Hardware The Do's and Don'ts of Caring for a 3DS

VincentBeasley · Sep 26, 2016

Ok so whats up with the battery? I hear people say to not let it drain all the way but also not to charge it all the time... Which is it? lol

astrangeone · Sep 26, 2016

ThisIsDaAccount said:
Wow that was a really informative post, thanks! I only have a question about one thing- do the hard plastic cases protect the hinge? I've been using duraflexi clear cases for my O3DS and N3DS currently, but they don't cover the hinge, and I think the system I showed in the picture might not have been cracked if I'd protected the hinge (although it was on the inside, so you never know).

From the reviews, I've heard that the duraflexi protectors are less likely to cause scratches (although they've also scratched their fair share of systems) because they're flexible. Even though they're flexible, they protect the system well enough, at least in my experience this past year, except for the hinge, as I've mentioned. Do you ever take the case off to clean the system? And have you experienced any problems with scratching by your clear plastic case? Also, which brand of plastic case do you use?

Also, since you carry your n3ds with you in your purse, how gentle are you with your purse? Because, as I've mentioned, I'm pretty sure that helped crack my system too.

Thanks again!

I like to use the clear/hard plastic cases that don't cover the hinge because I don't like the idea of another hinge to break (I had one on my o3DS before, and the first thing to break was one of the hinges on the clear case). I bought my unbranded case off of Amazon (it's hard to find small n3ds cases here in Canada, most things are made for the XL version). I take my case off semi-frequently (changing games/homebrew) and scratching happens very rarely.

I'm pretty rough with my purse, just slinging it everywhere. My main worry is that I sometimes have heavy objects in my purse (a full thermos, the battery pack), and sometimes they bang into each other. I've also stepped on my system while it was in my purse as well - no damage, which was surprising.

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wolven9 said:
Ok so whats up with the battery? I hear people say to not let it drain all the way but also not to charge it all the time... Which is it? lol

Basically, lithium batteries don't do well with extremes. Don't drain it all the way, and don't charge it all the time either.

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wolven9 said:
Ok so whats up with the battery? I hear people say to not let it drain all the way but also not to charge it all the time... Which is it? lol

Basically, lithium batteries don't do well with extremes. Don't drain it all the way, and don't charge it all the time either.

VincentBeasley · Sep 26, 2016

astrangeone said:
Basically, lithium batteries don't do well with extremes. Don't drain it all the way, and don't charge it all the time either.

So its both? Sounds like a game of "Lets see if we can keep it in the sweet spot" lol. I play mine too often I suppose because if I didn't charge it all the time it would be dead as a door nail xD

Halvorsen · Sep 28, 2016

wolven9 said:
So its both? Sounds like a game of "Lets see if we can keep it in the sweet spot" lol. I play mine too often I suppose because if I didn't charge it all the time it would be dead as a door nail xD

Ehhhhhh. The difference is a few minutes of playtime loss over the course of a few years.

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