Should You Buy the KMD Charging Station for the Nintendo Switch Joy Cons?

In this video, we unbox and test out the KMD Charging Station designed to accommodate & charge 4 Joy-Cons for the Nintendo Switch.

I initially didn't understand why people would have more than one set of Joy-Cons myself. I mean, for the price of another set of Joy-Cons, you could get a Pro Controller which I think is a superior way to play. Fast-forward 3 years and here I am, now, with 3 sets of Joy-Cons and needing to charge them up. Enter KMD, who now has a charging base designed to charge 4 Joy-Cons simultaneously, and it has a pretty neat set of features.

The dock features 4 rails for the Joy-Cons to slide into and charge. Next to each rail is a clear tube, for lack of a better word, and under each tube is a colored LED. When a Joy-Con is connected and charging the LED shines red. When you remove the Joy-Con or if it is fully charged, the LED changes colors to green. The way the LED light travels up the tube is super neat looking, I like it a lot!

To connect the Charging Station to power, there is a single USB-C Port on the back of the unit. I appreciate this over a hard-wired solution because you can use whatever length cable you might need, and in the event that the cable becomes damaged, you can easily replace it. There is a USB-C Cable provided in the box, and it is roughly 4-feet long. No power supply is included to keep costs down, so I powered the station by connecting it to the KMD Multi-USB Dock.

When I first connected power and slid in my Joy-Con, the LED turned from green to off. I was a bit shocked at this, as a few seconds later the LED began shining red as normal. When I connected other Joy-Cones, none of the rest of them displayed this same characteristic. In fact, I never ran into this issue again, how weird!

I was able to connect both my OEM and MoKo 3rd Party Joy-Cons to the Charging Station and they all charged up quickly and easily. I had to be sure where I placed the MoKo units, owing to the design of the grips which could interfere with other Joy-Cons in the Charge Station. I just needed to be mindful of how I put things into the charging station, and when I was, it worked flawlessly.

Why it RoX:
- Budget Friendly
- Charges OEM & Aftermarket Joy-Cons
- LED charge indicators look awesome
- USB-C cable included
- Anti-slip base
- Compatible with KMD's own Multi-USB Charge Block

What could be improved:
- Seems like it browned out a bit when initially connecting a Joy-Con (hasn't happened since)
- No power supply included

Should You Buy One?
I've gone from having just the set of Joy-Cons which came with my system to now having 3 complete sets. What I appreciate about this is I can now charge all of my Joy-Cons at the same time in a relatively small footprint. The fact that it worked so well with the MoKo Joy-Cons was a HUGE benefit of this to me as well, as I love being able to have these always charged so I can take them on the go. I was a bit shocked at the initial brown out I ran into upon initial power-up, but it never happened again afterwards. The LEDs are super sharp looking, and overall it just works. In the end, that's all it needs to do and this does it well without breaking the bank If you have more than 1 set of Joy-Cons, this is a great way to keep extra sets powered up.

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