Hacking DSTWO heating up in 3DS solution?

[Dyshonest]

Your english is fine, don't worry about it.

It's *possible* (but don't quote me on that) that early models are more prone to overheating, and that the 3DS motherboard got a revision at some point of the system's lifespan - resulting in newer systems overheating less than the earlier launch models.

Of course this is all speculation, the only way to truly know would be to open up a couple 3DS and compare the motherboards to see if there's a difference in chip placement or model number.

It's battery related.
The 3DS, like all Nintendo products, uses an utterly terrible battery. The problem is unlike the other DS models, the backplate is terribly thin. So... the heat will seap through very easily.
The 3DS is also terribly power inefficient.

 

[ric.]

It's battery related.
The 3DS, like all Nintendo products, uses an utterly terrible battery. The problem is unlike the other DS models, the battery isn't covered by anything. It's right there as soon as you take off the backplate... covered by nothing.

The 3DS is also terribly power inefficient.

I remember reading an Iwata Asks interview on the development of the 3DS and they mentioned that the 3D sucked a lot of the system's battery - one of the reasons they shipped the system with a charging dock.
I would've never guessed the battery was the source of the overheating issues, though - that's pretty strange. Kind of makes you wonder how the product passed QC having that kinda flaw. But in a world where Apple ships iPhones and Macboks with batteries that explode after a few months, I guess anything is possible.

 

[RikuKawai]

Mine never heated up either, even after longer play sessions.

I fired up Senran Kagura Burst, which I reckon is a pretty intensive title since it has a habit of running at about 24FPS.
The 3DS got slightly warm near the middle where the processor is, it never gets warm playing anything else.

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I remember reading an Iwata Asks interview on the development of the 3DS and they mentioned that the 3D sucked a lot of the system's battery - one of the reasons they shipped the system with a charging dock.
I would've never guessed the battery was the source of the overheating issues, though - that's pretty strange. Kind of makes you wonder how the product passed QC having that kinda flaw. But in a world where Apple ships iPhones and Macboks with batteries that explode after a few months, I guess anything is possible.

I'm running a modified PowerPak+ (by which I mean I broke the battery connector on my 3DS so I removed the batteries from the PP+ and wired them directly to the motherboard, they sit under the coverplate still.), and it clearly must be more power efficient than the original battery because it doesn't heat up nor did leaving the DSTWO in all day bring my battery level down, it's still at four bars.

 

[ric.]

I'm running a modified PowerPak+ (by which I mean I broke the battery connector on my 3DS so I removed the batteries from the PP+ and wired them directly to the motherboard, they sit under the coverplate still.), and it clearly must be more power efficient than the original battery because it doesn't heat up nor did leaving the DSTWO in all day bring my battery level down, it's still at four bars.

That's impressive, so it is a battery issue after all. I would've never guessed. Glad you managed to solve your overheating problem one way or the other though! A quick Google Search reveals that the Powerpak is rated at 2600mAh while the 3DS' battery is only a measly 1300mAh, so you should get about twice as much battery life than when using a regular 3DS battery.