Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

                          25 - 45 minutes

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1

  • Nintendo Switch FPC Connector Socket Replacement
  • 8 steps

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Introduction

A broken SD card reader or connector socket can prevent the user from properly using an SD card altogether. For this project, experience with applying flux is strongly recommended. Additionally, you should have prior knowledge of how to use a heat gun.

What you need

Step 1

              Prepare the console
  • Power off the Switch.
  • Press and hold the black buttons on the back of the joy-cons, and slide them off.
  • There will be a black button behind each one of the switch joy-cons. This button must be pressed to allow the joy-con to be removed

Power off the Switch.

Press and hold the black buttons on the back of the joy-cons, and slide them off.

There will be a black button behind each one of the switch joy-cons. This button must be pressed to allow the joy-con to be removed

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Step 2

  • Remove the 5 Phillips head #00 screws from each the left and right of the device.
  • Remove the 2 Phillips head #00 screws from the bottom of the device.

Remove the 5 Phillips head #00 screws from each the left and right of the device.

Remove the 2 Phillips head #00 screws from the bottom of the device.

Step 3

              Remove the back cover
  • Remove the 4 tri-wing Y0 screws from the back of the device.
  • Lift the SD card cover and remove the Phillips #00 screw from the back of the device.
  • Carefully remove the back cover from the device.

Remove the 4 tri-wing Y0 screws from the back of the device.

Lift the SD card cover and remove the Phillips #00 screw from the back of the device.

Carefully remove the back cover from the device.

Step 4

              Remove the SD card reader
  • Remove the sponge from the SD card reader
  • Slowly remove the SD card reader using tweezers.
  • Improper removal or insertion of the SD card reader can damage either the card reader or the connector socket.

Remove the sponge from the SD card reader

Slowly remove the SD card reader using tweezers.

Improper removal or insertion of the SD card reader can damage either the card reader or the connector socket.

Step 5

              Take out the metal plate
  • Remove the 6 Phillips head #00 screws from the metal plate inside of the device.
  • Lift and remove the metal plate from the device.

Remove the 6 Phillips head #00 screws from the metal plate inside of the device.

Lift and remove the metal plate from the device.

Step 6

  • Apply 400°C heat to the connector socket for 30 seconds to loosen the flux.
  • Carefully remove the FPC connector socket using the tweezers.
  • Remove the metal cover plate
  • Be careful with the heat gun in order to prevent harm to other parts or yourself
  • It is encouraged to wear heat-resistant gloves and to cover other components with aluminum foil or another metal casing.

Apply 400°C heat to the connector socket for 30 seconds to loosen the flux.

Carefully remove the FPC connector socket using the tweezers.

Remove the metal cover plate

Be careful with the heat gun in order to prevent harm to other parts or yourself

It is encouraged to wear heat-resistant gloves and to cover other components with aluminum foil or another metal casing.

Step 7

              Reapply flux
  • Apply a new coat of flux.
  • Smoothen the surface area using a cotton swab.
  • Insert the new connector socket into the flux.

Apply a new coat of flux.

Smoothen the surface area using a cotton swab.

Insert the new connector socket into the flux.

Step 8

  • Apply 400°C to the new flux to loosen it.
  • Use the cotton swab to ensure that the FPC connector socket is completely secured in the flux.
  • Be careful with the heat gun in order to prevent harm to other parts or yourself
  • It is encouraged to wear heat-resistant gloves and to cover other components with aluminum foil or another metal casing.

Apply 400°C to the new flux to loosen it.

Use the cotton swab to ensure that the FPC connector socket is completely secured in the flux.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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