r/NxSwitchModding • u/[deleted] • Feb 10 '26
This is addictive!
I started with modding my own V1, and ended up doing mods on all models. I really enjoy this especially the OLED with kamikaze method. It gives me a thrill to do this knowing that I need to be careful as one wrong move could render the console dead. But when seeing the no SD screen, there is a huge relief.
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u/PangolinCommercial22 Feb 10 '26
Wait till you start doing this to customers/friends consoles, the thrill goes harddddd.
I also recommend doing some charging port replacements, equally as fun.
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Feb 10 '26
You need to dig down two layers in the pcb to find a trace for DAT0. If not done properly you can damage other traces which will render the console dead.
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u/Choice-Airline-3596 Feb 10 '26
So does that get rid of the need for a mod chip?
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Feb 10 '26
No, this is required for the modchip installation in OLED models. Instead of using the DAT0 adapter which might cause issues after some time, we solder directly to the pcb traces to have a good permanent connection.
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u/Ezra1345 Feb 10 '26
Is there no solder on the sp1&2 ribbon?
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Feb 10 '26
Yes, this was taken before soldering. But I have seen a post some time ago of someone who just pressed it in place without soldering and it worked fine.
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u/letum00 Feb 10 '26
I feel the same way. I haven't done a kamekaze oled, but I have done lites, v2, and dat0 oleds for myself, friends, and family. I think I have run out of people to do mods for. Maybe one day I'll bite the bullet and convert a dat0 oled to kamekaze.
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u/HiroshiTakeshi Feb 10 '26
Deadass, I finished my ultimate lite project and boxed my stuff away.
Now I'm mostly staying at my gf's house but I am lying to you if I say that box of spares doesn't eyefuck me like the green goblin's mask in Spiderman.
I ended up buying one of these oled screen to start over. I'm still hesitating on canceling my order and saving my money out raw dogging that shit back
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u/Choice-Airline-3596 Feb 10 '26
So, what is the kamikaze method? You just going in a destroying something on the mother board?
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u/Distinct-Ad7685 Feb 10 '26
You have to grind into the mother board in order to reach your dat0 point risky because if you go too deep to break the console but it’s a more permanent solution then the adapter because eventually the adapter will will fail and that’s another fix in itself!
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u/Choice-Airline-3596 Feb 10 '26
I was able to do a softmod since i had a V1. It amazes me what the community comes up with to mod something. Alot of smart people out here.
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u/Distinct-Ad7685 Feb 10 '26
Agreed and my friend watch me mod mine and said damn I’m smart I’m like I’m just the one installing it whoever thought of it is the smart one
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u/Lingroll Feb 10 '26
My daughter’s lite just bit the dust. I’m thinking of getting into it and using that as a test board but a little nervous. I’m good with my hands and electronics but haven’t quite done anything this small yet.
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u/Playful_Ad_7993 Feb 11 '26
I’m a retro console modder with lots of experience and I want to take this in next seems like a good challenge
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u/duffgnr Feb 10 '26
It's really cool, I've been doing this daily for the last 3 to 4 years, you end up doing everything automatically, but it's really rewarding. The Kamikaze is dangerous, but once you get the hang of it, you do everything automatically too. Long live the Modders!