟐ Answer edited Mayıs 28, 2026 at 0:07 GMT-7

Joy-Con: Analog stick on both joy-cons having issues after replacement

Sun, 24 May 2026 16:20:50 -0700

Hey all, I replaced both analog sticks on my joy-cons due to drift. Now, when I turn the controllers on, the right stick is jittery, and the left stick is unresponsive when pushed to the left. Both act totally fine if you operate the sticks in any direction (any other than left for the left stick) and have no issues with game play. But if changing grip, the issues come back after the controllers have been turned off and reconnected.

I've tried calibrating the sticks multiple times, I've reset the switch, I checked for updates to the controllers, and with the right joy-con, I've had it apart multiple times looking for the issue and have cleaned a few connectors and double checked that everything is installed fully and correctly.

The replacement sticks were purchased here, through iFixit, so I don't have any spares (other than the originals...).

Could it just be lemon analog sticks, or am I missing anything?

⟐ Answered Mayıs 24, 2026 at 16:20 GMT-7

Joy-Con: Right joycon disconnects when far from console

Sat, 23 May 2026 08:10:47 -0700

My right joycon works perfectly, but only very close to the console, when I move less than a meter from the console it disconnects... I can't understand

⟐ Answer accepted Mayıs 23, 2026 at 8:10 GMT-7

Nintendo Switch Lite: Switch lite screen misaligned

Tue, 19 May 2026 07:22:38 -0700

Hi, my switch lite screen is misaligned and looks wonky. How would I go about fixing it? Is it possible to do without opening?

⟐ Commented Mayıs 19, 2026 at 7:22 GMT-7

Nintendo Switch: Crashes when not plugged in, works fine when charging or on dock.

Mon, 18 May 2026 22:26:54 -0700

my brother switched out the batteries for both my switch and his switch light, his dosent have this issue but mine will crash when playing a game or show the low battery signal when it says its at 100%, but only when its not plugged in or on the dock. when not plugged in, it crashes in at least 30 seconds and has been doing this for about a year, (from what I remember) with on and off playing I havent noticed it because I mainly play it docked, but I got tomodachi life and need to use the touch screen for a lot of things. I can still play it plugged in but I would just like my switch to not be broken <3 no ammount of Reddit or internet searching has given me an answer or even another case of this problem so Im not sure what to do :( anything helps, thank you <3

⟐ Commented Mayıs 18, 2026 at 22:26 GMT-7

Joy-Con: buttons are Non responsive. Joystick works fine.

Fri, 15 May 2026 16:52:55 -0700

Opened my joycon to swap shells (which I’ve done countless times) only this time, when I reconnected the battery the buttons do nothing. All of them are not responding, except the joystick.

⟐ Commented Mayıs 15, 2026 at 16:52 GMT-7

Nintendo Switch: Getting the 2162-0002 error message when microSD card is inserted

Fri, 15 May 2026 01:25:46 -0700

If a microSD card is inserted I get the error message 2162-0002. With the microSD card slot empty everything works normally. I tried to switch the microSD card module, without success. The module works in a different switch and a working module give the same error when connected. This is a picture of the connector as I was not able to identify any faults myself (unless this spec in the middle on the left hand side has any meaning?).

Edit:

Was able to clean it with a toothbrush. Still getting the same error

⟐ Commented Mayıs 15, 2026 at 1:25 GMT-7

Joy-Con: How can I just get the joystick without the tools (that I already have

Wed, 13 May 2026 06:14:57 -0700

how can i just get the joystick both L and R

without the tools (that i already have)

⟐ Commented Mayıs 13, 2026 at 6:14 GMT-7

Nintendo Switch Lite: Help identifying FPC connector ribbon

Fri, 08 May 2026 06:57:14 -0700

Hello everyone!

I recently started my soldering journey and decided to step up buying a faulty NS Lite.

The assessment from the vendor was no power, no charge, no LCD. I tried soft reseting and suddenly I was getting weak power draw instead of 0.

After some time it was able to reach 15V, 0,46A and 6,94W. The battery is at 4.1V so it looks healthy.

Upon eye inspection I noticed that the 29 pin FPC connector that sits right above the battery connector was missing the white cover that holds the cable in place. Under the microscope I noticed some damage to the FPC connector pins inside it. Checking the ribbon cable confirmed this since I could see some lifted traces in the cable due to the connector.

I have identified that I need the 29 pin FPC connector but I am having trouble identifying what ribbon cable is this. I am seeing everywhere daughterboard, Left pad and these names and I feel lost. Would appreciate some directions <3

⟐ Answered Mayıs 08, 2026 at 6:57 GMT-7

Switch Pro Controller: Bit not long enough. Solutions?

Mon, 04 May 2026 19:14:15 -0700

Trying to disassemble a Pro Controller to give it a thorough clean and sanitizing, and the screws behind ZL/ZR are too deep for the precision bit screwdrivers. Are there any solutions that don't require me to buy another screwdriver?

⟐ Answer accepted Mayıs 04, 2026 at 19:14 GMT-7

Nintendo Switch OLED Model: Why does the joy con detach off so easily?

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:13:53 -0700

Why does my Joy-Con detach so easily without pressing the button designed to separate it? I mean just pulling it

⟐ Commented Nisan 28, 2026 at 5:13 GMT-7