Nintendo Switch Repair - Not turning on and charging stuck at 0.48A

[@SilverFoo79]

I love the straight forward simplicity of your content. No frills and just right to the point.

[@alaskalux]

After many hours watching ur Videos, i repaired 12 Xbox one x, 1 GTX 1080 ti, 2 Nintendo switch and a Lot of Other Broken Devices. Thank you from Germany for Sharing your experience in your KZbin Channel!!!! I Wish u Always luck and a Lot of customer for your Shop! Thanks!!

[@fullwaverecked]

Alex is the Sherlock Holmes of board repair. Educational and entertaining. Keep up the great work. Cheers!

[@ChiefRedEagle]

We will see if he could fix an s21 ultra I send up there

[@sarifulhidayah936]

@@ChiefRedEagleis he fix it?

[@ChiefRedEagle]

​@sarifulhidayah936 no took it to ubreakifix, and they fixed it. It was a faulty camera. I work on phones myself but didn't have the time to work on it. It was weird one camera caused all the cameras to stop working

[@michaelmayfield6968]

you sir are simply amazing. i just ordered my first broken nintedo switch. i hope i can fix it. you make it look so easy. thank you for your time for making these videos.

[@g-wolf9445]

It’s always amazing to see how such a small component can bring down a board. Excellent work!

[@sk22ng]

I like the thermal pads. Much better and simpler to use than Kapton tape. You are brilliant and getting better every day. As they say, most of us wouldn't live long enough to learn what you already know today. Don't give up that day job!

[@chasefournier]

Wow great find Alex!! I was convinced it was the MAX chip, but man was I wrong! Great video, awesome technique, thank you for sharing this!

[@HaseebElectronics]

fantastic troubleshooting process. thanks for sharing your valuable experience

[@Drew84z]

I think it is my switch. Wow. Thnx Alex. Ur recent customer A. Barr. This motherboard is no joke

[@zx8401ztv]

Well done alex, the infra red camera shows it's value again 😀 Layer capactors are a real pain in the bum.

[@sylvesteryaiuglig2470]

Amazing repair. Will send in a computer board for you to look at. I have exhausted all the options I have with no luck at all. This is relating to the power button not being responding to pressing.

[@ipaddsource]

Clear step process, clean job & cool man troubleshooting. Keep it up! More power!

[@bkaczy]

Tada! Like your sense of humor! Thx for sharing your knowledge!

[@eddieadnan1]

Hi I'm from Pakistan I watch your videos for hours and hours, I really want to change my profession and be like you

[@mufeedco]

Thermal Pad increases thermal contact to fill air gaps. Similar to thermal paste.

[@briangirnus9498]

Yes but hes using it as a heat spreader so it will conduct heat across the pad instead of melting the plastic piece. Like a big squishy heat spreader.

[@skree25]

If bro turns to the camera smiling, I already know its fixed lol love your videos, keep it up

[@TomsTechRepair]

Excellent video once again. Guess it was a 0201 capacitor about 100nf. Unusual for something that small to cause that much heat. I'm making my shopping list for your store. Just need to decide on what I need now eg thermal camera vs new microscope.

[@Timpano_Francesco_Repairs]

Thanks very much for sharing your experience, bye Francesco Timpano from Florence Italy

[@anthonydenn4345]

Those thermal cams sure speed up things. Nice job.

[@vinz1550]

Alex it would be nice to have eye tracker on the microscope screen so we can see where are you looking on the display :)

[@pablonunez194]

Hi from Uruguay... Amazing job!!!! thermal cam priceless tool.

[@Rambosquirtle]

Without donor boards how would one begin to identify some of these small smd components?

[@arie1293]

The thermal pad to block heat confuses me a bit since logically thermal pads are meant to conduct heat. I suppose it's creating a larger thermal mass to slow heat transfer to the plastic? Whatever thermal physics are at play it's a working solution regardless. Will try it next time as I have tried to shield plastics in the past with kapton tape and still resulted in some melting damage.

[@stefanlechner]

Nice, very nice job. Such a tiny component can cause such big problems. Very good job. Thank you for that video. Greets

[@loucypher333]

What kind of chair do you use? You must be sitting a lot doing these awesome repairs!

[@assamita81]

Isn't the thermal pad's function to actually transfer heat? wouldn't be better to use aluminum tape, that reflects it?

[@sallybundock1179]

Aluminium transfers heat better than a silicone pad.

[@em0_tion]

Nice fault detection. 👌 Why not change all these liquid damaged caps (corroded leads) or at least resolder them to insure a good connection though, you're there anyway?

[@Aviator747a]

What makes you think he didn't off camera?

[@TerryLawrence001]

Have you tried holding the macro lens fro Uni-T to the front of the FLIR to see if it works? I used an IR lens from a CNC laser cutter for my macro lens.Thanks for the skills that you pass on to us!

[@boembajee]

An other super educational and entertaining victory! Right to repair all the way!

[@Darren777Au]

Infra red comes in handy, knowledge backs it up.

[@rahulmechatronics]

Good Job Alex. Explanation is to the point.

[@stuartevans4613]

Amazing work, giving moe loads of insight into Swtich Repairs, thantk you!

[@xlwirelesselectronicrepair]

Had few Nintendo switches with the same charging problem. Where it takes 15v and only 0.45 amps. Did not fix it.

[@jrp1531]

Hey great video! New soldering station on your site, would love to see you demo it if you ever get a chance

[@calvinmientke3539]

Would Big Boss care to make "Take apart" videos?

[@LordDartonStaker]

Make it look so easy. I take a lot away from your videos, thanks a lot.

[@JaveChen]

Hey Alex i wonder if.you found this problem multiple times, did you take notes about the cap size? Might be useful if you dont have donor board lying around.

[@CiderPang27]

Would of liked to see if the pad worked on its own without the added metal.

[@CRCinAU]

I'm curious as to why the switch charging circuit will swap from 12v -> 9v for its charging.... Wouldn't a higher voltage be preferred due to the lower required current? Less loss over the cables, less heat etc etc.

[@KiparisDG]

You can also get the 3.0mm thickness thermal pads for even more protection 🙃

[@Its_Phobos]

Is there a reason to still favor the Flir over the UTI260B, beyond the 10x cost investment in the Flir?

[@protection4541]

Hi. Why did you not suspect the other capacitors that were not connected?

[@3dalex13l3]

When you say that you're checking components in diode mode, are you checking for continuity?

[@StanzGamesJungle]

amazing quick inspection

[@wgn567]

Alex again nice repair. Question, for such a small capacitor with little thermal mass pads connected why not use the weller wxmt tweezers?

[@NorthridgeFix]

Because it's very close to the component next to it and so that I can also demonstrate the thermal pads.

[@rayy7858]

I think this is what's wrong with my board. All the common capacitors are fine but i found a short where you found that bad capacitor. Thing is tiny though.

[@nelchan2421]

the power thermal scanner good job

[@urbanmec993]

Great video as always. Thank you sir.

[@dracolnyte]

not saying that it didnt work (anything thick can do the job) but I use those thermal pads as replacements on my GPU's VRAM

[@daviddevillers6790]

Nice repair. Quick question - do you use IPA to clean up after flux/solder? Thank you!

[@NorthridgeFix]

We use 91% or 99% isopropyl.

[@reyroman26]

you make it look easy! awesome work

[@mclashproyale8102]

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't thermal pads supposed to improve thermal conductivity and make heat transfer easier?...how is this thermal pad he is using isolating the plastic connector?...am I missing something?

[@NorthridgeFix]

Already answered in the comments.

[@مؤيد-س6ع]

i like your multimeter's sensors

[@flippy0502]

How can you tell the positive and negative?

[@JesusChrist-sx1lf]

That tiny cap was missing it's left side, i do not know why you didn't point it out in the video maybe I missed it. No need for thermal camera really as it was visually clear that capacitor was broken. Good video either way, thumbs up!

[@AbdulRehman-rr8ex]

always perfect work love from Gwadar Pakistan

[@mrdre4316]

sir alex may i know the model of your multimeter you've used?

[@ikke242]

Where did you learn how to repair ? Greetings from belgium

[@protection4541]

Hi. How did you find out that the problem was smaller than this capacitor?

[@olivierj1272]

Excellent comme d habitude au top du top Merci pour les vidéos

[@johnny4498]

What about the rosin vaporizer in that situation?

[@tntomega]

hello tell me the "big boss" is he the manger ? or its your place and you give him respect ? tnx

[@kostadinasenoff5334]

Alex and his family owns the place. Big boss is his father actually and he is giving him respect becouse of the hard work he does dealing with deliveries. :)

[@alexg9155]

@@kostadinasenoff5334 Big Boss is actually his uncle I believe. His father manages shipping and packages.

[@JustFix_oslo]

You are masterwork :)! Thanks for nice video 😊. I'm very like watch your job. Dude you make my day 🙂.

[@Helladamnleet]

What kind of heat fun do you use?

[@puffinpuffinov8471]

Why dont you use capton tape to secure plastic part from heat?

[@gdrumeller]

I was thinking the same, the thermal paste is too much waste unless it's sensitive high value parts.

[@LeeMooEez]

Reusable is better option I guess

[@ryanveldsman8679]

"The Short is Gone!" , title of your T-shirt!

[@ena6631]

Perfection at its best.

[@italianjob-vx6hp]

Nice work again!

[@Ha4r4eset]

Would the replacement cap be necessary for this fix? Or would just a removal of a faulty cap be enough?Sometimes you remove caps from iPad saying they don't need replaced with one from a donor board.

[@maxuyjr.1288]

You really awesome keep it up. Thank you for sharing.

[@ripe_apple]

Tada! 🤣Excellent job!!

[@Anilkumar_789]

Suggest me best microscope in mimimum cost

[@javier231102]

Eso estuvo mal, el circuito muy probablemente está húmedo abajo, tenías que bajarlo y revisar

[@sharfazhameed6382]

As always great content of videos

[@xKonitox]

Amazing! I thought it was the IC.

[@servidor712]

thanks for sharing your knowledge greetings

[@arasus6107]

awesome job bro keep rocking bro 👍👍👍

[@shumba_the_don]

How much do you charge for this type of repair?

[@aiemperorv1]

Isn‘t that the first time you fix a Switch by changing a cap? I remember you saying that you never fixed a switch by just replacing a cap 😄

[@rfr653]

good job mate.

[@cboone7791]

Awesome job!

[@manishmittal5561]

i have worked on same problems with switch buy in my case CPU was damaged

[@SergZak2023]

Excellent!

[@RestyParamIII]

I'm from philippines bro. My switch is having same issue i hope you can help me

[@roberto260987]

Nice fix!

[@ziadsleiman9369]

السلام عليكم انا عندي سؤال كيف التواصل معك ؟؟؟

[@ptkashinathmishra7149]

Thermal pads are more conductive to heat, make good thermal contact. You are not saving your plastic connector with that. Use something which heat resistant. I use simple 3mm thick pieces of crockery.

[@NorthridgeFix]

The pads just as with aluminum tape have gaps under. They both act as an insulator even though they conduct. Both Aluminum foil and Thermal pads will not be able to transfer heat to components below because of gaps and poor contact. Just like if you have a warped or wavy heatsink sitting on a CPU, the heatsink won't dissipate heat properly because of poor contact. I'll make a video on this when I have time.

[@ptkashinathmishra7149]

@@NorthridgeFix Sure, thank you for replying. Anyway we enjoy your videos and learn a lot ftom you. My sincere apologies if I sounded rude in previous post Regards.

[@bienvenidojr.gonzales685]

how can i fix my nentendo switch?

[@rajannarayanan2759]

Very good

[@cQc-e2v]

Very good job 👏 👍 👌

[@Zackprojects]

wow great job

[@Rodox2k10]

Guys, I purchased a Switch Lite board from Ebay for dirty cheap, but it doesn't have neither the M92 nor BQ24193 chips. Even worse, the components around them are also gone. Seller said those components were ripped from the board, but it should work once those are soldered back on. (yeah, I bought that) After googling around and asking away on forums, I still haven't found a Switch Lite schematics detailing those components (mainly resistors & caps), could anyone please help me out? I'd like to start be ling like Alex and work with repairs as I love those videos he puts out and I know I can do that too. Only I managed to start with the hardest job I guess :/ I did find some schematics for both M92 and BQ, but those are for the regular Switch. Meaning the BQ has more caps on regular Switch and same for M92. I could really use your help.

[@iggy151]

You got yourself a parts donor board. It's not likely that another shop would pull so many parts from a good board. Something else is probably wrong. Your best bet is to make one out of two.

[@tnt.m16mg42]

Awesome 👌

[@nathanos23]

Do you fix TV's? If I was to send in the boards only?

[@jaimecosta2966]

Brilhante

[@suryavanshib]

Awesome ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

[@northfixtz]

Thermal camera am coming for you...

[@mohamedhussein120]

Nice 👍🏾

[@alialshams1043]

nice Vedio ☮️👍