Hardware DS lite power switch

boortok666 · Mar 8, 2024

I managed to burn out the power point pad arrowed in picture on my DS Lite that point is now black. I have a new power switch arriving in a couple of days, will it work if I just solder it straight in, or will I need to solder an that pad to an alternative point?

JuanMena · Mar 8, 2024

You burned all pads... No it won't work unless you solder them to vias.

boortok666 · Mar 9, 2024

I only burnt out one pad, It's the one in picture with arrow pointing to it and a + below it, a 3 above it and R12 to the right
of it and the black circle round it . Is there a via point for this pad please...Thanks

rvtr · Mar 13, 2024

boortok666 said:
I managed to burn out the power point pad arrowed in picture on my DS Lite that point is now black. I have a new power switch arriving in a couple of days, will it work if I just solder it straight in, or will I need to solder an that pad to an alternative point?

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You're in luck! You only ruined a ground pad. Just run a wire from that pin on the power switch to any other ground pad on the board.

boortok666 · Mar 17, 2024

rvtr said:
You're in luck! You only ruined a ground pad. Just run a wire from that pin on the power switch to any other ground pad on the board.

Oh well looks like it is totally mucked up now pads 2 and 4 gone...Have another new power switch,Is there any way I can connect it so ds powers on and off with switch...where to solder?
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rvtr · Mar 17, 2024

Pads 2 and 3 are connected so as long as you have at least one then you don't need to do anything. Here's a really terrible diagram of how the switch is layed out. (it's 5:38am and I'm getting ready to sleep lol)

So your only problem is the same as before. Solder a wire from pin 4 on the switch to ground and everything should work.

boortok666 · Mar 17, 2024

rvtr said:
Pads 2 and 3 are connected so as long as you have at least one then you don't need to do anything. Here's a really terrible diagram of how the switch is layed out. (it's 5:38am and I'm getting ready to sleep lol)
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So your only problem is the same as before. Solder a wire from pin 4 on the switch to ground and everything should work.

Ok so managed to connect pin 1 to orange and have tried pin 2 to ground and also tried pin 4 to ground and with both as soon as I put in battery ds turns on but when I push switch up to turn off it stays on...How do I get it to turn of again without pulling battery?

rvtr · Mar 17, 2024

boortok666 said:
Ok so managed to connect pin 1 to orange and have tried pin 2 to ground and also tried pin 4 to ground and with both as soon as I put in battery ds turns on but when I push switch up to turn off it stays on...How do I get it to turn of again without pulling battery?

I have no idea what you mean by "connect pin 1 to orange".

boortok666 · Mar 17, 2024

I mean on reverse of board theres PWSW, red ,orange ,green. pads...also tried soldering pin1 on switch to original pin 1 on board but did not turn on...so at a bit of a loss

rvtr · Mar 17, 2024

boortok666 said:
I mean on reverse of board theres PWSW, red ,orange ,green. pads...also tried soldering pin1 on switch to original pin 1 on board but did not turn on...so at a bit of a loss

The pin one via goes to PWSW, not orange.

boortok666 · Mar 19, 2024

thanks rtvr for all help but motherboard now useless due to my incompetent soldering skills so looking to get second hand working nds lite

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