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The Nintendo Switch motherboard has some capacitors commonly referred to as "CPU capacitors" which when shorted are (or can be) an indicator that the CPU itself is dead.
The Nintendo Switch motherboard has some capacitors commonly referred to as "CPU capacitors" which when shorted are (or can be) an indicator that the CPU itself is dead.



Latest revision as of 14:19, 13 January 2024

Nintendo Switch CPU capacitors
Type Circuit
Device(s) Nintendo Switch
Difficulty ◉◌◌◌ Easy

The Nintendo Switch motherboard has some capacitors commonly referred to as "CPU capacitors" which when shorted are (or can be) an indicator that the CPU itself is dead.

HAC-001 and HAC-001(-01)

M92T36

M92T36 has a capacitor next to it which when shorted is very commonly associated with a dead CPU.

M92T36 CPU Capacitor
M92T36 CPU Capacitor

SOT-323-6 IC near MAX17050

This IC has a capacitor next to it which when shorted can indicate a dead CPU

CPU capacitor next to the SOT-323-6 IC near MAX17050
CPU capacitor next to the SOT-323-6 IC near MAX17050