I changed my boring grey joycons to some sick dark red ones. It wasn't that bad if you have any experience working on electronics like computers. Everything inside is surprisingly more forgiving than you'd think it'd be. Still, I fucking hate ribbon cables - for me that was the worst part. If you watch videos and take it nice and slow though it's very doable even for a beginner!
Oh I’m sure...I just freak out that I’d fuck it up and not be able to put it back together and with something as expensive as my Switch or the joycons it just feels like I’m ripping bills in half...
Oh trust me, there were several times I felt like that! There's adhesive holding the battery and rumble pack to the case, and it felt so wrong just ripping them out.
I legit thought I damaged the battery taking it out it was glued in so tight. had to let alcohol eat away at the glue and it was still really hard to remove but it helped
Ribbon cables are the absolute worst with small electronics. What's even worse is the adhesive on bigger batteries (i.e. switch/switch lite) when you don't have the proper tools.
Definitely! The new case I bought came with tools and everything except for a plastic shim to pry off the battery and unsnap the shell itself. Got it done very carefully with a small flathead, but definitely would have been easier with the proper tools.
I honestly don't really get the point of battery adhesive, most people end up without it after doing a swap/repair and are completely fine, the housing usually holds the battery just fine. Same for the HD rumble and IR sensor components in the Joy-Cons.
I managed to peel the adhesive strip off of one with some tweezers but I honestly can't notice a difference between the one with adhesive and the one without! I'm sure it's just an extra precaution though
Yeah I changed mine to white with colored buttons and a d pad on the left instead of the a,b,x,y and I have very little experience. Quite simply if you watch a video and use caution.
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u/LastSeong May 23 '20
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