It's been a few years since Nintendo Switch was released, but isn't there anything that makes FAN sound louder than before, or that the main body has become hot?
There is a small FAN inside the Switch body, and the internal temperature control is done by the FAN rotates inside.
FAN is attached to the same such as a laptop, but maintenance such as cleaning and grease up when the main body comes to have heat, Switch is the same if you are worried about the symptoms as described above, why not try maintenance such as cleaning of FAN and grease replacement once?
Because the sound of FAN is not the volume that can be heard even if you are playing a game, if you clearly feel that the noise or the sound other than the game is loud, it is better to maintain it in the sense of using Switch for a long time.
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Let's remove the Joycon attached to both sides first because we will continue to disassemble the Switch!
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All disassemblies are done from the back, but the screw in the red circle part is removed with the screwdriver first.
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I was able to remove the screw, but please keep it so as not to lose it so as not to remove the screw further in the future.
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This is the dock connector side, but there are two screws, so I will remove it.
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This is the upper side, but the screw is removed.
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There is a screw in the part where micro SD is inserted, but it is a place that tends to forget unexpectedly.
Let's open the lid by hand and remove the screw with the screwdriver.
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Here is the part to insert the Joycon, but there are five screws.
Remove all screws with a screwdriver.
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If you can remove all the screws, the parts will come off slightly for the image, but it will not come off completely, so it will be okay for the time being.
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It is the Joycon part on the other side.
Because it becomes the same method as decomposition, let's remove the screw in the same manner as before.
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The parts come off slightly in the same way, but for the time being, this is also okay as it is.
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It is possible to lift the back cover as shown in the image when all screws up to the above process can be removed.
I try to cause it gradually from the dock connector side (charge part), but if there is a hard part on the way, please check again because there is a possibility of forgetting to remove the screw.
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It was possible to remove the back cover from the main body.
Decomposition gradually becomes complicated from here, so let's perform the decomposition while checking the structure.
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The inner motherboard is protected by the iron shield.
First of all, it becomes from the process of removing this shield, but it is fixed to the main body with several screws.
Let's remove the screw of the red circle part.
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This is the bottom right.
Let's remove the screw as before.
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This part is a micro SD outlet, but be careful not to damage the base when removing the screw.
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This is the upper left.
Let's remove the screw in the same way.
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There is a screw in the FAN in the middle, so don't forget to remove it.
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The base of the previous micro SD is connected to the motherboard by a connector.
It is possible to remove the connector by inserting the tool from the bottom as shown in the image and lifting it upward.
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It is possible to remove it easily if you wake up the base of micro SD as it is.
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If you can remove all the base and screws of the micro SD, you can remove the silver plate.
We haven't done half of the decomposition so far, so be especially careful about the decomposition from here on.
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Be sure to remove the battery connector before removing the FAN.
If you proceed with the disassembly without doing this, there is a possibility of short-circuiting, and it may lead to serious failure, such as the power does not turn on, so be careful.
I think that you can check the battery as soon as you can remove the silver plate, but the part enclosed in the red frame is where the battery connector is connected to the motherboard.
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It is possible to remove the connector by inserting the plastic tool down as shown in the image and lifting it up.
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Now i was able to cut off the electricity from the Switch body.
From here, we will enter the decomposition of the FAN side.
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FAN is structurally set with heat sink (copper color).
Grease is applied to the heat sink side, but it is removed at the same time.
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Because the upper part of the heat sink is fixed to FAN by tape, it peels off as shown in the image.
There are three screws where the grease on the lower side is painted, so let's use the screwdriver.
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After that, you can remove the heat sink if you try to wake up from under the tool.
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The heatsink could be removed.
If you want to grease up, wipe the old grease with tissue paper and apply the grease anew.
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It will be a place that has nothing to do with FAN exchange, but fan is not able to be removed by the fact that there is this foundation.
Lift the red-circled screw and arrow connector from the bottom to the top.
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Then, it is possible to avoid the base with the earphone jack like this, but first remove three screws of the red circle part.
There is a connector in the arrow part, but it comes to be able to remove it by sliding the cable after causing the brown claws on the right side of the connector.
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It was possible to remove the FAN from the main body.
There are feathers inside the FAN, but there is a lot of dust that has never been maintained.
In addition, it is possible to disassemble the FAN, but cleaning is possible if it is possible to this state.
You can use air dusters sold at consumer electronics retailers to remove dust, or rub feathers with a soft toothbrush to easily remove dust.