i got an old 3ds that has a broken port and battery, and in the amount it would take to buy those from online shops i could probably just buy a second hand one.
what i want to know is can i solder some usb male port to the motherboard to make it work on a powerbank?
the image is purely for showing what i mean, i am not using that to power it
Posted by supersarim1234
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The console requires a battery in the battery slot to run, whether or not it is plugged in so basically no.
You cannot buy a 3DS for the price of a replacement charging port and battery.
Unless you can 100% guarantee that the power bank is putting out the same exact output as the 3DS battery / cable, this is a stupid idea. You will fry your board to death.
Unless you are experienced in board repair, you’re better off selling it for parts and buying a new one.
You need to feed 3.7v directly to the battery pins. The charging port is only for….charging.
A 3ds battery is like 10usd on aliexpress and the port for 2usd…