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I bought a N3DSXL non working, intending to repair it or salvage parts. It was marked as "doesn't turn on, bottom shell missing, c-stick replaced" so I didn't expect anything particularly bad.
However, what I found instead was a botched reassembly job (presumably after the C-stick mod). One of the cables going to the top half was in upside down, and most of the small connectors on the main board are damaged. But worst of all, the main board is physically bent (no visible splitting) and the SD card slot is crushed.
After re-orienting the upside down cable, removing the SD card module and tidying up some other bits, the console is now able to turn on. However, almost none of the inputs seem to work, not even the volume slider. The A button has worked only once, the C-stick responds but often incorrectly, and the D-pad has also worked once.
Given the somewhat intermittent functioning of some inputs, is this likely due to the SD card slot shorting out and damaging a chip, or is it more likely a cracked solder joint I could fix by straightening out the board and reflowing the relevant chip?
I'd like to know if this board is worth working on, given that it still turns on and boots, or if I should scrap it and put the rest of the good parts aside as spares.
However, what I found instead was a botched reassembly job (presumably after the C-stick mod). One of the cables going to the top half was in upside down, and most of the small connectors on the main board are damaged. But worst of all, the main board is physically bent (no visible splitting) and the SD card slot is crushed.
After re-orienting the upside down cable, removing the SD card module and tidying up some other bits, the console is now able to turn on. However, almost none of the inputs seem to work, not even the volume slider. The A button has worked only once, the C-stick responds but often incorrectly, and the D-pad has also worked once.
Given the somewhat intermittent functioning of some inputs, is this likely due to the SD card slot shorting out and damaging a chip, or is it more likely a cracked solder joint I could fix by straightening out the board and reflowing the relevant chip?
I'd like to know if this board is worth working on, given that it still turns on and boots, or if I should scrap it and put the rest of the good parts aside as spares.