So my Switch's Power Cord just died after six months of use...

[Ganoncrotch]

SammyGiireal said:

Ganoncrotch said:
you're looking at such a small sample pool here on VGchartz that you're not really going to be getting a proper slice of the near 20m switch consoles sold, google suggests some people have had issues with them along with people bringing up the fact that a single youtuber suggested that 3rd party accessories can be programed to brick your Switch by Nintendo... I would take both with a grain of sensationalised salt.

Obviously things like older phone chargers won't work well with the Dock for the Switch as they generally don't give the same power, but I cheap phone charger next to my bed as my portable mode charger while my official one stays plugged into the dock, not had any issues with it and a few thousand hours of gaming.

The one thing I will say though, and this is true of all electronic devices, do not ever use your Switch console while you are charging it in handheld mode, the same goes for tablets and phones, the charging ports on these devices and the cable connectors are not designed to be used while you are flexing them back and forth and those charger ports/cables can easily be damaged if you are resting the systems weight on the cable on your chest or so while playing, generally plug the device in to charge, then when you're using it plug it out, doesn't matter so much nowadays if it hasn't charged fully, you'll do a whole lot more damage to a piece of equipment by using it while the cable is connected than you will charging it 50% then playing a few games then charging it again when you're done.

Very informative post. I agree I only charged the device on rest mode or when it was off. Again maybe I got a faulty one as you say. The Walmart brand one has the same specs as the official one so perhaps it is safe for the dock long term. I do hope it lasts longer than the official one though.

The cool thing is, more and more devices are using USB-C for charging now because of its quick charging ability compared to Micro USB so in the next few years those chargers will be cheaper and cheaper so if you get another year out of this one, by the time you're replacing it again you'll find the cost is down even more again.

If you look around now even you see cables (not the complete plug so you would still need a USB-C compatible charging port) for buttons on places like Amazon, https://www.amazon.co.uk/BrexLink-Certified-Charger-Charging-Nintendo-Gray/dp/B0722DMYTN/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1536037222&sr=8-4&keywords=switch+charging+cable 2 pack there for £7 would almost pick up a pack myself just to have one stuck onto my PC if I wanted to charge the Switch from that heh.

If it's working fine now in the dock it will likely work perfectly with it long term, my phone cable just immediately brings up that "this cable is trash" message if I try to use it with the dock, but does work for portable like I said.