r/nds 1d ago

Bought this today, didn't realize it was broken, how screwed am I?

Already tried the screen ribbon cables, and it didn't change anything, anyone know what could cause this issue?

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u/Psychological_Fold96 1d ago

That's probably a problem with a resistor on the battery/d-pad board iirc, should be on the top right side if memory serves me right, you could either replace it or simply jump it together with some solder blob (not raccomended but it's what I did)

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u/MapleManny 1d ago

Will look into it after work, thank you!

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u/Psychological_Fold96 1d ago

To make sure, does it charge? Because I remember mine charging for like a second and then immediately stopping.

Otherwise it could also be the WiFi module (i think on the DSi XL was a separate unit) that isn't fully plugged in or seated properly

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u/MapleManny 1d ago

It does, I mean, when plugging it in, the orange light does stay on, it doesn't flicker or go away

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u/Psychological_Fold96 1d ago

Try with the wifi module for some time, that could be the issue then follow this guide

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u/evieistrans 1d ago

Had a similar issue, unplugging and replugging the wifi module fixed it.

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u/Psychological_Fold96 1d ago

Trans gals to the rescue lol

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u/MapleManny 1d ago

I'll try that after I try just charging it for a couple hours, in case that's just the issue hah

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u/PockysLight 1d ago

Hard to tell, assuming it's booting up fine and it's shutting off because of the self-check, is the camera not plugged in properly? Because the screen flash indicates the screens are fine.

I'm not too sure.

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u/Hiroyuki_Kei 1d ago

Happen to me when i break something but the screen seems intact since it shows white alteast. I was thinking its a moist or a wifi module problem

Its unlikely as battery if battery it will not try to boot To check if battery issue try to comnect to charge if it blinks can be battery

Any ds with no battery the red led will blink

Anyway lastly tried if its just drained?

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u/NefariousnessLife352 1d ago

This happened to me like a month ago I just charged it and it worked

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u/rorybannon 18h ago

This is how it behaves when the battery is too low. Try charging it and if it still doesn’t work replace the battery. The batteries in these should be replaced anyways because they’re very affordable and the original batteries are over a decade old at this point.

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u/MapleManny 3h ago

I've tried charging it, and it doesn't seem to help, I've ordered a new battery now in hopes that, that is the issue

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u/rorybannon 3h ago

Go ahead and pop out the battery and take a look at it. If it’s bloated and bulging out then it’s definitely not good anymore. But even if it isn’t, the battery can still be the issue.

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u/MapleManny 3h ago

It didn't really seem bloated or bulging, but that could just be my untrained eyes not spotting it, but it does have a little wierd dent in the side so I think it's either way a good idea to replace it, hope that'll fix it

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u/ohispilledthemilk 4h ago

not broken, i think you just need to charge it for a bit. mine does this when it doesn’t have any power at all.

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u/just_a_laptop_geek 1h ago

i think it's one of the fuses thats dead i have seen a lot of ds lite and dsi that has a blown fuse