My stylus is trapped

[aiRWaLKRe]

No help here from me but my styli never want to stay in my dsi :/ I have the complete opposite problem. But a little wd-40 might help I wouldn't spray it right on the ds. I might spray it onto something then use a cotton swab to apply it around the stylus port, would help from getting the stuff all over the ds when you spray it.

 

[iluvfupaburgers]

just use some scissors to pull it out

 

[Joe88]

Call nintendo before you try anything

and tell them an unlicensed stylus got stuck inside the ds?

you might as well tell them your R4 is also stuck and wont eject while your on there

 

[Tanas]

If all else fails, drill a small hole in it so you can put a small screw in the hole and pull it out with a pair of pliers.

 

[LeoSan]

you can try taking the case off, it's not too hard and you should be able to access the stylus

but do this at your own risk

This would be the most effective method.

If you're not sure about it then try to force it to come out.
I'm sure that it would most likely damage the stylus holder itself though (if it's not already?).

Also, your camera is focusing in the background

, we can barely see the Stylus. Those leaves on the moss look cristal clear though

 

[dsfanatic5]

What I can't understand is that this problem was a result of dropping the DS, yet there doesn't seem do be any damage to the system in the picture. This must've been a one-in-a-million accident.

If a flathead driver won't budge it, then it's a permanent part of your DS. Too bad, cause those stylus' are really nice.

 

[Julian Sidewind]

I guess a magnet wouldn't work?

 

[LeoSan]

What I can't understand is that this problem was a result of dropping the DS, yet there doesn't seem do be any damage to the system in the picture.
There is probably some damage to the outer plastic, but with the DS out of focus is hard to tell. I think a short fall wouldn't damage the system much, but could surely have embed a custom metal (?) stylus in the plastic holder.

QUOTE(Julian Sidewind @ Oct 19 2010, 05:00 AM) I guess a magnet wouldn't work?

It could get the stylus out but wouldn't a strong magnet be dangerous to the DS itself?

 

[Schlupi]

What I can't understand is that this problem was a result of dropping the DS, yet there doesn't seem do be any damage to the system in the picture.
There is probably some damage to the outer plastic, but with the DS out of focus is hard to tell. I think a short fall wouldn't damage the system much, but could surely have embed a custom metal (?) stylus in the plastic holder.

QUOTE(Julian Sidewind @ Oct 19 2010, 05:00 AM) I guess a magnet wouldn't work?

It could get the stylus out but wouldn't a strong magnet be dangerous to the DS itself?

No, actually. the DS has stereo speakers which contain magnets in them... that touch the other side all the time. That is actually how Sleep Mode works -- by the magnet sensitivity from the bottom portion of the DS.

check this out.

 

[Schizoanalysis]

Just force it out.


Don't use liquid/lubricant, you might short your system. The stylus holder is open, not closed.

 

[Schlupi]

Just force it out.


Don't use liquid/lubricant, you might short your system. The stylus holder is open, not closed.

I agree. I said this already as well, not to use lubricant. I hope the TC follows that.

 

[Terminator02]

you can try taking the case off, it's not too hard and you should be able to access the stylus

but do this at your own risk

This would be the most effective method.

If you're not sure about it then try to force it to come out.
I'm sure that it would most likely damage the stylus holder itself though (if it's not already?).

Also, your camera is focusing in the background

, we can barely see the Stylus. Those leaves on the moss look cristal clear though

rofl i know, i took it with my cellphone

What I can't understand is that this problem was a result of dropping the DS, yet there doesn't seem do be any damage to the system in the picture. This must've been a one-in-a-million accident.

If a flathead driver won't budge it, then it's a permanent part of your DS. Too bad, cause those stylus' are really nice.

i know... I can't see any damages on the DS other than the stylus being stuck...

QUOTE(Schizoanalysis @ Oct 19 2010, 03:13 AM)

Just force it out.


Don't use liquid/lubricant, you might short your system. The stylus holder is open, not closed.

I've tried to, but it looks like it's been forced back into the plastic, it's both farther inside the slot than it's supposed to be and it's shoved higher up in the plastic than is normal, there is no way I can get at an angle to pull it out...


I think I'm gonna have to take the DS appart... any tips you guys? I'm gonna wait til wednsday anyway because that's when my dad gets back, he might have a 3-way screwdriver

 

[Schlupi]

you can try taking the case off, it's not too hard and you should be able to access the stylus

but do this at your own risk

This would be the most effective method.

If you're not sure about it then try to force it to come out.
I'm sure that it would most likely damage the stylus holder itself though (if it's not already?).

Also, your camera is focusing in the background

, we can barely see the Stylus. Those leaves on the moss look cristal clear though

rofl i know, i took it with my cellphone

What I can't understand is that this problem was a result of dropping the DS, yet there doesn't seem do be any damage to the system in the picture. This must've been a one-in-a-million accident.

If a flathead driver won't budge it, then it's a permanent part of your DS. Too bad, cause those stylus' are really nice.

i know... I can't see any damages on the DS other than the stylus being stuck...

QUOTE(Schizoanalysis @ Oct 19 2010, 03:13 AM)

Just force it out.


Don't use liquid/lubricant, you might short your system. The stylus holder is open, not closed.

I've tried to, but it looks like it's been forced back into the plastic, it's both farther inside the slot than it's supposed to be and it's shoved higher up in the plastic than is normal, there is no way I can get at an angle to pull it out...


I think I'm gonna have to take the DS appart... any tips you guys? I'm gonna wait til wednsday anyway because that's when my dad gets back, he might have a 3-way screwdriver

So you tried the flathead screwdriver? to pry from the bottom up, "into" the DS Stylus? I would reckon that would do the trick but if not... I dunno.

 

[Anne Noise]

I dropped my stylus outside on my friend's patio, and we all watched it slowly roll between the planks of wood, gone forever. True, depressing story.

 

[Terminator02]

-snip-

So you tried the flathead screwdriver? to pry from the bottom up, "into" the DS Stylus? I would reckon that would do the trick but if not... I dunno.

well not a flathead screwdriver, but yeah, from the bottom up into it with a thick tweezer, all I did was scratch the metal on my stylus... let me try to take another pic

Edit: I hope I don't get any stalkers from these pics

Spoiler

 

[Zetta_x]

I'm going to use google maps to find your Microsoft Keyboard, it looks like the tip part to pull it out is facing the wrong way? That's why it's so tight in there. It's too bad you can tie a string on it, then you can do the old close a door trick =P

 

[Schlupi]

I'm going to use google maps to find your Microsoft Keyboard, it looks like the tip part to pull it out is facing the wrong way? That's why it's so tight in there. It's too bad you can tie a string on it, then you can do the old close a door trick =P

Yeah... it looks like it is backwards.

 

[Terminator02]

I'm going to use google maps to find your Microsoft Keyboard, it looks like the tip part to pull it out is facing the wrong way? That's why it's so tight in there. It's too bad you can tie a string on it, then you can do the old close a door trick =P

it's not, it's just pushed in so far back it doesn't stick out any more

 

[ProtoKun7]

I assume you have no access to variable pressure areas? If you did you could lower the pressure around the stylus to force it out, although that would probably really mess up the insides too.

 

[boktor666]

have you tried using a pincet? I had this "stuck" sd card once in my sd card reader, and it was thin enough to go around. Mabey its thin enough to go around your stylus. Be sure to use force in the right places, and be carefull when pulling 0_o