A Joy-Con fix has been found – but you probably shouldn’t try it at home

By Jon Porter

Since even before the Nintendo Switch came out, reports have been circulating about the left Joy-Con losing connectivity with the console while in docked mode.

Now one enterprising YouTuber has claimed to have found a fix, but be warned – it’s not easy.

The YouTuber, Spawn Wave, found the fix by tearing apart the controller, and discovered that the right Joy-Con (ie the working one) has a detachable antenna, while the left’s (ie the problem child) is printed on the circuit board directly.

It seems that this PCB mounting of the antenna is causing its connectivity issues, so by extending the antenna with a piece of soldered wire, Spawn Wave claims to have solved the connectivity issues.

Don’t try this at home

When Xbox 360 consoles were experiencing red rings of death, home repair kits became quite common. Although involved, users could take their console apart, replace some thermal paste and remove a heat-sink to fix the console’s overheating problems.

That said, we wouldn’t recommend attempting the fix yourself for a couple of reasons. First is the fact that the video itself doesn’t show the repair being completed – only its seemingly successful result. Secondly, …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Gaming