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Nintendo 3DS: Nintendo 3DS não liga

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 07:01:35 -0700

Olá Galera!
Me chamo Neto e estou com um problema no meu Nintendo 3DS já faz alguns meses.
A algum tempo atrás fiquei sem carregador de 3DS, nisso eu enrolei pra comprar outro porém depois de um mês comprei, quando botei no meu 3DS para carregar, deixei carregando um bom tempo e nisso daí quando liguei ele não queria ligar de jeito nenhum. Ele aparece o LED laranja de carregando porém eu aperto o botão power mas não ligar. Depois de um tempo tentei novamente, mas agora aconteceu uma outra situação. O Console ligava o led laranja e depois de um tempo o led sumia, tinha que tirar o carregador e botar de novo para ligar, porém sempre sumia. obs: tentei com outra bateria de um colega meu que estava funcionando normalmente, porém sem sucesso.
Quem puder me ajudar, agradeço.

⟐ Edited by author janeiro 19, 2026 at 7:01 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS: O meu 3ds nao ta ligando

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:00:48 -0700

O meu 3ds começou dando varios erros tipo desligando no meio do nada mas eu conseguia ligar ate que um dia começou a ter um problema que basicamente eu ligo passa alguns segundos e ai da um toc mt alto e desliga e eu nao consigo mais ligar

⟐ Commented outubro 20, 2025 at 17:00 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS: Erro na informação sobre saúde e segurança na nintendo 3ds.

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 09:34:32 -0700

Quando eu abro a informação sobre saúde e segurança na nintendo 3ds ela da erro Arm11.

Nintendo 3DS: Meu 3DS desliga quando abro a tela

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:31:55 -0700

Quando eu abro a tela do meu 3DS em uma posição, ele dá uma tela preta, desligando. Alguém pode me ajudar?

Nintendo 3DS: O conector de energia do 3ds xl old serve para o 3ds old?

Sat, 11 Nov 2023 05:44:14 -0700

Estou com um 3ds old precisando trocar o conector de energia, mas só estou achando conector para o 3ds xl old. Da certo?

⟐ Answered novembro 11, 2023 at 5:44 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS: A minha consola não reconhece nenhum input

Sat, 28 Sep 2019 15:14:31 -0700

Boa noite a todos, a minha 3ds tem um problema. Até à 2 dias ela funcionava a 100%… Agora ela n reconhece nenhum input de nenhum dos botões/ touch screen com exceção do botão de power. Quando insiro um jogo no slot ela vai para o sítio normal. O switch de 2d/3d tbm não funciona :( Obrigado pelo vosso tempo :)

Nintendo 3DS: Carrego no botão de ligar luz azul aprece por segundos

Wed, 30 Aug 2017 07:44:23 -0700

Ola gostaria saber se alguem me pode ajudar hoje tava a jogar na minha 3ds ela ficou sem bateria eu liguei o carregador esperei uns 10 minutos carreguei no butão de power mas ela não liga, so o led azul aparece durante uns segundos e nada mesmo com o carregador ligado acontece o mesmo a 3ds nunca caio ao chao e esta num bom estado.

⟐ Answered agosto 30, 2017 at 7:44 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS: Top screen rubber stoppers

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:28:36 -0700

Hi, the top screen rubber stoppers on my device are crumbling/perished I was wondering if anyone here had ever replaced them and how easy it would be to do

⟐ Commented julho 01, 2026 at 7:28 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS: Stripped screws in the bottom shell

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:48:56 -0700

I bought a second-handed 3DS along with a couple of physical games for only $50, and I was very happy about this buy until I found out the screws in the bottom shell were all stripped.

The console turns on and before the home menu pops up, it suddenly turns off with a "pop". It is likely a broken ribbon cable, which should be a relatively easy fix, but I can't even open the console because of the screws. I tried using hot glue, a small rubber band and none of that seem to work.

I truly don't know how to proceed. I don't wanna end up damaging the motherboard or any other component.

⟐ Commented junho 21, 2026 at 21:48 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS: How do I unscrew a stripped screw on the lower case?

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:50:19 -0700

Well i got a problem with my 3DS when i recognized that my Internet doesen´t work, i´ve thought that my WIFI board is defect so i tried to open the 3ds with a ph000 screwdriver everything went fine except at the lower case part i had to remove those 9 Phillips screws

and i could only unscrew 5 screws the other 4 screws were stripped because i put too much power on the other screws so that they were stripped. So does anyone have a solution how do i unscrewed those little stripped screws on my 3DS?

⟐ Commented junho 20, 2026 at 14:50 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS: Help Identifying How To Fix Charging Port that Fell Off

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:31:06 -0700

Hi.

I've been trying to repair my old 3DS, and for the most part this has gone smoothly with minimal issues. The only problem I'm facing immediately is that I'll need to do some soldering to re-affix the charging port. I have zero experience with this and need a hand identifying what steps I should take with my console.

I've tried to get some up-close photos of it, and I can see a little bit of green/yellow missing from the outer soldered point. They appear black up close, and with some further inspection also seemed to have a residue of something, very thin and eggshell-like.

I'm looking at all sorts of guides to try and figure out what to do, but I've yet to come across any that have damage even remotely similar to that on mine. The port itself doesn't look damaged, thankfully, I'm just struggling to tell where to start on fixing it.

⟐ Commented junho 04, 2026 at 17:31 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS: 3D slider doesn't work

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:31:29 -0700

I just got my hands on an original (2011) 3DS with a broken 3D slider. The slider itself, well, slides, but it doesn’t change anything. The console is stuck permanently in 3D mode.

How do I fix it? I’m willing to crack open the 3DS as my final goal is to completely fix it and keep it. :)

⟐ Commented junho 01, 2026 at 21:31 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS: How can I reattach a ZIF connector latch if it broke off?

Mon, 18 May 2026 08:15:53 -0700

So, I broke 3 of the clasps off. Joycon, two of the bottom screen ones. How can I reattach them? I’ve looked at tutorials but the thing about 3DS ZIF connectors is that THEY ARE NOT BUILT THE SAME (see image)

How do I reattach a ZIF latch with this odd port? Do I have to take the ports off and solder new ones on? I want to get my 3DS up and running again.

Here’s the images of the ‘damage’

Also, here’s how the latch should normally look while it’s on.

⟐ Commented maio 18, 2026 at 8:15 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS: One of the screws is stripped

Fri, 08 May 2026 12:49:10 -0700

One of the screws on the bottom cover of my old 3DS XL is stripped and won’t turn. I’ve tried applying a small amount of superglue to a very thin flathead screwdriver, but nothing seems to work. I need to fix it so I can open the system properly and easily remove and insert my SD card.

⟐ Commented maio 08, 2026 at 12:49 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS: B and X buttons unresponsive

Wed, 06 May 2026 17:48:02 -0700

I've probably dropped my original model 3DS dozens of times since I bought it in 2011, but the B and X buttons are now unresponsive after it fell a foot out of my pants pocket when I was sitting down. They only work if pressed hard; merely tapping them will not work. I opened it up and cleaned the buttons and wiped the contacts on the motherboard with isopropyl alcohol (the contacts didn't look dirty at all), but it didn't help. Any idea what the problem could be?

Also, while not a big deal, the green "3D" LED no longer lights up after I opened up the 3DS. The 3D slider hasn't worked for years and the 3D is stuck on, but I don't want to risk fixing this if it requires heating and prying off the upper display front panel.

⟐ Commented maio 06, 2026 at 17:48 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS: 3DS not turning on, charging lights up after USB C mod

Wed, 06 May 2026 07:07:50 -0700

Hello, "classic" 3DS, model 2011 CTRS-AA-C0. I just installed a USB-C mod for the charging port, unfortunately I dont have a recent status from before the port change. It worked some time before and was sitting in a drawer for the last two years.

Current state:

charging LED lights up with USB C connected
power LED not reacting to the Power button
new battery

As the battery is also new, I can rule that out. Any fuses I should check?

USB C mod solder picture:

⟐ Commented maio 06, 2026 at 7:07 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS: Nintendo 3ds - Cannot display the software on the SD Card

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:52:25 -0700

Like the title says my 3ds started giving me this error after i removed the sd card i have always used on it since 2011

I've used the card on a computer and its working fine,even formatted it to fat32 to make sure it wasnt a software issue but still gives me this error,tried a new sd card but same result

I've opened the console up and cleaned the sd card slot pins with isopropyl alcohol and tried to make sure the pins were okay but the issue still persists

Also used some compressed air to maybe remove dirt from inside the card reader I've already ordered a sd card reader for the console but im wondering what other options i have,any ideas?

⟐ Commented abril 13, 2026 at 10:52 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS: Blue light of death?

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:45:32 -0700

Found my childhood 3ds but it won’t display anything. It turns on, the backlight and the 3d light obviously shine through, but nothing displays. Opened it up (ignore the result of stripped screws) and nothing seems out of placed or damaged. Also unplugged various parts and tried turning on but same issue. Am I missing something?

⟐ Answered abril 12, 2026 at 12:45 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS: Stuck On Home Menu: Inputs, Sound, 3D Slider Don't Work

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:34:09 -0700

I received a 3ds in a lot of damaged electronics. I've managed to repair everything so far except this 3ds which has me stumped.

The system turns on and loads to the main home screen. The top screen animation runs, I can turn the wifi on and off, the game reader reads games, the system charges, if I hold the power button to get to the power down screen, I can press the home button to get back to the home menu, and I can enter the update/safemode screen when holding L+R+A+d-pad up (Edit: was d-pad down, I meant d-pad up). I cannot enter into touch screen calibration, touch input doesn't work. On very rare occasions if I'm holding down d-pad right when powering on the system, the home menu will start scrolling right indefinitely and I'm able to "fight" against it by repeatedly pressing d-pad left and only when in this state I can enter into an app if press A at the right moment (which is how I know the cameras work), but the touch screen still wont work.⏎
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Otherwise though, the joystick, touch screen, ABXY, sound, and 3d slider do not work at all.⏎
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I've already tried cleaning under and changing out the digitizer, as well as the bezel, and cleaning under the button pad stickers. I've also tried systematically disconnecting one component at a time and testing to see if anything changes or works. Unfortunately, though, none of this has seemed to work. ⏎
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The scrolling right only happens when I have the system taken apart, but it isn't consistent with any specific component being disconnected.⏎
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The battery does have a slight curvature to it, but I'm not sure if that would cause these issues. ⏎
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Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!⏎
Thanks!

⟐ Commented abril 06, 2026 at 14:34 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS: 3DS Charges But Does Not Turn On (No Blue Light)

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:37:25 -0700

I have this original 3DS that had some corrosion in it near the power management section.

I cleaned it up using a toothbrush and 99% IPA.

Even after the clean, it produced the same results of claiming to be charging but never actually turning on or showing the blue LED.

I checked for shorts, couldn't find any. I also check F1 and F2 fuses which both showed to be fine.

I know there was a lot of corrosion but I just don't know what the problem could be. If you have any advice, please let me know

⟐ Commented março 10, 2026 at 4:37 GMT-7