Hardware So the volume slider broke...

[Deleted member 576137]

Model: New 2ds XL
I opened my system up to fix my screen, and now the volume slider (yes the actual internal one) doesnt work. Ive tried reseating the external slider (the one you touch) and moving the internal one with a spudger. Do you think i need to replace the whole slider or just the plastic piece in the internal slider.

 

[KleinesSinchen]

Broke off the notch on the slider? Happened to me as well. I could swear they built it like that on purpose!

It should be possible to change volume with a pointed tool not installing the external part. Else: Solder in a replacement.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Model: New 2ds XL
I opened my system up to fix my screen, and now the volume slider (yes the actual internal one) doesnt work. Ive tried reseating the external slider (the one you touch) and moving the internal one with a spudger. Do you think i need to replace the whole slider or just the plastic piece in the internal slider.

Same problem. I opened my cousin's n2DS XL and the volume slider has the exact same problem, after I closed the console back up with the plastic piece in the wrong position. No visible damage, but my guess is my cousin used force when he thought it was stuck and something got bent internally. I opened it back up to put the plastic piece back into position but it's just stuck on full volume no matter what.
I think you probably need to replace the whole slider, luckily the part is cheap and the soldering seems easy enough.

 

[Deleted member 576137]

Broke off the notch on the slider? Happened to me as well. I could swear they built it like that on purpose!

It should be possible to change volume with a pointed tool not installing the external part. Else: Solder in a replacement.

Ive already moved it with a pointed tool and it did nothing.

 

[Yellow571]

Ive already moved it with a pointed tool and it did nothing.

Sounds like you need to solder in a new slider, like the others say. There's plenty of replacements on ebay and looks easy enough to solder as there are only four decently-spaced pins.