Hi everyone,
My Switch stopped turning on overnight. I opened it up to take a look, and based on a misdiagnosis, I concluded that the MAX17050 chip was to blame. I removed it, but I still had a "pseudo" short circuit that turned out not to be one. I put the chip back, but since my reballing skills aren't great, I did a poor job. Eventually, I deduced that the NAND was the issue, so I re-flashed a new one and now the console boots.
However, the battery voltage readings became erratic. I...
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My Switch stopped turning on overnight. I opened it up to take a look, and based on a misdiagnosis, I concluded that the MAX17050 chip was to blame. I removed it, but I still had a "pseudo" short circuit that turned out not to be one. I put the chip back, but since my reballing skills aren't great, I did a poor job. Eventually, I deduced that the NAND was the issue, so I re-flashed a new one and now the console boots.
However, the battery voltage readings became erratic. I...
Read more
Continue reading...