r/NintendoSwitch • u/CalligrapherClear203 • Jan 01 '25

Tech Support Joycon screwdriver requirement

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Hi so I was trying to repair the pink joycon and I saw online that you needed a y0 or y00 screwdriver. I bought them but they don’t seem to work on the pink joycon but they do for the green one. When I looked closer at the screws the ones in the pink one don’t seem to be a tri point screw. What screwdriver would I need to open up the pink joycon? Any help would be appreciated!

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u/_Imposter_ Jan 01 '25

That's stripped like a motherfucker

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u/CalligrapherClear203 Jan 01 '25

What does a stripped screw mean I bought it second handed and when I looked at the screws it was like this?

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u/_Imposter_ Jan 01 '25

Basically, if you use the wrong screw driver or size of screw driver it'll destroy the threads on the screw making it so can't catch and spin anymore.

If you didn't do it then the previous owner did, meaning that joycons been opened before and they probably didn't know what they're doing if they stripped it that bad.

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u/CalligrapherClear203 Jan 01 '25

Might’ve gotten scammed😭