I Paid £60 For A Broken Nintendo Switch From Facebook Marketplace... But Can I Get It Working Again?

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@joshuaharris4780 2 года назад

Fair play to you mate, your definitely an inspiration making use of what you’ve got and I really do rate your channel and respected what your doing humble beginning you got the start of something for sure

@GinandTronics 2 года назад

I've only had the zif connector and the rail causing a problem with the joycon rail. I've never replaced a component to get the joycon docking. what I would say is maybe take the power from the other joycon rail, using a jumper. and potentially you can get the both working. that cap which was shorted shows up in alot of places. it shorts if you have a problem with the audio IC. (but the switch will still power) just throw a error code when playing certain music. irrc it was the third pin on the bottom right of the alc chip great deal btw, and keep up the good work

@dred05m61 2 года назад

Sometimes you win and sometimes you loose. But I admire your hard work, never quit mentality and down-to-earth attitude. Keep your head up 😵‍💫🔋

@charliechaplin8683 2 года назад

Great video mate keep it up lad :)

@supermick83 2 года назад

Great video as always and never afraid to post the unsuccessful ones but I'm sure you'll beat yourself up until you figure it out🤣 I do the same in my field! Well done getting that far and looking forward to the solution in a future video👍 Power on 💪 (New tag🤣)

@juupa2890 2 года назад

Awesome find man, love the repairs. You are the man! 👍👍

@jon06064733 2 года назад

Best job I ever had working on surface mount machines, wish I could get back into it

@ZyKLonBē 2 года назад

Great repair nice work

@mastercpu2 2 года назад

Hi Phil - I was hoping for a better resolution at the end..but there’s still time. :-) In one of your earlier videos from over a year ago, over near the backlight ribbon there is a diode that was on some board revisions that when removed allowed the joycons to be detected and charge again. I had a switch with this issue and removed that diode and it fixed my issue. I didn’t bother putting it back, since as mentioned it’s not on other board revisions. Just curious if this might fix this one.

@Wizzkid1984 4 месяца назад

Thank you, you just got me out of a jam!

@MrRawUK 2 года назад

You've left us all hanging on here mate. I demand you come back and finish the story :)

@L1ghtOn3 2 года назад

Keep going mate this channel will explode, lots of other channels use lights in the background to jazz things up and well placed cups and plants lol but you are just you and show your working studio, much respect for that, you're like a wizard all you need now is a beard pointy hat and a wand lol then you will be well known lol anyway m8 keep at it learning so much, wish my Uni course taught us more direct projects rather than theory theory theory, best is to actually get your hands dirty and see what's what then refer to the theory. Nice job though, as another comment above said the extra diode that he removed might do the job? ✌

@stevendavies7197 2 года назад

New to your channel really enjoy your videos

@Hasan.T 2 года назад

Hey man, just started watching you! It's nice to see someone creating this type of content from the UK. How long have you been doing this for? And also, how did you learn all of this?

@ilikewatermelons494 2 года назад

phil self taught himself all this from youtube

@TheCod3r 2 года назад

Thanks mate. As Watermelons said I taught myself from just watching RU-vid videos and practicing on my own stuff. I've only been doing it about 3 years

@MikeGervasi 2 года назад

@@TheCod3r I've purchased a hot air station. Did electronic repair for years but it was military gear with discrete components so I never did any SMDs. I'm sure I'll melt a few things until I get the hang of it.

@shouichihayase19 2 года назад

Hi, I live in Nintendo Switch home country.　I feel that the flexible cable on the board side is not pierced shallowly, it seems to enter until the last bulge is attached. It seems to move when it moves even if it is shallow.　Looking at the test data bolts, it looks fine.

@al.d9592 2 года назад

Hi Phil, thanks for the video, mate. What hot air gun temp would you recommend for leaded solder? I work on older machines more often that on new ones, that’s why I am asking. 390?

@Punx-R-Us 2 года назад

Does the replaced controller work in your personal switch? Because I had the same problem when replacing my joystick. The ribbon cable I plugged back in on the joycon was slightly crooked. I pulled it out and straightened it and worked perfectly after.

@badder27com 2 года назад

U got a sub mate

@Broly12525 2 года назад

I love ur nintendo switch fixes same with Vince

@jasonbailey8022 2 года назад

Have you tried to clean the connector for the joy con

@swiftsilver 2 года назад

btw, I've had joycons not connecting from a software issue. I had to mess around in the controller settings to get it to connect again.

@anonymousanonymous84 2 года назад

Hmm interesting, At this point, Need to find a schematic, verify power ground and communication @ Joy con rail with oscilloscope, then trace back till you lose is, I/o leads to APU at some point I’m sure, hope it’s not a faulty APU!

@UnboxRacing 2 года назад

Bro, can you paint your walls? Costs about 20 quid, take you an afternoon. Impact on the studio = priceless.

@mrmattg40 2 года назад

looks like a drug den

@REMEDY-REPAIRS 2 года назад

Hey I’m in great vid as always 💯

@mistermikeanson 2 года назад

You are a true blackbelt Nintendo switch fixer! Didn't understand why the blue joycon wouldn't connect though. It did connect when you first checked for drift.

@yusuflimz 2 года назад

I think he checked for drift on his personal Switch, so looks like JoyCon itself is fine but the repaired switch isn't :/

@pootnannies 2 года назад

have you been able to figure what is causing the left joycon to not be detected?

@colingilks1130 2 года назад

Jewel encrusted tweezers..nice!

@mignonthon 2 года назад

i love your gamer set

@swiftsilver 2 года назад

You'd be suprised how many joycons you can fix (at least temporary) by cleaning them! Throw a bit of ipa in them and move em around a bunch and itll work most of the time

@Hypno150 2 года назад

I have fixed mine by taking apart analog it self and cleaning the rails that controlls directions 5 joycons so far none of those has drift problems

@GinandTronics 2 года назад

to me this isn't really worth it considering there like £1 to replace. when I sell switch these days I generally replace all sticks, just to save a random drift I didnt spot. not a bad fix just for your personal switch though.

@rogernichols8150 2 года назад

Hay mate so enjoy your videos 📹 👍 please keep them coming 🙏 👍 and here to help get your videos 📹 😉 out to everyone to enjoy 😉 😀 cheers 🍻 mate 👍

@sameeramzan7463 2 года назад

Nice vid

@julianmoro5279 2 года назад

Great video, did you think too check the controller you fixed, make sure everything was connected? My only thought from it

@TheCod3r 2 года назад

Yeah I use those controllers as test controllers and sadly they work lol

@badder27com 2 года назад

Do u think it might be software rather than hardware?

@karinamargaretbaines7877 Год назад

The first thing I would do would be put a good battery to it and if it doesn't work then I would do the test

@gary10121 2 года назад

Any chance the replacement components were potentially unserviceable?

@dgearwar 2 года назад

did you think to recheck the left hand controler it was working before you took it apart then after fix it not connecting you might of forgot to plug something in on the controller.

@fixedtech 2 года назад

Hi Phil have you ever done backight repairs on a switch lite? I've not seen any for the lite on your channel. Thanks

@TheCod3r 2 года назад

I've never done any back-light only repairs for them mate, but I've done some lcd swaps on live streams

@GinandTronics 2 года назад

it's very fragile the LCD on the lite to swap backlight only. if it's just the cable then you can do a trace repair. if the backlight is water damaged it's quite tricky to do without breaking the lcd. possible but tricky.

@illusions2142 2 года назад

Phil what kind of screw driver set do you use are they all compatible for all models ps xbox nintendo or do you have to keep buying different screw driver sets for each

@TheCod3r 2 года назад

I use the iFixIt Mako set, it's compatible with pretty much everything you can think of 😁

@KyleCalzavara 2 года назад

Hey Phil, when you were taking off the capacitor at about 9mins you were talking about using the heat gun from under to prevent melting plastic. Could you have alternatively used the heat resistant tape over those clips?

@isaaccollazo625 2 года назад

I've seen other people do it this way. I suppose it's a matter of preference and what you have on hand although I'd imagine you have to be very thorough with the tape to make sure you don't leave any gaps that'll allow air in and melt the plastic.

@KyleCalzavara 2 года назад

@@isaaccollazo625 thanks for the reply, I just wanted to know if the tape would have still been a valid approach, I'm still learning lol

@isaaccollazo625 2 года назад

@@KyleCalzavara I am too! If you've never heard of tronicsfix I'd suggest checking him out too. He's pretty thorough in his work and explains what he's doing as well. He uses the tape when he's using his hot air gun.

@KyleCalzavara 2 года назад

@@isaaccollazo625 TronixFix is actually how I found Phil's Channel lol I watch all his videos!

@DjPrimeberry 2 года назад

Where you based Sir? Will you upgrade my master system? It’s still in the box and I’ve never taken it out to check if it works! However, I hear the capacitors leak! It may make an interesting video? Cost??

@zenos9302 Год назад

faulty battery of the controller? maybe disconnect and reconnect. Had it happen once or twice

@lewisclaridge6884 2 года назад

hey man! great video again, What would you kit would you recommend for someone new to this? After watching your videos I really want to give it ago! many thanks

@TheCod3r 2 года назад

Personally I recommend the Atten ST-862D hot air and the Hakko FX-951 soldering iron but it really depends on your budget

@lewisclaridge6884 2 года назад

@@TheCod3r ah nice one! Thanks again and looking forward to your next video 👍🏻

@bulwinkle 2 года назад

Almost a great score. Maybe you can still make it one.

@malekdahou95 2 года назад

Phil I remember you doing a video on a switch which helped me fix mine where the fan ribbon area is linked to the joycons. Possibly something at fault on that line?

@freistedts 2 года назад

I agree with you. I recall the same video causing these issues and it appears the diode is behind the fan fpc. See @ 22:16 in the video. Remove that and see if the joycon comes to life.

@TheCod3r 2 года назад

It does yeah but sadly it doesn't stop them connecting (at least every time I've seen that issue) it just stops it charging the joycons

@Linerprokektx 2 года назад

How do learn all the stuff man . ?

@KarenTookTheKids364 2 года назад

This seems like a good place to start for people interested in making some money for a pastime at least initially. Buy some broken electronics and try to fix and sell for profit. What's the worse that could happen. Edit: Not the SMT stuff obviously but looking for anything obvious with basic diagnosis tools.

@taylorbaldwin1776 2 года назад

Did you try a different Joy con or replace the Joy con rail and the Joy con rail cable?

@TheCod3r 2 года назад

Yeah I tried everything and couldn't get it working

@ShinryuZensen 2 года назад

That is a sweet price even for just the joycons, actually.....

@gamerX-wk7ct 2 года назад

hello I'm late but I'm here now to watch the video and you better fix it 😤 I'm going to be very disappointed if you don't fix it 😔 . 🤣 I always enjoy watching I'm sure it will be a great fix

@ryanharris8778 2 года назад

did u try a new joycon

@minisarge 2 года назад

I know it sounds weird but fan issues will effect the joycons, at least the charging of them. Worth a shot

@TheCod3r 2 года назад

Yeah it does, sadly it doesn't stop them connecting though

@minisarge 2 года назад

@@TheCod3r I didn’t realize that, thank you 😊

@fpvrc9829 2 года назад

@@TheCod3r the original one was seen to be dead, was the other one you tried charged ?

@argee99 2 года назад

The 'new' joycon rail possibly bad?...

@johnglaze9393 2 года назад

You got a link to ask about repair

@stranger0-00 2 года назад

Would it be possible that your replacement rail is actually faulty?

@stranger0-00 2 года назад

@D M He used the same replacement unit. If I remember correctly from another comment reply he made you can find here, it did end up being that the replacement rail might have been faulty, though he mentioned having to check and confirm it.

@sj55 2 года назад

Hi Phil I had a fault like this I changed the fan and joycon worked god knows why

@TheCod3r 2 года назад

Yeah the fan and joycon power rail is shared but normally it doesn't stop it from connecting, just charging

@greenberry6464 2 года назад

I almost don't understand what he's saying becouse of the accent... but keep up a good job👍🏿

@thelamb288 2 года назад

It's interesting that you had the stick working, but drifting. It died after you you replaced the joysting button! I am a Mechanical Engineer, so I know less than anyone in chat. Is the joycon battery still ok along with it's ribbon cables? Cheers.

@DumahBrazorf 2 года назад

He was testing the joycon on another switch.

@thelamb288 2 года назад

@@DumahBrazorf He tested it on HIS Switch and discovered the drift!

@DumahBrazorf 2 года назад

@@thelamb288 Correct. He changed the stick and then used on the broken switch. He did not retest it on his one.

@thelamb288 2 года назад

@@DumahBrazorf He never did test it again on HIS Switch!

@DumahBrazorf 2 года назад

@@thelamb288 Excuxe me, do you understand english?

@Shawnsullivan7 2 года назад

My suggestion would be to start with the flex cable connections and compare voltage readings with a known good switch.

@Mohamed-jn4yr 2 года назад

isn't there any schematics availibale for the motherboard ?

@TheCod3r 2 года назад

Sadly not

@wiseemhanif3386 2 года назад

Cause ya can. Ya da best!

@TheCod3r 2 года назад

Haha thanks mate

@BigNiqEnergy 2 года назад

Nice fault finding methodology.

@DiggInTheCratez 2 года назад

Why you put the Display on youre Tweezer or Screwdriver 😅 Hard for me to see this - hate scratches on Displays

@jonathaningram4672 2 года назад

do you buy in items or is it customer referral only

@TheCod3r 2 года назад

I do buy sometimes but only when I have spare cash floating around

@jonathaningram4672 2 года назад

@@TheCod3r Lol like a scratch card ha, Snap

@tyronenelson9124 2 года назад

You only needed to clean the joycon joystick and it would have been fine.

@senorsnipey1595 2 года назад

Do you think it may have been the rail of the actual joycon? The pins in there can go bad

@DragonQueefs 2 года назад

He tried 2 different joycons, and the joycon that came with it, worked on his personal switch

@senorsnipey1595 2 года назад

@@DragonQueefs then it must be the rails on the switch itself. Mine were going bad. Getting ready to sell my Og switch and I just replaced those, the joycon guide rails, the complete shell of the switch including joycons. The system is now completely SNES themed. Took a lot of work and patience but it was fun and easy enough to do again

@DragonQueefs 2 года назад

@@senorsnipey1595 He changed the rails for known working rails as well

@MattBee2k2 2 года назад

Yo mate, at 28:18 it most likely is that component. I had this happen to me, replaced the joycon connector and rails several times. Even tested that component and it tested fine but replaced it anyway and got it working again. Defos worth a shot mate.

@TheCod3r 2 года назад

I did replace that mate and sadly it didn't fix it

@MattBee2k2 2 года назад

@@TheCod3r Ah shit thought that was gonny be it. I must have missed that in the video. Sad days, always a gutter getting it working that far for something so daft to ruin it.

@MattBee2k2 2 года назад

@@TheCod3r Literally just got a switch in with this exact same issue and tried same things to no avail so hopefully one of us sorts it and we both get a functioning console.

@colinboneham7387 2 года назад

Is it just me or are the main switch’s very weak and break easy, as I see a lot of people repairing them regular ? If it is is the switch lite as bad ?

@TheCod3r 2 года назад

Yeah they are pretty weak, and sadly the lite seems to be weaker

@markshellard5894 2 года назад

It was working what happened

@allenyoung9092 2 года назад

Check circuit inside joycon..

@TheCod3r 2 года назад

Sadly the joycons are fine, I use them as test controllers

@phynx-victumterra652 2 года назад

So you're the one grabbing all the switches that include joycons :P

@TheCod3r 2 года назад

Haha yerrrp 🤣

@Tobetheone74 2 года назад

Do you smoke the hash?

@optimizelogicrepair2784 2 года назад

Having some OH camera issues?

@TheCod3r 2 года назад

Not sure what you mean there mate

@optimizelogicrepair2784 2 года назад

@@TheCod3r your overhead camera seemed fuzzier than usual. Color seemed off too. Good video though👍

@kevinbuick9989 2 года назад

Red clour looks like its pink at the start

@moosesugar 2 года назад

the new rail could be faulty

@TheCod3r 2 года назад

I can't actually remember but I'm pretty sure I did eventually fix it by replacing the rail again, I'll have to check

@DamiliusRG 2 года назад

dude i love your videos, but i find myself just staring at your hair xD get those clippers out son!!!!

@kamm3021 2 года назад

Conclusion : never buy untested used stuff

@EVERYDAYGames00 2 года назад

£60 for a broken switch wtf haha

@stuartmilne5835 2 года назад

Ower house could have gave u one

@astral5322 2 года назад

Check luc the fixer

@mm0077 2 года назад

I posted a link to his channel but is not showing and I do not know why may be comments is checked before showing.

@orangetowngaming9190 2 года назад

is he in a shed

@ABPhotography1 2 года назад

Attic

@TheCod3r 2 года назад

I'm in my attic :)

@dadwillfixit1907 2 года назад

First maybe 😂😂

@TheCod3r 2 года назад

Haha not quite

@dadwillfixit1907 2 года назад

@@TheCod3r Great video very nice pick up keep up the great work

@TheCod3r 2 года назад

@@dadwillfixit1907 cheers mate

@wayneedwards2931 2 года назад

I’ve had a similar issue with a switch I repaid the other day only it was the opposite side. My problem turned out to be a loose pin on the connector. I made some diagrams with measurements for the ic’s and connectors if they’ll help? If you want them let me know your email and I’ll send over what I have.

@TheCod3r 2 года назад

Yeah sure mate it's Phildanks@outlook.com if you want to send them over, the community will definitely benefit from them