Always lights orange and doesn't turn on

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Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo's first 3DS handheld device released February 2011, identified by model number CTR-001.

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crwdns2931729:0crwdne2931729:0: masiku 3 agoKho 2, 2025

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Always lights orange and doesn't turn on

The console does not turn on and stays lit with orange light. The battery is fine and the cable is fine, but for some reason it thinks it is charging all the time. It does not turn on at all.

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Hi! Please state the model first. It does look like an 3DS XL motherboard, but please confirm. How do you know the battery is fine? It could be battery related. Did you meassured it? If yes, what does it show?

crwdns2934271:0masiku 3 agoKho 2, 2025crwdnd2934271:0 koppie007 crwdne2934271:0

Hi, it's 3DS old 2011. It isn't XL. I changed it to a working battery. I measured 4.1v in that battery. I took it from a working 3DS.

crwdns2934271:0masiku 3 agoKho 2, 2025crwdnd2934271:0 Quelt gaming crwdne2934271:0

Hi! Ah, thanks for the fast response!

Okay, battery should be fine then indeed! Did you checked the fuses on the motherboard? Labeled with "F". You can test them with continuity test.

Thanks!

crwdns2934271:0masiku 3 agoKho 2, 2025crwdnd2934271:0 koppie007 crwdne2934271:0

I checked one fuse, which was labeled as f1

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It was a working one

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Hi! Please state the model first. It does look like an 3DS XL motherboard, but please confirm. How do you know the battery is fine? It could be battery related. Did you meassured it? If yes, what does it show? — koppie007
Hi, it's 3DS old 2011. It isn't XL. I changed it to a working battery. I measured 4.1v in that battery. I took it from a working 3DS. — Quelt gaming
Hi! Ah, thanks for the fast response!

Okay, battery should be fine then indeed! Did you checked the fuses on the motherboard? Labeled with "F". You can test them with continuity test.

Thanks! — koppie007