Hacking Hitting SR1->VR when not flashing?

[TheVirus]

I'm getting my Super Key tomorrow, I hope, and I just wanted to practice flashing. I stuck a nail with some tin foil on it (rusty nail, plus tiny tip) and wiggled it around and the DS never turned off. Is there some way to practice?

Here are a few pics of what I've done so far.

Sorry for the huge pics, Nikon 7600

. I took a sliver of paper to block the other side so there's *hopefully* no chance of hitting VR. I was trying to hit it without the paper in there and the DS never turned off.

 

[Renegade_R]

There really isn't a way to practice...what i simply suggest is to make sure you isolate the nail

 

[Nalif]

Not only is there pretty much no way to practice, but doing so is actually bad for your DS's health. If you actually make a short, you can brick your DS by blowing something internally.

 

[TheVirus]

I have a 2 year replacement plan on Best Buy, so if I brick it I can just swap it for a new one. It's all good.

 

[lenselijer]

Try to use a gamecube screw, i read its a perfect fit for the sl1 point

 

[TheVirus]

I don't own a Gamecube, I haven't owned a console since the Dreamcast and that I sold to my RA when I was in college

I haven't owned a handheld since the original Gameboy and that I lost when I lost Metroid, I was sad. I still miss that game