Fixing BROKEN Special Edition Nintendo 3DS's - Part 2

[@SonicManEXE]

That ribbon cable repair was magical. Like seriously, an insane amount of precision. Are you sure you weren’t a surgeon in a past life?

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol, I'm positive of that. Like I said in the video that's the first time I've been successful with that repair. I've tried it once or twice in the past and just gave up. I think I just had more patience the day I did this repair.

[@creight1]

@@Tronicsfix I bet your coffee for the day had worn off and you had steadier hands. Incredible job!

[@samtherat6]

Was so sad when you said you weren’t gonna do the ribbon cable fix-then you went ahead and did it. Incredible to watch. I’d breathe too hard and ruin the whole thing.

[@Tronicsfix]

Ha, ha, glad you enjoyed that part. I was definitely breathing shallow while doing that repair.

[@scottlarson1548]

I thought those things would melt.

[@AndyDo]

That custom firmware was something else. Feels like mid aughties Linux launchers.

[@danielhulan3058]

Man Steve, that ribbon cable repair tho. You're a beast man!

[@chasefournier]

I've been waiting patiently since part 1! 3DS Consoles Rule!

[@Tronicsfix]

I pretty much always enjoy working on these. Except for top screen repairs. Those are still not my favorite, lol

[@chasefournier]

@Tronicsfix haha same man, one 3DS XL Top screen and frame took me 4 hours and two top screens later 😂💀

[@TheMasterPandaBear]

I don't know how you can have such a steady hand, and that precision! And a whole lot of patience. I feel like i would give up right away and do a tantrum. Great job on that ribbon cable

[@clownavenger0]

man of culture owned number 12

[@shadowfrost44]

Thank you for putting more of these systems out there! Keep up the great work!

[@knightofastora1324]

The ribbon cable fix blew my mind, good job!

[@TheGuya]

That ribbon cable repair was so impressive and repairing it is always worth more than replacing the whole screen

[@reinholdachleitner2069]

Well done on fixing all of the 3DS's especially the thin wire repair,love your little Spyderco knife for box opening.💯👌🏻✌🏻

[@Shhhhhhhhh999]

Well done on the ribbon cable repair, was well worth the risk. ❤

[@awilliams1701]

"I don't expect this to work, but we'll try it anyway" you and me both: WTF it worked? LMAO

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol

[@therealramanji6962]

that was my zelda 2ds, and yeah, i think i went to remove the volume slider and forgot to disconnect the battery.

[@jay98zon]

Really loves the # 7 repair you should try more often when possible!!

[@bravefastrabbit770]

Hey man I'm glad to see you're doing better!

[@Houtka86]

These longer format videos just hit the spot for me!

[@nnmaster1]

Looking alot healthier 🎉

[@12345.......]

Some of those repairs are voodoo magic

[@Tronicsfix]

Ha, ha, there were some difficult ones for sure!

[@G3RARDB3AR]

I can't imagine what the number 11 previous owner is going to feel when he see the easy fix on that one.

[@krzbrew]

He does revive them from the dead so they are ...

[@drummerdude476]

That ribbon cable was insane, i cant believe you nailed that lol. Bet it felt amazing

[@familhagaudir8561]

Hey, the real part 2 is here. Cheers.

[@kingmonkey5011]

there was a fake part 2?

[@Ichabod_Jericho]

I want your entire channel to become New3DSXL repairs😂 these videos were such a joy to watch, and makes me treasure my new3dsxl, gonna keep it extra minty in your honor

[@Otakulad]

Steve once again showing he is amazing by fixing that ribbon cable.

[@Sunstreaker2k5]

That Gold Zelda New 3ds definitely looks software modded. So it may not be safe for someone to try and play online, assuming the online services for 3ds are still running.

[@DanCampos87]

The services aren't running anymore, as far as I know, I had a modded 3DS and it worked fine, I even downloaded updates for some games without issues

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

It is definitely modded, Steve should probably format it before he sells it, because it has tons of bootleg games installed on it, and especially for a professional seller it's probably not good to sell those bootlegs. Could be worth more as a modded console, though (without the games on it).

[@DanCampos87]

@@MyRegardsToTheDodo Yeah, would hurt his rep. But I don't think that the mod add value, here on Brazil folks asks for lower price if modded

[@mikecass8306]

Well done Steve, you are the 3ds maestro 😁

[@windowsxpprofessional]

I wish i had that sort of luck with my electronics.. hahaha just a few ribbon cables lol man that's too funny

[@Tronicsfix]

I was actually pretty lucky with this lot

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

Sometimes ebay is funny, especially when the sellers have no idea what they're selling or just don't care. I got an Xbox 360 Slim two days ago that had a really wonky description and bad photos. It was sold as defective, PSU having a red light, with two controllers, one of which was supposed to be a chrome red one. That one was missing from the photos and also spelled really off. It was 20 Euros + 7 Euros shipping (30ish USD or something like that), so I bought it, just for the chrome edition controller alone. And it indeed came with an original Chrome Red controller in pretty decent shape. Both controllers also had batteries in them, all with a best before-date of 2020, luckily they hadn't leaked yet. The console turned on with another PSU, the PSU was indeed defective, but the console itself acted kinda weird during it's first boot up. And when I booted it up for the second time, I understood why, when I got greeted by the Freestyle 3 logo. I had wanted to get a RGH Xbox 360 for some time now, so I was super happy to get one for that price. I have a browser tab open with ebay listings for defective consoles and buy it now options, sorted by newest added and I check it every now and then. Made some really good bargains that way, really easy fixes or consoles with games that were worth way more than what the seller was asking.

[@VelosoNarciso]

I really like the 3ds fix vídeos. Almost make me believe i could buy a broken one and fix It.

[@lvaItix]

I was never this fast. 😅

[@xxfodxelementxx]

You're looking and sounding great!

[@pfff]

Sometimes the liquid damage stickers change colour when you live in a humid country. I recently did a repair for a friend in Spain, and the unit never had seen liquid. Inside was pristine, but all the stickers had changed colour.

[@kewlrainman]

Love these! informative and helps pass the down time at work!

[@mmpsp693]

My wife washed her hair on the bathroom sink and my 2ds was charging (during sleep!) next to it, I went to pick it up hours later and it was dripping soapy water everywhere. Took it a local repair shot asap, they managed to repair and it is still working fine. I have played over 100 hours since and no issues whatsoever!

[@anisometropie]

Amazing job on the ribbon

[@marioalmanza7514]

Damn bro, that Zelda 3ds looks amazing.

[@davea.9570]

I just had to fix the fact that i was only subscribed to your other channel. I deeply apologize to your awesomeness 😛

[@Tronicsfix]

Lol, how dare you! Luckily you apologized

[@mohandmohand2047]

Wow wow 😊more fix part 2???

[@Tronicsfix]

Hope you enjoy!

[@mohandmohand2047]

Motherboard i think will be fix not much damge think reball chip there or replace some where.

[@Tybearius]

3:18 - Just throwing this out there. I've done it before and it worked. Set your electric oven to the lowest setting and put the screen in as it preheats. Then take it out after about 5 minutes. If there's any water still in there, it'll dry out.

[@icethelegend9396]

I had fun watching you repairing, also I have learned a lot

[@mopsandmuscles7855]

Nice this showed up just as I’m on my break at work 👍🏼

[@Tronicsfix]

Perfect! Gotta be careful about having a job. It really cuts into your free time, lol

[@mopsandmuscles7855]

@@Tronicsfix hahaha ain’t that the truth 😆

[@ajaks7636]

Awesome Repairs and Video! Thank you.

[@CLC-1000]

Love the gaming repair videos. 👍

[@SlingshotGamer]

I remember doing a ribbon cable repair on a switch backlight connector - it was a pain but got it going

[@technocolossus]

Ohh yeah. I wish I had the money and skills to really dive in to repairs like this. Until then, I just refurbish controllers. Much lower stakes there. Thanks for another video!

[@Tronicsfix]

That's a great place to start. Once you start getting bored with it and have some extra money maybe you can start buying some of these to try to fix.

[@richardbriansmith8562]

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[@CrazyWS]

Awesome job

[@crimecity]

Great video lad keep up the good work 👍👍

[@crimecity]

@bitcoinbull6564 I'm being polite

[@Tronicsfix]

Some people just know it's gonna be good, lol!

[@crimecity]

@Tronicsfix agree

[@kulilin3104]

For extremely small trace repairs, like the one on that DS screen ribbon cable, I've actually just teased out a single strand of wire from solder wick and used that. But excellent fix! The Zelda New 3DS looks like it may have been hacked. I saw SNES9X on it, which is an SNES emulator.

[@FatedXircle]

The zelda 2dsxl still has to be one of the most valuable handhelds iirc

[@RabbitWriter]

This video has "the perfect amount of ribbon repair"

[@superjard3178]

What is a good place to buy replacement parts for these 3ds's? I would like to fix mine but don't know where to get good parts.( parts like a upper screen or a digitizer or that hindge thing). thanks for the awsome content.

[@Tronicsfix]

eBay is probably your best bet. There aren't really any other places that I know of that stock most of these parts.

[@drivenbyfate]

Aliexpress! Most of the new parts you find on like ebay are just the same parts from aliexpress for more.

[@joyhappiness]

TronicsFix the GOAT

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

I just fixed a DSiXL Bordeaux Red that I had bought in March and totally forgotten about. The bottom screen wasn't working (at all, bottom screen didn't turn on) and for some reason the seller had added three new digitizers. Opened it up, put the ribbon cable for the bottom screen back in, works perfectly. It's missing one of it's rubber feet, otherwise it's in very nice condition. Still don't know what I'm going to do with the three digitizers. Also unpacked another DSiXL Bordeaux Red that I had bought around the same time, but this one is pretty much dead. The water indicator is pink-ish, but I don't see any water damage on the board itself. The case is pretty much ready for the recycling bag, it's broken in multiple places. I won't bother with the screens, the ribbon cables for the upper screen are torn anyways (half of the cable was still attached to the board, the screen itself wasn't). It also came with a bag of parts, rubbers (sadly not the rubber feet) and screws, and for some reason a lone coil, that was marked "01". I suppose it was knocked off the board, but I can't find where. I've looked at multiple photos I found online, but I can't find any missing components on my board and I also can't find any place where it should go on the board. I found a coil on the board that's marked "02", so I guess the "01" should go somewhere, but no idea where. The charging port on the board is also shot. If I ever get another defective one with a dead board I might get the charging port from that board and check if this board still works, but I won't bet on it.

[@xbox360137]

i love you man. i learn alot from you!!!

[@awilliams1701]

I've seen 2 channels use trace repair kits. It's basically a trace that you can attach and trim as needed. I've seen it used to repair high end geforce 4090's and even SSDs. You could do something like that on this ribbon cable. It would be super thin.

[@awilliams1701]

don't get me wrong, that was madly impressive, but I think the trace repair kit option would be more likely to work in the future.

[@rebarius]

Hey I see hairs :) I hope you and your health are doing well ❤ take care man!

[@Kenjitsuka]

Have a great one, yall!

[@dwightdixon8508]

All I can think about is the amount of hard use/play these handhelds had/received

[@Gamehunter4070]

Great job

[@Tronicsfix]

Hey thanks!

[@somethingfunnyyt]

I’m trying to fix a 3ds XL too rn. Poor thing was dropped and broke in half. Gonna see if when I replace the upper screen and WiFi cable if it turns on but I gotta wait a WHILE for them to come in :/

[@Bernwolff]

Pretty sure that Hyrule one was modded and Steve was like "heh?"

[@Damnerz]

This video after HS is banger

[@snowysnowwolf6228]

For light .. have you tried optic fibre

[@mimijester]

Do you plan on selling any of these devices? I kinda want to pick up a smaller new 3DS

[@rbuschy]

I meant to ask last time... Does ISO trip the liquid intrusion sticker?

[@jiwik731]

The ribbon cable will most likely last just a few bends. I would rather hard wire the connectors with a cable.

[@PSNVenOmZ]

hello, I know this question is for a difference system but my PS vita has some stick drift and I was wondering if it is possible to spray WD-100 into the analogy sticks without taking it apart for that system?

[@somethingfunnyyt]

Any advice for getting the stupid top screen ribbon cables through the stupid hinge lol

[@theFORKiknow]

Would you happen to know the possible reason as to why the C-Stick is stuck down on a New 3DS? The one top right from the screen where one can put a Lenovo rubber tip on. The problem has so far persisted when removing the c-stick, swapping the xyab-board, taking out the other directional things. Even removing all directional inputs, the C-Stick ist recognized as pointing down. I even tried to drown the motherboard in IPA. The New 3DS had no contact with any liquid. It will crash when trying to open the camera. That might be a hint.

[@Cellsplitter]

I clapped when it happened.

[@snowysnowwolf6228]

You need the trace repair strips

[@originalbadboy32]

No 12 looks like it has custom firmware on it so it , just be careful of that. Not that there are any online services to worry about anymore to be banned from.

[@leecollins5479]

the zelda 3ds xl has had a c stick mod added

[@Shawnbfromsd]

Why do you choose not to use an ultrasonic cleaner?

[@awilliams1701]

Am I crazy or are some of these screens really dark? "let's change the screen brightness" OHHHHHHH lol

[@AJDRAGON01]

I wonder what was on the sd card in the last Zelda system?

[@evgenyreshetnikov3483]

hyrule one had 128gb card filled with pirated sruff, right?

[@electric-toadstool]

Hey I saw two kids outside playing with wires. They should be grounded.

[@projectharris8288]

So when I turn on my 3dsxl I try connect to the wifi then I get a black error screen do you have any idea how to fix it I’ve tried everything

[@mjc0961]

You keep saying "we made some easy money" and I'm wondering when and where I can pick up my cut 😜

[@RBKing80]

Number 6 needs a new analog and a new button, cant sell it like that.

[@MrCarzo]

Hey, I'm still looking for a set of replacement screws for the new 3DS (non XL). If anyone knows where to find new screw sets for that 3DS, please let me know

[@superpuneet007]

Ifixit doesn't ship products in India. How to buy their products.?

[@trixiegg2017]

Just a heads up the Zelda one is hacked at if u sell without a back up u be in trouble

[@luisgomez-cp2jn]

Nice jop dude

[@mahihkan3592]

I have that zelda 3ds XL

[@ZackMuffinMan]

Hello! :D

[@theclockcollector401]

Hello

[@Tronicsfix]

Hi!

[@RBKing80]

Just replace the ribbon. No one is going to want a console with a botch wire in it

[@Flip86x]

This guy claims he resells all this junk. I really hope he discloses to the buyers that he uses salvaged components to fix this stuff and that they aren't really guaranteed to work for very many years after purchase. You never know exactly how long these salvaged parts are gonna last. Could last 6 months could last 10 years. Ya never know. The buyer should be aware of this.

[@chrisfix13]

The way he fixes these things is just amazing! I started repairing my own things because of him!!! Btw... Based on how it looked on the video, the bottom screen on #6 still looked like it had problems 🥲

[@WissamSalous]

Stave, hey I left you a DM on Instagram with a source of a hundreds of old versions of Xbox and Wee consoles game that you might be a good idea for several repair videos!