#Blinking green light on the dock, official charger won't charge the switch

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pearl jasper
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Hey everyone, i havent played with my switch for more than 2 months, today i wanted to check the e-shop for fire emblem warriors but obviously it didnt have any charge.

i pulled out the charger connected the dock and put the switch in. then the green light on the dock started blinking.

My first thought was to leave the switch in the dock for a while until it gets charged but it didnt do anything.
I pulled out the switch and the charger from the dock and tried to charge the switch with the official charger. This didnt work either
I tried my phones type-c charger and it did charge it and the switch works, but the dock and the official charger are not working

I did everything google told me to do: pulled out the charger, waited 30 seconds, restarted the switch, pulled out the hdmi cable etc.

uneven iron
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Can you follow these exact steps below?

rigid auroraBOT
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monkey

🐵 MONKEY MAGIC METHOD 🐒

※ Important: Follow these steps in exact order

  1. Unplug all the cables (HDMI, AC Power Adapter) and remove the Switch from dock.
  2. Unplug the AC adapter from the wall socket.
  3. Turn off the TV/Monitor.
  4. Wait 30 seconds.
  5. Connect your AC adapter cable to the dock.
  6. Connect your AC adapter to the wall outlet.
  7. Connect your HDMI cable to the dock.
  8. Connect your HDMI cable to the TV/Monitor.
  9. Dock your Switch.
  10. Turn on TV/Monitor.

Source: Nintendo's Recommended Solution

Requested by BladeSpringSun#4133
uneven iron
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And don't use your phone charger to charge the Switch now

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Try the steps and let me know the result first

pearl jasper
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that unfortunately didnt work

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still blinking green

uneven iron
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For now, can you take the AC adpater out from the dock, connect it directly into your Switch and let it sit there charging for at least 6-10 hours?

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The AC adapter is refusing to charger your Switch, that's the reason why the dock didn't work

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It can be from the charging circuit of the Switch got "confused" when you charge it with something else

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I mentioned about this in our power/charging guide

rigid auroraBOT
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pow

POWER & CHARGING GUIDE

• What cable can I use to charge the Switch?
Any decent quality cable from a well-known brand can work but what you also need to worry about is the power supply, A.K.A. the charger.

• What charger/power bank can I use with the Switch?
A Switch compatible charger/powerbank need to have Power Delivery (PD) standard (PPS is part of PD), and output of 5V/1.5A. This is only to charge in handheld mode.

**⚠︎ Warning for dock mode **
Using a low quality power supply can damage your Switch in dock mode. Compatibility is also quite sketchy, even with correct power output (15V/2.6A~3A). Aside from confirmed chargers/powerbank in our recommendation list, It's best to use the original AC Adapter for dock mode.

➤ For more detailed info, please check our Power & Charging Guide
➤ For Power banks and chargers recommendations, please use tag !tag powr

Requested by BladeSpringSun#4133
pearl jasper
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alright thank you for the help

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its 11:30 pm here so i will wait until tomorrow morning

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to see if it helps,