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Mandalore76 on 09 January 2019
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DonFerrari said:
Mandalore76 said:

The Dock is what charges the system.  "2nd Switch Set" doesn't come with the dock or the AC cable, because it is assumed the Buyer has both of these things from "their 1st Switch Set".  In the US, they do sell standalone docks for separate TV's.  I bought 1 to keep at my parent's home whom I visit frequently, and for travel.  It's much more convenient than lugging any of my other consoles around.  But, that doesn't change what the "2nd Switch Set" is.

You can use a regular usb cable and power outlet. You don't need the dock to charge. Also haven't seem the dock standalone yet, thanks to saying it is already being sold.

 

No problem.  It wasn't a secret.  The extra dock has been available in the US since over a year before the "2nd Switch Set" came out in Japan.  I bought a 2nd Dock for my Switch on June 15, 2017.  It was announced on April 17, 2017 for release in May.  The "2nd Switch Set" wasn't announced in Japan until May 23, 2018.  

Also, not using the Dock manufactured by Nintendo has led a number of people bricking their systems trying to charge the Switch with cheaper cables.