I have joycon drift (not Nintendo's fault surprisingly, it was a squirrel I raised that bit a hole in my joycon so it functions exactly like the known joycon drift problem. I spent almost a year grumbling about Nintendo before I figured this out lol). I want to get a controller, but only if it will stop the drift by disabling the joycons while I use the controller. I could not figure out how to properly google for a specific answer to this as I was flooded with "how to disable controllers to save battery", etc. If I would still have drift I'm not going to get the controller, just try to fix it and/or save for a new switch.
#When you plug a controller into a switch LITE, does it disable the joysticks?
royal umbra
sick wharf
Hmm I don't think you can. Since technically the joystick of the Lite is still working.
Why don't you look into repairing the joystick?
royal umbra
Yeah that was going to be my next thing to attempt. If the controller would just disable the rest while I'm using it I was going to go with that, but attempting to fix it is the next step.
sick wharf
The Lite's joystick is annoying to fix. You have any experience repairing electronics?
royal umbra
He bit a hole through the outside casing and the inner joycon so it seemed a bit daunting. I do not, but I... actually don't know why I don't want to get somebody else to repair it. I was going to give a reason and realized I don't have one. I think I just assumed it was expensive and don't want to deal with sending the switch to Nintendo with the warranty expired. Do you think it's worth contacting somebody in my town?
sick wharf
It depends on the extend of damage and how much you want to repair.
I haven't seen it yet so I can't say.
royal umbra
I was thinking of trying it on my own because I kind of wanted to just buy a full switch or a new lite soon, so if I mess it up I'll just have to get a new one. I'm sad the controller won't work. You saved me from wasting forty dollars though, so thank you.
sick wharf
I can give you some ways to find reliable repair services as well. If you want, you can give me your general location, I can try.
royal umbra
I'm in CA
royal umbra
I think that was another thing, that I was not even sure how to spot a 'good' repair service.
sick wharf
Well, if you want to repair it on your own, I can also help
At least, with giving information
royal umbra
I found a fantastic tutorial for that and watched a video a while back.
sick wharf
I see, I hope you take a look at iFixit's guide
And eh, seeing it and doing it is different.
royal umbra
I feel like I am afraid they will mess up the repair. Do you know if there is some sort of backup for such a thing at repair shops?
royal umbra
Oh, sorry, I mean.. If they were to botch the repair, would they have some system in place where they pay for a replacement or something of the sort?
sick wharf
Everything can be repaired. The problem is the cost.
royal umbra
Good point, I have no idea why I didn't think that through.
sick wharf
It's an adventure, my friend. If you damage anything, you should be ready to pay the cost to repair that mistake.
Be very very careful with stripping screw and damaging connectors.
royal umbra
Not like they're going to go dunk it in a pool lol
Okay, well I do believe you have eased my worries about trying to find a good place to possibly repair it (unless it's a crazy fee, in which I'll just try myself and save for a new one). I literally never thought "If they ruin this part... they can fix this part." Just, uh, didn't quite think properly lol, so thank you.
sick wharf
Haha I'm glad to be of help
royal umbra
And I suppose I will ask around and go by the reviews. So, no need to help me look. Don't worry about it. I do appreciate the help. Now I can move on to the next step instead of buying a controller and being disappointed.
sick wharf
Depends on the part that was damaged, the cost may become very big. Like a broken LCD panel, repair fee can go up to nearly a hundred bucks
Hmm alright, but just to be safe. Swing by the repair guide and read about the caution of stripping screws.
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royal umbra
Its just a crack in the grey part, which is the main front shell, and then a crack in the joystick. Not a crack, but more of a little chunk.
I will, thank you!
I think the shell requires taking literally everything out though.
sick wharf
And if you still need to find a reliable repair place, let me know.
sick wharf
I think the shell requires taking literally everything out though.
Yeah, well, that's how repairing a Lite's joystick be like
royal umbra
Yeah ugh
And I didn't even GET joycon drift but created myself.. what luck
*created it
sick wharf
Haha at least it adds some spice to life.
royal umbra
It does add a challenge to BOTW that I kind of like.
sick wharf
I'm in the process of arranging the repair guide. But if you need repair information for any parts, they are still there to use.
!tag search repair
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royal umbra
Much harder to aim with bows and not cliff dive so it makes me feel more accomplished. Thank you for the list!
sick wharf
If possible, get some good screwdrivers set, easier to work with.
That's all, I wish you good luck on this repair. It's a fun project still.
royal umbra
!tag <tools>
sick wharf
just use the words without <>
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royal umbra
got it
sick wharf
The iFixit set is a good investment for future repair, if you ask me.
royal umbra
I edited my above location info too to just CA. New to discord pretty much. The ifixit looks like a good investment. I wanted to try fixing some other broken things and see if I would like doing that. So I'll go with that for sure. Thank you. This is all super helpful.
sick wharf
I edited my above location info too to just CA. New to discord pretty much. The...
No, that's what you should do. Don't share your detailed location on the net, we don't know who's reading. Hence I just said "general location".
royal umbra
Yeah, it was just a fast-brained slip up. I normally don't do that. Too much going on in my head at once.
sick wharf
iFixit has a Pro tech toolkit with more tools but those extra can be bought separately with cheaper price
If you want to buy anything, get the black plastic spudger, the guitar pick, the pry tool and a good pair of tweezers
royal umbra
I think it took me a second to remember this isn't a private message too. Okay, cool, I was just about to ask about all that. I saw another listing with a bunch of those tools too. I want to be cheap, but I don't think being cheap to try to fix electronics is a good idea.
sick wharf
Use the set as references: https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/Pro-Tech-Toolkit/IF145-307
Black spudger:
The tweezers are important though
Really good tools do help a lot. But aim for what you are willing to pay for.
royal umbra
Ok cool, I am going to go look around and check all this out more. I appreciate the help!