Hi everyone,
Sorry for the person who’s going to read all this !
I'm on a Nintendo Switch Lite, motherboard HDH-CPU-02.
While replacing the left joystick, I had to remove the motherboard to access the connector underneath. When I lifted the LCD connector latch, it broke (the plastic had become brittle over time), so I replaced the entire connector.
During the desoldering of the LCD connector using hot air, three small components located just below the connector (likely 0402 capacitors) came off and remained stuck to the bottom of the connector after removal. None were lost—they simply desoldered.
I tested the original capacitors before removing them and measured a value of 1.1 µF. I replaced them with new 1 µF capacitors (closest I had), but that did not fix the issue.
To be sure the problem wasn’t coming from the connector, I desoldered and resoldered two different LCD connectors, taking my time on each one and checking all the pads and joints carefully. All pins are properly soldered and verified under a microscope, with no visible bridges or cold joints.
Additionally, while using tweezers to hold the board during the desoldering process, I accidentally damaged a small resistor, located just below and to the right of the CPU. It’s a 0201 resistor, and based on my measurements, it seems to be 100 kΩ (marked 1003)—but I’d like confirmation before replacing it.
Current symptoms:
The console boots normally, the backlight works, and I can hear system sounds (menu navigation, button presses, joystick movement). So it seems the console is fully functional internally.
However, the LCD shows no image at all—it stays completely black.
Questions:
1. Does anyone know what the components are just below the LCD connector on the HDH-CPU-02 board?
2. Could these missing capacitors be the reason for the missing image, even though the backlight and system boot are working?
3. Can anyone confirm the correct value of the 0201 resistor located just below and to the right of the CPU? Is it really 100 kΩ?
4. I have a .pcb boardview file for this motherboard, but I do not have schematics, so I can't verify the exact component values or functions.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Sorry for the person who’s going to read all this !
I'm on a Nintendo Switch Lite, motherboard HDH-CPU-02.
While replacing the left joystick, I had to remove the motherboard to access the connector underneath. When I lifted the LCD connector latch, it broke (the plastic had become brittle over time), so I replaced the entire connector.
During the desoldering of the LCD connector using hot air, three small components located just below the connector (likely 0402 capacitors) came off and remained stuck to the bottom of the connector after removal. None were lost—they simply desoldered.
I tested the original capacitors before removing them and measured a value of 1.1 µF. I replaced them with new 1 µF capacitors (closest I had), but that did not fix the issue.
To be sure the problem wasn’t coming from the connector, I desoldered and resoldered two different LCD connectors, taking my time on each one and checking all the pads and joints carefully. All pins are properly soldered and verified under a microscope, with no visible bridges or cold joints.
Additionally, while using tweezers to hold the board during the desoldering process, I accidentally damaged a small resistor, located just below and to the right of the CPU. It’s a 0201 resistor, and based on my measurements, it seems to be 100 kΩ (marked 1003)—but I’d like confirmation before replacing it.
Current symptoms:
The console boots normally, the backlight works, and I can hear system sounds (menu navigation, button presses, joystick movement). So it seems the console is fully functional internally.
However, the LCD shows no image at all—it stays completely black.
Questions:
1. Does anyone know what the components are just below the LCD connector on the HDH-CPU-02 board?
2. Could these missing capacitors be the reason for the missing image, even though the backlight and system boot are working?
3. Can anyone confirm the correct value of the 0201 resistor located just below and to the right of the CPU? Is it really 100 kΩ?
4. I have a .pcb boardview file for this motherboard, but I do not have schematics, so I can't verify the exact component values or functions.
Thanks in advance for any help!
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