I Bought a Customer Returns Box of Nintendo Switches! Let's Fix Them
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- Опубліковано 16 лис 2023
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I Bought a Customer Returns Box of Nintendo Switches! Let's Fix Them! I paid $1,600 for this box of 13 customer returned Nintendo Switches and Switch Lites. I'll need to get between 8-10 working in order to be able to make my money back - but you know that's not why I'm doing it. I just love seeing what's wrong and if I can fix it!
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Are you planning to sale some
Of those switch?
Want to sell one? I've never had a switch. I really want to play Zelda. 😅
Can you please tell us where do you get these Return Inventory lots from?
This is as much fun and a challenge as profit.
Hello @tronicsfix, I was wondering how much you charge to repair a SEGA 32x console that plays SEGA Genesis games just fine but won’t load 32X games. I think it would make a great video!
Probably a small thing for most of your viewers, but you gave me the confidence to (successfully) change out the dpad and joysticks on my well-used Xbox controller!
Love it! This is one of the main reasons I make videos. Love hearing stuff like this. Nice work!
That's not a small thing at all. After reading your comment I want to replace batteries on my PS controllers. 👍👍
@@Tronicsfix also gave me the confidence to install a HWFly in my switch and power shunt my GPU with hot air.
Awesome dude. I know exactly know what you mean. I now keep my broken joycons for parts.
I love opening consoles, cleaning them, change thermal paste and put them back together. Its fun
I wanted to say thanks. My son had a project to teach his class how to do something. He chose repairing joycons. Your videos taught us to repair them and he was able to use the knowledge you gave him to teach others.
Wow, what a nice project!
Joy-Con boards retain their color information, so the lime Joy-Con board you put into the white shell still shows as lime in the Switch UI. You'll want to use Joy-Con Toolkit to set the body and button colors to match the actual colors.
This was my thought too. But didn’t know you can amend the colours. Will look into that. Thanks! 😊
@@StuP1981 It’s a great tool. You can choose arbitrary colors, so you can match the firmware to custom paint jobs too.
@@MarioManTV I've given Switches a few times as gifts. A couple of those times I swapped the original Joy-Cons to custom shells and changed their colors in that program, then re-packed it to gift. If I were to do it again I would also replace the thumbsticks with the Gulikit ones, but those didn't exist yet back then
Matching firmware for paintjobs ? Now that's cool ! I'm sure Nintendo doesn't like it@@MarioManTV
Yeah!! I used it recently when I was replacing a bad mainboard*. The replacement mainboard I received from an AliExpress user was programmed to appear grey, so I backed up the existing SPI flash chip and reprogrammed it to appear in Neon Green for the shell I was installing the board into.
*It worked in wireless mode but not in handheld mode, and searching online did point to it being an issue with the mainboard.
I did the same for a board which came from one with a broken Neon Blue shell, and reprogrammed that to appear in Neon Pink for the shell I transplanted it into.
If I were to use aftermarket shells, I'd choose the closest official colour option in an effort to not break certain games that show controller colours in-game like the main menu of Ring Fit Adventure, so for example, with the eXtremerate purple pair, I'd program both to appear in Neon Purple on the left and Neon Orange on the right as Nintendo themselves had never made or hadn't made a right Neon Purple Joy-Con.
Can’t believe so many of them actually just came on and worked just fine. I’d never get that lucky😂
I mean for around 120 per switch you are basically paying the price you'd pay for a working switch console only....
yeah, I was expecting a load of 0.46 no display Switches which means replace the CPU!
ik that one was a dog becuase my german shepard did the same thing when i was gone.
Where do you live that a working switch console (in good condition) costs 120 (or even if we stretch it to 150 for that matter)? Lmao@@trevor245
Dunno. When I got my OLED I was a bit annoyed by the joycon wiggle. Was tempted to exchange it.
I recently got a pair of joy-con in store from Walmart only to find someone had tampered with the box and put in counterfeit joy-con. I took them back to the store and they exchanged for another box that was also tampered with and had broken joy-con inside. It's frustrating that people do stuff like that. I don't know how they ended up in Walmart's electronics department display case, but I reported it to Nintendo so hopefully no one else gets scammed at that Walmart.
My step dad did this with PS5 controller. He has destroyed his by trying to fix it. So he bought over priced controller. Than switch them out. It very scummy to do this.
@@befrugalwithus As someone with a scummy, grifty stepdad -- that sounds like classic stepdad
I would check the switches that were totally fine to make sure they're not banned consoles. You can test it by seeing if the consoles can connect to the eShop and see if it opens or gives you an error.
How can they get banned ?
@@DailyShit. There's a few ways, but generally running custom firmware is the most often reason.
Banned? They'll sale on eBay all the same lol.
I think bro knows what he's doing
@@Torqu3d - IF you disclose they are banned and someone is wanting to use mods, sure.
The Switch lite looks like two feral kids were fighting over whose turn it was.
Yeah, it's in such bad shape. I still can't believe it turned on!
Time traveler!!!!!
I don't think I've ever said this but you're the reason why i feel confident opening my switch and joy-cons, thank you!
Wow, thanks. Really appreciate you commenting
It never fails - “the perfect amount of thermal paste” running joke always makes me smile and chuckle. Thanks for keeping it going. 😂🎉
New here. What does it mean?
Little advice: instead of using super-glue type of glue when doing those little plastic repairs, you should try to use epoxi glue. It is extremely more resistant, flexible and waterproof. It will still hold new crashes into the floor and will also hold screws very well. Its a bit more messy to use cause you'll have to premix the 2 components, but the result will be totally worth!
could you use poly cement glue or would it not be strong enough?
Epoxi glue is noxious though. It smells soooo bad
I just used 2 component epoxy glue to repair broken laptop hinges and it turned out very good!
Jb welding would work?
Nvm i read the rest of the comments and that is literally what you described
Mask?
The smell goes away after curated.@@grey3414
"just replacing parts" that IS repairing something. If you replace your dead car battery or spark plugs properly... that is repairing it.
That's what I'm saying!
That's maintenance, not a repair
@@IntelliPocalypse Maintenance is e.g. changing the car's oil. The car still works and will be working for some time, but if it should work longer, it is better to do the oil change.
Simply, repairing is fixing something that is broken, i.e. does not work as it is supposed to. Maintaining is making sure that something which is working as it is supposed to continues to do so.
As the switch was not working as it should have, he repaired it.
@@KetoKookin if your only maintenance on a car is changing oil, I feel bad for your car
@@IntelliPocalypse You know quite well that it was just an analogy and I only added a single example to explain the difference between repair and maintenance 😂
Seeing everyone talk about how you've helped them, I thought I'd tune in and add another soul to the list of people you've impacted in a positive way. Thanks, man! Wish you all the best!!
I like how you have the numbers projected and indicating which switch you’re working on. What would have also been helpful if you had say a green transparent check mark over the numbers of the switches you’ve completed.
no...... just no.
@@zippehzuppah9046 yes…… just yes
I agree. I really liked the addition and it helped me keep track of what he was working on.
The green numbers would have been a great addition as well, good idea!
@@zippehzuppah9046Why not?
Glad to see a big switch repair video again. These switch videos are what originally brought me to your channel
i just got back from sickness and i binged watch your repairs! sending respect from ph ❤ also hoping to get a console soon
Thanks to you and your videos, I am getting into fixing electronics and I bought some iFixIt stuff. Keep up the great work ❤️
Been watching for years and wanted to say thanks for the entertainment and fixing all these different consoles. You’re helping to preserve these pieces of art for future generations!
Hi Steve, I would love to see the WiFi problem solved on console number 9. Maybe you find it interesting too and want to make a second video where you dive in a little bit deeper in the problem. Great video, as always.
My question is, couldn't you just swap out the board?
I think it’s awesome that your able to fix them keep the good work 👍🏼 I just brought mine for this Holiday season I’m so excited!
I love the number highlighting system, makes things much easier to track. Great work as always
Could be cool if he also turned the number green for those that either already work/ were fixed and then something like a yellow indicator for work in progress/ needs parts/ broken
Haha, that was way better than what I was expecting, so good job! I was personally expecting a load of no display Switches, which you had a lot of before, so glad to hear this was a successful lot!
Nice effect with the flashing numbers to help us keep track. Simple but enjoyable!
Glad to see repair video. Imagine the amount of electronic waste it would make if no one was dedicated enough to attempt a repair. Keep doing the good work Steve !
Edit: If it can help, I'm using baking soda with superglue for plastic repair, it make the repair super strong.
there is also financial incentive to repair stuff that its worth repairing as you can sell it later at a discount as refurbished, which becomes more financialy viable option for low income people, its a win-win-win
I loved how relaxing that was to watch. Your music always brings peace. Thanks for posting.
My first thought after seeing all the switches turn on after seeing the Tears of the Kingdom "OLED" Switch was that some people bought the OLED Switch and put their old regular Switch in the box for returns and whoever checked it didn't know the difference
Probably. I think a lot of them just don't care. I'm also guessing may retailers would rather just take it and keep that customer vs tell them no and potentially lose the customer.
My experience has been the opposite, they check serial numbers, if anything is missing/single scratch...they reject it, also they complain you didn't keep the plastic wrap that was on everything.
Guess they wanted to try to sell it new or open box?
This video is one of my favorites. Super interesting and expert editing to boot
I love these Switch repair videos! Thanks for making them! 👍🏽👊🏽👏🏽
Not even really a gamer per say, however a do play video games from time to time. But I find these repairs just so interesting regardless. Nice job 🙌🏻
It's unsurprising how many people defrauded Amazon with swapped etc Switch parts OR just bought a Switch for a special code (like unlocking a Switch skin in fortnite), using said code, then returning the Switch 'as faulty'. I wonder... did Amazon not even care that the customer literally took the entire special edition console then sent them back only a non special edition tablet? That's crazy lax checking when it comes to returns.
thats amazon for ya
This makes me confident I can return an Amazon refurbished ipod a family member bought with my account as it now shows it's faulty and it's in German xD Not 3 days have passed.
I paid $650 for an Amazon electronic return box. 2 switches (1 oled, other was zelda.), 1 ps5 digital, Xbox x, and a few other handhelds and tablets. With some other random electronic items. That box was my most profit earned on an return box ever. Everything was fixed and sold. Love when that happens.
That's a great deal! Nice work
How do you find those on Amazon ? What do you search
@spicy_ctrlo7132 I have an local return store. They have stuff from Amazon and other places. You can buy pallets or single items. I'm not sure about an online place. Atleast one that's good to use. I know I see what people ask questions on. But, I won't share any just cause I'm not sure on them. But, goggle Amazon return pallets near me. Detroit Pallet Liquidation in Farmington Hills MI is one that I goto. I don't know if they ship. But, shipping cost can end up making some pallets not worth it.
Where did you buy your box from?
where
About the broken joycon super glue wont last all that long sadly what ive done in a few repairs is melting a tiny bit of the plastic or even taking some soft cheap plastic and melting it around the crack or breakage (from the inside) and its not possible to see from the outside but the strength is surprisingly good and it lasts. Great video they're so relaxing and i often times learn something new that i can use my self :)
I was wondering if there are STL files to allow you to 3D print a replacement. Or even use an epoxy resin to fill it in a bit after gluing. I'm no expert at any of this so just an idea.
@@Loki-33I bet there probably are 3D print files for it but it requires expensive equipment. Epoxy might work similar to my idea never thought of it and i have no clue how well it bonds to that kind of plastic or glue but still a great idea. I was also thinking nail polish might be an interesting idea since it melts plastic seeping it into cracks putting some pressure on it it might bond the cracked plastic and make it solid but still putting too much of it might destroy the part.
@@Loki-33I bet nintendo would be all over banning stl of any switch components
Probably best would be to just get some aftermarket shell for the joycon
@@12345....... Who cares? The average consumer is not going to use a 3D printer to repair their switch.
Im 26 have always been into cars and am currently getting into gaming and electronics pretty heavy lately and you have been a huge mentor for me, keep up the good stuff mate 👍
“That way, if we have to fix it again, it’ll be more difficult.”
Love The Videos Been Watching For A While Now And You Never Disappoint!
Great video, recommend glueing in the cracks then cramp together and glue the outside for way more strength
I like your videos , i learned a lot of them :) Helped me to fix some old consoles of mine and even now of some friends :) Keep on the good work !
I know a few people have commented about the plastic piece on the joycon another thing you can try is Tamiya Plastic Cement where it chemically bonds the plastic! It’s used a lot in gumplas and works really well!
I like your honesty Steve! 👍🏼
filing down a few mils off the screw post you glued back (on one of the joycons) could help the case close the rest of the way. I've found the joycon cases to be very sensitive to minor differences in screw post heights, so accounting for the additional super glue under it could help the fit.
Love the longer videos!
Love your channel! ❤and fixing stuff include changing parts to dont lissten to them. Everything isnt micro soldering. Keep up the great work
I learn a lot from your videos.
One note, on Switch number 6 you forgot to connect the battery and when you leave it to charge and look at it the icon of battery was empty.
I don't know if was fix off camera or not but I notice it.
Stay with the good work and continue to teach.
You can see in the jump cut he reconnected the battery
This guy is Brilliant I started fixing with confidence because of him literally ty so much
I have absolutely NO problem buying second hand, repaired or refurbished hardware and electronics as long as the seller is honest what was wrong and what repairs were done along with what is still an issue. It reduces e-waste and makes them accessible to a lot of lower income households. I wish more people were honest about this sort of thing.
I love when you fix lots, also that poor purple switch lite was literally almost destroyed
Yeah, that's just brutal. I can't even begin to imagine how the owner got it so destroyed, but I hope they can't afford to buy a new one of that's how they treat their stuff!
Some people deserve to be poor and own nothing because they just break everything they own!
bro, you have some really steady hands. No way in hell would I be able to put in chips like that
I'm being SO SERIOUS when I saw I was looking for switch repair videos and you just posted this! I'm getting into repair lol.
Ok
That was a really good try on the WiFi chip. That isn’t easy to do. I do fix things for a hobby and been doing it more now days and just started to recorded some of my fixes and made a channel kinda inspired by you. so thank you.
Let me buy that. Nintendo switch number 6. Don't need no Wi-Fi. If you sell it to me for a fair price, I'll buy.😁👍
That dog eaten one is sweet! 😂
Lol!
13:45 was holding my breathe while you were placing the post on for concentration XD had to tame a big breath after lmao
I know this is an old video but I just wanted to say, for abs, plastic cement will give a much stronger bond than super glue, as it's chemically melting the plastic back together. plus it will color match perfectly. much better for structural repairs. love the channel! edit: oh also, for the bowed out back panel on the white joycon, gentle application of a hot air gun would be more than enough to nudge it back flat.
Knurled thread inserts are available cheap. A bit of metal JB Weld metal epoxy will hold them in well. Have done that on laptops.
I've mentioned this on the Restorish channel already, but at 9:19, when alcohol didn't work, use windex instead. It will come right off, no soaking required.
Hey there today im going to talk about how you changed my life and my financial situation i began my journy with a broken ps4 that i bought for stupid money i sow how to fix it from ur videos and sold it for a good amount of profit and i just continued fixing every broken ps4 i can find and make money of of it i really really want to thank u for your honesty and showing some important details on how to fix ps4's thank you so so much and continue the good work sir
Great video as always
Man I love to watch you video thank you so much for sharing it
That’s wild that only 2 came with joy-cons and none came with the dock! Who’s returning things like that? I feel bad if I return something and I forget the packing that the thing was originally wrapped in. Insane.
I love the big bulk fixes
Wow, decent haul! A little tip on removing dried up soda, use a cotton swab with a bit of water instead of isopropyl. Water will dissolve the soda pretty quickly.
Use silly putty
You may want to try a plastic cement like Tamiya thin on stuff like controllers. It’ll flow in a capillary action into cracks better and you should get a better bond than CA and less glue build up.
For Best Buy, which is where all of those RLC tags are from, switches typically aren't able to be sold open box so they go RLC for both normal returns and actual issues
I noticed those tags too. It's a shame the amount of stuff that goes RLC just because it was opened and returned. But I wonder where one goes to buy these RLCs. I bet it's a really good deal since they all likely still work.
@@Kawaiisaria There are many places online, however you need a business license with an actual business address. They will not ship them to your home.
Idk how I got here but it’s really interesting to see how you fix the devices
Excellent freaking job for real 👏👏😄🍾🍾
While fixing the plastic for the joycon you could heat up some office staples and sink them into the plastic like stitches. Once cooled, cut the posts off and use a dremmel to sand them flush
Why? So it looks like crap after? You would see the staples and it would deform the area worse than it already was. I'd say that's not a very good idea.
@@tristenlupien9766 no you do it on the inside. We do it to plastic bumpers and such on cars in automotive repair. Why not do a smaller version on a joycon? It would give it good structural integrity. The plastic deformation only occurs on the side you press the staple into. It’s a balance of heat. Just don’t melt it all the way through. After use a flat spade shape on the soldering iron and smooth the raised plastic out over the staple inside.
Thats what you get when you buy from Best buy i haven't purchased from them for years. You are a brave man!!
For real, they don't seem to check their returns at all! Why would anyone buy there when their service is worse than online? (You don't get customer returns sold as new online)
@@LRM12o8 that's because they keep them for in-store sales. They liquidate all the trade in stuff and everything pretty much salvage
When you're good at fixing things and you want to challenge. You got this guy . Impressive.
To fix most plastic (ABS in this case) cracks and breaks, acetone literally fuses the plastic back together so it's usually the best choice.
These are always so satisfying
Hey there, fix it steve, keep up the good work, i love your videos
I got so worried as soon as I saw the tape, and then the RLC label. I work for bestbuy and those RLC labels and tape are ours xD
i love that i watched this whole vid
as if i’m gonna magically remember if i ever need to fix my switch 🤣🤣
was really cool and educational though
(3:41) That reminds me of how my Switch OLED stopped connecting to 5 GHz Wi-Fi networks one day (it errors out with code 2110-1100 on saved connections to 5 GHz networks), but can still connect to 2.4 GHz networks so I just brushed off the issue and continued playing online over the 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi connection instead of the 5 GHz connection I initially connected it to on my home network. I'm sure it's an internal fault with the Wi-Fi interface that could be repaired with a board-level repair, though.
Hello mr.tronicsfix i have a question, which thermal paste do you use for consols and especially PS4 ?
Hi Steve, very good video, and I am sure you will get your money back and more. I was wondering, please, if you have a link to the clamp you use in your videos as I would like to purchase one, or was it custom made? Thank you.
For the stripped screw holes, would using either liquid thread repair, or threaded metal insert, or creating new threads with a tap and die set, or just using a wider diameter screw been an option? Just wondering since I don't have Switch to look at closer.
Nintendo Switch "Dogbite" Edition :) Great work as always!
You know the thermal paste I always thought would be much bigger than it actually is the camera works the perspective I think when I ordered mine and got it I was like what the heck is this? 😂
I don't know how much man hour you spent on the machines but every machine was happy and working due to perfect amount of thermal paste 😊
Ive found on USB-C ports, shaving down a wooden toothpick slight with a razor knife and cleaning them out works amazing. My roommate bought a whole knew USB-C connector for his phone, i spent two minutes cleaning it, works amazing.
As I'm typing about baking soda he mentions it lol as always a good job and video.
So replacing parts isn’t fixing things? I’m so confused by people saying that. Replacing parts is definitely fixing things. Sure sometimes you can make bad parts work but sometimes things need to be replaced which is definitely fixing things. Fix on brother. Love all your videos. Keep them coming :-)
Thanks for the content
JB Weld on the metal and redrill the holes? on the rail problem one. JB weld works wonders on mechanical stuff
Awesome. Where do you recommend to get return boxes?
❤ your stuff keep it up and see you on the next 😊😊😊😊😊
Just found your channel. Great work! I was just wondering... Seeing as you are honest enough to always disclose the work you have done, what has been fixed and how. It occurs to me that you could replace a lot of the small plastic pieces with a decent 3d printer. Have you ever considered that? Am I way off base here?
If you're glueing plastic together, don't use CA glue, use Plastic Magic. It will slightly melt the plastic and bond it together, like a weld - but make sure it is compatible with the type of plastic you are using, as YMMV according to plastic type. However, if it works, you will get an almost invisible repair. I use it exclusively on most collectible figures that are rare but need a repair. The results are generally exceptional and almost invisible.
Would you consider fixing old guitar effect pedals and other audio gears ? This could be really helpful!
For some ABS plastics you can use a heat gun and warm the plastic up and re bend it back down, works well so long as you don't melt the plastic. :)
“Let’s see if that button works. *tests button* Oh yeah it does” love the confidence🤣
15:32 ive taken mine apart to put a new color case on it and yeah, those ribbon cables are a total pain in the butt XD
@Tronicsfix do you 3d print any repair parts, like the back plate for that joycon?
31:27 when I turned into a reball expert after seeing the prices on replacement DDR2 ram sticks haha
22:05 i have a regular and an oled switch and the oled doesn't work with the dock of the regular switch, so you might have to try using an oled dock for those..
@TronicsFix What heat and airflow speed do you have your heat gun at when you changed the P13 Chip?
Hi Tron! Where do you sell the items you fix?
Nice, dude!
How would you deal with stripped screws on the inside metal plat of a switch? Am trying to repair one myself but 1 of yhe screws is stripped and i cant get passed the metal plate because of it