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3DS Port Broke
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 3:57 pm
by JCTC
Refuses to charge, how do I fix it?
Re: 3DS Port Broke
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 4:38 pm
by GoldenPower89
Can you play it while it's plugged in, or will the charger no longer fit into the port?
Re: 3DS Port Broke
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 1:51 pm
by JCTC
inside the charger, the 2 little thin wires sticking up broke, it fits in perfectly. It won't charge.
Re: 3DS Port Broke
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 5:26 pm
by GoldenPower89
So the charger is broken, not the 3DS? the the the the, that's no problem. My dog chewed through my charger and I bought another one at GameStop for $10. Check GameStop or another game specialty store for a replacement.
Re: 3DS Port Broke
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 5:51 pm
by crimsonreaper
pawn shops and department stores with an electronic section are always a good source too but don't try to use that broken charger, it might damage your 3DS.
Re: 3DS Port Broke
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 6:06 pm
by JCTC
Charger port* sorry 3DS broke
Re: 3DS Port Broke
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 6:13 pm
by Zup
No idea how a 3DS works. Haven't touched one.
You mean the part on the actual handheld? I'm assumin it's essentially a DS in that you plug the charger into an outlet and the 3DS, and that fits fine, but the actual hoo-ha on the 3DS's end doesn't.
If you got bitty wire ends, they're likely cut. So power isn't flowing into the battery from the charger. You'd have to fix or replace em, if that's possible. Sodering properly's the basic fix for that but I'm guessin it's a teeny workspace.
Re: 3DS Port Broke
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 6:13 pm
by crimsonreaper
JCTC wrote:Charger port* sorry 3DS broke
oh well then if the charger port prongs are broken inside the 3DS then im afraid your only option is to fix it yourself with spare parts you buy, or take it to somebody who does that.
Re: 3DS Port Broke
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 6:17 pm
by JCTC
Could be expensive
Re: 3DS Port Broke
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 6:19 pm
by crimsonreaper
JCTC wrote:Could be expensive
depends whats all wrong with it but it shouldn't cost more than $40 given you said at the most. the real problem is finding a person who actually does the repairs, there are not that many that do it.