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I am thinking of getting a 3DS for cheap (cheap because its ‘charge port is bad’), but I was wondering just how easy or difficult it would be to repair it. I have a soldering iron and decent soldering experience, but it’d still be nice to know if it even COULD be repaired before I try.
Kizul Emeraldfire , nothing is ever really easy:) take a look at this guide. Right around step 7 and 8 do you see the port clearly. It is soldered unto the logic board. So if you are pretty good with soldering small components onto a board, it should be a straight forward repair. The part is available from places like this. Not a bad price :) and absolutely doable. Hope this helps, good luck.
If the dc 4v in port is damaged (around 75% of this has happened), plug the charger into the charging dock that came with the Nintendo 3DS. You may need to hold the bottom right corner upward to charge it. This isn’t the best fix but it works. Continue the holding process until you have a sufficient charge.
Umm… how would you go around repairing/changing out the 3DS charge port in the first place? Mine recently got bent out of shape (kind of literally) so…
What can you do if the gummy part is missing ?
My 4.6=IN is broken on my 3DS. What should we do about my 3DS?
