My modded switch lite with new shell and joycons! Got these from aliexpress since the original shell was cracked and the joycons had some dead zones. Whole process took about 3.5 hours (with child interruptions). I had some pics of the soldering but seem to have lost them.
Anyone have a good site to check on Switch 2 mod chip or custom firmware progress that’s not reddit or wololo?
What’s wrong with wololo?
Nothing. The site owner commented on a thread that they’re no longer interested in continuing actively writing for the site and was looking to sell the domain
I didn’t know thanks!
How hard is a modchip to install? I am shit at microsoldering
I have chipped a normal and lite switch, the soldering itself is not the worst but seeing what you’re doing is hard.
Plus on the switch lite, take great care about the battery connector. It’s super fragile and can pull out when disconnecting itDefinitely takes practice. I’ve done a little microsoldering before but I also practiced moving components around on an old motherboard beforehand. Unless you have absolutely fantastic eyes a microscope is required.
Easy, pay someone $$$ to do it lol…
Less jokey, you do need reasonable microsoldering skills unfortunately.
In Australia I paid someone $150 to do mine including the pi chip.
If you don’t trust yourself, don’t do it. I did it as it’s just fun to do. But boy was it small. I expected things to be tiny, but I could barely see the points to solder with my eyes. I’ve setup some crappy setup with a camera to be able to see it somewhat. And it worked! But yes, be aware that it’s really small haha
I love that shell!! Can you link to the seller?
I’d love to pick up a cheap used switch and do some hardware mods to it - are there any good guides?
Here’s a link to the shell: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256801507870623.html
I used this YouTube video for disassembly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoOx3PLH2cU
Definitely breaths new life into it! The original shell was a bit cracked.
Oooh I thought you added joycons to your lite. You mean you replaced your joysticks, right?
Yep just replaced the joysticks.
Cool! The shell looks fantastic as well.
Nice shell and clean work.
What did you do for the joycons? The last time I went in my switch I finally bit the bullet and dropped the extra cash for Hall effect joysticks. It was pricier but not that costly (like $27 instead of the normal like $3 joycon swap) but they are far more sensitive and will last basically forever whereas I was swapping joycon sticks like once a year before bc of drift and dead zones. Absolutely crazy they didn’t go with a better design for switch 2. The ifixit guide showed the joycon stick is basically the same despite Nintendo claiming it’s sturdier.
I got mine from AliExpress and I think they were “no drift” or something like that.~~ About 18$ so maybe they’re Hall effect~~? I’ve had really good luck with joycons until I bought this one from eBay.
I’m not surprised with Nintendo s decision, they’re probably saving hall effect and OLED for the switch 2 pro. I’m disappointed with it, but not surprised.
Edit: they were 4$ so definitely not Hall effect. I had a number of items in my order and got confused.
