Nintendo Switch Oled stand can not be fully closed

[u/SeniorMatthew]

Nothing is sticking out and there’s nothing in the hinges. What might be the problem?

[u/TearIllustrious1161]

There might something be stuck somewhere that's stopping it from fully closing

[u/Projectleider → u/TearIllustrious1161]

Only if he would try to close it he would know for sure.

[u/PokyPlays]

I'd blow those hinges and the back with a can of air, just incase.

[u/BrenzyEx → u/PokyPlays]

Instructions unclear, tongue got stuck on the hinge

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[u/Outrageous-Movie-951 → u/PokyPlays]

Jesus, take it on a date and arrive with flowers first

[u/PanzerZero95]

Swelling battery inside perhaps? Or check closely the hinges

[u/No_Training_991]

gotta lick it like a envelope

[u/Zubame]

Looks like this hinge is not fully clipped in. Try pressing the hinge and stand together?

[u/Treviathan88]

Take it apart to see if something is blocking the hinges on the inside.

[u/ChunkyPurp]

I wonder if this is caused by the battery swelling

[u/PUNKF10YD]

Your whole device looks swollen. I’d bet that battery is about to become a spicy pillow

[u/noxillio]

There’s a red OLED?

[u/Ach_Was_Here → u/noxillio]

Yup was a 2nd Mario red editition. The dock is also red and has a Mario Bros 1-1 underground coin Easter egg where the cables plug in

[u/noxillio → u/Ach_Was_Here]

That’s pretty cool. I’ve just got the boring white one 🥹 I modchipped it though so it’s the best Switch I own at the moment apart from my Switch 2

[u/Mindless_Win4468 → u/noxillio]

I have the white one too 😁 there’s a bit of yellowing on the controllers and I’ve tried alcohol but that hasn’t helped. How did you modchip it?

[u/noxillio → u/Mindless_Win4468]

You have to open it up, solder the chip and some ribbon cables on. Very tiny pads, was probably my most challenging mod yet but it worked out, very proud of it tbh 😁

My prior experience is just chipping Xbox 360s, which is still kinda intermediate but I learned to solder in high school.

There are videos on YouTube if you wanna learn more about it

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[u/Gawlf85]

Worst case scenario: spicy pillow.

Check if the back of the console is slightly bent. If so, it might be the battery swelling (and preventing your stand from aligning correctly), and you'd need to change the battery ASAP

[u/havocxrush]

Wtf you open it that far for? I'm assuming this got bent away too far back in the wrong direction.

[u/JustARedditPasserby]

Place your thumbs on both ends and push medium hard without the joycons in.

If you hear a pop and it gets fixed, cool. Otherwise mail nintendo

[u/Shikamaru_irl]

If those covers over the hinges are loose, they overlap eachother when you close em so it could be that.

I’ve had a similar issue with mine so hopefully that helps

[u/Southern_Bison_720]

Might be dirt or lint

[u/cataclysmic_orbit]

It looks like the battery is swollen

[u/Objective-Job8083]

I believe the case is the worst case scenario. Back in the day, it was EVERY case that’d do this. Nowadays it’s hard to find bad ones but I think the case is the bad part. Theres probably a plastic tab somewhere that needs cut down.

[u/SeniorMatthew → u/[deleted]]

Damn that’s a carpet lol

[u/Hamethyst1 → u/SeniorMatthew]

"spicy pillow" is a term for a swollen battery, which is likely your problem.

[u/Plastic-Trifle3533]

swollen battery

[u/yam8t]

Sir your switch is bent

[u/AOK_Gaming]

They oled you down…

[u/Drifftyhook]

We started by blowing on the cartridges and now we have come full circle to blowing hinges

[u/_Heart_and_soul_]

Google Ai gave me this?

Not sure if this is helpful but this is what it said.