Installing the New 3ds Xl Optimize capture card is brutal.
TLDR only do this if you're a glutton for punishment.
This kit is absolutely insane to install. It makes Ps1digital and Oled modchips look like peaceful mode.
Much of the difficulty comes from questionable design choices.
You have to cut your own flex cable and solder it blindly to 0201 components.
the flex isn't anchored so it stresses out the super brittle joints. I highly recommend tacking the flex to the board with uv resin or something similar to relieve the stress on the components.
Here's the video if you want to check it out. It's nuts, only do it if you want to get pissed off lol
The video is unscripted / raw then edited down so it's pretty long. There's timestamps if you want to skip to the brutal bits
New 3ds XL Capture Kit Install
This kit is absolutely insane to install. It makes Ps1digital and Oled modchips look like peaceful mode.
Much of the difficulty comes from questionable design choices.
You have to cut your own flex cable and solder it blindly to 0201 components.
the flex isn't anchored so it stresses out the super brittle joints. I highly recommend tacking the flex to the board with uv resin or something similar to relieve the stress on the components.
Here's the video if you want to check it out. It's nuts, only do it if you want to get pissed off lol
The video is unscripted / raw then edited down so it's pretty long. There's timestamps if you want to skip to the brutal bits
New 3ds XL Capture Kit Install