Oled mod gone wrong (cpu cap and pad missing)

[Kriskrass]

So a customer send this to me saying a cap near the cpu missing when he tried to mod his oled switch he also broke one of the pads (see picture) He said the switch did not turn on anymore after this.

After investigating i found that the fpc connector was broken which caused a black screen. After the fpc connector was replaced the switch boots normally again even with the missing cpu cap.



He wants me to mod the switch now but im kinds worried about the missing cap. Is there a way to fix this pad so i can replace the cap? Or can i just install the mod without using the cap?



Any help about this would be very much appreciated

 

[superfiege]

I dont know if there are any problems with the missing cap but you could try to install a single-mosfet intallation on sp1 or try a alternate backside mosfet isntallation (see picofly guide).

 

[Kriskrass]

Thank you for getting back to me. I’ve checked into this, but it feels quite complex. I’ve noticed some discussions about the regular Switch missing the same cap, and those users mentioned it worked fine. I’m curious if the OLED model has any differences in this regard.

 

[superfiege]

Thank you for getting back to me. I’ve checked into this, but it feels quite complex. I’ve noticed some discussions about the regular Switch missing the same cap, and those users mentioned it worked fine. I’m curious if the OLED model has any differences in this regard.

Backside install is very easy.

 

[Kriskrass]

Backside install is very easy.


Is there a video of this method? I’m a bit unsure about the process and how to integrate it with the mod.

 

[bvang913]

Don't think I've seen any videos online with the back install. But it's pretty easy. The cap is much larger than the ones on the APU. Some people solder straight from the mosfet to the cap. Some use wires, which is what I've done in the past whenever I chose to do that back installation. Here's an example.