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tsukimaru replied to the thread Hardware *Project* Replacing a failing RAM chip on a New 3DS XL.Another update, just found the right size of solder balls for the job. It's 0.30mm and it's the perfect size for it. I couldn't find any stencil for the life of me which means this is the go to method for now. Since this is a new skill for me... -
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tsukimaru replied to the thread Hardware *Project* Replacing a failing RAM chip on a New 3DS XL.Little update: I decided to go and grab a donor board to see if the ram module was indeed epoxied or not and guess what... It isn't. It appears it's just the cpu which for the purposes of my fix is perfect. That means I can easily and reliably...
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tsukimaru replied to the thread Hardware *Project* Replacing a failing RAM chip on a New 3DS XL.Still, that would suggest that I'd need to do a reballing just to be sure the connection is solid. The console has humidity that I could find, but I'm concerned that the epoxy won't let me lift it even if heated
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tsukimaru replied to the thread Hardware *Project* Replacing a failing RAM chip on a New 3DS XL.Ram, sorry about the confusion I edited the comment
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tsukimaru posted the thread Hardware *Project* Replacing a failing RAM chip on a New 3DS XL in Nintendo 3DS.As the title says, I'm looking for resources on replacing the RAM module on a japanese New 3DS XL I just got. The console boots to menu, but then freezes after a few seconds. I got into the Nintendo hb discord group and the guys were very kind to...
