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switch joycon showing no signs of life, what to do? (lemmy.sdf.org)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/nintendo
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I have a Pokemon Scarlet joycon that stopped working after I opened it up for a repair. I double/triple checked everything and it's all connected, I let it charge and nothing. I don't really want to send it to Nintendo since they don't guarantee a replacement of the same style. Should I take it in somewhere to be looked at, or should I just buy a replacement and do a shell swap?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah it's got no signs of life, even when connected directly. I opened it to replace the plastic clips that lock the joycons onto the tablet, as after only a few months they had worn down to the point of being useless. I could have sent it to Nintendo and that would have probably been the smarter option, but I noticed IFixit sold metal replacements and the job seemed simple enough. I did the replacement on both joycons and right after they both worked fine. It was only the next morning that the purple one ceased function. My red/scarlet one still works fine.

[–] Bartsbigbugbag 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Did you disconnect the battery without shorting the two terminals together or using a metal tool? You should never ever unplug anything in a device until after you’ve unplugged the battery.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That might be it, though I believed I used plastic tools. The only thing I unplugged was the cable that runs between the two plastic panels.

[–] Bartsbigbugbag 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hm.. it’s not best practice, but that shouldn’t kill it entirely either. Ah I wish you were local, I’d love to take a look at it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Ehh, I can get a replacement for pretty cheap and have the shell swapped by someone who knows what they're doing.