Very late update, but I was able to fix both of them! I procrastinated really hard on replacing the top screen on the N3DSXL because I thought it wouldn't work, but it did! Very happy with both repairs.
Very late update but I finally got everything working after replacing the top screen, camera, speaker cable, and bottom screen! It was a nightmare but I'm so glad I got everything working in the end.
Hello, I was working on an R button replacement for someone's New 2DS XL. When I removed the old R button, the back solder pads ripped off. I believe there's a way to fix this with solder wire, but I'm just not sure where to run the wire from...
Quick question, I replaced the cart reader board on someone New 3DS (not XL), it won't turn on at all with the new cart reader in. I put the old one back and it turns on, so I know it's not the power button. Is this a normal issue, and is there...
Top screen cabled ripped. I hate these things so much.
I won't vent in a public forum but I will be buying a new top screen cable, waiting for it to show up, and install it, and hopefully this thing will finally be done.
At least now I won't...
Here's a picture of the speaker ribbon cable, you can see the tiny rip on the left. Right now I'm gonna buy:
Speaker cable
Hinge lock and LED diffuser
The speaker cable comes with a 3D slider so I won't need a new one (the old one is messed up)...
Hello, I'm working on someone's 3DS XL. The original problem was that the rear camera didn't work. I replaced the camera which took an insane amount of time and effort, and it was my first time in a while taking off the hinge and rolling the...