So the Circle Pad on my Old 3DS XL is slightly boned - it doesn't register the full range to the left. In other words, if I hold it all the way to the left, it acts like I'm only holding it half-way. Diagonal up-left and down-left work fine.
Shortly before this started, the same thing was happening when holding the Circle Pad down, except in that case, I could feel it getting stuck. It felt like the part of the Circle Pad on the inside on the system was catching on a rim. I wiggled it pretty forcefully and got it moving around just fine again, but the next day I got this problem with holding left. It might be the same issue but I can't feel it getting stuck like I could before.
Anyway, just looking for any tips or suggestions before I try opening up the system. I really don't know what to expect or what to be especially careful about, or what tools might be needed.
Shortly before this started, the same thing was happening when holding the Circle Pad down, except in that case, I could feel it getting stuck. It felt like the part of the Circle Pad on the inside on the system was catching on a rim. I wiggled it pretty forcefully and got it moving around just fine again, but the next day I got this problem with holding left. It might be the same issue but I can't feel it getting stuck like I could before.
Anyway, just looking for any tips or suggestions before I try opening up the system. I really don't know what to expect or what to be especially careful about, or what tools might be needed.
