Nintendo Switch CPU capacitors

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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