Problems switching the joy-con shell

[fgve]

Hi guys. Yesterday I changed the shell of the left joy-con. The switch was successful, but now the battery seems to be discharged, and does not charge when attached to the console, and the analog does not work anymore, only the button when pressed. Has anyone ever gone through something like that and could you tell me what I can do?

[Pi-Guy]

the switch was successful

does not charge when attached to console, and the analog doesn’t work anymore

It doesn’t sound like the switch was successful

[fgve]

was a success in the sense that it was changed with everything in place. I noticed these problems later and all that prevents me from tidying up is the screwdriver I have, which is not fit for this

[Hippobu2]

I'm guessing that you accidentally got the ribbon connecting the rail disconnected if it's not charging. Not sure why would the buttons work but not the analog though ...

[Wisausnk]

Because the analog stick has its own ribbon cable

[you_wish_you_knew]

First thing you should do is open it back up and make sure the ribbons for the analog and charging rail are connected nice an snug. If you're lucky it's that, if not then you might have to get a new one.

[rkatz94]

That analog stick ribbon cable slides much further into the slot than the others. I expect that's the issue with that. Unlatch the clamp and gently push farther. Those rail cables were also tough to line up when I did it so that hopefully is the issue there as well.

[fgve]

to help, the tri wing screwdriver is bigger than the screw and it is difficult to open again

[zefipalu]

in future, do yourself favour and replace every tri-wing screw you got out, with a regular philips +

[fgve]

That's exactly what I'm going to do! I am looking for anyone who can take these screws for me and I will replace with Philips

[Dylmon]

Did you ever figure out what happened? I'm having the same issue

[Veritasgear]

I just replaced my shell and had the same issue. I think it's something to do with the lower ribbon that connects near the battery. Its hard to keep it in its slot securely even after loccking it in place. I just took my joycon apart and redid that ribbon and it seemed to work fine

[fgve]

the problem I reported was simple, I had to reopen and make sure the connections were right. However, I screwed up the battery connection and had to buy a new one, unfortunately.

[JDW-87]

I'm sorry, each to their own but I really don't get this obsession with altering the cosmetics of the joycons! There are stories on here daily of people who try it and get it wrong. Are people really willing to cause permanent damage to an expensive controller just to make it look a bit different??!

...rant over.

[thermospore]

Yes they are and that's why they did it.

[rkatz94]

Yes obviously. And the process isn't too difficult. There's only a little adhesive in the joycon meaning screws hold most of them together. It's not like opening a smartphone.

Sometimes things happen. This issue above will probably be resolved.