Thanks for the video! Narrowed the problem down to the left joycon rail and this is infinitely better than another guide I saw. Did the repair but either a couple screws were in too tight or my screwdriver was crappy. Ended up stripping two screws holding in the left joycon rail. Had to partially drill them out and break them off, hopefully the screws that are left are good enough! The middle one was fine at least. Working perfectly now!
Did you not replace the thermal compound when removing the metal plate? I’ve read in some places it’s necessary otherwise the heat sink won’t absorb the heat properly breaking the CPU.
My question is, is it possible if I have slightly loose joycons, to bend the metal rails in a way to make the joycons slide tighter. I don’t have vertical wiggle, it’s more horizontal or rather the joycons move back and forth towards you and away from you on the console. My joycons work great on other switches so it’s definitely loose rails. I’ve seen the electrical tape fix but I would rather actually fix the problem. I feel like it wouldn’t be hard to actually do, I’m just not confident in bending them the correct way to make them stiffer.
thank you so much this tutorial really helped. I got this trade off FB marketplace and stupidly did not test to see if the joycons stayed in place everything looked good. But the moment i tried to play Pokemon Violet the left joycon kept disconnecting if i left it in handheld mode
@@Joesge actually even after replacing both rails the left rail still allows the joycon to pop out with pressing the back button. I tried two different joycons. Do you know what could be causing the issue?
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Hope you have a screen protector on the front of the glass because you're moving it around Pretty carefree jiggling it Facedown on the table scratching that screen
My switch charge the right joycon but doesn’t attached to the console, just like it’s outside. You you think it may fix it? I already try with another right joycon and it’s same. Thanks
The way to do it is plug it in first. Then LIGHTLY bend the ribbon in place. Usee a tweezer or toothpick to do this. I would even take a picture of the way it was before replacing it
Learn from my mistake! I am an amateur and I've successfully repaired other things like replacing a power supply on the motherboard of a flat screen TV, and repaired one or two other similar things. I followed this video easily up until removing the ribbon connector. I had watched how the battery cable was disconnected with a plastic spudger, and I did the same successfully. But then when watching the part about removing the ribbon cable, I misunderstood and thought I needed to remove the entire white plastic piece. Using the same amount of force as I did with the battery wire, I pried off the white ribbon cable connector. That is a piece that was soldered on, and now it needs a much more complex repair. My Switch is out of commission until can get a replacement part and teach myself how to solder. I blame myself for the error, but hope I can help others avoid my mistake.
@@Vandius24 I did get it repaired. I brought it to a local electronics repair store. They cautioned that it might be irreparable depending on what they saw under the microscope, but in my case I hadn't done too much damage. They were able to repair it and now the connectivity issue is resolved. For a new part plus the soldering, it cost ~$100 USD. Had I brought it to them in the first place without my breaking it, it would've been something like $40.
Among all the things you could start with, a power supply unit is the worst thing to pick. It will literally kill you even when unplugged, the capacitors hold charge upwards of 500-1000V sometimes more. Touching the wrong thing will cost you an ambulance ride if you're lucky. If you don't know how to safely discharge a capacitor (or what is a capacitor) please just work on other sections instead
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Out of curiosity... How much would this exact repair cost?? And would it matter if I already have the part to replace it? Also it's not the left, it would be for the right side.
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@@Joesge I have to slide and unslide my joycons every now and then for them to be detected. Otherwise I play docked/with the joycons unattached. I probably will replace them. I opened up my switch back when I watched this to see what I was dealing with and one side I could take apart easily but the other one I accidentally stripped the screws. it's not hopeless since I know someone who can help with that but it is a bit frustrating.
@@Rhomer_Useche I bought a replacement rail part. Pretty use to replace actually, just be careful with the cable. As a bonus, you would also need to reapply thermal paste and switch runs way cooler now
I have a Nintendo switch that has the left rail (part where the joy con attaches) broken. (The rail is no longer attached and the orange-brown conducted is exposed) The left gray joycon is out of charge. It cannot be charged because it needs to be attached to the he console to charge. I do not have any other consoles that I can connect it with to charge. You can attach and charge the red controller (right) just fine it you cannot play two joycon games without a pro controller. Does anyone have ANY idea on how you are supposed to re-pair the gray joycon (if you had another way to charge it) or does it need repair? If it does need repair, where can it get repaired at? Is there a special part that needs to be ordered???
Hello, You could definitely send your device to our repair center and we can take a look. Here is the link to our website 👉www.joesge.com/pages/repair-service - Aaron P
Hopefully you didn't strip the screws, because I've been there. Worst comes to worst you can remove every screw you can that you need to, then pry and break the back cover in order to do the repair. Then once your don't replace the back cover. That's only if you really want to. I'm not suggesting it.
They should not be glued in unless someone glued them for whatever reason. The key to not stripping them is pressure. Keep constant high pressure down toward the screw and it should be fine. I have found that using an automatic screwdriver helps.
If the joy cons are not registering as connected and charging when on the rails but charge on a different switch just fine should i replace the rails or a different part?
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Thanks for the video! Narrowed the problem down to the left joycon rail and this is infinitely better than another guide I saw. Did the repair but either a couple screws were in too tight or my screwdriver was crappy. Ended up stripping two screws holding in the left joycon rail. Had to partially drill them out and break them off, hopefully the screws that are left are good enough! The middle one was fine at least. Working perfectly now!
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@@Joesgewill you come to our house and fix it
Yeah for whatever reason some screws at factory are wayyyy too in there
Thank you so much I did my own repair side by side with you my guy !!
Heyyyy I repaired my switch with your help and I appreciate how thorough your video was! Thank you!
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Very helpful. Thanks guys. Saved me $100 at the repair shop.
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Where is the video for the right side rail?
Did you not replace the thermal compound when removing the metal plate? I’ve read in some places it’s necessary otherwise the heat sink won’t absorb the heat properly breaking the CPU.
In this tutorial we did not.
Thanks for pointing that out!
@@Joesge Followed your instructions and swapped out both rails successfully. Thanks!
Do you need to replace/reapply thermal paste if your are doing this fix for the first time? or can I just keep it as is?
@@nealjanviersaveron2539 you'll want to replace it each time. Once you disturb the coating you have to replace.
My question is, is it possible if I have slightly loose joycons, to bend the metal rails in a way to make the joycons slide tighter. I don’t have vertical wiggle, it’s more horizontal or rather the joycons move back and forth towards you and away from you on the console. My joycons work great on other switches so it’s definitely loose rails. I’ve seen the electrical tape fix but I would rather actually fix the problem. I feel like it wouldn’t be hard to actually do, I’m just not confident in bending them the correct way to make them stiffer.
I could maybe see that working, but i cant guarantee.
Just better to buy new joycon rails the ones that come with the system wear out over time
thank you so much this tutorial really helped. I got this trade off FB marketplace and stupidly did not test to see if the joycons stayed in place everything looked good. But the moment i tried to play Pokemon Violet the left joycon kept disconnecting if i left it in handheld mode
Glad you where able to fix this issue :)
@@Joesge actually even after replacing both rails the left rail still allows the joycon to pop out with pressing the back button. I tried two different joycons. Do you know what could be causing the issue?
Hi mate, is the right side replacement as simple as the left ?
Same process generally.
When my daughters switch rail broke off there’s 2 grey nubs that came out with it. Do I need a another part too? Or is it not fixable?
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So if the rail ribbon wire is broken, what exactly happens? Does the joycon not have the ability to charge on that side or what exactly?
Im not exactly sure. Contact support@joesge.com on email and we will be able to better assist you.
It won't connect into handheld mode properly and it won't charge.
Thankfully its module. Nintendo is pretty good about that on their hardware
Hope you have a screen protector on the front of the glass because you're moving it around Pretty carefree jiggling it Facedown on the table scratching that screen
Thank you for this! My joy cons are now being recognized
Glad it was helpful!
My switch charge the right joycon but doesn’t attached to the console, just like it’s outside. You you think it may fix it? I already try with another right joycon and it’s same. Thanks
Have you replaced the joycon rail?
@@Joesge I’m waiting for the replacement. Hopefully this week
I just did it last night and it worked!! Thanks so much
Thanks man, i was searching a video for that rail.
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I don’t see the video for the other side.
The way to do it is plug it in first.
Then LIGHTLY bend the ribbon in place. Usee a tweezer or toothpick to do this.
I would even take a picture of the way it was before replacing it
Yesterday a brok my rail and now I'm looking on parts on internet
Question
Is rev1 and 2 have different rails (cable long? )
Yes they have different cables from what i know
Learn from my mistake! I am an amateur and I've successfully repaired other things like replacing a power supply on the motherboard of a flat screen TV, and repaired one or two other similar things.
I followed this video easily up until removing the ribbon connector. I had watched how the battery cable was disconnected with a plastic spudger, and I did the same successfully. But then when watching the part about removing the ribbon cable, I misunderstood and thought I needed to remove the entire white plastic piece. Using the same amount of force as I did with the battery wire, I pried off the white ribbon cable connector. That is a piece that was soldered on, and now it needs a much more complex repair. My Switch is out of commission until can get a replacement part and teach myself how to solder.
I blame myself for the error, but hope I can help others avoid my mistake.
Can I get an update on your switch? Did you get it repaired?
@@Vandius24 I did get it repaired. I brought it to a local electronics repair store. They cautioned that it might be irreparable depending on what they saw under the microscope, but in my case I hadn't done too much damage. They were able to repair it and now the connectivity issue is resolved.
For a new part plus the soldering, it cost ~$100 USD. Had I brought it to them in the first place without my breaking it, it would've been something like $40.
Among all the things you could start with, a power supply unit is the worst thing to pick. It will literally kill you even when unplugged, the capacitors hold charge upwards of 500-1000V sometimes more. Touching the wrong thing will cost you an ambulance ride if you're lucky.
If you don't know how to safely discharge a capacitor (or what is a capacitor) please just work on other sections instead
Is there a way to repair if the screws snapped the screw anchors, on the side of the rail?
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Out of curiosity... How much would this exact repair cost?? And would it matter if I already have the part to replace it? Also it's not the left, it would be for the right side.
We charge about $100 to get the joycon rail repaired.
@@Joesge that's hilarious but I understand
I was looking for an oled replacement video so can you make one I broke my right joycon by raging because of hollow knight😔
If the larger side connector has been ripped from the rail is it possible to reattach this end?
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If my joy con rails are dirty from a beverage being spilled on them, do I need to replace them or is it possible to take them out and clean them?
Do they still function. Replacing them is probably the best.
@@Joesge I have to slide and unslide my joycons every now and then for them to be detected. Otherwise I play docked/with the joycons unattached. I probably will replace them. I opened up my switch back when I watched this to see what I was dealing with and one side I could take apart easily but the other one I accidentally stripped the screws. it's not hopeless since I know someone who can help with that but it is a bit frustrating.
@@UshioKiss I'm having the exact same issue, was replacing the rail the solution?
@@heathenmonk1249 same issue here, what did you end up doing?
@@Rhomer_Useche I bought a replacement rail part. Pretty use to replace actually, just be careful with the cable.
As a bonus, you would also need to reapply thermal paste and switch runs way cooler now
Where did you buy the kit and what's it called?
www.joesge.com/products/joesge-repair-tool-kit-50-in-1-precision-screwdriver-set-tools?_pos=1&_sid=a023e8432&_ss=r
Helpful af. Appreciate it
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great tutorial, thx! saved my switch
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I have a question i went to the link in your description to send my switch in for repair, i head to consoles and I dont see a switch option
Hello, unfortunately, we do not repair this device anymore. We do sell the parts at www.joesge.com though. - Aaron P
I have a Nintendo switch that has the left rail (part where the joy con attaches) broken. (The rail is no longer attached and the orange-brown conducted is exposed) The left gray joycon is out of charge. It cannot be charged because it needs to be attached to the he console to charge. I do not have any other consoles that I can connect it with to charge. You can attach and charge the red controller (right) just fine it you cannot play two joycon games without a pro controller. Does anyone have ANY idea on how you are supposed to re-pair the gray joycon (if you had another way to charge it) or does it need repair? If it does need repair, where can it get repaired at? Is there a special part that needs to be ordered???
Hello, You could definitely send your device to our repair center and we can take a look. Here is the link to our website 👉www.joesge.com/pages/repair-service - Aaron P
Does this work for the oled to
We will be making an oled repair video soon
I'm using y 2.0 to remove the rear plate, still no luck for me maybe because screws were too tight 🤔
Hopefully you didn't strip the screws, because I've been there. Worst comes to worst you can remove every screw you can that you need to, then pry and break the back cover in order to do the repair. Then once your don't replace the back cover. That's only if you really want to. I'm not suggesting it.
I might need to replace back cover and rails due to mold .
some of the screws on the rail wont let me unscrew how do i unscrew without stripping the head
some are what feel to be glued in
They should not be glued in unless someone glued them for whatever reason. The key to not stripping them is pressure. Keep constant high pressure down toward the screw and it should be fine. I have found that using an automatic screwdriver helps.
Thanks for showing man :)
Any time!
great video pal thanks a bunch
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Soooo no liquid metal?
Thank you soo much video rly helped thanks 👍💯
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Why is my ribbon on my rail not long like your ribbon?
Im not sure
I’m figured it out if was bc it was my right on not my left
1:31 i physically cringed why would you do that to your screen?
How do you think I felt while editing it. Terrible. 😂😂😂
If the joy cons are not registering as connected and charging when on the rails but charge on a different switch just fine should i replace the rails or a different part?
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My left rail wasnt working and hopefully now we're getting to the root of the problem, maybe didnt even need the replacement.
Really only one side?
It's the same process but on the other side.
and slightly different ribbons
i fucking ripped the ribbon to the left side when i was replacing the battery
Im sorry to hear that
Pokemon lyfe bro
my man use curved tweasers, your fingers gettin in there on the guts makes me cringe, love the video otherwise tho
😂