I am currently shorting pin 10 to pin 9 using a small screwdriver which seems to have nearly 100% success when it comes to booting into RCM mode, but I ordered a red paperclip RCM jig off eBay.
Should I stop using my screwdriver? Is the jig safer or is it actually more likely to break a pin?
I read in an older topic the paperclip jigs were unsafe, but I just wanted to make sure.
Thank you.
Whatever option you go for, just be careful. Think about how easily the joycon slides into the connector. If you find yourself forcing things, you will break a pin in the Switch (I did it when I tried the ridiculous pin bending mod).
The good news though is that the Switch rails are very cheap to buy replacements for, and replacing a rail is not very hard.
Edit: I have to say that I'm not thrilled with any of the jigs I've ordered from eBay or 3D print houses so far - the wires never seem to stay in place, and the print quality is often pretty low.
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