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    Hardware Components used on the Switch (mostly the motherboard and main console)

    I fed 5v directly into the pin and nothing blew up (that I saw) and it charged my battery dead joycon but it's still not detected. The only pin that's not working as it should now is pin 8 (serial data), pin 5 (inverted serial data) is working. So I need to trace out pin 8 and try and figure out...
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    Hardware Components used on the Switch (mostly the motherboard and main console)

    I checked the diode and it was indeed shorted, removing removed the short but 5v still isn't making it to the joycon for some reason. :(
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    Hardware Components used on the Switch (mostly the motherboard and main console)

    Thanks for the tip I'll check and report back.
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    Hardware Components used on the Switch (mostly the motherboard and main console)

    Looks like I am onto something, that chip that has a grounded pin also supplies the 5v to the joycon. I cannot find any where that trace / pad goes though, maybe an internal trace and or bga connection. :( Times like this I really wish some schematics had leaked.
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    Hardware Components used on the Switch (mostly the motherboard and main console)

    Thanks for the reply, I did change the mosfet in the right corner already which is why it's a bit crooked. :) I really need to get a proper microscope, anyway I'll check around the max chips next, the joycon 5v pin is only getting 0.5v.
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    Hardware Components used on the Switch (mostly the motherboard and main console)

    Thanks for checking, yes I removed that component (whatever it is?) to see if it was causing the ground issue and it wasn't.
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    Hardware Components used on the Switch (mostly the motherboard and main console)

    Does anyone have a rev 20 motherboard that could take a reading for me? This pad is grounded, I removed the chip and it's still grounded, comparing it to a 01 revision this shouldn't be grounded. I am guessing the 20 and 01 motherboards are very similar and it shouldn't be grounded but would...
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    Hardware Replaced left rail, joycons doesn’t get detected(but charging)

    The joycon is fine, I've tried two known working ones. It's a switch motherboard issue.
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    Hardware Replaced left rail, joycons doesn’t get detected(but charging)

    Did either of you manage to fix this? it's the right joycon not being detected in my case, it doesn't charge either. New rail, new connector lots of IPA but nothing. It had some minor water damage, it's stuck on the attach joycon screen so cannot test further.
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    Hardware Components used on the Switch (mostly the motherboard and main console)

    Ah that's not the issue then, thanks.
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    Hardware Components used on the Switch (mostly the motherboard and main console)

    Does anyone know what the T451 chip is used for? it's next to the right joycon and lcd backlight connectors. I am trying to fix a motherboard with water damage, it won't detect the right joycon and I've cleaned up the connector tried 2 different rails and two different known working joycons. I...
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    Hardware Cap above PI3USB shorted

    ^ yep, short is still there after removing the pi3usb and cap. I'm sure it's not always the cpu, so worth removing the pi3usb and crossing your fingers.
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    Hardware Components used on the Switch (mostly the motherboard and main console)

    Thanks for the reply, I've got some 3ds spares some where, I'll check to see if I've already got one. :)
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    Hardware Components used on the Switch (mostly the motherboard and main console)

    Does anyone know where I can find tact swith for a right joycon shoulder button (the one that's soldered directly to the pcb) I've looked on ebay but couldn't see any that looked the right size or that are 3 pin.
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    Hardware look at what this butcher did :-(

    Repairable but yikes, even the caps weren't safe from that maniac.
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