Hardware 3ds charger isnt working, LED is flashing

[FamousBug_]

My 3ds back has recently opened and when I try to charge it the LED will flash irreugularly and not charge.

The charger itself is fine, however.

 

[THEGUY3ds]

Charge without battery.

 

[FamousBug_]

Change without battery.

do you mean charge?

 

[THEGUY3ds]

do you mean charge?

I mean take the battery out and put the charger on.

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do you mean charge?

Sorry I missed that mistake.

 

[FamousBug_]

I mean take the battery out and put the charger on.

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Sorry I missed that mistake.

Well ive taken out the battery and now the led isnt turning on.

I have put the charger in

 

[THEGUY3ds]

Well ive taken out the battery and now the led isnt turning on.

I have put the charger in

The metal contacts on the battery could be dirty.

 

[FamousBug_]

The metal contacts on the battery could be dirty.

I have given them a clean and it still isnt charging

 

[THEGUY3ds]

The battery could be dead, try running a electric motor or something on it.

 

[FamousBug_]

The battery could be dead, try running a electric motor or something on it.

I don't have an electric motor

 

[KleinesSinchen]

As far as I know, the 3DS will not operate without a battery.
Try a different charger.
Try a different battery.
If you turn on the 3DS while the charger is plugged in, does the indicator on the screen constantly change between “charging” and “using battery power” as well?
Any effect, if you carefully(!) use a little(!) force to push the charging plug into different directions (loose contact)?

 

[THEGUY3ds]

I don't have an electric motor

Multimeter

 

[FamousBug_]

As far as I know, the 3DS will not operate without a battery.
Try a different charger.
Try a different battery.
If you turn on the 3DS while the charger is plugged in, does the indicator on the screen constantly change between “charging” and “using battery power” as well?
Any effect, if you carefully(!) use a little(!) force to push the charging plug into different directions (loose contact)?

It doesnt swap between, even when the led turns on. I have shuffled the charger about and it doesn't change anything aside from the time between each led flash.

 

[KleinesSinchen]

The things turns on, so the battery is not completely dead. Unfortunately a brief web search did not bring any really helpful results.
Again, even if you think it’s fine, try a different charger. In some cases it helped.
How far did you disassemble the 3DS? Only the back cover?
Edit: found a similar thing. Sadly no solution.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/3ds-xl-charging-light-is-blinking.458970/

 

[FamousBug_]

The things turns on, so the battery is not completely dead. Unfortunately a brief web search did not bring any really helpful results.
Again, even if you think it’s fine, try a different charger. In some cases it helped.
How far did you disassemble the 3DS? Only the back cover?
Edit: found a similar thing. Sadly no solution.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/3ds-xl-charging-light-is-blinking.458970/

that is as far as i disassembled the 3ds

 

[KleinesSinchen]

that is as far as i disassembled the 3ds

And that should not have done any harm. Hmmh. No idea.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/gamepad-charging-led-flashing-and-screen-pulsing-when-charging.447902/

All that is left, is the process of elimination: Use your battery and your charger on a different (new) 3DSXL. If that works, the problem must be inside the console.

 

[FamousBug_]

And that should not have done any harm. Hmmh. No idea.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/gamepad-charging-led-flashing-and-screen-pulsing-when-charging.447902/

All that is left, is the process of elimination: Use your battery and your charger on a different (new 3DSXL). If that works, the problem must be inside the console.

Well im on the old 3ds, I am gonna leave it for now and think about it later.
Thanks for the advice, much appreciated.