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| - | [* black] Safety first |
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| + | [* black] Safety first—we dispatch the battery connector before prying this sucker off its adhesive. |
| [* icon_note] [guide|72946|Most|new_window=true] [guide|65572|consoles|new_window=true] have a power supply, rather than a battery, but the Switch's portability demands wireless power. And that usually means a limited lifespan. | |
| - | [* icon_note] Unlike the [guide|36346|3DS|stepid=81181|new_window=true], the Switch battery isn't user-replaceable. Instead Nintendo [https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Nintendo-Switch/Specifications/Specifications-1176277.html#1|"plans to"|new_window=true] |
| + | [* icon_note] Unlike the [guide|36346|3DS|stepid=81181|new_window=true], the Switch battery isn't meant to be user-replaceable. Instead Nintendo [https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Nintendo-Switch/Specifications/Specifications-1176277.html#1|"plans to"|new_window=true] offer a paid replacement program. |
| [* black] The Switch packs a 16 Wh battery—bigger than the 5.6 Wh replaceable battery in the [guide|11796|Wii U GamePad|stepid=42195|new_window=true]. Then again, this is powering a console, not just a display. |