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Launch Switch Battery Replacement? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by can@sh.itjust.works to c/nintendoswitch@lemmy.world

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Anyone have any experience with this? I recently undocked my Switch for the first time in a while and found the battery was significantly swollen. I've powered it down but I want to replace it.

iFixit has a kit that seems good but there's others online for half the price. How risky would buying the cheaper one be?

Thanks

Edit: went with iFixit and it was a success!

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[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

It's a trusted brand vs a roll of the dice. iFixit has to stand behind their product. A random Chinese vendor you and nobody else has heard of could sell you the same battery, they could sell you a factory second, they could sell you a smaller cell with a fake label. It's about whether you are willing to risk having to do it twice and pay both the cost of the random vendor and a more reputable kit if the first doesn't work out.

Maybe find out who exactly the other poster who bought one got theirs from.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 months ago

It's about whether you are willing to risk having to do it twice and pay both the cost of the random vendor and a more reputable kit if the first doesn't work out.

That's a very good point. I think I'll just suck it up and pay more rather than risk anything. The cheaper ones offer extra capacity which always sketches me out a bit.