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    Hacking DS Lite powers on but won't charge - diagnosis?

    For anyone else who comes onto this thread: the part is called a ds "em10". I googled and found it on WiiSing ordered the part from wiising. Weeks passed, then months. It never came: -1 wiising. I dug up the DS again and made a more determined effort to find out what was wrong. I found...
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    Hacking DS Lite powers on but won't charge - diagnosis?

    PS: well done on the diagnosis. V. impressive. Now I have to order a part and wait... Apparently, it's a filter (?? to make sure input power is clean?). They only cost a couple of dollars if you want to resurrect your old one! Other people have just bridged the connections with wires. Mebi...
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    Hacking DS Lite powers on but won't charge - diagnosis?

    I will check. I did have a bit of trouble with the case, but tried my best not to force it. Hmmm... mine does look like it has a crack in it. Seems to be labeled EM10 :-(
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    Hacking DS Lite powers on but won't charge - diagnosis?

    Recently swapped cases on DS lite. I charged the battery in its old case before swapping them over. Now they're swapped the battery refuses to charge. There is no light when I plug it in. However, if I plug it in I can still turn it on and play it (LED is Red). Much searching suggests it is...