Nintendo Switch overheating repair - ANYONE can do this!!!
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- Hello Guys,
in this video I am goint to show you in detail how to solve the problem with your overheating switch. In most of the cases this is the reason behind the issue.
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My day 1 console is on life support
Same
I’m crying rn, my switch just turned off on it’s own saying it overheated. It’s also been on life support but now that this happened I am actually scared about how it did this… I don’t want to lose this switch man…
@@ThatMightyGub change there thermal paste like in the video clean the fan and vents and also buy a metal shell and put thermal pads inside for better cooling
Haha mine is having some cryo therapy in the refrigerator
@@WeegeePlayzStuff ay if Captain America can survive in ice why can't Nintendo switch ?
Alright, this worked for me! I wanted to note that if you're having trouble getting the tiny screws off (assuming you have the right screwdrivers) is to soak the screw/screwhole with wd-40 for about 10 mins. I applied it with a soaked q-tip, waited, then wiped it off with a paper towel. Made the screw way easier to remove without stripping it.
Thank you for your comment.
I didn't trust that because i have the concern that some of that could go inside and if that happens it can be a problem
Props to u talented ppl who can pull this off. I certainly cant so i bit the bullet and paid nintendo to repair my day one switch lmaoo.
thanks for the guide. my fan died and this step by step help a lot.
the fact i had my 3ds since my childhood and the battery and system works perfectly while my switch is from 2017 and makes noises like it’s about to explode and dies after an hour of playing…Nintendo rlly stopped making good stuff
Thanks for this video. My switch just one year old but starting to heat. I Subbed for this amazing video.
Thank you 🙂
What was the fault actually with the old fan? Did you made any diagnostics of it after finishing the video? Would be interesting to see if was failed electronics or some of the bearings.
In the past I took apart 2 of them which were shorted. The problem is that the only way to take it apart is destructive. In those cases the driver IC was shorted on its small circuit board inside the fan.
I've heard that the fan in the Nintendo should be very audible, but in my case I can barely hear it. Is it possible that the fan is working but spinning slower because it's broken? Of course the cooling system is 100% clean, but it lacks thermal paste.
So i bought the switch when it first came out Is There A Way That Ur Switch Somehow Overheats Because Its Too Old? And No We Did Not Change The Fans Or Thermal Paste
Yes, thermal paste is getting dry and there will not be an efficient cooling anymore. Fan you do not have to replace unless it fails.
wish i could see your video sooner. The plastic pieces that hold the 3 screws on top and bottom side were damaged so they are just useless holes now -.-
That is really common that those 3 tabs are damaged because most people overtighten them and they are super fragile.
Imagine going through this whole process just to play Sports Party and RUclips
I do not play at all 🙂 but I have to try if the switch works.
Fan works great but now im having trouble with the SD reader such a pain to align it and get it to work
It snaps into place if you f8nd the right position. Take care with it because it is easy to break the connector. No need for high pressure.
@@kikihobbyrepair i got it to work thank you!!!
I was wondering why my joycons stopped working!
Which screw drivers did you use?
I have an Ifixit pro tool kit which includes all the bits you gonna need. It is a great investment with lifetime warranty.
Mine randomly started going into overheat sleep mode and yeah I’m guessing it’s the fan. It doesn’t charge my joycons so I’m gonna have to attempt this, I’ve taken electronics apart before and built pcs so this shouldn’t be an issue. Thanks for your upload
Edit also subbed, you earned it buddy
You are welcome. I hope it helps.
@@kikihobbyrepair just got around to finishing it today. the new fan spun up and i reconnected everything and added more paste and it works! thank you so much!
Super fix. You are the MAN!!!
Thank you!
My Nintendo switch screws aren’t coming out, how do I fix this?
Are you using the right screw drivers? They are just plastic screws at the back they should come out easily. Maybe the ones on the sides in the rails are going into metal those might be tricky in case of surface corrosion but I did not have a single one where I could not remove them.
@@kikihobbyrepair 2.0 mm I think. I looked it up and it’s called a striped screw, it’s common apparently
@@guzzy4326 you have to use tri wing
@@chap3509 I know I was using that… plus that comment was from 2 months ago
What do I do if one of the screws on the back is stripped
Well, try at first a different screw driver, maybe it will still grab the screw. Alternatively carefully drill down the head of the screw. This is super hard because you should not melt the plastic beside. MAybe do it in multiple small steps and let it cool down. Good luck!
Hey man I can't get the back 1s of I think there like rusted or something I can't catch them
Do you have the fitting triwing screw driver?
@@kikihobbyrepair never mind my mam got them off also you have inspired me to fix this on myself
Do you not need to replace the thermal paste on the CPU also? It's below where you applied the first thermal paste.
If you look well around 14 minutes, from this one someone already removed the copper sheet from the CPU shield. So here I basically directly applied thermopaste onto the SoC.
Wheres the fan
I switchedvout the fan and then it just ran all the time?
There is also a circuit which is controlling it. If there is for example a shorted mostfet, it will be on all the time. There is also a diode close to the connecter, check all these.
Oh yeah I remember this! Nice vid btw
Thank you. Yes you had the exact same issue.
Great video with a lot of details 🙂🙂
Thank you! 😀
I just brought v1.when I'm playing Zelda botw in handled mode for 5 hour. It not overheating,but v1 only overheating after dock mode. 1 hour or half hour.already overheating
I would recommend to change the thermal paste and clean the fan to improve cooling performance.
I only Found Out about My Overheated Nintendo Switch after it was Charging
Sure, charging is generating quite a lot of extra heat on multiple components.
Thank you so freakin' much
any update if its still heating up?
It works perfectly. The fault was the fan.
Nice video
Thank yiu.
Just Wait It To Cool Down
How often should you replace the thermal paste? I heard every year or every 2-5 years
ALSO how often do we need to replace the fan? I heard on reddit and quroa posts that computer fans last for 2-3 years but I can't find nothing about the switch fan
Well these are questions that are not easy to answer because it depends on a few things like how often and how long are you using the switch. For sure if you play on a regular daily bases and the Switch is running hot a lot, the thermal paste is aging faster like if you would use it only occasionally.
If you feel like it is starting to run hotter and the fan is turning on more often then definitely take it apart, clean the fan and the heatsink from accumulated dust and replace the thermal paste. I would say depending on the quality of the thermal paste you use it should last easily for like 2 years minimum. But for sure if you replace it every year it will run cooler and it will last longer.
As for the fan. If you do not feel or hear strange noises and if it is running perfectly and it is not overheating, I would not change it at all.