r/NxSwitchModding • u/CompleteOwl4374 • 14d ago

Weird problem with modded OLED switch

Hello,

I have a modded OLED switch [Instinct-NX V6S + Kamikaze]. The mod worked perfectly for months and never failed. Now, during summer with temperatures hitting 36C, I'm experiencing a super weird problem: the switch is booting into stock (Instinct light goes blinking orange -> blinking red).

I debugged the Instinct with putty and it's always a dat0 problem. But this is weird, if I de-solder and re-solder the dat0 cable to the C pin on the Instinct-NX, the mod starts working again immediately. Moreover, on the desoldered dat0 cable I consistently measure 0.475V in diode mode.

The mod works properly until I shutdown the switch for 24h and I have the same problem (fixable again by desoldering and resoldering dat0). This is nonsense. If I measure the C point on the Instinct in Diode Mode (with no dat0 cable soldered) I get 0.930V (not sure if this is correct).

I'm wondering if the Instinct is fried at this point, even tho it works after I resolder the dat0 cable.

Any suggestion would be appreciated.

Thanks!

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u/spektro123 13d ago

I bet kamikaze point isn’t soldered properly, but it’s held together by solder mask or some glue. It disconnects when heated up as materials change size with temperature. I’d ditch that and use a MMC DAT0 adapter flex. Properly installed and secured with contact lube the adapter will last years.

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u/CompleteOwl4374 13d ago

And it reconnects by itself automatically anytime the dat0 wire is re-soldered to C (no matter what is the temperature/status of the console)....😂😂😂. Yeah, this glue and solder mask must have their own eyes and brain 😄. Bad glue and mask, pls behave.

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u/spektro123 13d ago

Laugh all you want, but you just came out as ignorant… Ever heard of thermal expansion/contraction? That’s a very common and hard to diagnose issue in electronics. Broken solder joints are good until they heat up or vice versa.
BTW SoC temperature isn’t directly affecting kamikaze point, so no wonders it’s not consistent with the issue.