Hardware 3DS R button being unresponsive sometimes

[CXNELP]

currently having trouble with the right trigger button being unresponsive sometimes, the odd part is that it's perfectly fine one moment then it randomly becomes unresponsive.

Can someone please explain?

 

[arianadark]

The L and R button are always first to fail sad to say, most likely yours is starting to go.

 

[The Catboy]

Have you tried cleaning them out with some canned air? A little dust can cause a lot of problems

 

[Alex119098]

Blowing into them could be a solution, but a downside would be putting moisture in your trigger buttons and possibly degrading them in the long run

 

[CXNELP]

The L and R button are always first to fail sad to say, most likely yours is starting to go.

what as in degrading?

 

[SirKelly]

Just buy a Replacment button on Ebay they only cost like 2 bucks and swap them

 

[Alex119098]

what as in degrading?

The components in the trigger buttons

 

[CXNELP]

Blowing into them could be a solution, but a downside would be putting moisture in your trigger buttons and possibly degrading them in the long run

yeah i've tried that though it seems to only work sometimes

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Have you tried cleaning them out with some canned air? A little dust can cause a lot of problems

well my 3ds has been sitting under my bed for the past month, though the L button works completely fine

 

[Alex119098]

yeah i've tried that though it seems to only work sometimes

Yeah, just like what @Lilith Valentine said, try using some canned air. That could also work.

 

[The Catboy]

yeah i've tried that though it seems to only work sometimes

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well my 3ds has been sitting under my bed for the past month, though the L button works completely fine

Buttons are weird.
I highly suggest canned air as it won't introduce that much moister to insides of your system.

 

[CXNELP]

air doesnt seem to help it

 

[Ricken]

I usually just moisten a cotton ball with rubbing alcohol and dab it around the edges of my borked button. Works well in my experience

 

[CXNELP]

The components in the trigger buttons

After getting the tools necessary for my 3DS I unscrewed the bottom and gave a look at the components of the r button, completely clean, everything seemed alright but just in case I dismantled it all, reseated the R button cable and reconnected it (really annoying process) and even after doing all that still was exactly the same. So I may just simply order a new R button cable then replace it. Usually i wouldnt bother with something like this since i could always just buy a new 3ds however since this 3DS has special CFW on it and the latest firmware doesnt seem to have a good method of installing CFW yet I'm not going to give up on this 3DS.