Nintendo 3DS XL 2015 Circle Pad Replacement

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Nintendo 3DS XL 2015 Circle Pad Replacement

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Moderate

Schritte

8

Zeitaufwand

20 - 30 Minuten

Einleitung

This guide will allow you to repair a broken circle pad on your 2015 Nintendo 3DS XL. If your circle pad no longer functions well or doesn't function at all this is the guide for you. All you will need is a new circle pad, a few screwdrivers and with a little patience your 3DS will once again have full functionality.

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    • Ensure device is turned off and the stylus and game card are removed.

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    • Turn the device so that the back cover is facing you and locate the two screws at the top of the back cover.

    • Using the Phillips #000 screwdriver, loosen the screws on the back cover.

    • The screws do not come out, but may be loosened to allow for the back cover to be removed.

    • Gently pry the tabs on the side of the device with the metal spudger or your thumbnail and lift off the back cover.

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    • Remove the microSD card by pushing it in, the card should automatically pop out.

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    • To remove the battery, hold the device with the battery facing up in one hand, with a finger securely gripping the lid of the device, and gently flip the device over to your other hand. The battery should fall into your hand.

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    • Remove the two rubber bumpers on the back of the device with a thumb tack.

    • Using the Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove all 8 of the screws holding the bottom cover to the motherboard.

    • Lift off the bottom cover, being sure not to disconnect the two ZIF connectors for the L/R buttons on the back of the device.

    2 of My Screws are un-openable & its like sealed it cant be like this forever & my circle pad is kinda faulty.

    George -

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    • Using the Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the two screws holding the circle pad in place.

    • Be sure to keep these screws separate from the bottom cover screws, the circle pad screws are slightly longer and only compatible with the circle pad.

    • Lift the circle pad out of its place to expose the ZIF connector.

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    • Using the tip of the spudger, gently lift off the lid of the ZIF connector to release the circle pad cable.

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    • Take the new circle pad assembly and insert the cable back into the open ZIF connector and close it using the spudger.

    • Ensure the internal component of the circle pad is correctly oriented with a small screwdriver or spudger.

    • Gently place the new circle pad back into its place and secure with the screws.

    • We had to try this step a few times before we were able to orient it correctly. Try to make sure that the circle pad does not move the internal assembly once it is inserted.

    No where does this Mention the 3 different sized screws and where they go after disassemble.

    Daniel Castro -

    Great guide, it could also do with how to replace the rubber top half of the circle pad too. I've also done this. From the photo in step 8, there's a thin split plastic washer underneath the underside of the circle pad still attached to the 3DS. You can carefully slide this washer out through it's split, then you can remove the upper half of the circle pad by carefully sliding one prong of the C shape through the hole, sliding it through going round, then the other prong will side out and it will be removed. To replace, do it in reverse, but it's very fiddly sliding the split washer back into place, but it can be done with tweezers. On all 3DSs I've opened, the notch on the C shape on the underside is facing down towards the bottom, on this photo it's shown facing the top, but I don't know if it makes any difference. This applies to both old and new 3DS XL and I imagine applies to others too.

    Andrew -

Abschluss

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Tinte & Feder

Tori Anderson

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2 Kommentare

oh my gosh this is the best guide my grand-son and i fixed his sons 3DS he is so happy

Andrew Dahm -

2 of my motherboard screws can’t open with my newly ordered philips 00 screwdriver. the screws insides look like circles rather than crosses.

George -