Mummelmann on 03 October 2020
| Cougarman said: Nintendo's Japan twitter says to charge your battery every six months or the battery could die, and your was not charged for a year, it is highly likely that you may have to replace the battery. "To recap some basic chemistry, batteries generate charge through an electrochemical reaction. While using the battery drains power quickly, batteries on standby still bleed power, albeit much more slowly. Left on their own for too long, batteries can lose the minimum charge required to kickstart their chemical reactions, meaning you’ll probably have to replace it. And replacing Switch batteries is a pain, even for tech-savvy gamers." https://www.tomsguide.com/uk/news/nintendo-switch-charge-six-months |
Well, shit. That sounds like a hassle and-a-half. How much will this cost me? I never thought about keeping it charged, I'm not used to handheld devices like this one, but I should have gathered from how batteries work in general. I'll try to leave it charging overnight just in case, maybe I'll get lucky. I did read about others on forums who managed to get it started again!
