I find that the harder I try to be super super careful in that type of situation the more likely I am to fail. I remember when I tripped at the top of the stairs in October the last thing going through my mind was "hold onto that cup and plate really hard and dont trip" - I tripped and the plate and cup being held so firmly meant I went head first into the wall. I am going to stop listening to my inner warnings lol.
This helped me quite well when I repaired a DS Lite I found at a local Tender Centre here. It was perfectly fine. But it did have a problem with the bottom screen and touch pad. I got replacement parts from eBay, and was able to place the components in there myself. And now, it works perfectly!😄
Thank you very much for posting this video - it made locating all the screws so much easier, and the bits about the ribbon cable releases were awesome. I have a tough time seeing everything that small so it was a lot easier to get to. When I originally bought my NDSL it had this exact same symptom. Could not recalibrate the thing, but it worked well enough for what I needed at the time (kanji dictionary) and it was sold out everywhere so I never bothered replacing it. FWIW I purchased in Japan before USA release, not sure if anyone else having the same problem was from the same batch. I have been living with this problem for almost 17 years!! Finally looked up a digitizer replacement... $5 shipped. Argh!! I should have done this ages ago. Thank you again for the great video :)
The Nintendo DS is one of the most rage inducing handheld consoles i have worked on. The small plastic clip for the touch screen snapped on a number of occasions and is impossible to fix ( a few spare boards in the parts bin ) . Also the top screen removal is another difficult practise, that will sometimes give a different heat signature on light mainly blue once swapped out. Good job working on this! you really have patience since i would have bought another DS that had a working bottom screen and transferred it over. Nintendo done everyone a favour when designing the 3DS XL as their so much easier to work on. Thumbs UP !
@@Sloposse Still, i didn't like working with them what so ever. I have about 10 DS carcasses in my spares bin waiting for the crusher. Don't get me wrong though DS is one of my favourite systems for games ( love hate relationship )
@@beatertechbeatertech2893 They can be a pain especially if you have big hands, very fiddly. Ive got about 25 left in my stash from the ds lite goldrush years ago I just cba with them anymore ive got loads of new top screens and touchscreens and housings etc
@@beatertechbeatertech2893 I had no idea what you were on about when I first read that. I was like wtf is altern8 then I remembered it was in my favourites. I didnt know you could see others favourites :) yeah banging tune from the best time to be a teenager ever
I've got a Nintendo DS Lite with no working touch screen after I opened and cleaned. The fact is that the "protector" screen is a little damaged, maybe I should change it. Before I opened it only worked on the bottom right side, just in a little part so i thought it need a clean, I was very gentle with everything but in the end it was no working. I will try to replace the protector screen or maybe also my touch screen is faulty, who knows. Thanks by the way, very helpful!
Hi, I'm a fire alarm collector and looking to repurpose parts of a ds lite such as the touch screen for a project. I was wondering if you knew how to repurpose the driver. I collect fire alarms and am planning to use it for a control interface and a way to program the panel.
Nice one Gadget! I would disagree with sayin it's not really a retro system when you consider it released 15 years ago this year (damn now i feel old).
Just did my first ds lite today and yes the touch connector is easiest first then plug the other cable for the bottom screen and the top screen is not for the faint of heart I hate that ribbon cable
Interesting failure, i have seen plenty of loose or broken hinges, Fuse failures are quite common iirc but usually if a touch element is not working right is because it has been abused to death, yours looked pretty nice, maybe the resistive material they use to register the press changes properties as it ages?
Just an observation, you don't need to remove what you called the "protector" just the bezel, the new touch screen already has that layer , to align the bezel, it's easier to reassemble the NDS completely without it, then apply it with the case on all ready from the top. Hope that helps with the next one :)
Thanks, yes - I worked that out afterwards but I left it in there as it works perfectly and I guess acts as a protection layer. Display is crystal clear too.
If the plastic fittings have broken, you may need to replace the connector (using hot air and a new connector - difficult). It's hard to describe how to reconnect it, what you need to do is use high magnification so you can see the socket and the flap, and work out visually how it reconnects.
Mine developed diagonal streaks and then a dead black blob on the top screen. I *wish* the problem had been with the touch or bottom screen because replacing that top screen was a pain in the arse!
Damn bro what should I do I can’t buy a replacement for the touchscreen cord i have it but I can’t get it in it’s to hard and suggestions or like what tool will help me
I was carful with the digitizer latch but it still broke off, is there a chance you’d be able to do a video on that? i can’t seem to find any but i’ll keep looking
Hi I wanted to know where you bought the replacement part? My DS lite's touchscreen went bad a few years ago (it wont calibrate and it slowly had some discolored pixels show up in the corner where it wont register touch at all) and I wanted to give it a try and replace it. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! :)
So I did this got a replacement for the bottom screen and when I put it back together. The DS doesn't turn on no more. Doesn't charge niether. What happened?
@@GadgetUK164 I don't understand how it may have gotten damaged I could not have been anymore delicate and careful. I'm going to see if for some reason the two fuses blew out or something if it is that I will attempt my first sodering job by replacing them. Wish me luck
@@reversebruce7937 hi I had this exact problem a while ago when I changed my ds lite shell if it doesn't charge I recommend taking it apart and looking under the charging port it should have a little white square with em10 written beside it with a small charging coil chip on the inside if you noticed its cracked damaged or missing then there's your problem if that's the case there very hard to find but I found mine on ebay from a seller called zedlabz it arrived very quick and worked great the only thing is you need a soldering iron ifixit has a repair guide online also by not turning on if the screens flash for a millisecond then turns off it means you either tore the top or bottom screen ribbon cable which means you will have to buy a new screen that happened to me and after that I replaced the screen and em10 chip and its working perfectly other than the touch screen which I'm waiting to receive from eBay and its fully restored hope this helps
DS lite touch panels are so bad, they always go bad after some time. I replaced a bunch of those back in the day, and the replacements werent great either, always went bad after a while.
Late, I know. But the yellowing comes from the potentiometers right beside the battery. Take the battery compartment and there are two holes you can regulate with a small Philips screwdriver.
I've got some repaires planned for the next week or 2, first one is change screen and frame on a Galaxy SIII, second is to replace the screen on a Macbook Pro 17"
I have a problem with my DS I touch it's like it the buttons seal work and don't know what to do my touch screen will acts up when I touch it when I touch it I wanted to go on it will take me somewhere else on a different thing it is a new Nintendo 2DS xl and I don't know what to do it like it won't want work
PLS see this comment i beg of you plssss. I Found my NDSL and its not broken i just need a charger but the BOTTOM SCREEN IS FOGGY AND DUSTY PLSSS HOW TO CLEAN IT
insane! not even committed to the same screw heads! that and you cannot replace these now days! that and also you cannot get them repaired now days! Nintendo doesn't support old devices! That and, these great titles are now lost as this is the only machine they play on god damnit!
Thank you. I didn’t realize there was a clip for the touch screen ribbon. I was just jamming it like a caveman 😂10/10
Great informative video Chris, I particularly liked the drop @ 12:57 lol.
Thanks Vince =D
And LOL @ the drop! I was trying to avoid dust and what happens but I somehow drop the cover at a stupid angle lol.
@@GadgetUK164 Haha, I know, it is something I would do :-)
I find that the harder I try to be super super careful in that type of situation the more likely I am to fail. I remember when I tripped at the top of the stairs in October the last thing going through my mind was "hold onto that cup and plate really hard and dont trip" - I tripped and the plate and cup being held so firmly meant I went head first into the wall. I am going to stop listening to my inner warnings lol.
I am about to replace my DS lite touch screen.
Wish me the best of British.
This helped me quite well when I repaired a DS Lite I found at a local Tender Centre here. It was perfectly fine. But it did have a problem with the bottom screen and touch pad. I got replacement parts from eBay, and was able to place the components in there myself. And now, it works perfectly!😄
thanks man, from Brasil
Thank you very much for posting this video - it made locating all the screws so much easier, and the bits about the ribbon cable releases were awesome. I have a tough time seeing everything that small so it was a lot easier to get to. When I originally bought my NDSL it had this exact same symptom. Could not recalibrate the thing, but it worked well enough for what I needed at the time (kanji dictionary) and it was sold out everywhere so I never bothered replacing it. FWIW I purchased in Japan before USA release, not sure if anyone else having the same problem was from the same batch. I have been living with this problem for almost 17 years!! Finally looked up a digitizer replacement... $5 shipped. Argh!! I should have done this ages ago. Thank you again for the great video :)
The Nintendo DS is one of the most rage inducing handheld consoles i have worked on. The small plastic clip for the touch screen snapped on a number of occasions and is impossible to fix ( a few spare boards in the parts bin ) . Also the top screen removal is another difficult practise, that will sometimes give a different heat signature on light mainly blue once swapped out. Good job working on this! you really have patience since i would have bought another DS that had a working bottom screen and transferred it over. Nintendo done everyone a favour when designing the 3DS XL as their so much easier to work on. Thumbs UP !
They're not as hard as you think once you've worked out how to solder on parts without removing everything else around it
@@Sloposse Still, i didn't like working with them what so ever. I have about 10 DS carcasses in my spares bin waiting for the crusher. Don't get me wrong though DS is one of my favourite systems for games ( love hate relationship )
@@beatertechbeatertech2893 They can be a pain especially if you have big hands, very fiddly. Ive got about 25 left in my stash from the ds lite goldrush years ago I just cba with them anymore ive got loads of new top screens and touchscreens and housings etc
@@Sloposse 100% correct ! - Wait for the Nintendo Switch fixes ! ( BTW, Altern8 on your playlist is one of my all time top tracks ! )
@@beatertechbeatertech2893 I had no idea what you were on about when I first read that. I was like wtf is altern8 then I remembered it was in my favourites. I didnt know you could see others favourites :) yeah banging tune from the best time to be a teenager ever
Phew! The weekend ends on a high with a gadget upload. Thanks for another great vid 👍
Thank you very much. I successfully repaired my nintendo's touch screen by this video!
Great to hear!
Yo man thanks for uploading this vid! I had to replace my touchscreen and this video really helped me with it! Thumbs up!
No problem 👍
These normally get thrown out by people. Good of you to restore one!
LOL! =D
Thanks for posting, love seeing the DS Lite.
Thank you GadgetUK much appreciated Nintendo DS Lite repair.
I've got a Nintendo DS Lite with no working touch screen after I opened and cleaned. The fact is that the "protector" screen is a little damaged, maybe I should change it. Before I opened it only worked on the bottom right side, just in a little part so i thought it need a clean, I was very gentle with everything but in the end it was no working. I will try to replace the protector screen or maybe also my touch screen is faulty, who knows. Thanks by the way, very helpful!
Brilliant video I attempted the repair today and success thanks so much I'm so happy I liked and subscribed keep up the great work
Glad it helped
I have 1:1 the same nintendo ds lite but a little bit different problem but you have helped me very much
Thanks for this video
Hi, I'm a fire alarm collector and looking to repurpose parts of a ds lite such as the touch screen for a project. I was wondering if you knew how to repurpose the driver. I collect fire alarms and am planning to use it for a control interface and a way to program the panel.
awesome repair Chris keep up the awesome work you do 👍
it same touchscreen ds lite with 3ds old?
my 3ds touch broken,
They have a different touch screen I think!
Very interesting and informative video ! Well done !
Many thanks!
Nice one Gadget! I would disagree with sayin it's not really a retro system when you consider it released 15 years ago this year (damn now i feel old).
Just did my first ds lite today and yes the touch connector is easiest first then plug the other cable for the bottom screen and the top screen is not for the faint of heart I hate that ribbon cable
Interesting failure, i have seen plenty of loose or broken hinges, Fuse failures are quite common iirc but usually if a touch element is not working right is because it has been abused to death, yours looked pretty nice, maybe the resistive material they use to register the press changes properties as it ages?
Just an observation, you don't need to remove what you called the "protector" just the bezel, the new touch screen already has that layer , to align the bezel, it's easier to reassemble the NDS completely without it, then apply it with the case on all ready from the top. Hope that helps with the next one :)
Thanks, yes - I worked that out afterwards but I left it in there as it works perfectly and I guess acts as a protection layer. Display is crystal clear too.
@@GadgetUK164 awesome , I guess it can't hurt , just an extra screen protector :)
Hi, I’m wondering do you know how to reattach the tiny flap at 8:19? Mine came off while disconnecting it
If the plastic fittings have broken, you may need to replace the connector (using hot air and a new connector - difficult). It's hard to describe how to reconnect it, what you need to do is use high magnification so you can see the socket and the flap, and work out visually how it reconnects.
great video as always
I swaped my DS into a clear shell, looked really cool. Any plans on getting a faulty Switch? I here you can soft mod them now.
One day the "simple" fix will work and it will be a very short video.
Mine developed diagonal streaks and then a dead black blob on the top screen.
I *wish* the problem had been with the touch or bottom screen because replacing that top screen was a pain in the arse!
Just interested can a ds turn on without a digitizer?
Probably yes I think!
Where do you purchase the digitizers from? I don't want to risk buying a cheap one lol.
New ones that are genuine aren't really available - the only option is from AliExpress or eBay, or take one off another DS Lite.
Damn bro what should I do I can’t buy a replacement for the touchscreen cord i have it but I can’t get it in it’s to hard and suggestions or like what tool will help me
I was carful with the digitizer latch but it still broke off, is there a chance you’d be able to do a video on that? i can’t seem to find any but i’ll keep looking
In that case you would likely need to remove the old latch with hot air, and solder on a new one - not an easy repair tbh!
Hi I wanted to know where you bought the replacement part? My DS lite's touchscreen went bad a few years ago (it wont calibrate and it slowly had some discolored pixels show up in the corner where it wont register touch at all) and I wanted to give it a try and replace it. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! :)
I just did a search on eBay!
Ebay zedlabs is a great company I ordered mine from them
So I did this got a replacement for the bottom screen and when I put it back together. The DS doesn't turn on no more. Doesn't charge niether. What happened?
Maybe the replacement is faulty, or maybe a connector is not fitted properly or got damaged?
@@GadgetUK164 I don't understand how it may have gotten damaged I could not have been anymore delicate and careful. I'm going to see if for some reason the two fuses blew out or something if it is that I will attempt my first sodering job by replacing them. Wish me luck
@@reversebruce7937 hi I had this exact problem a while ago when I changed my ds lite shell if it doesn't charge I recommend taking it apart and looking under the charging port it should have a little white square with em10 written beside it with a small charging coil chip on the inside if you noticed its cracked damaged or missing then there's your problem if that's the case there very hard to find but I found mine on ebay from a seller called zedlabz it arrived very quick and worked great the only thing is you need a soldering iron ifixit has a repair guide online also by not turning on if the screens flash for a millisecond then turns off it means you either tore the top or bottom screen ribbon cable which means you will have to buy a new screen that happened to me and after that I replaced the screen and em10 chip and its working perfectly other than the touch screen which I'm waiting to receive from eBay and its fully restored hope this helps
@@Daniel-dl6fp I will look into that thank you for your advice
@@reversebruce7937 no good luck with the repairs
Nice repair there Chris, was that the wife's toothbrush that made an appearance in the start of the video. Ha.
=D
Awesome fix on video as always
DS lite touch panels are so bad, they always go bad after some time. I replaced a bunch of those back in the day, and the replacements werent great either, always went bad after a while.
nice job have a ds myself which need some attention been putting it off for a while look quite a difficult little thing to work on
It's not so bad I fixed the hinge on mine. Just follow the tutorials step by step and take breaks when you feel frustrated :)
Broke my ds in the process but hey at least I tried
Hello enjoyed your video! Do you know what causes the yellowing on the screens?
Possibly exposure to UV?
Late, I know.
But the yellowing comes from the potentiometers right beside the battery. Take the battery compartment and there are two holes you can regulate with a small Philips screwdriver.
Trims tutorialnya tutorialnyo ngaB ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Really enjoy your video! You have a nee sub!
Awesome, thank you!
i’m having to use this to replace a digitizer on an original DS because there isn’t a tutorial for it
I've got some repaires planned for the next week or 2, first one is change screen and frame on a Galaxy SIII, second is to replace the screen on a Macbook Pro 17"
I also have 11 DS's, 11 PSP's, 1 PSVita and 1 2DS
Nice collection there =O
And now we know how to fix a ds lite, informative as always buddy. Keep em coming!
I have a problem with my DS I touch
it's like it the buttons seal work and don't know what to do my touch screen will acts up when I touch it when I touch it I wanted to go on it will take me somewhere else on a different thing it is a new Nintendo 2DS xl and I don't know what to do it like it won't want work
It sounds like it needs a new touch screen. It could be dirt around the edges of the touch screen interfering.
Ive repaired hundreds of these ds lites, hardly anything in them to go wrong except water which kills them completely
PLS see this comment i beg of you plssss. I Found my NDSL and its not broken i just need a charger but the BOTTOM SCREEN IS FOGGY AND DUSTY PLSSS HOW TO CLEAN IT
Does it play gba game's ok ?
Yes - I connected up my Everdrive for GBA and it works fine =D
insane! not even committed to the same screw heads! that and you cannot replace these now days! that and also you cannot get them repaired now days! Nintendo doesn't support old devices! That and, these great titles are now lost as this is the only machine they play on god damnit!
But hey... There are people like me who repair old consoles with passion. Just look around ;)
Please check out my complete teardown of the DS Lite on ifixit.com. It's very detailed.
I hate messing around with them Nintendo's to fiddly 😒
Yep, they are a pain! So small!!
Close the goddamn hinge before you work on it, you are going to scratch the screen with the working surface.
Mine video game literally broke into two parts what i do😭😭😭