there is a ppiece of tinfoil stuck in my switch and it wont turn on

[thumperthestupid]

ok so i wanted to mod my switch and i needed to simulate a jig so i used tinfoil because i couldnt cut the paperclip i was gonna use and i was too lazy to buy a jig and so i put the tinfoil in my joycon and it got stuck in the console, the joycon wont even fully get in there. anyways i tried getting it out with a paperclip which i bent but didnt cut in half and after trying the switch wouldnt turn on. is there anything else i can do to get it out? did i brick it?

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crap i just noticed the spelling mistake in the title

 

[jeffyTheHomebrewer]

It seems like your switch is either fried (which doesn't seem that likely) or, possibly, booting into RCM.
Use a computer with an injection tool like TegraRCMGUI to see if that's the case by injecting, say, hekate, into it.

 

[thumperthestupid]

It seems like your switch is either fried (which doesn't seem that likely) or, possibly, booting into RCM.
Use a computer with an injection tool like TegraRCMGUI to see if that's the case by injecting, say, hekate, into it.

wasnt i supposed to press the power button and the volume up button to boot it into rcm?

Post automatically merged: Oct 28, 2023

It seems like your switch is either fried (which doesn't seem that likely) or, possibly, booting into RCM.
Use a computer with an injection tool like TegraRCMGUI to see if that's the case by injecting, say, hekate, into it.

ok i pressed the power and volume up buttons and that seemed to turn it on

Post automatically merged: Oct 28, 2023

wasnt i supposed to press the power button and the volume up button to boot it into rcm?

Post automatically merged: Oct 28, 2023

ok i pressed the power and volume up buttons and that seemed to turn it on

now i just need something else to get the tinfoil out since the paperclip isnt working

 

[jeffyTheHomebrewer]

wasnt i supposed to press the power button and the volume up button to boot it into rcm?

Post automatically merged: Oct 28, 2023

ok i pressed the power and volume up buttons and that seemed to turn it on

Post automatically merged: Oct 28, 2023

now i just need something else to get the tinfoil out since the paperclip isnt working

maybe try some tweezers?

 

[ack]

Take out the battery so you don't fry it while removing the foil.

 

[Deetlemore]

Be careful you don't jam the foil into the pins and bend them. Worst case scenario, the rails are replaceable on their own. I've replaced a couple and they aren't too labor intensive.

 

[iiTzSamurai]

People would rather waste $300 than spend $3 on a proper jig. Such a shame

 

[rave420]

People would rather waste $300 than spend $3 on a proper jig. Such a shame

Word, I would link the $ 2 jig I bought from Amazon, but OP can probably find it by simply searching for "RCM Jig" on their favourite marketplace. Best $2 I ever spent as far as switch accessories go. I carry it in the same case I carry my switch around in, together with a USB-C cable. Knowing how close I came to frying my switch was an eye-opener for sure. Randomly jamming foil in there makes it likely that one would inevitably bridge the V+ pin with something only expecting signal level input / output before long. I'm glad I could wait the week the delivery took. This was also a great time to read up on things before getting started.