Nintendo Switch Battery Replacement - tutorial

Today I will be replacing a bad battery in a Nintendo Switch. Nintendo's idea of a traveling console is great, as long as the battery can keep you going through those long gaming sessions. Lets make sure it can!

*REPAIR

*VIDEO

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[Merik]

I can't stand that companies started gluing in batteries like this. They use the excuse that it's to protect customers from rupturing batteries but the end result is that it heightens the risk of that happening many times over.

[supervegeta]

FYI for Battery Swelling - If you are replacing a swollen battery it may have damaged the back cover of the switch and won't completely reattach. There are 3 prongs poking out from the back cover for each respective screw (2 bottom, 1 top). If your old battery was swollen and making the back cover visibly bend/bow out, the top prong is probably broken. That means when you put everything back together, the top screw will not screw in.

[leprechaunprime]

And this is why I love YouTube, it has helped me keep my now 6 year old og switch alive and well.

[birdbird]

Super helpful! Appreciate seeing a video that flat out mentions the adhesive can be super difficult, rather than all the ones which magically seem to remove the battery in 2 seconds. Do you think adhesive on the new battery is a must? Or is the fit secure enough that I could just do without it?

[LibtardsTears]

The only video that helped me remove the battery. Nobody else advises to poor alcohol around battery. I have a heat gun and that didn't work, at least I wasn't risking to blow up the battery from the extreme temperature. But alcohol definitely worked!

[zerg]

The rubbing Alcohol worked miracles! Thank you for that bit of knowledge about adhesives!

[teresagyllenhaal]

Thanks Joe!! This helped me get my battery replaced on my Switch! I appreciate your easy to follow guide!!

[Retracted_claws]

Really excellent video because you showed the struggle and solution for getting the original battery out. Isopropl alcohol - good tip. Only suggestion is to show screw replacement in same order as removal...I believe the kickstand screw was out of order. Anyway, great video. Worked like a charm. Thanks!

[chrisstephenson]

You really helped me out with a bad battery in the switch joe thanks for a great tutorial that made it easy👍🏻👍🏻

[Someone_from_Bavaria]

Thank you just changed mine and it works just fine 😊

[T.O.Wallee]

Thanks. Manage to successfully changed mine thanks to your video. Even though I have hard time removing the final piece of the square sticker at the back. But all in all I did it.

[emrahalien]

I really like this tutorial, for some reason adding the addition that you don't need a specific tool anymore really helps. Maybe a weird human thing where you aren't comfortable because you start worrying you'll mess up and used the other tool, anyway good video ill be using this to replace an old switch I was meaning to fix.. Once the battery gets here.

[aggieIW]

Thanks for helping with your tutorial. The new battery was easy to install and seems to be working great.

[electrocast]

thanks for the vid, followed this and got my old expanded battery out and replaced!!

[swed-t-pie]

Thank you so much. I successfully saved myself from buying my kid a new switch after he used a laptop charger on it.

[LordVarreus]

Your tutorial was great! Thanks for posting!

[MellowPuffNZ]

Thank you very much for the video, much appreciated 🙂👍🏼

[spaidf]

I SCREWED UP THE BATTERY, NOW I NEED TO BUY TWO!!

[itsmatt]

I’m guessing they use all that glue on the original battery to discourage people from replacing it themselves?

[rampak]

Extremely helpful, made what would have been a difficult job easy! Thanks.