Hacking SX PRO Battery replacement?

[3DSDSXL]

View attachment 134286 View attachment 134286 I presume the sx pro is powered by 2 batteries on each side can these be removed and replaced?

Update ok i just found out they are actually capacitors whats the life span on these?

Someone kindly tooks some great pics of the sx pro will share here.

https://postimg.cc/gallery/2ivufm2ha/

 

[Repl01d_rocsa]

it would be very interesting to know how to correctly replace those for further use

 

[linuxares]

It isn't battery powered. Those are capacitors. They are charged as soon as it gets power. either from the Switch or any other USB-C outlet.

@gamesquest1 that do look like a pretty crap job on the solidering right?

 

[Wiiunator]

It isn't battery powered. Those are capacitors. They are charged as soon as it gets power. either from the Switch or any other USB-C outlet.

@gamesquest1 that do look like a pretty crap job on the solidering right?

Yeah that’s the first thing I thought.. soldering definetly isn’t machine made... and looks pretty bad in this pic

 

[linuxares]

Yeah that’s the first thing I thought.. soldering definetly isn’t machine made... and looks pretty bad in this pic

It could answer why some SX Pro's are broken at delivery. Because it really looks cheap and a rush job.

 

[Wiiunator]

It could answer why some SX Pro's are broken at delivery. Because it really looks cheap and a rush job.

Agreed.. this is a 5s soldering job

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And to add to that even the resistance soldering looks like crap

 

[fatsquirrel]

View attachment 134286 View attachment 134286 I presume the sx pro is powered by 2 batteries on each side can these be removed and replaced?

Update ok i just found out they are actually capacitors whats the life span on these?

Hey mate. A lot of us were wondering about the internals of the dongle. Would you maybe be willing to take a few photos of the front and back in good lighting? Id really appreciate it

Tagging @subcon959

 

[3DSDSXL]

Hey mate. A lot of us were wondering about the internals of the dongle. Would you maybe be willing to take a few photos of the front and back in good lighting? Id really appreciate it

Tagging @subcon959

https://postimg.cc/gallery/2ivufm2ha/

 

[fatsquirrel]

https://postimg.cc/gallery/2ivufm2ha/

Marvelous! Thank you

 

[Deleted User]

Yeah that's a rough soldering job @_@

No doubt they got caught off guard with the huge demand and had to rush these out.

That being said aside from those trinket mods this thing is up there for convenience. I hate having to use my phone and the wire etc.

 

[CapitanSburro]

Yeah that's a rough soldering job @_@

No doubt they got caught off guard with the huge demand and had to rush these out.

That being said aside from those trinket mods this thing is up there for convenience. I hate having to use my phone and the wire etc.

I think that swapping out those 2 capacitors and soldering in 2 new high quality ones should be quite simple.

 

[Deleted User]

I think that swapping out those 2 capacitors and soldering in 2 new high quality ones should be quite simple.

Yeah definitely they are large and have easy to get to points. Just a matter of hunting down some good replacements really. If we can ID the originals or at very least figure out their voltage and capacitance rating then it would be simple.

 

[sj33]

Presumably by time the capacitors need to be changed, other solutions will have developed anyway (be it alternative software solutions or hardware solutions from other manufacturers. Scenes develop.

 

[Squirelly]

Yeah definitely they are large and have easy to get to points. Just a matter of hunting down some good replacements really. If we can ID the originals or at very least figure out their voltage and capacitance rating then it would be simple.

The voltage and capacitance are printed on the side of the caps. A couple of the photos above have them clearly readable, and they're 2.7v 0.35F electrolytic, at least the ones in the one in the photo are.

 

[Deleted User]

The voltage and capacitance are printed on the side of the caps. A couple of the photos above have them clearly readable, and they're 2.7v 0.35F electrolytic, at least the ones in the one in the photo are.

Awesome I didn't think they'd be visable in those pics. So yeah makes it trivial now to find replacements. Good find!

 

[aos10]

I think those called super capacitors.

 

[Deleted User]

http://www.newark.com/vinatech/vec3r0-335qg/super-capacitor-3-3f-3v-3-5mm/dp/14AC5441

I don't have the dongle but if they are 8mm x 20mm those badasses would work and have almost 10x the capacity for $1.41 each. So you have lots of options to give that thing a good charge that would last a lot more than 5 boots ♡

 

[z10m]

This capacitor thing is a stupid solution really. Don’t know how many boots it can do before recharging but it defeats the idea of the dongle if you have to constantly recharge it. What if it runs out of juice when you are out and about.? It isn’t any better than using android device to send payload.
Non rechargeable battery would probably cost less and last for years.

 

[peteruk]

The soldering is not even tiny

 

[sj33]

This capacitor thing is a stupid solution really. Don’t know how many boots it can do before recharging but it defeats the idea of the dongle if you have to constantly recharge it. What if it runs out of juice when you are out and about.? It isn’t any better than using android device to send payload.
Non rechargeable battery would probably cost less and last for years.

It recharges itself from the Switch itself via USB-C so in the real world it doesn't actually need manual recharging - it recharges itself within a few seconds while plugged in.

The extra micro USB port for charging is of questionable usefulness.