To anyone following this guide PLEASE DONT USE METAL TO PRY UP THE BATTERY the battery is lithium ion and could be very easily damaged by a metal pry tool and that can be dangerous
For a 15 yr old this video made things so much easier and it works now thanks! Only problem is clamping the console back together the hinge in the back won’t tightly close all the way and the battery port isn’t aligned with the shell
It's hard to know without seeing the console but are you sure you installed the hinges correctly when putting the console back together. They are meant to be orientated a certain way.
Hi there! Thanks for the great video, but I can't seem to find the part online that you put inside the hinge at 22:28. sorry that I'm so late to this, but if you could help it would be greatly appreciated!
If you search for 2DS XL hinge you should find it. Sometimes adding barrel hinge or shaft hinge helps. I haven't used this place but its an example of what you need. You also see them on eBay, Aliexpress etc kasynparts.com/product/nintendo-new-2ds-xl-shaft-hinge-axle-ring-replacement/
I never installed one so I'm not sure but my understanding was they are soldered to the main board in the bottom half of the console. Changing the top screen would be the same as the video but you would have some extra connecters in the bottom half to undo.
@@EasyConsoleFixes I see. I definitely will feel I need to have an expert do it, at this point, cause last time I tried repairing something, I needed a new DualShock4. Thank you for telling me, though.
@@ThisIsCSDX This is a tricky repair and I know the consoles with the capture cards aren't cheap. It might be best to pay someone to do it if you're not confident.
@@EasyConsoleFixes Noted. Here's hoping I can find one. Mind you, the capture card feed shows up fine on my PC, but at the same time there are some games that'll require looking at both screens quickly and it's very disorienting trying to look at the screen on my PC and then the touch screen that's further from it than the top screen is. Thank you again, regardless of all that.
The bottom screen is a much easier repair than the top screen. You don't have the same issues of parts being glued together like you do when doing the top.
Hey! I'm looking to get my 2ds repaired as it has this same problem! If i order a screen, would you be able to try and repair it for me? I will pay of course. I'm in Ireland too so thats handy enough. Just cant find anywhere that will fix them anymore... and the fix looks quite daunting...
Hi, no sorry I wouldn't be to do the repair for you. I think you will struggle to find someone to do it as you can see from the video it's quite a long repair and the potential to damage the console screen surround is quite high as it's glued together. If I was you I would give it a go myself, although it looks daunting, as long as you go slow and follow the steps you should be ok. I would just buy a replacement screen lens ( I have linked an Amazon one in the description) along with the screen. The repair is much easier if you are not trying to save the old lens.
To anyone following this guide PLEASE DONT USE METAL TO PRY UP THE BATTERY the battery is lithium ion and could be very easily damaged by a metal pry tool and that can be dangerous
kudos for releasing this video. we all make mistakes, it's important for people to remember that. thank you.
Thanks for comment. This is a tricky repair and I thought it best to show that if you make a mistake it's still fixable.
For a 15 yr old this video made things so much easier and it works now thanks! Only problem is clamping the console back together the hinge in the back won’t tightly close all the way and the battery port isn’t aligned with the shell
It's hard to know without seeing the console but are you sure you installed the hinges correctly when putting the console back together. They are meant to be orientated a certain way.
Brilliant video. Just followed this and brought back to life an old 2DS XL for my son.
Thanks so much for the comment, glad the video was able to help.
Hi there!
Thanks for the great video, but I can't seem to find the part online that you put inside the hinge at 22:28. sorry that I'm so late to this, but if you could help it would be greatly appreciated!
If you search for 2DS XL hinge you should find it. Sometimes adding barrel hinge or shaft hinge helps.
I haven't used this place but its an example of what you need. You also see them on eBay, Aliexpress etc
kasynparts.com/product/nintendo-new-2ds-xl-shaft-hinge-axle-ring-replacement/
@@EasyConsoleFixes Thanks for the help!
How do I go about this when the New 2DS XL has a katsukeity capture card in it?
I never installed one so I'm not sure but my understanding was they are soldered to the main board in the bottom half of the console.
Changing the top screen would be the same as the video but you would have some extra connecters in the bottom half to undo.
@@EasyConsoleFixes I see. I definitely will feel I need to have an expert do it, at this point, cause last time I tried repairing something, I needed a new DualShock4. Thank you for telling me, though.
@@ThisIsCSDX This is a tricky repair and I know the consoles with the capture cards aren't cheap. It might be best to pay someone to do it if you're not confident.
@@EasyConsoleFixes Noted. Here's hoping I can find one. Mind you, the capture card feed shows up fine on my PC, but at the same time there are some games that'll require looking at both screens quickly and it's very disorienting trying to look at the screen on my PC and then the touch screen that's further from it than the top screen is. Thank you again, regardless of all that.
Is it possible to do a bottom screen replacement?
The bottom screen is a much easier repair than the top screen. You don't have the same issues of parts being glued together like you do when doing the top.
3:32 I don't know how but I managed to snap the ZR button out of the motherboard lol...
It's not something I have done on one of these but have done it to a few DS Lites. It's fixable if the boards not damaged but what a pain in the ass.
@@EasyConsoleFixes yeah I re-soldered it in place, the DS is one of the worst consoles to repair honestly
Hey! I'm looking to get my 2ds repaired as it has this same problem! If i order a screen, would you be able to try and repair it for me? I will pay of course. I'm in Ireland too so thats handy enough. Just cant find anywhere that will fix them anymore... and the fix looks quite daunting...
Hi, no sorry I wouldn't be to do the repair for you. I think you will struggle to find someone to do it as you can see from the video it's quite a long repair and the potential to damage the console screen surround is quite high as it's glued together.
If I was you I would give it a go myself, although it looks daunting, as long as you go slow and follow the steps you should be ok. I would just buy a replacement screen lens ( I have linked an Amazon one in the description) along with the screen. The repair is much easier if you are not trying to save the old lens.
From my experience it’s more worth it to import a Japanese console and take the top half of that or just put the board into that one
@@indy5280 Once you can get the donor console cheap enough, that does seem like the easier way to go.
I cant get this fucking hinge pin out, i already damaged the casing trying to pry it out
Had you any luck after, this repair is a real pain.
Replacing a top screen on a new 2ds xl is easy