Nintendo 3DS XL 2015 Teardown

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Good news: The display assembly is only mildly adhered to the frame, meaning we can pop it free with little effort.
Bad news: Its ribbon cable, and two others, are routed through the hinge, and need to be rolled up and pulled through in a horrible, painstaking, risky maneuver.
But then it's free!

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