Vince's Ebay Repair Thread - (Console Repairs & Mods)



All clamped up now... ive done it in such a way I could probably successfully remove it if we need to in the future.

 
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one of my new ps3 pads wont turn on :( Do we think this might be the reason why? :D



Took the chip off to have a look and clean up... looks like v-in just no longer exists :D



And from a different angle :D



I'll clean the chip up, rebuild the pad and see what she does.

The chip cannot be cleaned and sadly I cant even find the IC :( ill keep looking its an NEC 871Y03

Edit: Found them! Thank you Alix!
 
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Keep up the good work @Vince!

Do you have any recomendation for a cheap (sub <£100) hot air rework station?
I am doing more bits/repairs (phones, mega drive, original xbox) I have used the mrs hairdryer a couple of times for somethings, but ideally something with a bit more direction and hotter would be good!
 
Took a gamble on a non working original 3DS, original Ambassador edition, boxed with all original inserts. While waiting for it to arrive also bought a new battery...

The planets aligned, and when the 3DS arrived I popped in the new battery and it booted straight up :D

Only thing is, the shell is a little tired. Scared to wreck this one, but want to swap the shell.
 
Dyson said:
Took a gamble on a non working original 3DS, original Ambassador edition, boxed with all original inserts. While waiting for it to arrive also bought a new battery...

The planets aligned, and when the 3DS arrived I popped in the new battery and it booted straight up :D

Only thing is, the shell is a little tired. Scared to wreck this one, but want to swap the shell.
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Shell swaps on a 3ds are a nightmare :D Good luck!
 
Manbatius said:
Keep up the good work @Vince!

Do you have any recomendation for a cheap (sub <£100) hot air rework station?
I am doing more bits/repairs (phones, mega drive, original xbox) I have used the mrs hairdryer a couple of times for somethings, but ideally something with a bit more direction and hotter would be good!
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858D is a totally solid starter rework station.
 
Dyson said:
God, that puts me right off lol

May leave as is then, just shows signs of having had a life. Patina?
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Dont be put off just know that there are 3 cables that get bent and threaded through the hinge... Get yourself a plastic straw before you start :) I also shell swapped my 3ds twice, because the first shell I bought just disintegrated while sitting on my shelf, having never been used post swap the first time I picked it up to show somebody the hinge snapped!!!
 
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@Vince Had a thought, wanted your opinion...

I can't see any replacement shells that are the original colour, so, if I was to buy a donor 3DS with a better shell what would I need to swap over to make my 3DS think the other shell was its own?

Also, I know this is a little sad, but would it be better to leave it as it is, so as to remain a true Ambassador 3DS? If I reshell it is it still truly an Ambassador?
 
Dyson said:
@Vince Had a thought, wanted your opinion...

I can't see any replacement shells that are the original colour, so, if I was to buy a donor 3DS with a better shell what would I need to swap over to make my 3DS think the other shell was its own?

Also, I know this is a little sad, but would it be better to leave it as it is, so as to remain a true Ambassador 3DS? If I reshell it is it still truly an Ambassador?
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There is nothing special about an ambassador 3ds, the shells etc arent special or set apart from any other early 3ds. Id happily shell swap it or throw replacement parts from other 3ds consoles. What colour is it the green/blue one?
 
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Yea thats the colour. find a nice one with the same shell - use everything you need, keep the bottom panel with the serial from the original console. Nobody would ever be able to tell.
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I've just bought a good looking non working 3DS, looks ideal for the swap.

What would I need to take over? Just the main motherboard?

Sorry for all the questions
 
Dyson said:
I've just bought a good looking non working 3DS, looks ideal for the swap.

What would I need to take over? Just the main motherboard?

Sorry for all the questions
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Just the board and the bottom cover :D everything else should just work. when you open it be careful top right corner there are 3 ribbon cables and one is under the board.
 
Vince said:
It's a baby chip and a common failure point on 0.47/0.48 amp draw at 15v (USB pd) power draw. The chip is responsible for checking and reporting on battery condition, charge level etc it works alongside the bq24193 BMIC to provide the charge boost circuit. Down side is no way to really test it so only way is whip it off and see. Sometimes you will see vdroop on the vbat rail which should push out 4.25v but commonly will drop to like 3.8v ish on max17050 failure. This one didn't do that, the rails looked solid, the only give away was rcm (recovery mode) behaviour. That basically pointed me at the circuit.

In other news...


I now have several early ps3 machines, pads, games... paid basically nothing, first thing I think I will do is fully refurbish the pads, new pots, damn good clean and I recon the pads alone pay for what I paid for it all. Two nice condition original ps3 pads... dont mind if I do... don't mind at all.

Today though I rebuild a surface!!
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I was watching a video on Fokelore today, it’s considered a bit of a hidden game and worth £30+ on it’s own so probably the most expensive game there.
 
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I've rediscovered my old Game Gear from a garage tidy up at the weekend, when powering on the screen comes on for a second and then it goes dead. Reading online this might be something terminal with the capacitors? Anyone have any ideas please?
 
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