thanks man, great video, just one thing at 13:12 you said the fan move a little bit, thats because the original fan had in the three holes for the screws some rubber rings, you just take them from the original fan and place then on the new one, and with those the fan fits perfectly and doesnt move.
I read your comment before I started my fan replacement, thought “phew, glad I read that!” and STILL managed to forget! 😅 Fortunately I remembered before putting everything back together. Thank you!
Thank you :) after a few heart attacks and forgetting to connect the "SD holder" correctly, fixing that, destroying 2 screws and losing one, my switch finally runs smooth and silent again ^^
Couple notes from my experience: 1) The fan shouldn't wiggle around after you install it. There are some little shock mount rubber grommets that go around the screw holes that you need to take off the old fan and put on the new one. 2) My fan doesn't spin a little when I turn on the device. I thought it probably wouldn't work when I got it all back together but it did. 3) I wasn't able to get the SD card connected to the motherboard again without removing the little pad that's on top of it. After I removed it I could easily connect it again, then I just replaced the pad afterwards again. 4) for some reason the 2 bottom screws by the USB connector wont go back in. No idea why??
This is one of my first times doing something so hands-on like this, and you made it INCREDIBLY easy. This vid helped me work wonders, thanks again! :)
Thank you so much. It was of great help. Two things I would have personally done differently: unplug the battery and replace the thermal paste, it seemed a little more on the drier-end. Thanks again!
Thanks for posting this video I had a little trouble getting that copper radiator piece back in but otherwise it was a flawless success. I did the battery about three weeks ago and it works great my 11-year-old son is very happy. The only thing I can say is get one of those magnetic grid boards to put the screws on so you don’t lose them I am not an organized person by any means but I made sure to number each screw and where it went and then work my way backwards so I didn’t forget any screws
You can test the fan basically once you put the game cartridge/headphone jack piece in, and probably a good idea to do at that time. Other than that, great video, it was super helpful :)
Thank you for posting! Very helpful and well explained! I think someone else might have mentioned but there's 3 little rubber bushings for the fan that help hold it in place. I doubt that'd make any difference for cooling but it might be a little noisy:) thanks again friend!
Thank you for this video. I successfully changed my cooling fan and i even switched out the battery successfully while i had it open. I want to make one remark to the cooling fan having that wiggle room? The origin cooling fan has rubber gaskets you should take off and apply to the replacement fan. Just something i noticed during my own switch surgery. Thank you for posting this video and giving me the confidence!
For anyone new watching this video I just wanted to say I followed it to a T and it was a huge help. Unfortunately in the beginning I didn’t have the right screwdrivers and ended up stripping a few so I had to buy a whole drill kit in Amazon for that and bought the proper screwdrivers. I’m happy that after all the effort it finally paid off lol. My fan was screaming every time I tried to play a game and replacing the fan worked like a charm. I’d say my switch is around 5 or 6 years old.
Great video just replaced my fan & flawless.! I wiped away the old thermal paste & applied new paste so hopefully this fan will last me another 3 years plus
Awesome video! I accidentally put the black backing back on before I tested the fan. Removed it, turned it on, saw the subtle rotation, then put the backing back on. Noticed I forgot one silver screw, but if my Switch no longer shuts down because of overheating, cheers to you! Thanks.
Thanks for the video! It was my third video for this case that i watched. i was about to mention the thing with the rubber rings, but that was already mentioned. One thing though, and i suppose it depends on the firmware you currently have on your switch. When i installed the new fan, it did NOT turn for a short moment like it did in your video. I immediately thought my fan was bad and reordered another.. then i replaced it with the original fan (which did work, but made scratching noises) and it also did NOT turn on. I installed the new fan again and put everything back into place. Started up a game which is quite demanding and waited for air to be pushed out of the switch. It did (to my great relief!). So if anyone wonders why their fan did not turn on, upon turning on the console, it may be just a different firmware where there is no "fan test" at the beginning.
Thanks a lot!! That was my initial thought as well, so I fired up TOTK for a few seconds and then boom! The fan started to spin very nice and silently ^^
WARNING FOR FUTURE VIEWERS: I too purchased the ElecGear fan replacement kit as shown in the video (not blaming video creator, I had bought this before even finding this video!). Well, upon installing and following this video and another video exactly, my Switch was crashing upon bootup. I took it apart again and hooked the old fan back up and it worked fine (old fan is still grinding due to bad bearings, but the Switch at least works again). So, if you run into the same issues, it's most likely due to a faulty fan. When I looked up other reviews on Amazon for this product, many other people had the same issue, so beware of this particular fan! For the record, I have a launch day Switch, so it COULD be because this fan is meant for newer models, which MIGHT have the fan draw more power than the original models. That's just my theory if it's not due to the fan being faulty, simply because one would think a faulty fan would result in it simply not turning on versus hard crashing the Switch every time on bootup. Anyway, buy at your own risk!
Thank you for this excellent video. I replaced my badly screaming fan and now my Switch is running silently again. I also didn't replace thermal paste, just added a bit more and that was it.
Perfect video, never done anything like this before and it worked with the first try :D Just a little tip for everyone trying : remove the micro sd card after testing it and before screwing the case on again :D mine is trash now
YOU NEED THE TINY 3 BLADED SCREWDRIVER AND A TINY PHILLIPS HEAD. I HAD THE 3-BLADE , BUT MY PHILLIPS HEAD DIDN'T WORK THAT GREAT BECASE IT WAS TOO BIG. THANKS FOR THE VIDEO WORKED PERFECTLY!
hum, maybe i did something wrong.. my fan is always working even on sleep mode. I will dismount it all over again to see if i can see the mistake.. maybe a faulty fan ? update: The fan connector, i cant plug it well, i think its broken. I solved it adding a little bostik between the connector and the bronze piece, its making some pressure.
My fan runs after I turn the switch off. Only turns off if I turn the unit back on or unplug the battery. Any suggestions. This is the original fan. Just wondering what could cause this
VERY IMPORTANT PLEASE READ! So I thought I ducked up and broke the fan because it didn't spin when I turned it on. Yeaaah turns out its a power save feature and it wont start spinning until it needs too. So run a very intensive game to check. I ran Fortnite cuz before the cleaning it would overheat the switch and make it chug. Fans completely silent now. Hope this saves you a panic attack. Sincerely I have clinical Anxiety this damn near killed me from the anxiety >~>
Question, I worked on Nintendo Switch Lite today I was doing a shell swap on it, and right before I put it all back together I turned it on to see if the fan will start spinning the moment I tuned it on, but it didn’t so my question is do you know if it should start spinning instantly when it turns on or does it start to spin once the console starts getting warm?
Recently my switch started over heating after playing for jus 30 min docked and would shut down on its own. It’s done it three times, and I haven’t used it since as I don’t want to damage it further. I don’t hear any fan sounds coming from it, so is fair to assume the fan is prolly broken?
The link in the description is NOT what is shown in the video. the connector on the fan in the Amazon link does not match that of the Switches and its not even the same color.
I’ve read somewhere else, you should try this: “ This is a common issue. Try disconnecting the battery, wait ~5 seconds, and reconnect it again to power cycle the Switch.”
Quick question is the original thermal paste still working well? (I guess, the switch isn't overheating?) I would probably take the opportunity to replace 6 year old thermal paste... but not sure yet.
I had to open my blender to get the damn thing to turn on but it wouldn’t because the people in the factory forgot to attach the dagon power cord to the motherboard. 😂
Ok so I followed all the steps. Installed the new fan and it doesn’t turn on! What’s my next step? What could be wrong and not letting the fan come on to cool the Switch down? Any help would be much appreciated.
I would make sure that all the cable are place correctly with a good connection. I did have one fan in the past that was dead on arrival, so my only other suggestion would be to try to buy another fan to rule out that there is an issue with the fan. good luck
Always disconnect the battery before touching anything inside the device! This guy didn't even disconnect the battery and easily could shorten the main board.
When I was trying to replace the fan on my switch the lock plastic peice fell off and I can put it back on but can get it to lock in place. Do you have any ideas on how I can fix it?
@@FernandoC yeah I couldn't figure out the problem with that little gray lock piece mechanism but I found an alternative method of getting the fan to work so I'm all good. Thanks for replying back to me I really appreciate it!
@@mystavis2344 I did a weird thing where I glued a little piece of plastic onto the copper heat distributor piece so that when I put that copper heat belt thing on top of the square module where the fan plugs into the system the plastic piece I glued to the copper belt presses down on the ribbon that plugs into the system causing the fan to work.
Having issues with the original remotes with it to think its the battery's or the sl board on the remote. 😳 sons isn't even a year old. Guys wanting £200 or in dollars $180 (im from Ireland) to replace the fan. People charge so much. I tackled it. With your help thanks
All I would say is make sure that all the cables were plugged in correctly and, I had no issues but I have heard of people having the touch not working after changing the chip.
thanks man, great video, just one thing at 13:12 you said the fan move a little bit, thats because the original fan had in the three holes for the screws some rubber rings, you just take them from the original fan and place then on the new one, and with those the fan fits perfectly and doesnt move.
I read your comment before I started my fan replacement, thought “phew, glad I read that!” and STILL managed to forget! 😅
Fortunately I remembered before putting everything back together. Thank you!
thank you for this, i was struggling so bad to put the screws back in and then I saw this comment
Good catch. I missed it despite reading this a week before 😂
Thank you :) after a few heart attacks and forgetting to connect the "SD holder" correctly, fixing that, destroying 2 screws and losing one, my switch finally runs smooth and silent again ^^
Ikr? the SD holder is so complicated to connect
Couple notes from my experience:
1) The fan shouldn't wiggle around after you install it. There are some little shock mount rubber grommets that go around the screw holes that you need to take off the old fan and put on the new one.
2) My fan doesn't spin a little when I turn on the device. I thought it probably wouldn't work when I got it all back together but it did.
3) I wasn't able to get the SD card connected to the motherboard again without removing the little pad that's on top of it. After I removed it I could easily connect it again, then I just replaced the pad afterwards again.
4) for some reason the 2 bottom screws by the USB connector wont go back in. No idea why??
Not sure why they would not fit unless something is misaligned.
Just replaced my own fan; my Switch is old, and I am honestly impressed with how long it lasted before I had consistent heating issues.
This is one of my first times doing something so hands-on like this, and you made it INCREDIBLY easy. This vid helped me work wonders, thanks again! :)
Thank you so much. It was of great help.
Two things I would have personally done differently: unplug the battery and replace the thermal paste, it seemed a little more on the drier-end.
Thanks again!
Cant belive how easy you made it for me to do it "myself". Now when i tell ppl that i fixed it they get impressed. 😁
Thank you!
Thank you so much! This was super stressful for me, but you guided it all so well, and now my Switch is working perfectly!
Thanks so much for the video. Fixed mine in no time thanks to you! Getting the SD card reader plugged back in was the only thing that gave me trouble.
Ikr? The SD thing is so weird
Thanks for posting this video I had a little trouble getting that copper radiator piece back in but otherwise it was a flawless success. I did the battery about three weeks ago and it works great my 11-year-old son is very happy. The only thing I can say is get one of those magnetic grid boards to put the screws on so you don’t lose them I am not an organized person by any means but I made sure to number each screw and where it went and then work my way backwards so I didn’t forget any screws
Thanks from Germany for that Instruction. My husband just replaced the Fan on our Sons Switch with your Video. 🤩
You can test the fan basically once you put the game cartridge/headphone jack piece in, and probably a good idea to do at that time. Other than that, great video, it was super helpful :)
Thank you for posting! Very helpful and well explained! I think someone else might have mentioned but there's 3 little rubber bushings for the fan that help hold it in place. I doubt that'd make any difference for cooling but it might be a little noisy:) thanks again friend!
I just replaced mine using this exact kit and the fan came with new bushings in place, fyi.
Thank you for this video. I successfully changed my cooling fan and i even switched out the battery successfully while i had it open. I want to make one remark to the cooling fan having that wiggle room? The origin cooling fan has rubber gaskets you should take off and apply to the replacement fan. Just something i noticed during my own switch surgery. Thank you for posting this video and giving me the confidence!
just replaced my fan by watching your video. thank you!
For anyone new watching this video I just wanted to say I followed it to a T and it was a huge help. Unfortunately in the beginning I didn’t have the right screwdrivers and ended up stripping a few so I had to buy a whole drill kit in Amazon for that and bought the proper screwdrivers. I’m happy that after all the effort it finally paid off lol. My fan was screaming every time I tried to play a game and replacing the fan worked like a charm. I’d say my switch is around 5 or 6 years old.
Thanks for the easy to follow guide. My kids are testing the switch happily after changing the fan out.
Crisp, clear, concise. Wonderful vid and informational.
Incredibly helpful, thank you so much.
Finally my Switch stopped overheating.
Great video just replaced my fan & flawless.! I wiped away the old thermal paste & applied new paste so hopefully this fan will last me another 3 years plus
What thermal paste did you use? I'm unfamiliar with it, so I wanted to make sure I use something that works.
Awesome video! I accidentally put the black backing back on before I tested the fan. Removed it, turned it on, saw the subtle rotation, then put the backing back on. Noticed I forgot one silver screw, but if my Switch no longer shuts down because of overheating, cheers to you! Thanks.
Thanks for the video! It was my third video for this case that i watched. i was about to mention the thing with the rubber rings, but that was already mentioned.
One thing though, and i suppose it depends on the firmware you currently have on your switch. When i installed the new fan, it did NOT turn for a short moment like it did in your video. I immediately thought my fan was bad and reordered another.. then i replaced it with the original fan (which did work, but made scratching noises) and it also did NOT turn on.
I installed the new fan again and put everything back into place. Started up a game which is quite demanding and waited for air to be pushed out of the switch. It did (to my great relief!).
So if anyone wonders why their fan did not turn on, upon turning on the console, it may be just a different firmware where there is no "fan test" at the beginning.
Thanks a lot!! That was my initial thought as well, so I fired up TOTK for a few seconds and then boom! The fan started to spin very nice and silently ^^
This helped me so much with my dead fan, thank you
Thanks man, I replaced my fan because the fan made a grinding noise I used a daily vitamin sorter for the tri wing and Philip's screws
Same happening to my Switch now 😫
maybe re apply the thermal paste while we're at switch the fan . for better cooling
WARNING FOR FUTURE VIEWERS: I too purchased the ElecGear fan replacement kit as shown in the video (not blaming video creator, I had bought this before even finding this video!). Well, upon installing and following this video and another video exactly, my Switch was crashing upon bootup. I took it apart again and hooked the old fan back up and it worked fine (old fan is still grinding due to bad bearings, but the Switch at least works again). So, if you run into the same issues, it's most likely due to a faulty fan. When I looked up other reviews on Amazon for this product, many other people had the same issue, so beware of this particular fan!
For the record, I have a launch day Switch, so it COULD be because this fan is meant for newer models, which MIGHT have the fan draw more power than the original models. That's just my theory if it's not due to the fan being faulty, simply because one would think a faulty fan would result in it simply not turning on versus hard crashing the Switch every time on bootup. Anyway, buy at your own risk!
Great changed my sons. Pretty straight forward great video
Thank you for this excellent video. I replaced my badly screaming fan and now my Switch is running silently again. I also didn't replace thermal paste, just added a bit more and that was it.
Perfect video, never done anything like this before and it worked with the first try :D Just a little tip for everyone trying : remove the micro sd card after testing it and before screwing the case on again :D mine is trash now
Remember if touch screen or game card don't work properly after the game slot Lego brick thing needs fixing again.
Thank you very much thank's to you and another video I finally replaced my fan. Perfect
Thanks this helped a lot my friend gave me his because it had a loud fan and a broken joycon
Thank you for a great guide! Soo nice not having to listen to my old grinding fan 😅
Thanks! I highly recommend using new thermal paste... But other than that, good video!
Ty! Was able to swap tge fan of my friends switch with your video!
I think the fan is the reason why I’m experiencing constant battery drain and heating problems, and it makes noise.
Straightforward and successful. Only issue I had was a stripped screw, which I improved through.
For clarification, I didn't just wing it with the stripped screw. I thought into it and used a thin drill bit and low power.
Great video. Thanks for the assist dude.switch runs great now!
Thanks for the video! I'll be ordering in the fan as soon as possible and referencing your guide.
My launch switch fan is failing this helped out a lot
Perfect! Exactly what I needed. Thanks dude✨
Great video. Thanks for the help. I'm sure you have saved many people money keeping their switch running.
YOU NEED THE TINY 3 BLADED SCREWDRIVER AND A TINY PHILLIPS HEAD. I HAD THE 3-BLADE , BUT MY PHILLIPS HEAD DIDN'T WORK THAT GREAT BECASE IT WAS TOO BIG. THANKS FOR THE VIDEO WORKED PERFECTLY!
My fan didn’t turn on right away. What you do is launch a game and it’ll most likely run. Mine did. Hope that helps.
Followed along. Worked out well. Thanks for the video.
Thank you for this great video! Replaced my switch fan successfully first time!
hum, maybe i did something wrong.. my fan is always working even on sleep mode. I will dismount it all over again to see if i can see the mistake.. maybe a faulty fan ? update: The fan connector, i cant plug it well, i think its broken. I solved it adding a little bostik between the connector and the bronze piece, its making some pressure.
Thank you, the step by step guide helped tons on replacing the fan
Thanks for the video. Really appreciate the effort. 🎉
Appreciate the help!
Worked for me. Very happy with this video. :)
Thank you for this video, it was a huge help in my successful fan replacement :)
My fan runs after I turn the switch off. Only turns off if I turn the unit back on or unplug the battery. Any suggestions. This is the original fan. Just wondering what could cause this
Nice content buddy 👀
VERY IMPORTANT PLEASE READ! So I thought I ducked up and broke the fan because it didn't spin when I turned it on. Yeaaah turns out its a power save feature and it wont start spinning until it needs too. So run a very intensive game to check. I ran Fortnite cuz before the cleaning it would overheat the switch and make it chug. Fans completely silent now. Hope this saves you a panic attack. Sincerely I have clinical Anxiety this damn near killed me from the anxiety >~>
I did buy a new fan. But the Problem is it is too loud. Can you please help me?
LG Yasin
Do you need to order a heat sink as well as a fan? Or will just ordering a new fan work?
my switch fan makes this high pitch sound, almost like whistling
That's normal
My fans don’t work
Thanks man helped me fix my switch
Is your amazon link the same as what we’re seeing in this video? It says ps4
I saw that too
Awesome video, thank you very much.
you saved my life man
Question, I worked on Nintendo Switch Lite today I was doing a shell swap on it, and right before I put it all back together I turned it on to see if the fan will start spinning the moment I tuned it on, but it didn’t so my question is do you know if it should start spinning instantly when it turns on or does it start to spin once the console starts getting warm?
Good video. Easy to follow. Thanks for the help.
Thanjs buddy
What to do with the silicon pads, which are also in the set? Can I use both pads for both sides of the fan?
Thanks for the vid I am 13 and I am proud to say I did this
If you don’t mind me asking is it still working well at this point? Thinking of trying this myself
@@ThePeachMussel yes it still works
great video i need to replace mine dosent look to hard
Recently my switch started over heating after playing for jus 30 min docked and would shut down on its own. It’s done it three times, and I haven’t used it since as I don’t want to damage it further. I don’t hear any fan sounds coming from it, so is fair to assume the fan is prolly broken?
For sure. That is the Switch telling you “repair me”
Replace the thermal paste
Gsgsys Gagahhs Whats thats
Leaving the old thermal paste is okay?
Normally you should replace it.
The link in the description is NOT what is shown in the video. the connector on the fan in the Amazon link does not match that of the Switches and its not even the same color.
My SD-Card reader wont work now.
Cant plug it in again or its too loose.
Thats fucked up...😭
It does take a little while to snap it back in correctly.
@@FernandoC Oh yeah...
I got it, but it took so fckn long.
@@BetaSux that sd card is a pain in the ass. Aside from the fan that was the kost annoying thing
hello i'm think of buying the fan you are using is it still working for your switch 2yrs later?
I followed the steps and still won’t spin. I have no idea what to do. I can’t get this thing to stop overheating in less than 30 mins.
is you switch battery in good condition?
Just a question is the fan you purchased from Amazon? Just want to know before I get one myself
touch screen and cartridge reader no long work... but the fan does... all thanks to following your video ha. so others have had that happen as well?
I have heard people having the touch screen issue, just make sure all your connections are solid.
I’ve read somewhere else, you should try this: “ This is a common issue. Try disconnecting the battery, wait ~5 seconds, and reconnect it again to power cycle the Switch.”
You didn't replaced the thermal paste?
You forgot to replace the thermal paste
Are all the inside screws the same?
Wonderful tutorial, is the link in the description for the fan still working? It says PS4 when on the Amazon site.
Are all the screws on the outside the same size 🤔🤔
Quick question is the original thermal paste still working well? (I guess, the switch isn't overheating?) I would probably take the opportunity to replace 6 year old thermal paste... but not sure yet.
I think if you have the thermal paste, just replace it to make sure.
great video!
Great tutorial. What kind of philips head screwdriver did you use?
I tri wing and one phillips.
So many thanks, your video help me a lot!
Thanks
Where can we get the new fan
Great video everything went as planned and it’s all thanks to you so thank you
I had to open my blender to get the damn thing to turn on but it wouldn’t because the people in the factory forgot to attach the dagon power cord to the motherboard. 😂
Ok so I followed all the steps. Installed the new fan and it doesn’t turn on! What’s my next step? What could be wrong and not letting the fan come on to cool the Switch down? Any help would be much appreciated.
I would make sure that all the cable are place correctly with a good connection. I did have one fan in the past that was dead on arrival, so my only other suggestion would be to try to buy another fan to rule out that there is an issue with the fan.
good luck
Always disconnect the battery before touching anything inside the device! This guy didn't even disconnect the battery and easily could shorten the main board.
And stabed it with his screwdriver
Screws on the back of my switch are stripped, i cant even get past the first step :(
When I was trying to replace the fan on my switch the lock plastic peice fell off and I can put it back on but can get it to lock in place. Do you have any ideas on how I can fix it?
I don't know, maybe you are missing a screw?
@@FernandoC yeah I couldn't figure out the problem with that little gray lock piece mechanism but I found an alternative method of getting the fan to work so I'm all good. Thanks for replying back to me I really appreciate it!
@@jonathanesposito Same exact thing happened to me. How did you get it to work?
@@mystavis2344 I did a weird thing where I glued a little piece of plastic onto the copper heat distributor piece so that when I put that copper heat belt thing on top of the square module where the fan plugs into the system the plastic piece I glued to the copper belt presses down on the ribbon that plugs into the system causing the fan to work.
Kind of a weird thing and not sure if you follow what I'm talking about but that's what I did
Is his switch warped
No, it's the GoPro that shoots wide angle.
Amazing thanks!
Having issues with the original remotes with it to think its the battery's or the sl board on the remote. 😳 sons isn't even a year old. Guys wanting £200 or in dollars $180 (im from Ireland) to replace the fan. People charge so much. I tackled it. With your help thanks
Glad it helped. Today I had to change the headphone jack on it because that was having issues. Posted that video today.
I've subscribed ill keep that in mind thank you
After I replaced my switch fan and now the system won't turn on? We did everything in the video any ideas
All I would say is make sure that all the cables were plugged in correctly and, I had no issues but I have heard of people having the touch not working after changing the chip.
@@FernandoC hm okay thank you I've been trying but I'll keep looking
I have the same issue did yours get fixed
@@kipper3971 we found out of the chips inside went bad or shorted you'd have to fix it
@@jollysteffen damm
Thanks for the help! I successfully did it!
My fan isn’t spinning when I turn it on. Does that mean I did something wrong?
It won't completely start spinning but you should see it slightly move when turning it on. I had one be bad when installed and had to get it replaced.
Thank you.