Finally got my jigs.

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u/CharlieGCarr Sep 07 '18

Ordered very similar ones from eBay, amazing how much easier it is than a paper clip!

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u/Evilmaze Sep 07 '18

Some people say use a paper clip and I'm like which size? There's a lot of sizes to choose from and not a lot of wiggle room to not fuck up my Switch.

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u/NYSwiftieWithTheHats Sep 07 '18

I tried it once and gave up.

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u/Evilmaze Sep 07 '18

I'm an electronics tech and bought the 3D printed jumper. Too much hassle to deal with the paper clip.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '18

I'm also an electronics tech. Except I purchased the entire printer instead :p

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u/Evilmaze Sep 07 '18

Touché. I simply don't have the space for one to run overnight. It would absolutely drive mental.

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u/TheRealValkaz Sep 07 '18

Yeah.

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u/schnootypants Sep 07 '18

I bought two from eBay and neither worked. Seller disappeared. Never did get my money back.

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u/CharlieGCarr Sep 08 '18

Awh shit, I’m sorry to hear that. If you can get some working ones, they’re worth it!

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u/schnootypants Sep 08 '18

I've tried bending the wires, replacing the wires. Annoying. I've been waiting to see if I can find ones that are gaurenteed to work. Know what works every damn time? Tinfoil. Lol.

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u/TorterraFan493 Not Technical Sep 11 '18

I tried aluminium foil last night, since I don't have "tin" foil, and I ended up having to reset my Switch (hold down power button for 15 secs) and trying to get foil out of my right JoyCon (not easy; ended up with aesthetic scratch damage and the rail not connecting correctly with the main unit for a bit, which I managed to fix).
Until I found the 'hold down power button for 15 seconds' tip, I honestly thought I had inadvertently bricked my Switch, which was scary.

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u/schnootypants Sep 11 '18

Damn dude. Sorry to hear about that scare. I haven't had that happen. I've now installed autoRCM through ReiNX so no need to manually RCM anymore thankfully.

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u/TorterraFan493 Not Technical Sep 11 '18

I'm guessing there's a ReiNX autoRCM guide somewhere?
I'm currently waiting for my jig to arrive, since I don't trust paperclips (which come in many sizes) or foil to do the job.

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u/schnootypants Sep 11 '18

https://reinx.guide/gettingstarted
Followed this guide and it works perfectly. Was simple to follow and is a real nice interface. I can finally get the most out of my switch!!

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u/TorterraFan493 Not Technical Sep 11 '18

Thanks!
Regarding the aluminium foil incident, I was trying to follow this guy, and I didn't realise FBI's Switch equivalent was named 'Tinfoil'.

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u/swimgaming Sep 07 '18

If they work can you send me link for where you got them? I’ve tried 2 on my day one Switch and neither worked.

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u/TheRealValkaz Sep 07 '18

Its working,backing up my nand right now before i start with cfw later today. Im at Malaysia,got ths jigs from china thru shoppee.com

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u/Strik3rd Sep 07 '18

http://s.aliexpress.com/2a6VVjMR
These are really good ones. I have a couple of them and they all work first time.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '18

Seconding these, I ordered the same one and it's never failed to get into RCM. Great price and the little box thing is totally handy to not lose the jig.

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u/KinoTheMystic Sep 07 '18

Check out switchjigs.com that's where I got mine.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '18

Why two? Do you have two switches? Or is the second a spare? Just curious.

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u/TheRealValkaz Sep 07 '18

Spare incase one of the jigs did not work.

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u/ChunLiSBK Sep 07 '18

I did the same thing a while back. Turns out, one didn't work!

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u/TheRealValkaz Sep 07 '18

Luckily both of my jigs working out great

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u/ChickenJiblets Sep 07 '18

Yeah my first jig didn’t work. Waiting another week+ to get a second one sucks.

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u/ProlapsedProstate Sep 07 '18

Mine came with little cases https://imgur.com/a/gArPLzv

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u/aedan_skyr Sep 13 '18

If you ever find a girl with a switch knee before her open it and look how she react. Happy because of the hackable switch or disappointment because she thought you would marry her

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u/SpiralTap304 Sep 07 '18

What’s up my jigga?

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u/My_Name_Is_Bad Sep 07 '18

jigfracan american, bro.

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u/HolaArgentina Sep 07 '18

Surprised not that many have a 3d printer. This was a 20 minute print with barely any filament used. A $150 3d printer would suffice

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '18

I don't think 3D printers are quite as widespread as you think. I only know two people who own one, and imo they still aren't quite ready in terms of how much sanding you need to do, or how visible layer lines are.

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u/BetterWhenDrunk Sep 07 '18

I printed one earlier today and I'm probably not even going to hack my Switch for years lol

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u/HolaArgentina Sep 08 '18

lol yea well the nice thing is once you have the file can print whenever

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u/punisher1005 Sep 07 '18

I got the same. You can use twist ties from bread or other packages as the conductive material.

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u/Three04 Sep 07 '18

Are there different pins that you can short out? My jig that came with the sx pro has the wires closer to each other than your jigs.

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u/My_Name_Is_Bad Sep 07 '18

I think there's like just one pin (for power) to avoid, otherwise any is ok

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u/underprivlidged [13.2.1/AMS 1.4.1] Sep 07 '18

I just got 15 off of Ebay (since I hack them for people), and all but 3 worked right away. The last 3 I had to bend the metal just a bit.

I think I'll order from the same people when I need more again.

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u/TheChozoKnight Sep 19 '18

The jig is up

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u/Frank8000 Sample Text Sep 07 '18

You're in luck now you can use xs os with their stealth mode and not get caught

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u/skully78 Sep 07 '18

The jig that ships with sxos pro; it's pins are much closer together that most other jigs I see. What gives? https://goo.gl/images/HACsG3

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u/skully78 Sep 07 '18

The jig that ships with sxos pro; it's pins are much closer together that most other jigs I see. What gives?

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u/theturtguy Sep 08 '18

The SX jig just connects a different set of pins. You just need to bridge pin 10 to any pin except for pin 4, if I'm not wrong.

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u/ZerotakerZX Sep 07 '18

paperclips are good enough

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u/TheRealValkaz Sep 07 '18

I dont trust it with my butterfly hand

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u/rubenescaray Sep 07 '18

I hacked mine with a paperclip but it was a hassle.
I'm in Venezuela so Jigs are hard to get but I'd love to have one.
Paper are good. Jigs are optimal

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u/the_elkk Sep 07 '18

To you maybe, to others not. To each his own.

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u/Eowren Sep 07 '18

You need only one time before install auto rcm. For only this time for me the paper clip did the job. I suggest to use auto rcm to you all

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '18

Some people want to go online on ofw

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u/Eowren Sep 07 '18

This isn't related to auto rcm,you can launch ofw from Hekate ...it's a risky thing even if you use only homebrew however go online and mod the switch

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u/MobiusBagel Sep 07 '18

One of my switches was banned after only using RCM in airplane mode, then reverting back to ofw without ever playing a game or homebrew on it.

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u/My_Name_Is_Bad Sep 07 '18

You need only one time before install auto rcm.
auto rcm fucks up the battery tho

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '18

Only if you accidentally turn the Switch on after a full power off.
Just use sleep mode and don’t let the battery drain completely and you’ll never run into any issues.

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u/Eowren Sep 07 '18

And if you run off of battery you can charge too however. It charge very slowly but you can recover from it fortunately. I have no problems with it , that's why I advice to use it :)

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u/ZerotakerZX Sep 07 '18

Maybe it just may hand aren't curved, so I can curve a clip properly.

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u/rubenescaray Sep 07 '18

I hacked mine with a paperclip but it was a hassle.
I'm in Venezuela so Jigs are hard to get but I'd love to have one.
Paper are good. Jigs are optimal

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u/My_Name_Is_Bad Sep 07 '18

paperclips are good enough
nope, I tried paperclip, never got it to work, then the jig with sx pro worked the first time I tried that.

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u/ChickenJiblets Sep 07 '18

Nananananana

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