Hardware I am an idiot! Spilled cleaning fluid on 3ds!

[urherenow]

Looks like it's already been covered, but I'll say it again. You REALLY need to take it apart and wash it with alcohol. Preferably 90% Isopropyl or better. Your system may work now, but it's very possible it will corrode to crap in a week or two. Then there is no fixing it.

Edit: @Xenon Hacks Where do you live? In a lot of US cities, it's rather difficult to find 99%. 90 or 95, sure but it's mostly 70 ~ 85 when you look around (not good enough, but certainly better than a corrosive film on your electronics!)

 

[haxan]

Quick update - your suggestion worked! I put it in rice/box/sealed bag and left it overnight and it switched on fine this morning to my delight! I've gone online with it on mario kart and all the screens/buttons etc appear to be working perfectly. So thanks again for your help!

One last question, do you think this will have still damaged the 3ds or shortened it's life span in any way?

cheers,

r

hearing that ur 3ds got fixed kinda made my day lol
i'm glad it works

 

[Xenon Hacks]

Looks like it's already been covered, but I'll say it again. You REALLY need to take it apart and wash it with alcohol. Preferably 90% Isopropyl or better. Your system may work now, but it's very possible it will corrode to crap in a week or two. Then there is no fixing it.

Edit: @Xenon Hacks Where do you live? In a lot of US cities, it's rather difficult to find 99%. 90 or 95, sure but it's mostly 70 ~ 85 when you look around (not good enough, but certainly better than a corrosive film on your electronics!)

I would order it online the highest I could find at a pharmacy was 90%

 

[RitchieRitchie]

Thanks for all the advice guys but as I said I think I'm just going to leave it and if/when it dies I'll be more careful next time.

cheers,

rr