#Left Joycon not storing charge

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glacial bone
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My joycon started (out of nowhere) having issue with battery,

It won't actually charge even if its connected to the console in handled/docked and the icon say so,

At least there's still some sort of contact so while connected it still functions properly but other than that its unusable when disconnected from the console energy source.

Does somebody know what could be the potential issue?

I've already tried to clear the contacts, make sure that everything is tight and even tried to update the controller version.

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glacial bone
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Update: I swapped the joycon batteries and the output I get is still the same as the previous image (left joycon almost empty and charging)

pearl phoenix
glacial bone
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Can it be a battery sensor issue?

pearl phoenix
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Although it's possible, that's kinda farfetched

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Normally, for the joycon, the rail would fail first

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It fails way too often than most other components

glacial bone
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Somebody on YT said "press the rail against the con and let it click" but to me its already firm

pearl phoenix
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Haha not all Youtube material is that sound

glacial bone
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Ye

pearl phoenix
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The hard thing is your Joycon is kinda working alright

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Do you happen to have a different joycon on the same side?

glacial bone
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Unfortunately not here, I'll try to get 1 for a friend of mine in these days to check if the issue persist with a different joycon

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Do you think its the joycon's rail and not the actual console's one right?

glacial bone
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Update

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-When I swapped the 2 con batteries Ive probably put the same ones in the same joycon, now I've retried and the new one on left is fully charged while the one on right was depleted and its charging

-Current diagnosis is probably that the left joycon doesnt get charged, still have to find out if its the joycon connector issue or what else

-Will wait a bit now to actually see if the Right charges correctly and if the Left also charges after depletion

pearl phoenix
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Just to test if the rail is broken

glacial bone
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Cause I'm still unsure if the battery has energy retention issues or the pin just dont actually charge even if the system detect so

pearl phoenix
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And tbh this is just me hoping the rail is the issue, because it's easy to fix

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If it's something else, like a chip on the joycon, or the battery connector, it's much much dicey to fix.

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The cost to send it into repair would be as high as buying a new one.

glacial bone
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Yeah I hope is the rail or battery since I can probably replace them by myself

glacial bone
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Update 2:

Now both joycon batteries seems working and charging properly, probably in the process of opening cons something what out of place and now its in it right spot.

In the same process the R Joycon led ribbon got a little issue where it was too much bent in a way it lost contact, I've tried to fix by putting some tape reinforcement on the part that bended to make it straight and its working kida ok (led 2 is the only one not functioning now)

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Do you know if a little drop of superglue can do a better job? Idk if it can do some weird reaction with the ribbon

green wind
glacial bone
green wind
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past tense of bend is "bent" btw

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if you've damaged the cable, the best option honestly is to replace the cable.

pearl phoenix
glacial bone
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Sorry didn't noticed this is r/EnglishGrammar discord

pearl phoenix
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Well, like I have mentioned. This damn ribbon cable tend to get loose or break on its own quite often.

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Sometime you just have to re-insert it.

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But other time, a complete replacement is needed.

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And it just break on its own. We can guess some reasoning behind it but I say it's just bad design.

glacial bone
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Yeah I reinserted it too since I mistakenly pulled it off once, maybe when I closed the case one pin disconnected

pearl phoenix
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Hmm this one is the rail's ribbon board, kinda more expensive than the buttons + LED

glacial bone
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Then I'll probably stick with the little issue i have (not having 2led functioning is not a big deal) and just order a 1$ replacement on aliexpress

pearl phoenix
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Haha I see you know where to get parts

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eBay also can work

glacial bone
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Talking about parts, is that site reliable?

pearl phoenix
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As long as you know how to filter sellers

pearl phoenix
glacial bone
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I know generally speaking its cheap weak stuff but we're talking about "simple" electronic parts

glacial bone
pearl phoenix
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Tbh it's not that different from eBay, kinda random

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In the repair community, people tend to share some good sellers

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I gathered a bunch of them in the repair guide

proud cragBOT
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repair

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pearl phoenix
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last link

glacial bone
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Thanks!

pearl phoenix
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the problem is after a while, some of these sellers disappear

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also I did have a lot of good sellers, but they are bulk seller

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You can't buy 1 or 2 parts from them

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Are you in the US by any chance?

glacial bone
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EU

pearl phoenix
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oh EU

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then there are 2 other stores in the link

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Much more reliable

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Zedlabz and Replacebase

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IIRC Zedlabz has an ebay page

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The reason I'm mentioning eBay a lot is because they have super good customer protection, somewhat unfair for seller even.

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You can filter till you find a seller that looks legit. And even if the parts are bad, return/refund is easy.

glacial bone
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7€ (+ ship) on ReplaceBase is a bit higher that expected but I'll try to do a bit of research among all the sources you linked and find out the best choiche I have

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Thanks a gain tho

pearl phoenix
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Yeah, hence eBay is better haha

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Aliexpress, it can be quite random. You can always try to find a big seller that accept selling small number. Return/refund policies are all good.

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The biggest problem with Aliexpress is time. If you got a bad part, the return time is painful.

glacial bone
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Last question about repairing, dont want to OT the original topic but since we are here...

Is it usual that joycon case screws tends to strip even with the right tool?

pearl phoenix
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For me, I bought most parts from China, since I live next to them. But I have to accept if the part is bad, then there is no return since it's too long. I can get refund sometime.

pearl phoenix
glacial bone
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Damn Nintendo

pearl phoenix
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Those tri-point screws is the bane of my existence

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I suggest getting an extremeRate Phillips screws set.

proud cragBOT
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pearl phoenix
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Most people who come into repairing the Switch for the first time ever, even if they have experience, will still strip those screws.

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So whenever a newbie came in and say "Oh it's gonna be a piece of cake." Yeah, I kinda know what'd happen next x)

glacial bone
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Cant shop them since its US

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I got this pack

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I mean, once the screwdriver is of the proper standardized size (Y0 iirc) that should be all good

pearl phoenix
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It's more complicated than that.

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The screwdriver can have different molding, yeah? Sometime they are not as precise as the standard they should be in.

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So a Y00 from a random brand can be less precise than a high quality Y00

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And that leads to improper grip, can be remedied by the technique of simply using more force.

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But you do get what you pay for.

glacial bone
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Maybe the quality is not super accurate but surely the screw material is not high end too since it gets ruined easily

pearl phoenix
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Indeed

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They are like butter >.>

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Hence I suggest replacing it to Phillips screws, for people who has to open it up often, it'll help lessen the risk of stripping screws.

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This problem is so common, regardless of your skills level. So much so I have to make a stripped screw removal guide.

glacial bone
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For now I'll probably leave as it is since I don't plan to open it anymore in the future, I have not that much tries before the screws actually strips but at least its "good" to ear that is a common issue

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and there are solutions around

pearl phoenix
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i actually forgot to tell you to re-insert the rail's ribbon cable, sorry ><

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It should be something to try first

glacial bone
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Yesterday I basically removed the ribbon on both ends

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Since 1 came off and at that point I was curios to check how the whole thing worked

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but as I said I'm 99% is that little bending since on pressure it straighten up and make all the led turn on when they should