Posted this on this topic, figured I'd make it a post of its own for ease of finding...
Ok...
So I did a bit more work, and I'm quite pleased with how it came out. Please excuse the quality of the pictures though as I was taking them with my camera. Also, there are no disassembly pictures of the 3 in 1, only the result of it being out of the case. One note of caution, the rumble part of it is attached to the case by a sticky foam, so exercise care when opening the case. I used a small flat head screwdriver to pry it up from the plastic it was attached to.
1. Get the 3 in 1 out of its case.
2. Take the M3 Perfect case apart. Notice the 2 circled areas?
I removed the plastic from both of these, as seen below, using a exacto-knife. This was so that the rumble mechanism could better inside the case. Also, on the right picture, the area circled in cyan, I shaved off just a small bit of this after I had already put it back together (I took it apart again though first, of course
). That plastic part was sitting right on a piece of the 3 in 1 and it just didnt sit right with me. I have no clue if this is necessary, but the card did seem to go in a bit easier after I did it.
3. I placed the 3 in 1 inside the M3 Perfect case as shown below:
4. I used a small piece of plastic (a left over piece from a nerf gun mod project a few weeks back) that I super glued in to brace the right side of the cart. The left side was already held in by one of the tabs not removed from the M3 case.
5. I gave the glue a bit to set then put it back together. I then put it in my DS, fired up Rudolph's 3 in 1, and crossed my fingers. It booted up without a hitch.
Well, thats about it. Overall it was a really easy modification/transplant/whatever and I'm very please with it. The cart works flawlessly. The only thing I wish I could have done was gone out and purchased some double sided sticky foam tape to replace the stuff that came with it, as it got a bit non-sticky after me handling it so much.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to send me a PM.
Hope this helps,
~Beta
Ok...
So I did a bit more work, and I'm quite pleased with how it came out. Please excuse the quality of the pictures though as I was taking them with my camera. Also, there are no disassembly pictures of the 3 in 1, only the result of it being out of the case. One note of caution, the rumble part of it is attached to the case by a sticky foam, so exercise care when opening the case. I used a small flat head screwdriver to pry it up from the plastic it was attached to.
1. Get the 3 in 1 out of its case.
2. Take the M3 Perfect case apart. Notice the 2 circled areas?
I removed the plastic from both of these, as seen below, using a exacto-knife. This was so that the rumble mechanism could better inside the case. Also, on the right picture, the area circled in cyan, I shaved off just a small bit of this after I had already put it back together (I took it apart again though first, of course
3. I placed the 3 in 1 inside the M3 Perfect case as shown below:
4. I used a small piece of plastic (a left over piece from a nerf gun mod project a few weeks back) that I super glued in to brace the right side of the cart. The left side was already held in by one of the tabs not removed from the M3 case.
5. I gave the glue a bit to set then put it back together. I then put it in my DS, fired up Rudolph's 3 in 1, and crossed my fingers. It booted up without a hitch.
Well, thats about it. Overall it was a really easy modification/transplant/whatever and I'm very please with it. The cart works flawlessly. The only thing I wish I could have done was gone out and purchased some double sided sticky foam tape to replace the stuff that came with it, as it got a bit non-sticky after me handling it so much.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to send me a PM.
Hope this helps,
~Beta
