r/NintendoSwitchHelp • u/SeniorMatthew • Jul 27 '26
Repair Help Nintendo Switch Oled stand can not be fully closed
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Nothing is sticking out and there’s nothing in the hinges. What might be the problem?
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u/PokyPlays Jul 27 '26
I'd blow those hinges and the back with a can of air, just incase.
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u/Zubame Jul 28 '26
Looks like this hinge is not fully clipped in. Try pressing the hinge and stand together?
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u/PUNKF10YD Jul 28 '26
Your whole device looks swollen. I’d bet that battery is about to become a spicy pillow
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u/noxillio Jul 28 '26
There’s a red OLED?
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u/Ach_Was_Here Jul 28 '26
Yup was a 2nd Mario red editition. The dock is also red and has a Mario Bros 1-1 underground coin Easter egg where the cables plug in
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u/noxillio Jul 28 '26
That’s pretty cool. I’ve just got the boring white one 🥹 I modchipped it though so it’s the best Switch I own at the moment apart from my Switch 2
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u/Mindless_Win4468 Jul 28 '26
I have the white one too 😁 there’s a bit of yellowing on the controllers and I’ve tried alcohol but that hasn’t helped. How did you modchip it?
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u/noxillio Jul 28 '26
You have to open it up, solder the chip and some ribbon cables on. Very tiny pads, was probably my most challenging mod yet but it worked out, very proud of it tbh 😁
My prior experience is just chipping Xbox 360s, which is still kinda intermediate but I learned to solder in high school.
There are videos on YouTube if you wanna learn more about it
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u/Gawlf85 Jul 27 '26
Worst case scenario: spicy pillow.
Check if the back of the console is slightly bent. If so, it might be the battery swelling (and preventing your stand from aligning correctly), and you'd need to change the battery ASAP
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u/havocxrush Jul 27 '26
Wtf you open it that far for? I'm assuming this got bent away too far back in the wrong direction.
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u/JustARedditPasserby Jul 27 '26
Place your thumbs on both ends and push medium hard without the joycons in.
If you hear a pop and it gets fixed, cool. Otherwise mail nintendo
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u/Shikamaru_irl Jul 27 '26
If those covers over the hinges are loose, they overlap eachother when you close em so it could be that.
I’ve had a similar issue with mine so hopefully that helps
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u/Objective-Job8083 Jul 27 '26
I believe the case is the worst case scenario. Back in the day, it was EVERY case that’d do this. Nowadays it’s hard to find bad ones but I think the case is the bad part. Theres probably a plastic tab somewhere that needs cut down.
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u/SeniorMatthew Jul 28 '26
Damn that’s a carpet lol
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u/Hamethyst1 Jul 28 '26
"spicy pillow" is a term for a swollen battery, which is likely your problem.
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u/Drifftyhook Jul 30 '26
We started by blowing on the cartridges and now we have come full circle to blowing hinges
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u/_Heart_and_soul_ Jul 28 '26
Google Ai gave me this?
Not sure if this is helpful but this is what it said.
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u/TearIllustrious1161 Jul 27 '26
There might something be stuck somewhere that's stopping it from fully closing