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    Hardware Help Finding New 3DS Capacitor Value

    On the off chance there's a google time traveler looking for this answer, I bought another ds for parts and checked that capacitor value. My multimeter says it's 0.14mF. Unfortunately, my multimeter's sensitivity is only rated for milifarads, and this capacitor's value appears to be measured in...
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    Hardware New 3DS Home Button Broken

    I'm doing the same repair now. Did you solder the wire to both pads in the red box, or just one? I'm actually on attempt 2 of this repair. I lifted the lower capacitor in the red box last time I tried, and had to order a broken new 3ds to cannibalize for parts. Do you have any advice for...
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    Hardware Help Finding New 3DS Capacitor Value

    I broke the home button connector off my new 3ds (not xl) motherboard some time ago. I was trying to solder a workaround into place and attached some magnet wire to the capacitor (circled in red below) according to recommendations in a thread that I cannot link because I'm a new member. Being...
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