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Besides outsourcing, has anyone fixed their own USB-C port? If so, could you breakdown what equipment is needed?
Yes, I’ve fixed lots of them (I own a repair business). I use a hot air station and some hand tools. Unfortunately, it’s impossible to hand solder them. Here’s my video about it:
How much would it cost to replace this part at a shop? Also, where can I find this part if I wanted to replace it myself?
I’m from Mexico , i still repairing this console, around 40 up to date, but only 30 working perfectly, 10 of them was failure at gpu, ram, motherboard or shortcuts (due bad charge port), got lot of experience, in dollars ill cost 80 for this repair equals at mexican pesos
it is to much work why don’t they make a devise that you put in there that bends the charge back into place and fixes the charge, i just can’t risk messing up my switch for taking it apart and back together but really i do appreciate you doing this for all of us and trying to fix our problem
For those curious about price: I just sent my Switch in to Nintendo for repair for this issue, estimate is $100 USD.
Apparently my switch is too old for nintendo to repair. I don’t have hot air station, but was going to
Has anyone replaced port with standard part? They look slightly different, but same shape and pin alignment as far as I can tell…. Curious if I can same some time and use the standard part I already have in stock prior to ordering lite specific ones…. TIA
Hello guys i have this issue C port is done can i wire a lead to the battery to charge it up £80 to fix it is a joke and i wont spend that has anyone wired a lead charge to the battery ?? aslong as it charges up right! ?
On this topic I was replacing a charging port and my kids came running in the room and bumped me, I have now lost a micro capacitor from the back of the board. Does anyone know what one I need . It’s on the back of the board second line up from the usb c port. There are a line of them in pairs of 2, 8 in total. I pulled this image from the net but it’s basically the line that runs on the outside and top of the red circle not inside it.
