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Introduction |
| I decided to teach myself how to repair Nintendo DS Lites, because broken units were available cheaply on eBay in 2017. After working on a few dozen units, I have seen the mistakes that people have made and I offer you this guide to make sure that you don't damage the unit that you're repairing (especially if you're fixing it for yourself). All of the problems I've seen with the DS Lite can be fixed for between $2 if you only need a new digitizer to about $10 if you need to obtain a used motherboard from an otherwise scrapped unit (2017 prices). Prices have risen since 2017 but repairing DS Lites is still reasonably economical. | | | Once you've learned how to disassemble the DS Lite, you should be able to tackle any Nintendo handheld, including the GameBoy, GameBoy Color, GameBoy Advance, DS, DSi, DSi XL, 3DS, 3DS XL, New 3DS XL, Switch, and Switch Lite. I have personally used these techniques to tear down all of these consoles with great success, and occasionally run an eBay store where I resell my repaired consoles. | | | ***WARNING: Do not attempt to disassemble any electronics device while the battery is connected (should be impossible for the DS Lite) or a power cable is connected.*** |
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