$12 for a BROKEN 3DS XL - Let's Fix It - Broken Top Screen

[@Tronicsfix]

My first online course, Soldering for Complete Beginners, is FREE (future courses will be paid). Check it out if you want to learn to solder: www.gameconsolerepairschool.com

[@inglesfacilito]

Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You're the best! I'm a big fan of yours! I really wanted to learn and I know your course will definitely help me a lot on my journey! Looking forward for your next courses! Thank you! and thank you for listening to your community.

[@EduardoWeidmanBarijan]

I will definetely check it out. I have an interest to learn how to fix stuff

[@Jellybubbles667-]

hey tronics

[@Jellybubbles667-]

can you fix a ps3

[@milanavi5211]

When will the next ones be available?

[@DartzSoryu]

Great repair! , here is a little tip that might help you in the future, I have done this model so many times, specially top screen replacements. You just need to pull off the screen ribbon cable, as it is the cable that goes all the way in the center. To do so, first unfix the camera ribbon cable, it is attached by a very simple adhesive to the back of the screen, so it won't get in the way. This will save you much time and will be a lot easier, since the other ribbon cables will act a a sort of pipe that helps to keep the top screen ribbon cable in place.

[@robertofranco7889]

The best part is when he cleans❤️

[@robertofranco7889]

@@derBurakTTV thx hahaha, English is not my principal language

[@jaytee6936]

Gotta make some prophet outta this one!

[@pacingtigersbv1786]

Whe he opens it. That is the best

[@Notaravisen]

I wish he would make a whole video just cleaning. ASMR deluxe. At least not speed it up. I get ASMR-tingles even seeing him do it in sped up version...

[@MonsterTaming420]

this reads in my head like a stan twitter post

[@belligerentwarrior8823]

its really cool how he made the online soldering course free

[@eshan1859]

I genuinely thinks its wonderful how you made the soldering course free. Most of youtubers would make you pay , but you my sir have made it free which is absolutely awsome. Kudos to you sir and keep up the amazing videos

[@JohnnyBeGood123]

Open heart surgery is easier then repairing a display on the 3D XL 🤣

[@caseycheng2412]

I love watching you giving electronics a new life and turning something broken and dirty to something clean and usable! It's literally so satisfying and I don't even know why

[@dr.doofenward1192]

I have a broken 3DS due to water damage, it’s amazing how you’re able to repair em

[@spiffinify]

the crazy part about this is, as these consoles become less available and more sought after, this skill of fixing them with appreciate with the actual device.

[@kidrobot.]

they wont be more sought after

[@rajideva6745]

@@kidrobot. they will be, as they become more rare. The price of them will go up too.

[@1blackbirrrd]

I used to do a lot of 3DS repairs and I don't think there is anything I absolutely hate more than a top screen repair. It is a completely miserable task for me.

[@Tronicsfix]

Exactly!

[@ceejayszee]

Alright, I love seeing electronics being given another shot at life! Keep up the good work man

[@MTFTVlive]

"Oh come on there's nothing too hard here" _"So we gotta roll up the ribbon cables and push them through"_ .... "oh"

[@Vinny200]

I didn't find that part hard in the past, it was the analogue cable clips. They're SO fragile and tiny. If anyone does try and repair these keep that in mind :)

[@dotdotmod]

Oh no.

[@ZealousWins]

Just like a DS lite... I put too much pressure on my top screen's ribbon by accident and tore it, now I need a new one -_-

[@NK-Repairs]

@@ZealousWins I tried to replace the whole shell when I was 13-14 years old, you can imagine it didn't work out so well :')

[@ArmenianBot]

That's exactly what I was thinking bro

[@tybread2997]

Just replaced the bottom screen and the volume is stuck at high, this helped figuring out what ribbon cable to check. Thanks!

[@milanavi5211]

Steve thank you. You've inspired me to start repairing stuff. So far I replaced my new 2ds xl top screen successfully, it had been sitting broken in a drawer for 2 years. I've replaced circle pads, fixed headphones, even my mom's notebook I diagnosed and fixed (ok it was just the fan not spinning but it was fun to take it apart and replace it). I've been enjoying a lot. I did your first course and I sure hope the next ones come soon! Will they be available for foreigners? I live in Brazil. I hope my credit card works!

[@Lucasperks06]

I get the same feeling that you do when you fix something that’s old and broken, it’s so satisfying. I have a 10 year old Toshiba laptop that fails booting, I replaced the ram, the moniter and the cpu and it still did nothing. I later found out with a bit of research that I have to put flux on the solder joints of the video card and heat it to around 220-230 degrees and it fixed it.

[@funkmeister123]

Thanks for contributing again to this industry with your FREE soldering course and this video. Keep them coming!

[@JayTCU]

So happy your channel blew up. Remember finding you at 100k a video you made that helped me fix my ps4 back then. The console repair GOAT...

[@Bludgeoned2DEATH2]

I don't know why because I am a terrible handyman but I love your videos and watching you fix stuff is so fascinating to me.

[@Mymatevince]

Nice relaxing video, good job Steve :-)

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks Vince!

[@legosdogsandmore4979]

Shout-out each other

[@legosdogsandmore4979]

@@Tronicsfix shout-out each other

[@legosdogsandmore4979]

@My Mate Vince shout-out each other

[@haijehiemstra2883]

Jobs

[@jeffreydesormeaux3539]

I EXTREMELY appreciate the website that teaches you to solder because I'm doing a project with my gaming PC and I'll be soldering pins and wires to make my cables shorter

[@MarcS24-058]

Because of your videos you inspired me to repair dsi's etc. Wish me luck :P

[@Tronicsfix]

Awesome! Good luck!

[@bananacat4998]

Ahahah

[@pixelcultmedia4252]

It's been 11 hours... how did it go?

[@MarcS24-058]

@@pixelcultmedia4252 Well when I commented this it was 10:00 PM so I haven't done anything yet but I will be starting today! :)

[@lokemmslokemms4294]

lol gg

[@FlaccidGnome]

Another awesome video. Outside of making KZbin content is fixing screens on 3ds worth the time and hassle? Also, happy 1 year membership to me!

[@Tronicsfix]

Thank you so much for your support! If you can buy them at the right price, buy parts in bulk and get really good/fast at replacing them, yes it can be worth it. This is one of the things I did when I was first starting my repair business.

[@Bormen414]

3 days ago video out for 3minutes wtf

[@louis.betsche]

@@Bormen414 Channel Members get Vids early... smh

[@yusufiftikhar4423]

How is your comment 3 days ago

[@jadehlouise]

@@yusufiftikhar4423 Members get early access to uploaded videos.

[@jreyes4286]

Thank you for your videos. Recently, my son's card reader on his switch died out and couldn't read any games. Ordered with ifixit, got the replacement and had issues, contacted them again and got sent out another replacement. Installed the replacement and everything works fine!! Your videos helped me and made this repair a breeze! Thanks again.

[@dontask2023]

Cant believe a year ago these damaged items cost little under or over $20. Now it's hard to find them under $55 on ebay!

[@grapeunicorns7072]

Man I wanna be just like you I love fixing things and learning how watching your videos Many thanks

[@DiversificationPlus]

I love this kind of video with no intro ...straight to the point ..good job

[@lillyschwarz5295]

Hello and thank you once again. You inspired me to repair my coffee mashine. Even though nothing major broke it was fun to repair just this little thing. I wont hesitate anymore to at least take a look at broken things :)

[@Wolfchant17]

Thank you! You are the only channel I have found that actually shows every step to getting off that hinge. It's a bit daunting, but this is the exact fix i'm going to attempt in a few hours so i can fix my GF's 3ds for Christmas. Wish me luck!

[@dubstepacidxzx7623]

I'm doing your saunter course now. I've been needing one for a while. Thank you, stay safe Tronics!

[@Tronicsfix]

Great! Hope it helps.

[@dubstepacidxzx7623]

It's amazing! Thank you for doing this for everyone especially free.

[@Dadspicable]

Just want you to know that you're a huge inspiration for me. Maybe I won't be able to make a job out of this hobby but i do it for how happy I make my friends when I repair their old nostalgia gear.

[@TheRedskins2175]

I found this video to be very interesting because I think those rivet cables on the top screen replacement will be the most difficult for most 1st time "self technicians". I've found all your vids to be extremely informative and helpful. Thanks again Steve for another useful video. 👍👏👏👏

[@Xnoob545]

Arent they ribbon cables?

[@TheRedskins2175]

@@Xnoob545 good catch...I stand corrected.

[@grahambaker7563]

Just love watching these repair videos of yours, Steve. You must have the patience of a saint sometimes - especially with fixes like this one!

[@ExemplarKyle]

New viewer and aspiring technician here. Great video, I had no idea that the 3DS had so many ribbon cables within it. My only question: Was that 16 GB memory card you removed an addition made by the previous owner or do all 3DS consoles come with it? Thank you for your time!

[@Tronicsfix]

They don't come with memory cards...If you buy them used you can sometimes find them with memory cards.

[@marcianzero_yt]

I think the devices came with a 4 GB Card at default. But on selling the 3DS a lot of people keep these for something else,,,

[@ExemplarKyle]

@@Tronicsfix Awesome! Thank you for replying!

[@naksnaman3]

Awesome ribbon cable maneuver. Feels like im watching a surgery drama. Fun to watch for a handheld to came back to life. Im a big fan of your vids. Hello from the Philippines.

[@etiennevanharen3893]

great fix steve, man that ribbon cable through the hinge is a pickle. great video and it turned out very nice.

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks 👍

[@gooseman247]

That ribbon cable manoeuvre was awesome.

[@PawtucketPat19]

Great job! I replaced my 2DS' upper screen last week. Besides one dead pixel everything works great. It's so satisfying to get things working again. Love your videos man!

[@Tronicsfix]

Nice work!

[@kV18mAs81]

1 dislike - must be the guy who forgot the sd card in the DS,lol Great video as always !!!!

[@Tronicsfix]

Ha, ha...probably!

[@GUnitSoldier4]

@@Tronicsfix Lol speaking about his comment, did you put it back in? :') :P

[@mitchellholland1108]

Don't know why but I find it very therapeutic watching you fix these devices!! Your the man👌👍

[@sandyf4931]

I've never owned any of the DS line let alone wanted to fix one but your videos are so interesting I love watching them! I have signed up to the course and although I haven't got far, it looks really informative! Keep up all the great videos!

[@SoMiSongbird]

Your videos kicks my bad anxiety’s ass, thank you for doing these. Of course it also teaches me how to fix stuff!

[@shezie125]

Thank you for the free course. I've just enrolled and looking forward to it!

[@j3loify]

Thank you thank you. I've had to do this repair twice with no luck and I could never find a good guide. Now I will attempt it again

[@metrox2]

Awesome! I love your channel and I always wanted to learn soldering and be able to fix my devices. A big thank you and greetings from Nicaragua 🇳🇮. Take care.

[@Cris-gv2tk]

I've been waiting for this vid! Thank you!!!

[@ivanluna4030]

This looks so complicated I love watching this guy fixing stuff idk but I think am going to make a job when I’m in school

[@Tronicsfix]

It is if you haven't done them before

[@elmartusa]

Man, I just realized you narrate the whole thing while doing the repair, I thought it was a voice over. Mad respects, love the channel

[@dirzz]

I've changed a fair bit of those, it's the most frustrating repair on nintendo consoles by far, especially when you accidentally rip the ribbon cable or the display that you bought is faulty and you have to reassemble everything again... Congrats on great fix!

[@ac2454]

Nice attention to detail in all your repairs

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks 👍

[@MaguimBm]

Even I won't do anything you teach and show, I keep watching your videos because they are so cool. Congrats!

[@hima-iv5mc]

memories of hiding this in my pillow when i was 9

[@Tronicsfix]

Ha, ha...that's great!

[@RageGamer15]

9? How old were you when it came out? I guess you must be around 16 or something

[@liltheo6300]

Same

[@Jason-ut3ou]

@@RageGamer15 18 if he got the original 3ds day 1 its 9 years old

[@RageGamer15]

@@Jason-ut3ou yeah

[@Tsigarinho]

Excellent work! Really tough console to disassemble. Thanks for sharing also the soldering tutorial!

[@Tronicsfix]

You are welcome!

[@suitedaces1989]

"The most difficult repair so I'm not really looking forward to it". You sit on a throne of lies!

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol

[@Daveyj666]

I love your videos, anytime I see a new one, I gotta stop what I'm doing and watch.

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks for watching!

[@bens7998]

I like to relax to these videos. I was so nervous when you said you have to roll up the ribbon cables.

[@johnjames01]

Nice job with the free course! I'll definitely check that out because I'd love to solder.

[@Tronicsfix]

You should!

[@johnjames01]

@@Tronicsfix I was always looking to learn how to do it but your videos have really made me want to learn it :)

[@Enjoymentboy]

WOW!!!! Does this ever bring back bad memories for me. I had to replace the top screen in my daughter's 3dsxl 6 months after she got it when they first came out. I've done many repairs on phones, tablets, PCs etc and this one was without a doubt one of the toughest repairs I have ever had to make. In fact I told her straight up that I refused to ever fix it again so if she broke it again she would have to buy a brand new one with her own money (I got if for her for xmas). Here we are around 7-8 years later and she STILL has it and it STILL works perfectly. Lesson learned for both of us.

[@Tronicsfix]

That's awesome! Nice work.

[@kirumyd4148]

thanks to you I was able to fix my nintendo 3ds xl step by step, thank you very much.

[@riparaggi]

Your channel rocks! you, Electronics Repair School, Rossmann, Northridgefix, Adamant.it (and many more) are really a community value! I started repairing difficult things with your examples. Keep on your beautiful work.

[@antoniostratov165]

Just did the same repair on a new 2DS creeper edition, worked out great, payed 40€ including parts. Greetings from germany. Great video.

[@grahambaker7563]

Another amazing and enjoyable from you! Reminds me that I bought 3 faulty phat PS2's years ago with the intention of fixing them and, probably, selling them on. Thanx again and keep up the great work!

[@Gaboros92]

Thank you for the course! And also for the video! You are amazing! :)

[@Tronicsfix]

You're welcome! I'm about to start filming my next course.

[@Gaboros92]

@@Tronicsfix I have bought my first soldering iron about 2-3 weeks ago. I successfully changed a headphone USB cable and a NDS cartridge slot. I know it's not a big deal, but baby steps. I'm waiting for some faulty gameboys to be shipped. So this course just arrived in time for me. You are truly an inspiration! :)

[@jojobrando3093]

Hey man, can you make a video on how to fix stripped Y screws on the switch? I used some cheap screwdrivers from amazon and I... SCREWED UP lol ;c

[@pr9334]

If they aren’t too badly damaged, you can take a rubber band and fill the screw with it then try turning, my Switch got stripped and this helped me after a few mins of getting the damn thing in there

[@jeinnerabdel]

Who else was stressed seeing him putting all the pieces together without testing if the screen actually worked? I got PTSD for like 3 minutes until the whole thing worked. Great video!

[@mikebe2090]

wow you need to get that seen to !!!!😱 its just a video

[@juampimlb1745]

Man, such a delicate job. And done it with perfection. Awesome as always.

[@redeemedheathen]

It's good you make sure to check the camera's, because that's one of the main things people do when they buy an old console; they take pictures with it.

[@FranktheTank319]

If only this video came out a couple weeks ago. I fixed a friend's 3DS XL top screen and it was pretty difficult without a good reference.

[@kzk1980jalalvi]

Thank you for your awesome videos, and especially thank you for your time and efforts in making the soldering lessons, you explained everything so well, and the demonstrations/videos of repairs were amazing, easy to follow, and of really good quality to see all the details. Thank you again, looking forward to you the new lessons!!😊

[@KnifeNerd9]

I'm always curious how long these repairs take in real time without edits/speedups. Maybe you could put a little annotation on them at the end or in the description when you think of it? You make it all look easy and from experience I know it's often not! :D

[@darrenbermingham]

My favourite technician on KZbin.

[@Tronicsfix]

Thank you!

[@vane5736]

When you think he's about to fix it but there's still 10 minutes left in the video. Thanks for showing us how to fix our electronics!

[@Juliett-A]

You couldn't pay me to take that top screen apart. Hope you have lots of thermal paste.

[@Tronicsfix]

It's a tough one!

[@awilliams1701]

I find this video's lack of thermal paste disturbing. hahahaha

[@Josuh]

You're the thermal paste legend that we needed in this world

[@gremlen]

Nice job saving the lime green! Those are a little harder to find so hopefully it sells quick. You are the repair king.

[@chillmushroom6016]

I relly love seeing u fix ds since I own one, well 2 cause 1 ds dosen't work from top screen and the other ds I bought it on ebay and still have it Still love seeing ur videos

[@bioqu92]

Hey TronicsFix, thank you very much for the videos and the free course.

[@BonesAlexander]

Finally I can fix my ds without ruining it like I already did with the clips on the motherboard.

[@lovefromthesouth91]

Thank you so much mate you’ve taught me how to fix PS4 controller PS4 console etc keep up the good work

[@MATISTHERAT]

Really appreciate your videos. Can’t wait to further my electronics and soldering knowledge with your guide.

[@joshualockett6912]

Been waiting here for ages! Glad to see the video up.

[@TheSlysterII]

Wow, great repair Steve, that all looked really sensitive work, why do they make these things so hard to repair?! Great video mate!😊

[@ussoldier137]

Love your videos, very different from the other Riff Raff of what is youtube and for that I say thank you.

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks for watching!

[@Simon-dd4gk]

I am gonna check out those soldering videos! I knew where my mistakes where when I soldered my sticks into the controller ( plus the iron was so cheap that the ceramic heating element kinda died on me as the tip didn't wanna heat up just the sides of the bit)

[@TAWIAG]

Steve I Love How Well You Always Clean The Equipment You Repair!! It's Always So Thorough And Detailed!!! They Look So Clean And Professional!!!! Definitely Worth The Resell Value!!!!!!! #TRONICSFIXISTHEBEST 💯💪😎👏👌👍🙌

[@KevinKevin87]

Man, what a cool skill-set you have.

[@yenterpriseonebay]

So refreshing to watch your videos. Well done.

[@junipeayt]

I don't repair stuff but I like your videos, they're entertaining!

[@darshandeep477]

You must be the best person on KZbin!! Huge respect!!

[@1992Apocalypse]

Very nice! I bet there's actually a lot of people out there that would love to swap out their TN screens for IPS ones , assuming parts are available and compatible.

[@RepairResell]

Nice job ! I have been looking for broken DS on ebay. I might have the courage to buy one of them one day and to try to fix it just like you did !

[@Tronicsfix]

Good luck!

[@Fanofwhom]

Ah when the title says let’s fix it we all know this is a good video

[@MaricruzitaP01]

I just fixed my 3ds from a water spillage and I thank you because I wouldn't have known how to open it up or even that I could've 🙃 thanks

[@JonRavnNielsen01]

Great video! What do you use for cleaning?

[@ionslicer]

All the DS consoles are a nightmare cause of that screen ribbon cable.

[@izzymaedavidson1974]

I loved this. Please do more 3DS and Ds systems.

[@wolverinescratch]

Thanks a lot of these around now might pick up myself

[@Tronicsfix]

They're great handhelds imo

[@GuipenguinTheMaster]

Been thinking about buying one of these

[@Tronicsfix]

I think they're great!

[@DDT997]

I really like that green shell!

[@SmileOverlord]

Saving this video for when my New 3DS XL... Just in case.

[@lopezobrador5111]

I don't like video games, but I'm addicted to watching this videos

[@timhall6103]

You are so smart! I enjoy watching you. Thanks so much, Tim