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the port inside is all messed up and you can kind of see the metal pieces (no idea if that’s normal) and it looks like a piece is actually missing, like the plastic the charger fits around (idk) but it wont charge, just got new charger. its also a pretty old ds lite (has not been powered on for over 3 years) but just tried to get it up and running. wondering if i should just take it to a shop but wanted to see here first. everything else works fine, no messed up buttons, or really bad scratches. it was probably jammed with the wrong chord and broken im thinking
Hi Romi, First of all, if you could take and post a picture or two of the inside of the charging port, we’d have a better idea of what you’re dealing with. If you’re interested in trying to repair it yourself, check out @jayeff’s answer to another user with the exact same problem. How to remove charging port on the DS Lite? - Nintendo DS Lite - iFixit I do disagree with one statement he made, that you need SMD (surface mount device) soldering skills; the connector is a through-hole type so surface mount skills aren’t required in this case. Here’s just one of the many places that part is available from. Nintendo Ds Lite Power Socket Jack Port Replacement If you’re not confident of your soldering skills and don’t know someone who is, then yeah, it’s time to head for a repair shop.
it sounds like a damaged to theDS charging Port may need to be replaced would mean that new port would have to soldered on maybe a fuse on board has blown as well or some bent pins may need replacing Need skill with a soldering iron and Multimeter skill may be involved not having benefit of pictures also the battery might need replacing see video https://youtu.be/-gv4IaDgjII
