Gaming Anything I can do about my DS Lite?

[banjo2]

A while back, I opened my DS Lite, although I'm not sure why, maybe to clean the buttons. Anyways, one of the screws had been stripped, so I had to put the system back together. The buttons felt wrong (X and Y were stiff while A and B were soft) but otherwise, it worked normally. A few weeks later though, if would no longer turn on, even with the charger plugged in. Only the orange light would turn on.

Is there anything I can do about this? Or is it just about worthless?

 

[IC_]

A while back, I opened my DS Lite, although I'm not sure why, maybe to clean the buttons. Anyways, one of the screws had been stripped, so I had to put the system back together. The buttons felt wrong (X and Y were stiff while A and B were soft) but otherwise, it worked normally. A few weeks later though, if would no longer turn on, even with the charger plugged in. Only the orange light would turn on.

Is there anything I can do about this? Or is it just about worthless?

If you keep charging it for 15 minutes-1 hour it still doesn't power on?

 

[banjo2]

If you keep charging it for 15 minutes-1 hour it still doesn't power on?

I charged it for nearly an hour (the light had turned off by this point). Still no dice.

 

[IC_]

I charged it for nearly an hour (the light had turned off by this point). Still no dice.

Try reinserting the battery and also try turning it on with the charger connected but no battery inside

 

[banjo2]

Try reinserting the battery and also try turning it on with the charger connected but no battery inside

No difference with either, the light turns off right after plugging it in without the battery.

 

[IC_]

No difference with either, the light turns off right after plugging it in without the battery.

Even if you try really hard to turn it on in the short time when the light is on?
But well it sounds like a blown fuse or maybe even just a broken power switch

 

[banjo2]

Even if you try really hard to turn it on in the short time when the light is on?

Nope

But well it sounds like a blown fuse or maybe even just a broken power switch

The power switch is on the side with the stripped screw, so I don't think there's anything I could do about that without breaking something.

 

[IC_]

Nope

The power switch is on the side with the stripped screw, so I don't think there's anything I could do about that without breaking something.

Maybe try blowing into it

 

[Wii_Shaker]

In my experience the batteries on the DS lite seem to crap out a whole lot more than the other DS models.

Did you buy the DS new or used? If it's used, the previous owner could have taken it apart and messed with some stuff.

Either way, I recommend buying an aftermarket battery if you can figure out how to remove the screw. Probably replace the screw also, lol.