Broken Joycon

[Zeooxxx]

my switch is not modded. Recently my joycon stopped working wirelessly, i have ruled it down to 3 culprits, the wireless antenna, the charging rail or the battery, the joycon only works when on the switch but for it to connect i need to press a button and wait 3-5 seconds, is there any way to for sure rule it down to 1 component? when i try pressing anything while it isn't on the switch it just does nothing, the player lights don't flash, im pretty sure it's the battery but i just need an answer.

 

[G33ksquad]

my switch is not modded. Recently my joycon stopped working wirelessly, i have ruled it down to 3 culprits, the wireless antenna, the charging rail or the battery, the joycon only works when on the switch but for it to connect i need to press a button and wait 3-5 seconds, is there any way to for sure rule it down to 1 component? when i try pressing anything while it isn't on the switch it just does nothing, the player lights don't flash, im pretty sure it's the battery but i just need an answer.

You can easily rule it out by swapping the battery from the opposite joy con, you’ll need the right tri wing bit to get the 4 screws out holding the back on. You can also mail it to Nintendo and they’ll fix it for free depending on what country you live in. If you are US based I can help with the battery. If not shipping would be too much internationally.

 

[Zeooxxx]

not the battery

 

[Hayato213]

Are they OEM or third party joycon?

 

[Zeooxxx]

Are they OEM or third party joycon?

oem

 

[Hayato213]

oem

You can try updating the joycon firmware, possible culprit might be the antenna.

 

[Zeooxxx]

You can try updating the joycon firmware, possible culprit might be the antenna.

can't update since battery is "too low"
i can't charge the bettery btw

 

[Hayato213]

can't update since battery is "too low"
i can't charge the bettery btw

You got other joycon to test to see if the joycon rail work fine?

 

[Zeooxxx]

You got other joycon to test to see if the joycon rail work fine?

worsk fine ive tested with 3 other joycons

 

[Hayato213]

worsk fine ive tested with 3 other joycons

It is definitely the antenna.

 

[Zeooxxx]

It is definitely the antenna.

but when i press a button whilst its not connect it doesn't light up, still the antenna?

 

[Lamcza]

not the battery

Do you mean that with the swapped battery it is working fine? Discharge it a little then put it on charging and check if the battery will go up or not. If not maybe it is a broken rail/flex ribbon but if it is worse than that: /

 

[Hayato213]

but when i press a button whilst its not connect it doesn't light up, still the antenna?

Disconnect the Bluetooth module and then reconnect it see if it work, you can also pull one from a work joycon and try it.

 

[Zeooxxx]

Do you mean that with the swapped battery it is working fine? Discharge it a little then put it on charging and check if the battery will go up or not. If not maybe it is a broken rail/flex ribbon but if it is worse than that: /

swapped battery doesnt work

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Disconnect the Bluetooth module and then reconnect it see if it work, you can also pull one from a work joycon and try it.

i've disconnecting it so lemme try pull a working one

Post automatically merged: Sep 1, 2023

working one doesnt work either so idk

Disconnect the Bluetooth module and then reconnect it see if it work, you can also pull one from a work joycon and try it.