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The Nintendo Switch is a handheld game console that can be played on the TV via a docking station, or on the go. Released March 3rd, 2017.

Switch won't turn on

Three weeks ago my son's Switch ended up getting wet. There was a small puddle of water on the table and he accidentally set it in the water. I grabbed it and it had a memory card error on the screen (That is the part of the switch that got wet). So I shut the console off, pulled the card out and then dried everything best I could. We let it dry for a week before turning it on again and everything seemed fine.

Today it won't turn on. The screen is blank and nothing I do changes that. Tried a reset, tried charging it for hours, nothing. Any ideas?

Edit: Finally had time to open it up. There was some slight corrosion to the left of the charging port. I cleaned it up and put everything back together but still nothing.

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Hi Bonnie!

Can be a lot of things to be honest! Can you share some pictures with us? Anyway, it’s for the best to disassemble the Switch and check the motherboard and other components. If you see corrosion, please clean it with isopropyl alcohol! And get everything cleaned again. Then try again to see if it works!

Please let us know how it goes!

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I added a photo. There was a small amount of corrosion in the area between the two blue lines. I cleaned it with alcohol and put everything back together but it's still dead.

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Hi! Yeah, it’s all over the motherboard… please give it a good rub with isopropyl alcohol. Also, the white sticker there went fully red.. this means that the water did hit the motherboard. If you cleaned everything good and it still doesn’t work, you do need a new motherboard I’m afraid :(…

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