Nintendo Switch Joycon Teardown -
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- Опубліковано 11 бер 2017
- I disassemble the Nintendo Switch Joycon controller to see what makes it tick. After I completely disassemble it I show how to reassemble it without breaking anything.
First the screws on the back need to be removed, then the shell just has to be snapped out of place. There are several ribbon cables still attached that are easy to break. After those ribbon cables have been removed I remove the battery and battery holder. Then the analog stick. After that the motherboard comes out. I then remove the new style vibration motor which is held in place by an adhesive strip.
While torn down I show the internal parts of the Joycon controllers and find that they are very modular and should be fairly easy to replace parts if/when needed. These Nintendo Switch controllers look to be built well and should last quite a while.
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plz no cuts! It's important to see how you open and place things!!!
Yessss, I was gonna comment the same thing!!
Yep, went on this video to figure out how to put the ribbon cables back in and he cut it out both times. Don't do cuts in tutorials, it's going screw someone up.
That's a sale salesman after all. He won't teach you how to fish but ask you to send it for repair 💸
Just put it back together the same way you take it apart, it's common sense.
goliath david ok but taking out the ribbon cables is easier than putting them in
Hello. I'm a 43 years old french and I always explain to my childs that we must try to repair all we can ourselves before spending too much money at the shop. My son Jolan and I watch your videos everytime there's a new one, and you helped me to open and repair my PS4. So thank you very much, still go on tearing down all the new hardwares, we apriciate a lot. Bye !
Hi! So glad my videos help you guys...thanks for the comment!
I’ll give you a very late word of warning, if for any reason, your or any third party repairs don’t work, Nintendo won’t accept the warranty
My parents are literally opposite
And no we’re not rich
That’s why I’m on this video
@@Tronicsfix what would happen if you tried to put joycon batter in ps4 controller
I'm only here because I wanna do the method on how VK removes drift from his joycons.
For one month...one month I was not able to put the ribbon cables back together after my Switch fell down on the joy con and it popped open. Just looked at your video and realized all you needed was tweezers. Poof! In just two minutes I put the controller back together, which was taking me hours to do. YOU ARE A TIME SAVOR! THANKS!!!!
the same thing happend to me dropped my already damaged blue joycon L becuase the joystick black cover BROKE OFF when it fell WHen it dropped RIGHT ON THE EDGE of the L joycon IT ripped off from the console and the black bar was just sitting in the switch and now im waiting for my dad to get home so i can fix it with him
@@Stevoisiak you dont need to shove it all in
@@Stevoisiak when you see and feel it goes in as far is it goes pop in the security
I still cant get one of my ribbons in. Do I have to take it all the way apart?
Wow...
You really should have looked over the right Joy-con. While it is a similar configuration, there's different components inside that have unique ways of removal, like the NFC, IR reader as well as a black plate that sits beneath the circuit board.
Beta Shadow yea I really wanted to see how it was dismantled for months now, but I can't find a single video that covers the right joycon.
I have opened my right joycon yesterday, and it turns out he was right. It really is pretty simmilar inside. The only diffirence is that infrared sensor, which is not attached to the case at all, so you can remove it easily.
I totally agree with Beta Sword, I have a defective R button(which requires some soldering and it is the worst button that can break down on the joy con imho). While similar there are also some differences between the joy cons. I found another video that shows both joy cons opened and closed.
Very true. I also noticed many teardown videos are only doing the left side and they are also not talking about or taking apart the side with the rail or the rail.
This video helped me to disassemble what in the right order. Someone spilled soda on mine and I had to clean out the stickiness.... All cleaned, put back together, and in proper working order. Thanks so much!
I came here because my L button was broken, and loved how you called it out. I was able to buy a replacement part off Amazon for $6 (and splurged on the same toolkit I can tell you used in the video) and was able to fix it with your help. Thanks!
So did you find the Ice Cube's Nintendo Said you can feel?
CKkio CKkio they probably melted by the time the system got to him
HD Rumble
@@suscancer2165 whoooooooooosh
do you get it???
whooooooooooosh
I watched a 20 minute video on this and decided I won’t paint the joy cons. Then I saw this one less than half the length of the first one I watched and I understood WAAAYY better. Guess who is getting pink joycons!!
Hope it goes well!
TronicsFix It went great!! I did the left baby blue and the right baby pink. I’m going to be the envy of all my friends. Thank you so much for posting this!
Nice ove heard so many horror storys of custom stuff im glad it went well!
Im gonna get pink joycons too :D
Never delete this video towards the future
This really help me learn alot, and I need to buy a motherboard...
My right joy con keeps on getting out of my game and opening up the side menu. It would also sometimes pause my game whenI play it. Please tell me what to do. It’s the home button that is broken and sometimes the + button sometimes presses by itself
I wanted to open my joycons to paint but now it seems like too much of a hassle. Lol
Do it, you will feel proud and of the finished product. Don't let the controller intimidate you, just do it step by step and it will only take a matter of minutes. I'm 13 and I can do it so i'm sure you can can to!
MyNameIsDave , haha thank you, this actually helped motivate me to do it. Just don't want the chance of breaking my joycons.
I’m hoping to do it with the help of my mom and I’m only 12 but she is a master at that stuff.
@@menot6245 im 29 and im scared shitless lol.
@@yoon5848 have you done it?
i still need to know how i can get the LZ button off the middle piece
Thank you!! I recently modded my Joy-cons and the shell manufacturer's instructional video was rather lacking. I absolutely needed the information in this video in order to complete my project. Very informative, super useful.
Think you for your video. I really like the fact that I could fix my joy con. It only cost me $6 to order a new joy stick and was fairly simple to fix.
My ZR button does not have the same touch after installing transparent covers in Joycon. I think I could put any screw so tight... What screw I have to loose up? Thanks for advance.
Just remember everyone, you don't have to be an electronics expert to clean and repair the insides of your controllers and consoles! As long as you take your time, are gentle, and really look over how stuff's put together, the chances of breaking something are severely mitigated. You should always ground yourself first, and use the right tools for the job (in this case, the tiny ribbon cables warrant tweezers, for example). Checking this video out before I replace the slide locks and joysticks on both Joy Cons just for a general idea since I'll be livestreaming the process to all my Facebook friends and I wanna *look* like I'm an expert.
Thank you so much. Was having horrible drift issues with my Joycon and after buying replacement sticks this helped me to safely replace them in less than 30 minutes.
I have a question when ever I press one of the XYAB buttons it doesn’t feel like how it does on the arrow ones and it makes a loud clicking noise, can u tell me how to fix that
Thank you for doing this video. I'm going to try and repair my left joycon drift in a few days. I appreciate the teardown so I have an idea what I'm doing.
Good luck! Hope it goes well.
Thanks! I found this very helpful. I spilled wine on my controller and everything was sticky. This guide made things a lot easier than I expected. The only hard part was reconnecting the first two ribbon cables, because they need to be reconnected before the battery holder is screwed in...and everything is so ridiculously tiny; my hands are not.
huh? I was expecting the rumble motors to be... fancier I think. they made it sound like the rumble was put in all over the controller. oh well. thanks for the video!
They are pretty fancy when compared to the old way of doing rumble motors (a spinning motor with weights).
indeed that is fancier. Though I'm someone who used to watch old 80's sci-fi movies so my idea of HD rumble pads was different than what they turned out to be
is it just me or do this conrtoller not have what a 2019 controller does? mine has something sticking out from it that this doesnt
Hi! Do I need to take apart the buttons in order to get the thumb stick off?
Nearly spent silly money on new joycons instead of repair. This video had just saved me a few ££. Analogue is only £10 and appears real easy to replace. Thanks!!
Hello, I've had a couple of problems with the SL and SR buttons to make them work, you have to press them very hard and i dont think that is normal at all, what do you think is wrong with it and can i fix it?
How do you get the charging ribbon cable (one closest to rumble motor) back in? It’s the bottom ribbon cable out of the two that come off the rail. The top one is easy but the bottom ones lock mechanism is backwards and I cannot figure out how to get the ribbon cable back in. Wish this was covered in the video
hi! ´m noticing that my joycons while they´re attached to the grip they´re kinda loose in the bottom is not so bad but they´re loose enough to make a "clicking noise, any idea what could this be and how to fix it?
The zl and zr and lights on the joycon for pairing don't work anymore on my right joycon. You think it's just a detached ribbon cable?
Came here to learn how to make my own custom joy cons. (Custom shell, buttons, analog stick colors, etc...) I have beeb watchung these types of videos for about a year now.
Thanks for the vid dude! I got a hell of a deal on a used switch today and noticed that one of the controllers had been dropped and the ribbon was out on the left controller. I was able to remove the small broken bit of plastic and put the ribbon back in place before further damage could happen thanks to your video. Works like a dream.
Hi, Does the Nintendo Switch know the difference between an attached Hori and a attached Official Nintendo Joycon? I'm curious what kind of information that little joycon slot sends to the console
Hey I need some help. My Sleep button isn't working and it feels different from when I press Zr so I can tell something is wrong. Do I need a growing and a Philips to fix it or just a trowing?
what do i do if i dropped the minus button? like the outer button shell, i dropped on dark blue ccarpet and its so small i cant find it, and i cant find any sort of replaccement online, besides the inner striip but i dont need the strip
I have an issue i changed out my analog stick because of drift and now the minus button and L buttons don't work, will it work taken the button piece you mentioned might be bad from a known good one and see if it works to before i order the part?
Please help the black and red wire on the rumble motor got removed? How do I place them back on?
Hello. Can you tell me if the L - and R + are the same flat cables? I cant find the last one on the internet.
Thank you tronicsfix. Your channel is awesome. I repair a lot of stuff myself but looking at someone who does this professionally first is very nice for so I don't do any mistakes by being to harsh or something. Awesome!
How do they charge? I'm not seeing any contact points. Am I missing them or do they utilize inductive charging?
How did you remove the second ribbon cable? I ended up breaking the black part, and I didn't know how to safely take out the ribbon cable.
The ribbon on the right jcon attached to the chip split.. what is that piece called?
What if the ribbon cables come unplugged? Specifically the 2 holding the attached to the controller
just did it, its as simple as taking the plastic part off of the top of the controller that holds the battery and they are right there, I did it in a matter of minutes and it works like a charm now!
My Switch fell, now the right joycon buttons won't work, just the analog stick works. Could it be just a ribbon cable got loose?
Helped me a bunch to replace one of the drifting joycons on my brother's old switch. Thank you!
What size screwdriver did you use? I was going to buy a screwdriver for it cuz my left joycon is drifting and I’ve heard there might be dust in it
How repairable would the springloaded catch for the Joy Cons that holds them securely to the switch? The small catch attached to the button on the back near the shoulder buttons.
It seems like it will be common for them to wear out, causing Joy Cons to fall off the switch, and knowing how to repair them seems useful
Thumbs up for Nintendo making the Joy-Cons very modular and thumbs down for using proprietary screws.
Agreed!
So... in total just a fist for Nintendo?
@jackthegamer be super careful with the ribbon though they are so delicate
Any advice for when the screws refuse to come out of the joycons no matter what you do?
Thanks to your video I can now put my joycon back together. It was the right hand side. But you said they were pretty much the same. So I will be attempting it soon.
Anyone know where I can get a joy con battery
When I took it apart the wires came out
In my right controller i have an unusual extra, its a green chip with a grey wire that has a TE logo on it. What is it?
i just bought a new joycon and when i put it in the switch the joy con back slide button is pushedand it wont click and i cant fix it and when i play like that, it slides off
how do you put the sping in without it popping out? The way you said isn workking? can i glue it in?
Do you or anyone know if the joy con rails have the button that you can Doc and undock from the switch itself cuz my son had broke is Joy con and the ribbons from the rail broke off looking to try to get it fixed
where is the gyro/accelerometer located in the left joycon? mine got a little wet yesterday, so I took it apart to dry, everything works fine, except when I'm gyro aiming in pokemon. it starts spazzing and doesn't recognize motion input from the left side
Thanks so much for showing reassembly. Usually the teardowns only show disassembly.
Im having trouble getting the 2 ribbon cables that go from the rail to the board back in, any tips? Im really afraid i may have stripped or damaged especially the lower one since my joycon now wont work in handheld mode and only on wireless. Consequently it wont charge the controller either. Any tips would be appreciated
I have a problem unscrewing one of the small screws. On both joy cons it is always the bottom outside one. All the others were no problem but this one is impossible to unscrew on both joy cons. Any advices? Thanks a lot
I've open my joy on to try and fix joystick drift but broke the ribbon cable to the minus button and l button sadly um if I use thermal glue to fix it will it work or unfixable?
Quick question when im playing table top mode and i shake my joycons theres something inside that shakes is that normal? Please answer
can you please do right joy con? it's really difficult vs left joy con.
when you put the two screws in for the mobo, you put them in the wrong place, the holes you used were for the screws that went through the battery holder as well, if you follow this method keep that in mind people!!
are the actual sticks permanently mounted to the sensor, or can they be swapped out?
The little black button on the mother that the right joycon R button presses broke off. Maybe it could be solder back on but Idk how to do that. Does putting another motherboard connecting it to the switch fix it? I’m hoping it’s that simple before I buy a motherboard for it.
Thanks for the video. I had no idea where that spring came from lol
So I’m watching this I accidentally snapped my nfc card cable the little antenna looking wire right before removing the battery any help to reattach it?
Hello! Great video. For what I've seen in the comments there is no replacement for analog joystick for the Joycon yet. Could you tell me where should I be looking (besides ebay) for updates on where to find this when available? Is there an specific forum that I should be monitoring? My right joycon joystick jammed after dropping the unit. Now you cant lock it in (as for the telescope in Zelda) I'm not sure if its repairable without replacing the joystick unit. Thanks in advance
One of the y screws completely stripped. I was using correct screwdriver. Any info on how to get them out?
As my kids broke one of my joy cons, this a great help for repairing it, thanks for this tear down video it looks easy enough for me to do it my self.
You're welcome!
Hi, my R joycon doesn't light up and sl and sr are not working. I noticed too that the rumble of it is very poor. How can I fix it?
What size screw head was it for the tri wing screws?
After assembling the controller back, I realise that the buttons on the side (SL, SR, Sync) and lights don't work for me. It probably is the one ribbon cable not connected properly that's causing this but I've tried to fit in properly but to no avail. The contacts do look fine though. At two instances I did see some of the lights but they quickly disappeared since I moved the cable a little
Any suggestions?
I realice a week ago that the sl button on the righ joy con isnt working, it feels ok when you press it and ia have never drop it it just stop working and yesterday when i was using it i noticed that the sr button stop working too!!!!, why did this happend??? i just dont get it, is there an easy way to fix it?
Thank you so much, my left shoulder button was jammed after dropping it taking it apart and putting it back together is all it took!
My left dpad button does not work. I already opened the joycon and tested it by pressing directly on the board and still it does not react. What can it be?
What way do u twist the screw driver
What about the trigger? It's still attached to the middle piece that holds the battery.
I was following the tutorial and accidentally pulled out the port for the battery from the motherboard, do you have any suggestion on how to fix this?
PERFECT! I went out looking for a Joycon disassembly video, and you were the exact person I was hoping had made one, and you ended up as the first result.
how do you put the battery back on??? I can't seem to do it
hi can you help me please this is a left joy con not sure what the second one is for one button is for the top paddle the other i dont know what its for can you help please how do i send you some photo so you can see that i mean
lol, how do you install the ribbon cables? it's like 1/2 a second in the video
hey, so my left joy con died completely unexpectedly. it had worked perfectly fine the day before and i used it both wirelessly and handheld. i turned the switch off to give it a rest and when i turned the switch back on the next day, the joy con wouldn't connect or light up. no major drops or abuses to the joycon in any way, and i only had it for about 6 months. any suggestions for where i should go next?
So, I sprayed contact cleaner into my right joycon to fix it drifting. It fixed the drift, but it broke the reset button completely, made the home button only work intermittently, and often the Switch thinks the joycon has been removed even though it's docked to the Switch. I assume that in cleaning the joycon, gunk has either been washed elsewhere, or something has been pushed loose. Is there any benefit in taking it apart and trying to clean it properly or will that just break it more?
Hello, i have this problem, my left joycon can't be motion calibrated and can't even play games that need gyro, it only on left joycon, do you have any idea to fix this? Thanks
I just bought my Nintendo switch 10 days ago. I accidentally dropped the controller on a 2 ft height and now the right stick won't click. Is it replaceable?
Yes, but there aren't any parts available yet.
Would you recommend this to someone looking to paint their joy con a different color? Like to remove all of the inside stuff to get the shell by itself
Life Hacks UA-cam Dude with the Rock my dude I'm here for the same reason. Idk
And make sure to brush it thoroughly so that no paint dust remains.
Where can I find another analog stick? Mines all screwed up and I don't want to buy an entirely new joycon, so if anyone knows where to find them, please let me know.
My left joy-con keeps disconnecting. I play on my TV using the standard joy-con grip, approximately 10--15 feet away from the console. Everything works fine when I get back within 6 feet of the console, or connect the joy-con back to the console. Is this normal? Is there a video that addresses this kind of problem?
Does the black film have any importance to the electronic side? Or why didn’t you take that out? Just wondering as I am going to paint mine. Thank you.
Whats the exact size for the screwdriver? I would like to be one but im not sure for the size that i need
good day, could you provide the sizes of the screws, i know they are tri-wing an philips.. but could you gi the sizes so i can buy spares. best regards
Hi so basically I was changing the shells from my joycons and when I went to see if it would charge it wouldn't charge but all the buttons worked and now the problem is that the joy con is dead and won't charge please help
Master of your craft indeed , thanks for sharing.
Hello, great video. Really like your stuff.
On Ebay and such I only find the "left" shoulder trigger (L button) for the joy cons. Just wanted to ask if those are the some on the left and right ?
Because my "r" button is broken probably because of heavy use.
I highly doubt that there is a different because I haven't found one only for the right. But just wanted to make sure and ask a pro :)
I have a joycon with stripped screws or just impossible to remove. Need help
If you want to paint your Joy con, do you really need to unplug all the cables?
I can’t find anything small enough to unscrew them :(.
Yeah... 😕
Hi, I hope you can help me, I did this to change the color of the case but my right joycon does not work when I attached to the console to play in tablet mode why do you think is happening? Did I do something wrong? Because when I play on my TV it works perfectly.i only got problems with the right one Please help
my right joycon only works if it's on the console, once i take it of it just wont connect
I really appreciate this! Thank you! One comment though, please explain how to open the locking tab of the ribbon cables for the part where the side L + R are attached. You cut that part out and unfortunately when I tried releasing the locking tab for the one away from the L trigger I broke the locking tab. Other than that, this video really helped!
Is the NFC embedded within the right analog stick?