Hardware DS Backlight Buzz/Low Quality

[gudenau]

My Nintendo DS has had an issue with its backlight for a while and I can't find much information on how to fix it. The top screen makes an awful buzzing sound that is just as harsh as, if not worse than CRTs. When the top screen is making this awful sound the image quality is also severally degraded to the point where you can hardly use it, not that you would want to with the sound.

I don't want to just replace the backlight with a factory one if possible, I don't want to have this happen again.

 

[Pk11]

Have you tried adjusting the screen potentiometers? I've not heard of them causing buzzing, but that visually looks like incorrect potentiometer. They're under the battery door, they look like philips screws and there's one for each screen.

 

[gudenau]

Have you tried adjusting the screen potentiometers? I've not heard of them causing buzzing, but that visually looks like incorrect potentiometer. They're under the battery door, they look like philips screws and there's one for each screen.

What size is the screw? I can't seem to get it to look right or stop buzzing by putting a philups or JIS 1/0/00.

 

[Pk11]

What size is the screw? I can't seem to get it to look right or stop buzzing by putting a philups or JIS 1/0/00.

I think JIS 00 or JIS 0, probably actually a bad screen/backlight then...

 

[gudenau]

I think JIS 00 or JIS 0, probably actually a bad screen/backlight then...

How could I fix it/get it fixed?

 

[Pk11]

How could I fix it/get it fixed?

I'd just buy a parts console and replace it from that. I've never seen this issue before so I wouldn't be worried about it happening again unless the screen isn't the cause.

 

[gudenau]

I'd just buy a parts console and replace it from that. I've never seen this issue before so I wouldn't be worried about it happening again unless the screen isn't the cause.

I suppose a capture card and no backlight would "fix" it. :V

 

[gudenau]

@Pk11 Update on the whole top screen thing, it still buzzes with the backlight turned off.