The IMPOSSIBLE Nintendo Switch Lite Repair
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- I bought two Nintendo Switch Lites from Japan. Can I take parts from each to build one lovely working Switch Lite?
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Eliot, thank you for talking about your mistakes and leaving them in unedited. As a hobbyist I often make errors when putting this stuff back together, it is refreshing to see a repair video be so honest.
yeah man thats just how it goes. nobody is perfect and admitting it makes you seem more regular, as if you were watching your friend show you something. I always make a small mistake when modifying systems. the only one that I ever did absolutely perfect was a gameboy color and it took hours checking every little thing to make sure it was immaculate and perfectly centered with everything.
Don't mind the poking screws. Treat them as japanese Kintsugi : "breakage and repair are part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise."
It's part of the history of this one of a kind Switch and what you learned while repairing it.
The gray bezel looks way better imo. Matches the buttons perfectly!
It has a Gamecube or.....even better, it kind of looks like a large Gameboy Advance!
Yeah
“There was probably some bricks left over when they built Rome” 😂
The grey bezel looks pretty cool on the blue system since the buttons appear grey as well so it looks dope and quite unique.
I was going to comment this but you have me covered haha
The blue screen is very easy to fix. Hot air station at 450 medium air speed. Flux the nvidia chip and heat it up once it's hot gently push the chip down while the soder sets. For me this fixes the problem roughly 80% of the time
I agree somewhat, but it's not always the SoC, the blue screen is a communication issue between the SoC and RAM so it can be either of those things. The problem is a lot of the time you end up with torn traces under the SoC too which means trace repair and reballing
@@TheCod3r I have never heard of or seen torn pads, unless someone failed a repair attempt. That chip is not going to move enough from a drop to break a trace, and a overwhelming majority of the time blue screen occurs from the shock of a blow. However I have ran across chips that have just went bad and need to be replaced.
That color combo looks amazing! I'm just happy Nintendo made the Switch region free. I used to reflash the NAND on Japanese 3DS's to change the language and it was a huge pain
As far as I know, the Chinese console and games versions are region-locked, and the rest of the world's distribution is the other "region".
I've recently done the exact same thing with broken yellow and black switch lites. Ended up merging the 2 together and creating an awesome unique one instead.
A bumblebee switch lite! Awesome
"Argh, bastard..."
Truly one of the most powerfully thorough exclamations of disappointment I've heard in a long while.
Anyways. Congrats on a tricky job (that screen bezel swap seriously looks great)!
Sad to see such a special edition switch in such bad condition I hope it can be fixed! Also nice to see the switch lite being fixed being a more modern console. I definitely plan on getting an I fix it toolkit cause I have so many Nintendo consoles that can use some slight fixes would the mako kit work well? The pro kit is a little too pricey for me.
Look for a refurbed pro kit, I got one for a great price!
@@chadwenchester528 ooo I’ll definitely have to check that out thanks!
I have the moray kit and so far it's been a great deal for a good price. It has all the bits i need :)
@@clairehoffner2851 good to know! I was looking into that kit as well but I’m not sure if it included the specific bit I would need for Nintendo consoles but I’ll have to double check thanks!
@@whisperingwooper1763 it has a y000, y00, y0, and a y1 bit as well as some game bit ones
The grey bezel with the grey buttons gives a really nice contrast with the purple, looks better than the original IMO.
LMAO I'm actually glad someone as experienced as you had leftover screws. I had the same thing happen fixing a regular sized New 3DS. Could have sworn I put everything back in, yet had two tiny brass screws left. Everything works though so no way am I opening that nightmare up again.
Nice work Elliot👍👍👍
The pipes are called heat pipes, while the whole assembly, so pipes, APU Block and fins is called heat sink.
Imagine being sponsored by the company with in depth guides on this model of switch for everything and not using them! You’re a madlad, Elliot!
Watching this makes me feel a lot better about making the same mistake with a 3ds I was putting back together. I love the purple and white combo, looks great!
When it comes to taking screws out, I recommend an old egg container. I’ve been using one for years to take things apart.
That's not a bad Idea, but the tricky part is trying to remember wich screw goes in the right hole. Outer and fan screws are easy enough but the tiny and medium screws looked the same.
Great video! The screen looks cool.
I did the same with my switch but by over tightening the screws then ended up replacing the shell. The quality of the aftermarket ones are decent.
I feel like the white screen border gives it a sort of Gamecube-esque vibe, and i'm totally down with that! 👍
Replacing the screen isn't as hard as I once thought, but keeping in mind where all those little screws go is tedious by itself. I replaced my friend's LCD screen on his Switch Lite and it came out perfect afterwards. It's nice that this stuff is at least understandable when it's done once or twice. And thanks for this video, I've watched others that aren't as informative
Honestly the GBA blue switch lite with the grey screen looks really cool
I recently bought that Pokémon zacain and zamazenta switch lite for only $150 USD from the Facebook Marketplace. It was in almost new condition, with only a couple of scratches on the screen. Great video! That switch has a nice unique look with that screen cover.
Love that bezel! It really matches the buttons! ifixit is fantastic for even entry level folks to get familiar with repairs! Great video! Thanks!
I just picked up an abused Pokemon limited edition from Japan to fix for myself. Missing both thumb sticks and the shoulder buttons don't spring back when pressed, I'm certain with the shoulder buttons that its as simple as replacing the springs because I can't see any other reason. Thanks for the video and showing your mistakes always make me feel better knowing that even people who do this more often than I have the same issues. Appreciate all the videos, keep it up Elliot
One of the few sponsored segments that i know isnt just lied about. I have only heard good things about iFixit before actually. Nice that they sponsored you :)
screen looks good on there, you're right. it could have been out of place if it was any other color but it just fits well.
Nice job! I don’t know if it’s me or what, but I will never understand how people will not take care of their video game consoles. You paid money for it(or someone did) wouldn’t you want it to last?
Most of the time it's young kids who's parents bought it for them that don't know the value of money or respect their devices.
The vids are so entertaining bro keep up the good work stay safe ❤️
Love the white bezel! Nintendo should actually do that more, match the screen bezel with the buttons.
3:08 I still love how the left joystick can be replaced without removing the metal shielding.
Have you noticed any increase on fan noise? I noticed you didn't place new thermal paste, so you can have potential air pockets if the application went bananas.
Anyhow, thanks for all the awesome content and i hope you can get everything sorted out!
Honestly, the gray screen looks great with the gray buttons and joysticks. Good Job!
Good stuff Elliot. The blue screen issue on the other one is caused by a communication issue between the SoC and RAM. You can sometimes fix it with a reflow but determining what chip is the cause can be tricky. Usually I try the pressure test to figure out whether it's the SoC or the RAM. It may also have torn traces which is obviously more tricky to deal with
Just been re-watching the backlog of walkman restoration/repairs you've done, you still fill most of the search when looking for new content which is pretty cool.
12:32 accidently drops it after showcasing the hard work he has gone through to fix it.
I miss the more humorous, musical tone of the old videos. I feel like I'm watching an episode of This Old House, but the house is a Nintendo Switch Lite.
Don't get me wrong, I still love your content. It's just lower energy than I am used to.
Also the screen lens is a good choice. I feel it gives the system more character.
Perfect to watch while I contemplate whether or not I should go get a Band-Aid for this cut
Love how your sponsers are something I might actually use 👌
Great to see you repairing nintendo products not just gameboys. Great video relaxing and let me say Killer watch ⌚️
At someone that has taken apart electrics since I was a kid, the putting things back together part is usually the most important part. Most RUclipsrs just say “do the same thing you did in reverse”, or “watch the video backward”. My RUclips app doesn’t have a watch in reverse option and I’m honestly tired of RUclipsrs giving me more work because the editing room floor is hungry.
One thing I've learned to appreciate since I got an ifixit set is just having a handful of those blue plastic shims/plectra is worth its weight in gold, just having one or two as kind of like an extra pair of fingers to keep a gap between parts from closing is invaluable.
And to join the other comments, I think the grey bezel makes for a pretty nice looking contrast. I know "bezel-less" or bezel-hiding designs are more common nowadays, but I still fondly remember the look of the old gameboys, y'know, it had a certain kind of charme and makes the screen really "pop", visually speaking, from the main body of the console.
I'm witn you Elliot, I think the bezel is an upgrade!
Also, you're a hero for saving these great units ending up in the ground.
You're a Tech-Necromancer!!
"But hey, there were probably some left over bricks when they built Rome." Brilliant :)
Just got the iFixit replacement joystick for my wife's Switch Lite today. Quite the serendipitous video. Thanks for such a detailed teardown. Wish me luck.
Operation Switch Fix was a success and I only had 1 extra screw left out when I was done. I'll say that's good enough. Thanks again for the video. It was a real help.
Lol I just used my mom's hair dryer to take the screen out. It seems heating it up also made it a bit more workable, because I did use quite a bit of force to pop it off the shell to the point where it was curving, but no permanent bends were done AND it worked perfectly fine when I put everything back together. Definitely take your time on this though.
That one-handed grip at the end made me nervous. When I take things apart I put some tape on a sheet of paper with an exaggerated drawing of the thing I'm taking apart. I do this for each depth level of the device as well so I don't mix screws that overlap. If needed I even have two sheets per depth level for top versus bottom. I love the gray border around the screen after you had it fixed, I think that design aesthetic works quite well.
The indigo and gray mix looks awesome. And I would never notice the screw bumps if you didn't point them out, but even after noticing them, they really don't look bad at all! Don't even worry about it. It's great
it actually looks proper tonk with the screen, suits the buttons so well and gives it a custom look like you say
The grey around the screen is beautiful!
I love the way the finished Switch looks. Imagine replacing some of the buttons with colourful ones and that way it'll look like a classic game Cube controller
Wow cool
If you can’t fix the Pokémon Switch Lite, turn it into another weird mod, like your Game Boy ones!
To your own video?
why not eh?
Who's this wacky guy?
Indeed
Your videos always help calm my anxiety, thank you for such amazing content
It looks awesome! The gray bezel matches the buttons perfectly.
i loved this video! super chill, good vibes and a lot of detail, awesome!!
Make a video on how to properly track your screws. What I do is a draw out the device in different layers and then tape the screws to where i unscrewed them. It's a bit extra work but it's worth it to avoid freckles.
Huge tip, get a glass screen protector. Those plastic ones scratch easily and i dont think i need to tell you how awful it is to replace that.
If you don't like the screws poking out I certainly would take the Switch off you lol 😂
I've been hesitating about buying a switch lite since I figured that since the thumbsticks are part of the console and are not joy-cons fixing them if they drift would be a big hassle. Knowing that you don't have to take much apart to get at them is a little reassuring. Probably not something I'm gonna try anytime soon though.
thats smart it would probably be better to try it first on a 70 controller instead of messing up a 200 dollar console
@@suckmymonkey4315 Yeah I've never done any video game repair before but I have an old gba sp that won't charge. That's probably what I'll start with. If I fuck that up then whatever it already didn't work but fucking up a switch would be devastating.
You're spot on with your diagnosis with the blue screen. You can test which chip is broken by pressing on it when you power up. It's either the APU, or one of the 2 RAM chips. If it's a RAM chip you could probably get away with a reflow. If it's the APU it mostly likely took a pad / trace with it when the console was dropped. Still repairable but it's not economical.
I'm dumbfounded by his it's possible to revive a switch, you're amazing!
although its a pain, one good thing about the Nintendo Switch / Switch lite is how its so modular so servicing / replacing parts is reasonable to do
About the analogue sticks: the left one is easy to replace, but the right one requires you to take out the whole moterboard to get to it.
I really like the grey bezel around the screen. It matches the buttons so well!
The mightnight blue and white/grey screen looks amazing and reminds me of the old gamecube grey part.
Looks great!! I'm actually pleasantly surprised at how nice the grey bezel looks! I'd be so intimidated by the complexity of the tear down to even attempt this!
Wow, Im very disappointing by the title. So clickbaity and it doesn’t resemble the video at all…
I think most will agree that it’s fairly impossible trying to lift up a thin screen which was held down by adhesive. It’s not strictly impossibly, clearly… but hey, I’m a RUclipsr, everyone exaggerates the truth to try and get people to click on their video. I’m sure you must be familiar.
with the ever impending fate of things being glued and clipped together in electronics, it might as damn well be impossible lol
@@TheRetroFuture2 I have to add that the video itself was very entertaining and fun to watch, dont get me wrong, I just think the title could have been a little clearer :)
Legitimately, the grey bezel is actually an improvement, especially with the darker blue/purple color.
Great video as always 👍
Looks great especially the white / grey screen bezel
the grey bezel looks amazing wow! didnt expect it to look better then original
12:50 I've experienced the pain of this with a Thinkpad laptop I revived recently, TWICE. It's the electronics repair curse to have extra screws and the plstic blemishes!
man this man took his time and dedication to repiar this and show us this keepmaking great content man!
I found using a rubber mat with numbered spots to put the screws helpful. It makes remembering what goes where a lot easier.
I've taken apart the Switch Lite a lot and the tiny screws are easy to strip and the ribbon cables for the digitizer and LCD can be super annoying to put back in. I broke an LCD once trying to swap the screen but keep the same color digitizer. I was being careful just lifting a little from the sides but the back layer still separated from the front layer that was stuck to adhesive.
when i see a handheld in a rough shape like that, i just know it was very well loved by a kid cuz my ds lite was like that when i was younger lol
Well done! Can't wait to see what you do with the other switch.
With the other one, you should try an drop an OLED screen in there. Great content.
When I do something like this, the job isn’t done until I have at least a few screws left over. Lol
I was planning on getting a few Everdrive GBA x5 this year, but it looks like that’s out of the question for obvious reasons.
What happened?
@@SteveBandido War happened
@@SnowDiscGolf oh, no
@@Sun-ut9gr is everdrive a russian product or something?
@@beardalaxy Ukrainian.
it really does have the game cube aesthetic with that white screen
The internals on this thing are nerve wracking to deal with. I did a shell/button replacement thinking it would be a simple drop-in procedure lol.
I had no written instructions and a Chinese video walkthrough with no audio, but somehow I pulled it off, despite being certain I'd punctured a ribbon (somehow I put a dent in it with the corner of a flat driver that I was stupidly using to pry up the retaining latch)
The end result was lovely though. Woodgrain shell with vac metalized gold buttons that I did a little weathering on to make them look a little more like brass).
It's my favorite thing that I will absolutely never attempt again lol
this looks awesome with the grey bezel!
Awesome video. The switch lite is no easy console to do repairs on depending on the issue. One thing I use to help with the screw issue is the ifixit magnetic mat. You can even write on it so you know where everything goes.
The grey bezel looks beautiful!
You did great! The switch looks much better with the grey bezel
While you had the switch apart you should have added a bit of card or thick tape behind the joysticks to prevent any future drift problems.
This is superstition
Switch lite joysticks don't drift,i think.
@@hawkfeather6802 as someone who had to order a replacement part from ifixit, switch lite sticks do indeed drift, i was extremely gentle with the console(maybe 1 drop onto the floor?) and took good care of it, yet experienced stick drift about a year in
replacing the joysticks on a switch lite is a pain in the ass you have to disassemble like the entire thing to get to em
edit: it was the right joystick, the one that is underneath the main board, the left one is easy the right is one of the last steps before you have taken everything out
You posted this video exactly while I was fixing my Ds light
Please keep up these relaxing toned repair videos!
In that distinctive purple/blue with grey buttons and bezel, I'm getting SERIOUS Gameboy Advance vibes! Now there's a challenge! Someone out there, with a 3d printer, NEEDS to make a GBA style case for the Switch Lite, that would be superb if done right
Nice one. I like the gray screen lens. Looks better in my opinion.
Impressive you managed to fix one with 2 broken one for cheap.
I can barely tell there was a poke to the case up-close when you pointed it out. It's really minor.
Hello Plainrock, your console got a new life.
I’d really recommend you pick up some ceramic pliers, they’re so much softer for ribbon cables so you don’t have to worry as much, also, they won’t short anything on accident.
Hah, watched a bit further, and okay, fair.
I wonder, if one would replace the two screws with the appropriate ones, could the plastic be, pressed down from the front. A bit of heat, perhaps, or even wet sanding, "brasso", a mild abrasive stuff...
I love seeing ifixit bc they’re local to me!
Don't feel bad about the screw bumps! I cleaned out my Asus Strix G512LW laptop and when putting the screws back, I accidentally used a long in a short. Now the bottom right has a hole in it like a tiny volcano.
On the plus side, it's easily identified as being my laptop though. Hard to not notice the hole lol.
Honestly, you don’t even need the suction cups. With the kinda staggered design in ifixit spudgers you can just heat a corner of the screen with a hairdryer while slowly working it in.
I’d also recommend at least four spudgers for maximum ease or you’ll have the 1-2 you use kinda pop out often and reseal to the shell. There’s only so many times for it to happen before you get angry at having to start over.
But yeah, it’s really not as delicate of a process as it seems. A hairdryer is the safest and most newbie friendly method of melting the glue.
they're called heatpipes, or in this case it's a heatpipe assembly.
ingeniously simple little devices: it's just a copper pipe, containing a wicking material and a tiny amount of water in a high vacuum. but due to the magic of thermodynamics, they can rapidly conduct dozends of times the amount of thermal energy, that a solid copper rod could.
That grey screen bezel looks awesome.
Get yourself a soldering amt with loads of places to store screws. Mine has one that counts to 100. its there to help you with putting the screw back into the right order.
Yet again you still made it 👏👏👏