Hey Chicken Master, i've got an odd question for you. I got a GBA SP a little while ago and was STOKED to add a new shell to it and get it set up cool and clean for myself. I went to do it today and I noticed the old volume slider cover was stuck on. I tried to be as careful as I could be, but the stick part of the mechanism has actually snapped off still inside the old slider cover... Any ideas on what I could do? I don't have a solder that small that I could just replace the part, at this point i've just put it together without volume. Edit: some looking around suggests that this model apparently had the volume slider AND cover as one piece, and some SP's just come like this 😔I had no idea and this is the third one i've reshelled lol.
Ahoy seacaptain, to be honest I haven't opened a GBA SP (they're dam expensive even when broken) if you can get the old broken piece out of the shell, then you can try carefully glue it back to the slider. Do you have a hot air station or just an iron?
They are expensive, I got lucky with my one tbh… I have access to a heat gun at most sadly, part of me did wonder if I could just glue the part back on with the old cover. At this point I don’t care that it’s not the new coloured slider I bought haha I just want it usable.
yeah heat guns are to full on could damage it. head phones are probably the only way to hear it for now. Does the slider still work if you use something small to push it side to side? could put the volume on half for now until its fixed.
@@chickenmaster121 It does yeah, I've been using a toothpick to adjust the volume at this stage lol. Thanks so much for the suggestions, I appreciate it. I might give the glue a shot, the original slider actually has the bit sticking out, so It might be enough to hold onto the original piece. I just don't want to get glue into the actual slider and gunk it up. I'll weigh if its worth trying or leaving
Love your shirt btw hahaha 🤣. Been watching your videos to learn how to do this myself. It's amazing! Your voice is really nice to listen to and I can easily follow you! Keep it up! 😄
@@chickenmaster121hey found your channel while trying to trouble shoot my own ds lite issues, I’m getting a orange light but nothing on the screens and would love to send it in for you to have a look at if you are interested? I’m in VIC
I wouldn't recommend it, definitely practice on something else first. Alternatively the guy who makes the mod (loopy) has a mail in service where he installs them for you
Tried to hook up 4 WiiUs yesterday because my son wanted to try out my old Breath of the Wild save files to kill the final boss and three of the four had no picture on my TV. My solution to this problem was much simpler than anything I could find about it. I use an older Sony HD TV that can only handle a maximum of 720p resolution in my game room and that is where I experienced the problems. When I connected my WiiUs to my new HD TV in the living room there was no problem. If the WiiU is set to 1080p resolution and you connect it to a TV that cannot handle this resolution (in my case 720p max), you will not get an image and you will not be able to sync your gamepad with your console, etc. This can also be one of the problems you experience with an older WiiU, although most people already have an HD TV that can handle at least 1080p.Just wanted to share my problem for people who may have this problem at some point.Maybe you are also using an older TV or PC screen, etc. and this problem can also arise.If you want to continue using your older screen, set the resolution to 720p on a newer 1080p TV and then connect your WiiU to your older screen. Problem solved.
Hey man, first of all I wanted to say that your video quality has gone up so much in the past few months and this channel is super underrated! Just subbed! A few months ago I paid about US$300 for a lot of 18 DS Lites, 5 DSis, and 2 Switch Lites, all broken. I looked at them and figured I could fix them since I have some experience (and all the tools you listed). A week later I received… in short, crap. Nearly all of the systems had no battery, stylus, or battery cover, and the majority of their shells were basically trash. Over half needed screen replacements. I was able to fix about 7 of the systems but ended up reselling most of them as parts, which resulted in very little profit from the whole thing. So I am wondering, how do you end up with better quality systems in your packages? I know the consoles you receive are broken, but they seem to be in so much better quality than the ones I receive. Is there a certain country where they are best to buy from? I live in America and in general consoles are not in good shape. Also, how do you get shells and parts so cheaply? I can never find good prices for them on eBay. I was thinking about abandoning DSs and moving on to 3DS, Gameboys, or Wiis, but this has made me reconsider. I’d appreciate any advice you could give me. Thank you!
Thank you so much for the kind words appreciate it! It really comes down to who's selling them. If the person selling them is a tech or repair shop then chances are they already tried to fix them, so what they're selling are the scraps not worth the time or effort. I got lucky with that lot of 30 I expected there to be much more problems. I've also had my fair share of consoles which are complete write offs. You can try get some from Japan, there are some bulk sellers on there for ds lites. I get all my parts from AliExpress, I always put links in the description of what I used so you can get them yourself (I also get a small commission if you use my links) 3DS cost more and are harder, game boys cost more aswell but they are easier to work on. No harm in branching out to other consoles. I generally don't sell the ones I don't repair either, keep them so you can pull parts from them. Things like fuses, charging ports etc die frequently on DS consoles so having boards there to pick the parts from is very useful.
1 guy had all of them listed for $25 each from memory, I offered $150 for all 10 and he took it. Most singular ones are overpriced. I did a more recent video where I got 30 of them from the same guy for $400 posted. I assume he works at some sort of electronics recycling centre to have so many broken ones.
My console doesnt want to link with my tablet, when the tablet shows the pattern my console doesnt want to pair, it says that here was an error and to turn off the console and try again, its like its not getting the signal 😢, does anyone know how to fix that issue?
Ive started to specialize in only DS lites, and the nice thing about them is the fact that they aren't region locked, so i typically buy them in bulk for 10-12$ each from Japan. Idk why, but japanese consoles always seem to come in way better shape from japan then when I buy them locally in the US, and shipping generally takes maybe a week longer.
yeah I did the same pre covid. It was still hit or miss for me, had some completely stuffed ones due to water damage but still fixed at least 80% I reckon.
Heh... I bought two of these shells one blue one white, both of them have the issue same as yours on the lower casing where is not aligned. Mine also had "power" printed really crooked and "insert caro to eject" on the back 😹 never again...
One of the aftermarket shells I got for my DS lite broke my EM 10 filter. Debating if I want to spend 10 bucks to solder on a new one or just bridge it.
Are you still active in here if si care to lend a few helpful pointers? Fs lite wont boot. Used to boot when pressure applied to the DS. Now there is nothing but a green light. It still charges too. What do you think this could be? Anything would help. Replaced fuses and refloed the ram chip. Nothing.
from what I have seen RAM usually causes green light but no lights on screen at all. Did the console work properly before the battery connector replacement?
@@chickenmaster121 I understood what the problem was: I put a 330ohm resistor to make a gameboy macro and also soldered an additional LED. Maybe I have an LED that absorbs too much current and after some time it no longer shows the images. I removed the LED, replaced it with a new 330 Ohm resistor and the image returned. I don't understand why they cause problems together...
Great video. Small question regarding the digitizers. I heard that some third party digitizers have a different texture or a yellowish hue to them. Where did you buy yours? Any recommendations? Thanks
I've never seen the digitizers have a yellow hue but I do agree they feel different sometimes. You can tell when using the stylus is doesn't feel as smooth, but they do work. I always put parts used in the video description but here are the lite digitizers s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DmT8Ky9
Do you think it's possible to remove the old port without a heat gun? I've only got a soldering iron and removed as much solder as possible but its refusing to budge.
@@chickenmaster121 yes, I used a solder sucker and a desolder braid and a lot of flux. It's refusing to budge still. I caved and bought a heat gun. any tips on using it?
