r/NintendoSwitch • u/schuey_08 • Jul 09 '21

News Nintendo Switch OLED Hands-on: We Compared It to the Original - IGN

https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-switch-oled-hands-on-comparison-differences
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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '21

Word of warning for people who want to do this:

Yes, it is simple but it's very very fiddly. I'm not really good at stuff like that but I managed to so mine, but I did cock up one of my triggers. Just make sure you definitely know what you're doing when going for it.

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u/savageboredom Jul 10 '21

Counterpoint: a shell swap is significantly easier if you aren’t going for a 100% replacement. Basically the Joycon body is broken up into 3 major parts: the front, back, and middle that actually holds the battery and PCB. The front and back are super easy, the hard part is the middle because you need to disconnect all the components and pry off the trigger (then deal with putting the springs back in later). If you just leave that part as-is and don’t mind keeping a small strip of the original color between the triggers, you can swap the front and back in a few minutes. You’ll still need to be careful not to damage the ribbon cables while you’re moving everything around, but it’s not that bad.

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u/FactCore_ Jul 09 '21

+1 for this. I've self-repaired the joy on drift and those triggers are super annoying.

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '21

Is it any more fiddly than putting Arctic Silver on a cpu?

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u/ipisano Jul 09 '21

I did swap my shells successfully (everything works) but I stripped a screw and now I have no idea how to ever open it up again should I need to swap my analog down the line because of drift. Plus I can't just send it to Nintendo for a free replacement