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Did you lose or break your original Nintendo Switch charger?
Maybe you bought your console from a friend, minus the power adapter.
Here are some recommendations for safely charging and powering your console in both portable and docked mode.
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Once that chip is fried, the Switch can no longer charge and is effectively dead.
We’ve recommended this portable dock in the past forits utilitarian design and rock-solid reputation.
This goes for both the original Switch andrevised OLED model.
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Related:This Joy-Con Replacement Makes the Switch More Comfortable in Handheld Mode
Charge your switch safely with Nintendo’s official power adapter which connects directly to the Switch or the dock for TV play.
This portable Nintendo Switch dock is about the size of a wall charger and even comes with the USB-C cable required to dock your Switch (but you’ll need to supply an HDMI cable).
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