Hardware Any idea what to do with damaged N3DS MotherBoard????

[DEEP_STEEL]

Hey guys i have this motherboard, which i was trying to HardMod (8 months ago), which failed and a part of it was damaged. The white clip which is used to hold the flex cable is gone and the pins are also little bit damaged so i am no longer able to put flex cable in it and it is no longer usable.

(i bought a replacement motherboard and now my N3DS is working fine)
(and yeah i, myself did not tried to do the hardmod i gave it to an electronics mechanic,which he then damaged 'that' part) .


so i was wondering is there anything that i can do with this motherboard????

(motherboard is not banned and it used to work good before 'that' part was damaged)

 

[DeoNaught]

you could solder the cable directly to the board?

 

[DEEP_STEEL]

you could solder the cable directly to the board?

how to do that.
the flex cable part is so small and there are lot of tiny pins i dont think that it's possible to do it with hands

 

[DeoNaught]

how to do that.
the flex cable part is so small and there are lot of tiny pins i dont think that it's possible to do it with hands

Duh, sorry bout that.

What i mean't

you could get some wires like a flat ribbon cable

Spoiler: Like this

And then solder directly, board to board, you are also going to want to remove the slots.

I hope this makes sense

 

[DEEP_STEEL]

Duh, sorry bout that.

What i mean't

you could get some wires like a flat ribbon cable


And then solder directly, board to board, you are also going to want to remove the slots.

I hope this makes sense

yeah i understood what u ment but do you know which points to solder where????

 

[DeoNaught]

yeah i understood what u ment but do you know which points to solder where????

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[DEEP_STEEL]

 

[Quantumcat]

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[gamesquest1]

Sell it to someone who is able to replace the part, I wouldn't be expecting much for it though, the effort of removing the old one and installing a new connector and the risk that something goes wrong during the process or that there is more stuff damaged on the board would mean I doubt many people would be willing to spend more than a bit of spare change on it as a little side project

 

[ov3rkill]

If you don't like the hassle, you can just save up for a mobo. It's around 50 USD I think.

 

[vb_encryption_vb]

Nothing I want to deal with, for whatever reason, both side of the connector need to be soldered, it's a pain in the ass and you really can't tell wtf your doing with it.

 

[dudephanith]

May i ask where did you buy the motherboard?

 

[vb_encryption_vb]

May i ask where did you buy the motherboard?

ebay or aliexpress has plenty.

 

[DEEP_STEEL]

Sell it to someone who is able to replace the part, I wouldn't be expecting much for it though, the effort of removing the old one and installing a new connector and the risk that something goes wrong during the process or that there is more stuff damaged on the board would mean I doubt many people would be willing to spend more than a bit of spare change on it as a little side project

Nothing I want to deal with, for whatever reason, both side of the connector need to be soldered, it's a pain in the ass and you really can't tell wtf your doing with it.

so i guess i should just throw it away, if it can be of no use cuz i dont think anybody can repair it without using specialized machines for soldering these mini part's....