I Bought a BROKEN Pokemon NEW 3DS XL From eBay But Can I Fix It?

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I Bought a BROKEN Pokemon NEW 3DS XL From eBay But Can I Fix It? It's the yellow Pikachu special edition and, even though it cost quite a bit ($275), if I can fix it it should sell for around $400. The 3DS wouldn't turn on or charge so I went right to taking it apart... and the inside was a bit of a mess. It looks like whoever tried to fix it didn't really know what they were doing - which is never a good thing.
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About This Video:

[@herrakaarme]

I don't know what's more amazing: That the previous owner managed to cause so much damage to the connectors, and as a result fried the motherboard, I assume, or that they still had the guts to ask so much for it, despite knowing full well how bad it is inside.

[@CoasterNut]

Steve sees a listing that says 'for parts' and thinks...."challenge accepted". Awesome video as always!

[@Tronicsfix]

Ha, ha...that's actually true!

[@rartolak]

I just got a lot with 3 "faulty" ps3s. They all work but only one has no HDMI. Physically fine but if the silicon image bga chip needs to be replaced meeh

[@NintendoWire]

The shell said "3DS LL" which is the Japanese version of the XL. Looks like someone got a cheap LL system from Japan and attempted a reshell with an American console. Still pretty awesome, though.

[@Tronicsfix]

Possibly

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

Yep as soon as I saw that 3DS LL on the back I was like uh-oh.

[@DjBarry020]

So for what LL standing for? I never see in my live

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

@@erikgarcia3848 Yep that does sound about right.

[@Daniel-dl6fp]

Yeah i think your right i reshelled a ds light with a cheap shell and the battery bay was not even painted it was white just like the one in the video

[@paulkrieg1360]

I love how you explain the financial side of your repairs. For someone starting out it's easy to forget about shipping, fees, parts, equipment. Also keeping in my own skill level when looking for deals.

[@TheeMuhnKee]

You're the reason why I got into micro soldering and console repair. Thank you! 😊

[@Tronicsfix]

Great to hear!

[@rarewareh]

This is a cheap Aliexpress shell that someone tried reshelling their 3DS to and broke the device. You can tell that the font is off on the back covers.

[@scottvogel8477]

Tronic fix- "Hmm looks like some one has opened this." Dankpods-"SOMEON'S BEEN IN ERE!"

[@karenellcey469]

that what he sed wen he opens a nuget

[@StabStabStabStabby]

I don't think that's an official pikachu edition. I think it's a re-shell that the seller failed to do properly.

[@Tronicsfix]

That is a possibility.

[@gamersxs]

It's a US motherboard in a Japanese shell.

[@psp4gamer]

@@Tronicsfix I have the original New 3DS pikachu edition. The edition that you have it is a reshell from aliexpress

[@leeartlee915]

Yeah. There was no way this would be one of those “replace the battery and wham! Instant fixed” situation.

[@Tronicsfix]

I was actually glad for that so I could make a longer video.

[@noonetest9806]

All the fuses are power fuses

[@leeartlee915]

@@Tronicsfix sure. Made for a way more interesting watch. It would have just shocked me if that was the fix.

[@chaoticsky]

Ya, this was a failed reshell. The Pikachu edition is the most available new 3ds xl shell, I also assume it's not an official part. Ya you got screwed there.

[@qu3becker]

I was thinking the same now that I attempted to reshell my own New 3DS XL after my top screen broke. I would never call mine genuine.

[@BegitoBuru]

This is my go to youtube channel for all of my Console related problems. Havent needed to buy a new controller yet, ive just been fixing them thanks to these videos

[@12345.......]

I had no idea those were so valuable. Great save.

[@randallcromer66]

Mr fix it at his best, dude you're a amazing technician and my hats off to you for being a self taught repair man. There's not many people who has your talent and skill so please keep up the awesome work and I promise to keep coming back for more and sharing your video's with as many people as I possibly can because you definitely deserve all the exposure that you can get. 🤟😎👍

[@checob224]

I love how the sellers selling this type of broken systems are not honest at all😂🤦🏻.

[@AugustineDelgado]

gotta love when newbies try to case mod their systems after watching 1 KZbin video. they often don't realize just how fragile the connectors are or how to properly ground themselves to prevent potential damage to the components.

[@manwithagun5339]

It's nice to see a video that's not all sunshine and rainbows! But whoever put that one together like that has no business touching electronics! Keep up the good work!

[@repukiro]

Someone has noticed that he puts the power board upside down at 8:56, at the beginning of the video the ribbon is with the part inclined downwards but in this test it is the opposite to see the lights, that's why the other fuse breaks once more

[@chasefournier]

From experience, no power no charge is typically caused by bad battery connector or bad battery. I suppose emmc could have something to do with the no power, but probably has nothing to do with no charge .. unless it had a major dead short. Great video yet again Steve. Good work investigating!!

[@virgildeklerk]

Nice fix and great looking 3DSXL. Indeed still wondering what caused the shortage of the chip and if reheating and placement of the chip would fix it or maybe reballing. Have a good one Steve

[@ilyasg2108]

when I saw the missing screw covers I instantly knew it wasn't just a simple battery replacement lol

[@eddy73]

I never comment on this channel but I have to say all your videos are amazing. I’m always intrigued on how people fix any type of issue with devices. Continue the work up. Have a nice day!!😊

[@samdeen95]

Do show us more details & give us more information when you're soldering or changing parts on the motherboard!! Been here for sometime, love to learn the details!!

[@eyloiw]

great upload. was nice to see a device that truly needed to be worked on. the seller was right to let it go, that wasn't something they could've fixed themselves.

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks for watching!

[@shoefight6302]

I haven't watched your videos in about a year but randomly I got the urge tonight to rewatch you fix 20+ Nintendo switches. Making sure to subscribe this time so I don't miss anymore content!

[@lukepayne7657]

Seeing all the problems from the previous “repair” made me cringe 😬

[@Tronicsfix]

Ha, ha...me too!

[@squall4120]

I think you were reading a short to ground on the charging ic because you had the power board attached upside down compared to the motherboard when you were testing at 9:37. So the ribbon cable was installed correctly on the battery side, but not the motherboard side. Nice job getting it fixed though!

[@thenewplayerbegins]

i think you should buy a reballing machine, it would be cool to see you learning with these boards you have laying around

[@DjVortex-w]

Usually I don't really like hardware and other other stuff colored bright yellow, but that 3DS is actually so cool-looking I wouldn't actually mind owning one.

[@ghostgalaxy2000]

Great vid Tronicsfix 👍

[@Gaming_Junkies710]

Sorry to ask but can you put another 5 videos out right away....lol. I have re-watched you entire video library here on KZbin. LMAO This was another great video Steve, TY for sharing! :)

[@coincollectingtime821]

Glad you were able to fix it! I wish the eBay seller bribed you with The rest of the packaging being snacks. We were actually finally able to fix our right Nintendo switch joy con SL and SR buttons and the lights.

[@ThatOneGasStation]

Amazing video! I love seeing these videos on the crazy repairs! Keep it up!!

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad you like them!

[@theunseen8054]

Thoroughly enjoy watching you save these things from the landfill. Awesome video, my friend.

[@74bobby]

Love the fact that you got it up and running again

[@one_eyed_guilly7016]

I love seeing you save old broken electronics. super satisfying

[@MarkuzZz5]

I am a Pokemon handheld collector and got this new 3ds xl on ebay with original packaging for a fixed price of 203 € direct from japan and the best. The shipping was free and even without toll. I was very happy about the bargain because it is as good as new and the original packaging is undamaged and looks as if I had just bought it in the store.

[@snorlaxi5620]

your 3ds videos are always the best ones

[@DudeWhat31]

Seller: "broken, damaged, doesnt charge, use for part only and possible horcrux for the queen of england" TronicsFix: "Lets see if i got ripped off" 😂😂

[@degeimos]

Really aweome, I wish here in my country we had someone with half the skills you have.

[@biscuitsspam]

Thank you for posting such great videos! You are very interesting and entertaining to watch during these hard times. And what i love the most is you are not fake and you know what you're doing! :))

[@kato2048]

Have you ever thought of live streaming your fixes? Or maybe having a second channel where you post unedited videos? I personally would be interested in seeing everything you do in real time regardless if you've shown a fix before. I think it'd also be great if you streamed since you could answer questions live.

[@zUltra3D]

I love how a limited edition 3DS is almost as expensive as a PS5, great video Steve!

[@lordbakura1737]

They are 800? Lol I got what ur saying

[@Tronicsfix]

I mean...if you're talking retail, but not fi you're talking about actual prices people are paying for available PS5's.

[@matthewdavenport9549]

@@Tronicsfix It can be if you have the Charizard/Blastoise anniversary 3DS, new in box haha

[@Alfaghetty]

They aren't. New 3ds xl listings on eBay are ~250

[@diegocieni1439]

Love your videos, greetings from Brazil!

[@Hestroah1337]

I was thinking , how would you go about replacing the pieces that hold the cables if the board wasnt replaced ?

[@N3KO_79]

I love your videos, learn about technology and fixes is never enough

[@JohnGotts]

I fix Nintendo consoles over on Instagram. I don't use KZbin because I would need to edit my videos on Linux, and most if not all of the video editing platforns are MacOS or Windows based. Anyways, what I've found is a lot of questionable 3DS hardware on eBay. I see a number of consoles stitched together from broken parts, and many botched repairs, especially broken ZIF sockets. The new 3DS XL and 2DS XL are especially fragile. I prefer to work on the "classic" 3DS XL. I really love working on this console. If you're careful about the ribbon cables, it's pretty easy to fix any problem. Repair parts have gone up significantly in price, though. One thing I'd like to note. That console is actually a 3DS LL, and the motherboard is region locked to Japan. So even if you fixed it you could only play Japanese 3DS games. Regular DS games are not region locked. You actually upgraded that console to the US version, maybe without knowing it. * Of course you can always hack region locking, but I wouldn't do that to anything I'm going to sell.

[@RubMySweatyThighs]

Just use Luma and make it region free I have never heard of a system going bad

[@erikgarcia3848]

Looks like someone tried swapping cases and messed up the 3DS.

[@MilaNavi]

Steve: a 3ds video Me: like before I even watch it.

[@appleseeds04]

Would love to see work on a psvr or any vr headset if you haven't already

[@Akwon408]

Wow I saw the same exact listing and I was tempted to buy it thinking it would just be a battery problem! I don't know how to solder or anything so glad I dodge that.

[@giantheman16]

Happy fathers day everyone! Gj steve

[@ilyasg2108]

ayy I have the same one!! I've had it for a few years and I still love it.

[@assassin2oo6]

Good work bro 😍

[@tipoluck03]

another success fixing... Great Job Sir...

[@imSomebody-m4c]

Nice these are fun to see make more !

[@Tronicsfix]

Thanks! Will do!

[@jimmy-the-hedgehog1169]

I'm hoping that with this video i can try and repair my half broken 3DS with no working shoulder and X buttons. greats stuff btw!

[@misterb1915]

Dude is a straight wizard.

[@seacrezt]

I love your videos. I have learnt so much from you. Thank you.

[@xtremegohorse]

Oh! It's OL. I thought you were saying "oh well..." like, oh well... it's crap now. What can I do? hahhahahahah great work as usual.

[@TheJayair]

Can you do a video about ESD and gives us tips on how you ground yourself.

[@Tronicsfix]

I might mention it at some point but it's sort of a hot topic with some people. I don't ground myself...ever...with what I'm working on. Nothing I work on is that sensitive. Some people insist that I should be grounded.

[@TheJayair]

@@Tronicsfix Okay, I learnt a little to late and didn't ground myself when DIY my laptop, look forward to that video someday. Stay Safe and Stay Blessed

[@allgemeinwissen1733]

Can you make a tutorial how to proper use a multimeter / measuring device for repairs?

[@Dalinu]

Amazing video. Good job.

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad you liked it!

[@basuvaishya2918]

Sir love your work and honestly!!!

[@ErikFlody]

Wow, I bought this model refurbished from Gamestop 2 years ago for $100, so it's good to see that it's worth something now. My version says XL, not LL, so presumably it's the US version, and it's not missing any of the screw covers, so I'm hoping it wasn't just reshelled. However, mine has a black border on the upper screen instead of a yellow border. Does this mean that the screen has been replaced?

[@guardianangel8958]

Oh you scared me...Fathersday in Germany were already and i really got skeptical. :D Nice work and save again and i love the style of this 3DS. Greets from Germany!

[@bshays21]

I own this cib 😄 I absolutely love it. My two main reasons were Pikachu and the four colored buttons.

[@jody19027]

Keep up the awesome work!

[@GlassICE]

The reason i clicked on this video was the cute color on that 3DS

[@joshs_random_location]

Pika lives again! ⚡⚡

[@myoddhacksstuff3500]

Steve you look like a gangsta! And it looks like you got a tear drop lol.

[@TheTuneAce]

This console is like one of my nightmares haha. Trying to buy broken consoles for repair, only to find that the previous owner also couldn't repair it, stripped it for parts, then sold the bare minimum to have plausible deniability by salvaging the battery, removable components, hardware, etc then listing it "as is"/for parts, don't know anything about it, blah blah. Not even worth risking imo

[@jorgegamboa5821]

I kinda saw the rise in price coming. I managed to buy one of these in perfect working and aesthetic condition for $230/free ship back in January

[@iantan6141]

Hey man! Loving the videos! I actually just got myself a parts 3Ds XL as I was inspired by you to try and fix it up, please make more new 3DS XL repair videos so I can have a better shot at repairing it haha

[@DjBarry020]

Good job! I love the Nintendo content.

[@erasmochavez5614]

Love your videos

[@XCF33t]

Nice save!

[@Lojalny]

The best handled console ever

[@Thirdeyestrappd]

This made me a feel a lot better about recently paying 360 usd for authentic solgaleo x lunala new 3ds xl especially the limited 3ds they will only continue to skyrocket in value

[@yourmom_544]

Nice Video!

[@Tronicsfix]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@carlosgre70]

That was a pretty sneaky series x flex

[@gower1973]

3.8v it’s not a fully charged cell, it’s almost empty, a fully charged lipo is 4.23v

[@falxie_]

Pro tip, don't mess around with electronics if you don't know what you're doing and you aren't ready to break stuff

[@sirbonesalotdp]

Great video.

[@philbateman1989]

275 isn't too bad for a limited edition one. You can easily hit 400 for one working as you say.

[@ObeyedDog]

Keep up the good content!

[@jonathannavarro3522]

1:17 there is even a skull on the top screen, it surely was dead at that time

[@LouieGMDesign]

This is why you don't bring your broken console to the cheapest repairmen you can find. The original owner of the 3DS XL tried to find the cheapest repairman and that repairman didn't have any experience and broke it even further. The broken console was probably still sold for over $200, shame.

[@FreedMango802]

This is exactly what I want to be when I'm older

[@Phorics]

Im from Germany, but i love your Videos.. 😊👌

[@6th_Army]

1:08 I think I found a problem. There's an extra button. One that isn't on any on the DS models. Another issue is that the power button was moved...

[@ElCadejoR3k]

Lol

[@sharingam16]

amazing work

[@Crylhound]

Ngl thumbnail looked like you were trying to sell me a piece of cheese

[@GlitchedCactus]

I have a question. My 3DS XL of this exact type has broken chips that wont read 3ds games you put into it. Water got into it and in an attempt to clean the water out, it messed up the readers. How would I go about fixing this?

[@Mischievous_Mr_L]

This video is great

[@luisanica9187]

Hopefully you do more original 2ds fixing videos :)

[@dewaynehowse231]

With all of those broken ribbon tabs the board was toast in the first place.

[@RampageLP]

I'd love to see you reball a chip one day

[@rassim_ax7769]

Hi TronicsFix i have the original ps4 ch 1116 and i want to clean it without broke anything can u do a tutorial how to clean the original ps4 ch 1116 without broke anything please and nice Video BTW💖💪

[@toyra]

At 3:04 you said 3.8 volts. It is not fully charged at 3.8v. 3.7 is the nominal voltage. 4.2v is fully charged :)

[@DrRubix1712]

I've put mine back together wrong and it caused no power, did the same thing with the top screen cable, having it upside down. Flipped it back and it powered right up which was interesting