Hardware Switch got a little wet, now just a blank screen

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So basically, my switch got a little wet, and I mean a little. I sat it in like a tiny puddle of water on accident, not even enough to run over. Just basically a wet countertop. Now when I turn it on, I get a black screen, and it does recognize rcm. Any tips?
Update: I do have auto RCM from updating yesterday without burning fuses.
 
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If you have AutoRCM installed, it's automatically going to boot RCM, which is just a black screen. Each time you turn on a Switch with AutoRCM installed, you have to launch an RCM payload over USB. Did you do that?

If AutoRCM is installed, it's best to never power it off. Keep it in sleep mode when you're not using it.
 

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Update: farthing testing show my controller is not connecting, which I have took apart and soldered to start the RCM. It worked fine before the 8.0.0 update and I updated the joycons, it quit working. Maybe Nintendo patched something. I got it running resoldering another joycon and not updating it.
 

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Update: farthing testing show my controller is not connecting, which I have took apart and soldered to start the RCM. It worked fine before the 8.0.0 update and I updated the joycons, it quit working. Maybe Nintendo patched something. I got it running resoldering another joycon and not updating it.
If you modified a controller's hardware in any way for RCM, you should only ever update it wirelessly. It is possible you bricked it.
 

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If you modified a controller's hardware in any way for RCM, you should only ever update it wirelessly. It is possible you bricked it.
Ahhh that makes sense! I was booting a payload but the bricked control didn’t work, I had to resolder a new control and not update it.
 

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This doesn't contribute to the thread but just wanted you to know that I chuckled at the thread title. Yeap, I'm a mature adult B-)
 
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