I Bought 12 BROKEN Nintendo 3DS's - Can I Fix Them?

[@Tronicsfix]

Can you believe how many were fixable? Was the NES 3DS XL your favorite? It was definitely mine!

[@mdgnmdgn1]

TronicsFix whats the profit?

[@solonepeon5805]

Nice. I don't know if I had gotten in touch with you before but have you fixed one where you needed to replace the zif/socket connectors on the board? Because I need 3 repaired which I have the replacement parts but don't know how to solder.

[@blairashby7334]

You could make this a "challange" series start of with $1000 and see if you can turn a profit then give the profit to charity or keep it... I dont care but the one rule is you have to "cost" everything including tools and parts from that starting seed money and profit

[@reactornumberfour]

I have a 3ds XL (red) that has its top screen broken and the cameras dont work either it broke like 4/5 years ago when i dropped it but oh well

[@bufordmaddogtannen]

The XL was my favourite one. About those faded stickers glue halos, have you tried using a wet magic eraser? It should be the equivalent of 3200 grit sand paper.

[@MrPatopub]

"let's Fix the lens on this one" *instantly breaks top side bezel* "oh no"

[@Tronicsfix]

Ha, ha...yep!

[@Roverbruh]

I laughed at this comment but then realized that it was spoiler lol

[@nightstah]

Yes, that was a My Mate Vince move LOL (but Steve's right, those are supposed to be flexible plastic and that one was definitely not)

[@tinodegraaf997]

When?

[@muhammadalisaleem3363]

@@Tronicsfix Use WD-40 for cleaning the body when dealing with black plastic products(not the glass types). I have used it numerous times and it works like a charm.

[@ysteindale5892]

Next video "I bought 12 different broken relationships, can I fix them?"

[@Tronicsfix]

Ha, ha...that would be a loooooong video!

[@namesurname4666]

all for $40 each

[@FrankEBailey]

"I bought 500 million dollars of medical debt, let's see how many lives I can fix!"

[@awilliams1701]

Ashley's love life has been dead for the last 18 years. Can I restore it? lol

[@NeOTheGenesis_OLD]

@@Tronicsfix I think that it would be nice, sign me up on that one, i will sell myself cheap bud

[@lurkerrekrul]

TronicsFix: Buys 12 untested 3DSs, gets 11 that work, with minor or no problems. Average person: Buys 12 untested 3DSs, gets 12 completely fried units and is lucky if there are parts enough to make a single working one.

[@Ruslan.88266]

That's true! So far all I get is junk.

[@pongchannel.]

plus they all have a ton of great games some you can't even get anymore or they used to be free and now there paid

[@MiguelVmiguel10016]

amen to that brother. i think is all set up. and this dude is a fraud

[@eggie948]

@@MiguelVmiguel10016 there are plenty of other videos where he doesn't end up nearly as successful

[@EE-gz5xu]

@@MiguelVmiguel10016 i dont know about that, most people are ignorant when it comes to electronics, a button breaks and they throw it away

[@tw3nz0r]

Remember, regular DS games are still region free, feel free to test the cartridge slots with regular DS games instead.

[@Tronicsfix]

Yep, I did that and the slot worked fine.

[@juli6151]

Also the price very very cheap nowadays

[@vitalik38815]

@@juli6151 Unless it's pokemon

[@imweirdkk6073]

@@vitalik38815 Or free if you are using twilight menu++

[@yikes6969]

@@imweirdkk6073 yea because it makes sense to install that on a device your fixing/testing before you know everything on the device works

[@teqrevisited]

It constantly amazes me how little care some people take with their devices. I wouldn't touch some of those with gloves on.

[@HalcyonEX]

I know man I always take great care of my stuff

[@AdvancePlays]

That XL was the grossest device I've ever seen

[@1995Psych]

Right! I bought a used New Nintendo 3DS XL Zelda addition and literally had to clean and disinfect it inside and out.

[@bumpsy]

@@1995Psych that must've been satisfying when you were done :D assuming everything worked after

[@minoxidilexperiment769]

bro maybe you, but listen these are mainly used by little kids, little kids at least most dont think about the care of the console, they just want to have fun,

[@tarekhamada6598]

I like the part when he say "let's take them apart"

[@Tronicsfix]

YAY! Someone else likes that!

[@otoelpilot0]

My favorite part!

[@Slebonson]

Hey me Too!

[@8-bitsteve500]

Me too, tbh I just love the guys attitude and he'd make the most boring thing entertaining to watch. (not that repairs are boring)

[@skittyrocks]

"You thought my pile was gonna fall over didn'tcha?" That got me

[@maniacmidget5470]

My favorite tool is that weird orange thing that comes in every lego set

[@Tronicsfix]

Ha, ha...that thing is awesome!

[@pentagonyx]

Brick seperator?

[@musiscarrinu3470]

Ah yes, I call it the weird chair

[@pentagonyx]

@@musiscarrinu3470 the *what*

[@joseruiz276]

@@musiscarrinu3470 great name lol

[@jamesm6830]

These are so disgusting inside, hats off to you for even opening them.

[@Tronicsfix]

Ha, ha...some of them are pretty gross.

[@awilliams1701]

The 35 year old Commodore 64 I restored starting back in October was worse than any of these. It actually made my hands itch to touch it. I was cringing heavily. But after I took the motherboard and keyboard out and gave the case a bath it looks brand new almost no yellowing at all. Then I had to take the keyboard apart and clean each key individually wash the motherboard with IPA. Now everything looks practically new. Many of these old computers have the ground traces all wavy. Not mine. That board looks brand new except for the areas I swapped out the ram chips and capacitors. And it works really good too. I have a 16GB flash drive hooked up to it via a special part with tons of games on it.

[@jeremiahsherman2718]

I love watching People Fix Stuff like this , Its One Of those Oddly Satisfying things. You do A great job

[@Tronicsfix]

Hey thanks! Glad you enjoy these.

[@Millennialaire]

Are these already sold??? I looked on the website and couldn't find any.

[@mattr3194]

Not sure why but I also totally enjoy watching seeing them get fixed instead of the gabarge!

[@bobwilson00]

the punctuation and capitalization in this comment gives me a headache

[@ivansundstrom1848]

Yes I Agree

[@loganolson3968]

6:48 You know someone used that 3DS when there’s Dinosaur Office on the home menu.

[@gooseman247]

'I bought 12 BROKEN' - I'm in

[@Tronicsfix]

Ha, ha...glad my titles are working!

[@ineedaname334]

@@Tronicsfix where do u find all these broken things? Also love ur vids btw

[@jonathanjoestar2380]

I needa Name eBay I’m sure

[@user-pg3fw1yl4v]

S i m p

[@ZealousWins]

14:18 Loving that transition!

[@Tronicsfix]

Hey thanks! It's fun to do.

[@el5385]

I'm a computer sciences and engineering student and tbh never knew what I wanted to do in life, and lately I've been stuck between further going into programming or just working with fixing stuff, and honestly so far I love anything that has to do with fixing systems and just watching all these in youtube confirms to me that this is what I wanna do, even if it doesn't really pay off at the end.

[@sonicrider321]

TronicsFix: fixes R button Me: I so needed to learn this years ago

[@Rafzalo]

I lost my New Nintendo 3DS XL to a bad wifi module, and the repairman told me it was integrated and irreparable. Spent quite a lot of money (about a 3rd or a base monthly salary) while on college trying to fix it to no avail. Lost many save files and access to my Nintendo Account. I pretty much gave it away some time ago and still miss it.

[@jokeletsplay]

these are one of my favourite videos on this channel, and dont worry, we enjoy you taking stuff apart and fixing them like a professional, thats why we are here :D the random item repairs like the toys you repaired are also great because you tackle them in such a professional manner, it satisfies me seeing you doing the repair just right :D greetings from germany btw ^^

[@Mymatevince]

Well done Steve, nice job lot :-)

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks Vince! This one turned out pretty well.

[@aunavr3234]

Oop

[@user-pg3fw1yl4v]

Simp

[@nicholaskarageorgesirbeowu8277]

Vince!

[@sergioin3D]

@@Tronicsfix please do this and sell them to the public! I love the 3D camera, just yesterday someone uploaded a picture to Twitter lmfao

[@StabStabStabStabby]

Besides water damage, I find that the older nintendo handhelds and systems can take quite a beating and still work. Usually if someone says an older nintendo handheld or system is untested it will work in my experience.

[@patrickmorrissey2271]

Great job. Very nice! I love Wiha. I bought a little tool set, and a little ball-shaped driver handle, for these little bits, off of Amazon a couple years ago... by accident, really, but then I really liked them. I use them to take apart little pocketknives & stuff, and fix them.... Your channel really speaks to us repair freaks, what can I say. You have actually inspired me to try fixing stuff I have no idea about.... So far so good really, I have fixed some stuff I really had no business fixing... Probably got lucky in a few cases, but I'll take it....

[@faredr1754]

When the ps5 comes out do a video of u overheating it i want to see how long it lasts

[@Tronicsfix]

I might do that.

[@kxv2142]

he did it

[@lonelydriveritsuki8041]

I enjoy your vids so much it makes me want to do something productive, I actually genuinely want to take classes for this. sadly i live in the boonies..and going to a city would cost me so much! anyways great job as always ! never stop!

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks so much for your comment! So glad you're enjoying these!

[@pentagonyx]

"There's one joint-" *smoke emits from the joint* ah, i see what you did there.

[@meatwad74]

some of them, the one with the stickers and the Zelda edition, just seemed like they gave someone a good childhood

[@nicwilson89]

Would love some loooong videos with you repairing something more complex or with much more unknown complex issues or...something. Honestly, I just love long repair videos to watch whilst I'm repairing things :D

[@browniersps]

I think I mostly get satisfaction from watching someone restore something that was once considered trash by somebody, to it's former glory, You do awesome work man, keep it up :D

[@yasarumit]

I love how positive and funny you are man. So good at what you do as well.

[@carlosmendoza1177]

I think the one with the top cover that was made of glass and broke may be actually one of the very first models that was made, maybe Nintendo began making glass top covers, and realized how difficult it would be to remove them in order to repair the top screen, so they changed the cover to plastic instead

[@TampaTec]

This video is Gold .👍 you earned it. I have 2 broken 3ds at home.

[@Tronicsfix]

Hey thanks! Sounds like you need to get to work lol!

[@Thegamercat420]

@@Tronicsfix Maby he should have you fix it for him. That would make for a nice KZbin video .

[@redcoatboy1075]

When I had a 3DS when I was younger, the hinge on the right broke off (started cracking as I used the console a lot, crack got worse and eventually the whole hinge came off). I wanted to take it to a repair specialist, but my dad thought he could fix it himself. Something came off, so how does he get it back on? Using superglue. He superglued the hinge back to the main body, and then superglued around the hinge "for good measure". He ended up superglueing the whole lid shut. He realised his mistake and tried to open up the 3DS again, which he did. By ripping off the whole top screen. I still remember the sadness as he handed me back my two 3DS halves. Maybe I should have kept hold of it and sent it to you lol

[@sunpi]

the 3ds isn't dead

[@eddy4890]

The people who disliked this are against right to repair

[@Tronicsfix]

That's definitely possible.

[@eddy4890]

@@Pante09 pretty much. And apple

[@evanwilliams6674]

@@Pante09 no

[@ovoxo662]

Now JUST because of your comment I disliked the video.

[@eddy4890]

@@ovoxo662 thats not a gamer moment

[@wardog248]

I love all your videos. Please never stop. Thank you.

[@Tronicsfix]

I appreciate that! Glad you're enjoying them.

[@uhsul]

Takin' 'em apart is my favorite too!

[@Tronicsfix]

Good to know it's not just me!

[@NathanArhur]

After watching your videos, I became somewhat a DIY electronics fixer myself. I don't always win, but so far I've saved myself and my family at least $150. Totes worth it. Thank you!

[@GigaChadBossMan]

Mom:What are you watching? Me:Its complicated.......

[@The99forever]

DS top screens are the pits to work on. I pick up quite a few NDS originals dirt cheap and replace the housings/fix the hinges quite regularly and they’re such bloody tricky things. That specific twist in the ribbon cable that feeds through the hinge is the bane of my existence!

[@akareject]

Sees a 25 minute long Tronics video. Immediately clicks like, sits back with a warm meal, and knows a wonderful weekend has just begun.

[@nathanbruce1992]

I appreciate you sharing costs and margins. I love watching these electronic repairs videos. You've warned a new subscriber. Cheers

[@sirsmok3salot428]

This is my favorite system! I’ve loved portable Nintendo systems since the Original Game Boy! Nice video

[@Tronicsfix]

Loved the original Game Boy!

[@imaware7551]

You inspired me to buy a electronic tool repair kit and explore my electronics. I fixed my xbox controller that wasn't able to sync just by watching your videos and looking for anything suspicious in the actual controller. I 'm now planning to replace my battery in my old phone so I will have a back up.

[@I_SuperHiro_I]

Yes Steve, our favorite part is taking them apart.

[@Mcbebblestin]

Always get a mini jump scare when I see that smile in the thumbnail

[@Tronicsfix]

Ha, ha...thanks...I think!

[@markheath14]

Me: I think I'd like this kind of work. *opens the last red one* Me: Throws up

[@АртемИзмайлов-б9н]

Awesome! I wish I had such patience to deal with technical issues))) You really can make a carriage out of pumpkin! Greetings from Russia

[@Tronicsfix]

Ha, ha...thanks!

[@ashtoncooke0524]

Are you gonna start fixing or attempting to fix broken switch lites?

[@Tronicsfix]

As soon as I can get my hands on several broken ones I'll make a video about it.

[@Notaravisen]

Please include your cleaning too! It's such an important part of the ASMR of your videos

[@Lone_Wolf_46]

the pile stayed intact, i'm impressed.

[@tuesdayrock]

just wanted to say thank you for your vids. I learned to not be overly anxious and replace parts when there is an issue, and to be real smart about assessing what I am looking at. Was able to fix thumbstick drift by just tweaking a few pins!

[@aiRCoft]

eBay's and PayPal's combined fees alone are probably around that $8.45, not to mention around $4 shipping, although I do know it's possible to get them down a bit lower... Also gotta keep in mind the fact that 100% of the time, eBay favors buyers in disputes/returns, which will probably add at least few bucks, on average, to each unit sold.

[@PvZPlaying]

You just showed up on my recommendations, and your videos are fun to watch! Subscribed.

[@benwebb5230]

The best Nintendo I've ever owned you should try Wii next? or has that already been done? good video

[@Tronicsfix]

Haven't done Wii but I might.

[@benwebb5230]

could be easier to fix because of bigger components or is that not the case ?🤔

[@Tronicsfix]

I've actually only done a few repairs on them but I think most common problems on them aren't too hard to fix.

[@Lukeno52]

Problem with Wii consoles is they're so cheap that there's basically no value in repairing them at the moment - other than purely for a video of course.

[@benwebb5230]

TronicsFix I see, look forward to you fixing next generation consoles💪🏻

[@Selrisitai]

Does anyone else think the original 3DS design is way more attractive and "techie" looking than the newer 3DS? I love the sleek design, the black gloss on the top screen, and the green "3d" light. Even the switch to turn on and off the wifi is fancy and just makes it feel like a more feature-rich gadget.

[@PR0WN3D]

Is no one talking about the blue 3ds with the bad camera that is like turning black or something

[@huggable2]

That's just one of the color options for the 3DS.

[@PR0WN3D]

@@huggable2 I know but that 3ds has way more black than usual.

[@GadgetUK164]

Excellent! My recommendation on removing the stickers - I wouldn't use a spudger as it will scratch the plastic case. I would soak in IPA and rub with paper towel. It takes longer (sometimes much longer), but you end up with no scratches then.

[@Tronicsfix]

Usually I would do that. Since this one was not in good condition and had lots of scratches already I wasn't worried about it. As far as I can tell it didn't actually leave any though.

[@RexThePanda]

Lmao *not sponsored* Proceeds to tell everyone how he received some screwdrivers while saying the name 10 times

[@RagingInsomniac]

They are required by law to tell you something is sponsored

[@maahiahmed7517]

love what you do man. Keep doing what you love

[@itsbidone]

Idk why I even clicked this. I'm not interested in this type of stuff but as soon as I saw a 3ds xl, I had to watch the whole thing

[@ahmedst290]

Great video! Your channel is growing up really quickly!!

[@compmaster13]

"1 minute ago" dis gonna be good

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks for watching!

[@jackksobiech9473]

first twelve seconds and i pressed subscribe. ;) love your videos man... keep up the amazing work!

[@muaries12]

21:35 my heart bleeds for the charizard 😢

[@Tronicsfix]

Ha, ha...sorry...it had to go!

[@awilliams1701]

and Pikachu. But hey he can't remove the Pokemon "stickers" on my arm. lol

[@eriks8382]

7:53 my favorite part is the end when we find out if you were able to fix it and give us the rundown on total profit 💪🤑

[@Ferguz75]

nice video, the NES edition is just beatiful!

[@Tronicsfix]

I agree...so nice.

[@glennrock8358]

Last question, sorry for so many, but could you do a tutorial to invert the controls on Gamecube Controller C-Stick so that playing super mario sunshine doesn’t suck with the inverted camera controls they put stock. I will even mail you a few controllers

[@geegus]

Here we go! Classic N3DS I'm pumped :-)

[@Tronicsfix]

This was a fun one to make!

[@MGlBlaze]

I think the saying is "The best tools are the ones you have" - so I can't really say since I haven't used that many tools, but I really like my iFixIt Mako driver kit. It's a screwdriver plus a flexible extender with a bunch of different bits, some of which I didn't even know existed until I saw them in the kit. I mostly use the philips (I mean, it's probably the most widespread screw head type) and torx bits, but the tri-point and game bits are useful for opening up older consoles and cartridges.

[@Blitz9287]

Great video, I'm glad you got them all fixed.

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks! Me too!

[@GunsNGames1]

Hey man, nice video and nice fix as always!

[@EaziGX]

14:18 perfect transition lol

[@LtdResources]

Awesome man, real happy you got a good result from these. Another great video. The NES controller XL is beautiful.

[@respinoza89]

Careful with “untested” lots. I know a guy that sells these and when he gets returns he saves them until he gets enough to sell as a bundle and just mark as “untested” when in fact they are faulty, just barely though like a small spot on the screen that is dead as far as touch function does not work. Specific spots. But I’m sure you could fix those anyways

[@LeSarthois]

Well I'm sure TronicFix shower those indeed, or on other systems or items, but yeah, a dead touch screen or even a dead/damaged screen on a DS/3DS is basically Level 101 fixing ;) A dead cart port tho, that's a more tricky thing, though not for TronicFix but for most people without the proper tools... Like me. 8 bits stuff? 16 bits stuff? Can do. SMD soldering? can't do that yet.

[@SiCVoltage]

I’m so glad you were able to fix them. Way to go.

[@nathanmaybee596]

Where do you find such good deals

[@oopsimdead2578]

this is giving me flashbacks to when i needed to replace the screen ribbon cable in my 3ds. getting though that hinge was a nightmare.

[@GearheadStew]

Score! That's a lot of 3DS goodness :)

[@Tronicsfix]

I agree!

[@Dropbear237]

I'm really glad you did this video, because just a couple of weeks ago I was checking the battery charge on all my handheld Nintendo consoles and I have the limited edition Zelda 3ds and it was doing what that 3ds xl was doing with the error code. So now I should hopefully be able to fix mine. So thanks for the video.

[@connorgraham5137]

I legit just had to do a top screen repair on the 3DS 2012 model and it was hard then you had to release this 3 days later

[@Tronicsfix]

Ha, ha...those are a pain!

[@connorgraham5137]

@@Tronicsfix turned out good which is a shock but this video was great

[@damon7845]

I have never had any luck fixing any 3ds. The 2ds brick one is where I shine.

[@benk3431]

Omg I’ve been waiting my whole life for this vid

[@Tronicsfix]

Ha, ha...thanks for watching!

[@exilsaarlander9813]

Great Video as usual. Yeah i have used Wiha Screwdrivers for Ages, there are often more expensive than others, but it is German quality. Greetings from Germany and continue with your great content

[@carlyshay5027]

"I love tools" Then you'll love my ex

[@joseruiz276]

I like your image

[@sebcc9204]

Man you are amazing, greetings from Chile!

[@claytalian9091]

Discovered your channel in late December when I was doing research while shopping for a refurbished PS4(got one from Sony and saved over 50 bucks). Its just satisfying watching you fix these various electronics. Also very informative.

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks so much for watching! Glad you're enjoying these.

[@igorbuk2106]

Cool channel dude, keep up the awesome work. You made me remember changing L and R buttons on my old 3DS. I felt like dealing with a goddamn bomb back them, but the thing got fixed and works perfectly even now, five years after the repair.

[@Loxu69]

did it hurt anyone elses soul when he removed those stickers

[@thatdude5104]

Work in the cellphone repair business and Wiha Picofinish are absolutely the best screwdrivers, been using them for four years, and excepts from looking like new I have way less stipped screws and it almost never slips over the screw.

[@Tronicsfix]

Yes...that's what I've noticed...they rarely slip on the screws. Such nice drivers.

[@JohnGotts]

There are a lot of really trashed 3DSes on eBay. They're fun to fix, though.

[@Tronicsfix]

Yes...a ton of them.

[@ethansnopo8891]

If you have issues with the wifi card, turn off the wifi / local connection switch on the right side of the 3ds it allows you to play and use the ds, just without wifi.

[@jamesw6484]

I like the enthusiasm and patience you put in yuh our work!!! By watching your videos I have to calm down myself because I am not that patient haha

[@UGetNoMaidens]

There's something wrong with my 3DS XL. I try to open an application but it takes like 1-2 minutes to open it. Do you know what's wrong with it?

[@johnchamy4918]

yo buddy big fan here, can we see the cleaning part 2 it is kinda satisfying

[@UseHerNiem]

My favorite is when he turns it on and its working fine. It gives me such pleasure. Im always rooting for that.

[@nitrax8629]

Odd that the 3DS top screen lens just shattered... now I think about it, the one on my launch-window unit may also be glass, judging by how it feels and acts like the glass screen on my tablet when I clean it, plus it not being permenantly scratched by the bottom screen (the marks just rub off)... Maybe they changed to using plastic not too long after the price cut to save money?

[@rrutter81]

Love these vids. Need to do at least 1 snap tear down (not all) per vid imo. Its always fun :)

[@groseclosegroseclose3455]

your repair videos are some of the best on KZbin and there the reason I what to get into fixing electronics

[@emlyndewar]

Solid KZbin algorithm recommendation. Not sure how I’ve not seen any of your stuff before!

[@vkw619]

What did you use to get the adhesive of those stickers off so easily? I bought a used Wii U that is just disgusting and my first goal is to get stickers off and Goo gone was awful

[@FrankEBailey]

It's EVERYONE's favourite part, Steve! TAKE APART ALL THE THINGS!!!!