Chosen Solution
While i was fixing my 3DS I accidentally broke the connector cover for the circle pad, is there anyway to fix it?
I wonder, maybe if you were to pry open both ends of the ribbon just enough to expose the connectors, you could tape them together. Otherwise, if it’s too complicated you could just buy a whole new joystick from https://www.amazon.com/Assecure-replacem… they’re somewhat cheap.