Use 3rd Party Dock To Charge Your Switch Lite! Should You Buy The Nintendo Adjustable Charge Stand
856In this video, we unbox and test out the Adjustable Charging Stand for the Nintendo Switch & Switch Lite, & show you how to modify third-party docks to be compatible with a Nintendo Switch Lite.
The Nintendo Switch Lite is an incredibly versatile device. It plays practically the entire Switch library in a more portable size. One of the downsides of the Switch Lite is the fact that it does not include any sort of charging stand. Also, out of the box, it is not directly compatible with third-party docks designed for the original Nintendo Switch. Nintendo themselves have released an adjustable charging stand, designed to eliminate this issue.
For about $20 at most retailers, the Adjustable Charging Stand not only provides a solid base for you to charge your Switch, but it also gives you the ability to charge and play in tabletop mode. The Stand has one port on the side, a USB c port, and this is for the AC adapter to provide power to your system.
The back of the stand features the adjustable kickstand, for lack of a better term. You can actually adjust the angle of the Switch fairly greatly, from almost straight up and down to nearly laying completely flat. Two small rubber feet have been added to the bottom of the base, providing a slip-free platform
Charging your Switch from the adjustable stand is extremely easy. Connect your power supply, I recommend sticking with Nintendo OEM power supplies to avoid any voltage or current issues, and simply insert your Switch or Switch Lite on to the stand and you're done.
One thing this stand made obvious to me is the fact that Nintendo made deliberate design choices on the Switch Lite to ensure that it would not be compatible with existing third-party docks for the Switch. There are two small dimples on either side of the USB-C port on the original Switch. Those are missing from the Switch Lite. When you place a Switch Lite into a current third-party dock, the Hyperkin S64 for example which has those two dimples, the USB-C connector cannot fully reach inside the Switch Lite to provide power. There's a way around that, however.
Using a side cutter, a flush cutter, or Xacto knife, you can actually trim those dimples off of your older Switch dock. This will allow your Switch Lite to sit flush inside your dock and use it as a charging stand. I did this with several Switch docks, all of them worked perfectly.
Why it RoX:
- Provides a better charging solution for the Nintendo Switch Lite
- Very small and compact
- Extremely portable
- Compatible with both original Switch and Switch Lite
- Infinitely adjustable kickstand
What could be improved?
- This should have been included in the box with a Nintendo Switch Lite
- AC adapter not included
- No USB port for external accessories
- Nintendo should have not changed the mold on the bottom of the Switch Lite, making it incompatible with third-party docks already out there
Should you buy one?
I see this one is fairly tough. When I bought this I didn't realize why my Switch Lite would not work with my existing docks just for charging, I do now. Part of the reason I realized that is because of purchasing this stand. This really should have been something included with the Switch Lite, the fact it wasn't is very disappointing. It's also disappointing that they did not integrate a USB port for using wired third-party controllers and accessories. If you have a spare Switch dock that you don't mind modifying as I demonstrated, there's not much of a need to purchase this. As it is, for only $20, it's an okay standalone purchase in my opinion.
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