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

Wed, 27 May 2026 22:12:49 -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?

⟐ Answered 五月 27, 2026 at 22:12 GMT-7

Nintendo Switch: Weird signal issue on right joycons

Tue, 26 May 2026 15:14:03 -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 五月 26, 2026 at 15:14 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 五月 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 五月 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 五月 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 五月 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 五月 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 五月 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 五月 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 五月 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 五月 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 四月 28, 2026 at 5:13 GMT-7

Nintendo Switch 2: What are the screws type for the back panel?

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:14:09 -0700

I accidentally stripped the screws on the bottom of the console, near the type c port connected to the backplate. Does anyone know what screw the backplate uses for replacement? Thanks

⟐ Answered 四月 24, 2026 at 2:14 GMT-7

Nintendo Switch: Which sensor rail do I need

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:13:03 -0700

I need a new LEFT sensor rail for my switch mod# HAC-001(-01) starting letters of my serial# XKW I can use the standard or do I need OLED?

⟐ Answered 四月 24, 2026 at 0:13 GMT-7

Nintendo Switch 2: Lcd display with weird circles and greenish and white pixels

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:09:39 -0700

Hello!

Im from Bulgaria and had the weirdest experience with my store that i bought the Switch 2.

Okey here is the story, i bought the Switch 2 last year like Christmas present for me and i was very protective to say it like this, i never hit it or dropped it and et cetera.

And one day out of nowhere i notice weird circles and weird greenish and whiteish pixel at max brightness and the first thing was to send it to the store i bought it and use the warranty until i can.

I explained the problem i have ,and i sent the entire box with all the stuff it was inside, and some long long time passes and they said its fixed and i am like very happy, and i ask whats was causing the problem and out of nowhere said they haven't opened it to check it or anything they just turned on the display and didn’t think this is a problem, they said it was normal and it didn’t need a fix or replacement and they started to send links from Nintendo support with different problem not mine ,we argued and i decided to ask repair shops if it faulty and this is one of the places i want to ask if i was in wrong even finding the same issue and people getting their consoles replaced or the screens are just bad.

⟐ Commented 四月 24, 2026 at 0:09 GMT-7

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

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:55:01 -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

⟐ Commented 四月 22, 2026 at 4:55 GMT-7

Nintendo Switch Lite: How to remove joystick caps

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:45:49 -0700

I have ordered new joysticks for my lite, but wanted to know if it was possible to remove the original joystick caps?

I have a pokemon edition lite with the non standard joystick colors and they are still in mint condition (minus drift). So was hoping to move them to the new joysticks.

No amount of pressure let the cap come off.
Seeing as the drift had already killed the joystick I decided to tear it down.
It appears that Nintendo has the stick and cap molded as a single unit in production, so its not possible to get the cap off to swap onto the new Guli sticks.

At best I might be able to get just the rubber cover off, but no idea if that would fit the Guli caps.
I am happy to have my sticks working again, but also sad that I am losing the unique coloring.

⟐ Commented 四月 19, 2026 at 14:45 GMT-7

Nintendo Switch: Can anyone help me identify where this pad lead to?

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:30:38 -0700

I tried (& obviously failed) to swap the display flex ZIF socket in the original first-gen Nintendo switch and tore a solder pad off. I’m pretty confident that I can fly a wire out from that remaining bit of solder pad, but I need to check whether I did the job properly. Can anyone tell me where this particular pad(10th from the left not counting the large one) lead to so I can check it with a multimeter or smth?

Thanks in advance!

Nintendo Switch: No output to TV on Nintendo dock. But ok on third party dock.

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:12:00 -0700

My Nintendo switch (non OLED) all of the sudden stopped showing on my TV. It charges on the dock and the Switch screen goes black when docked. The dock little light also goes green.

Tried numerous things:

Checked HDMI.

Plugged power source directly to the wall.

Followed the correct way to connect the dock.

Tried different TVs.

Finally decided to buy another dock and got a third party option from AliExpress. It works fine. However I was not happy with it because the USB-C connection is a lot tighter compared to the Nintendo dock. So I decided to buy the Nintendo dock that comes with the OLED version (has a LAN port).

To my surprise it has the same issue as my original Nintendo Dock... No output 🫠.

Has anyone had a similar issue?

⟐ Answered 四月 16, 2026 at 0:12 GMT-7

Nintendo Switch: My iFixit battery for my Switch is draining quickly - why?

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:30:59 -0700

I have a Nintendo Switch, from about 2020. This is the model with the detachable joycons so I can put it in the cradle and see it on TV. I just replaced the battery last night with the new one I bought from iFixit. After completing that, I turned it on to be sure everything was working, then off. I was in my shop, so I left it off - I thought I had powered it down, but I guess not. 3 hours later I took it up to the house to plug it in and give it that first full charge. It showed 1% charge at that point!

I've charged it for over 6 hours and the next morning I left it in sleep mode, but pulled out the charge cord. Just sitting there, not used, in sleep mode, it's going through about 8-10% of the charge per hour! After about 4 hours, it's down to 62%!

Again, it is just sitting there, asleep, but not plugged in and it's draining that quickly.

Is this normal? I read that I needed to charge it up, then play and use it until the battery was low, then charge it again. I thought i had powered it down - guess not, so that's why it was in sleep mode after I put the new battery in, but today, after a full charge, and just sitting in sleep mode for ±4 hours, for it to be at only 60% does not seem right for a new battery.

⟐ Commented 四月 15, 2026 at 22:30 GMT-7