Subscriber Sent Me This Junk Nintendo DS Lite for Restoration

Subscriber of mine asked me if I'd like to restore Nintendo DS Lite handheld received as part of a gaming console lot he bought. Naturally I said yes and he sent it to me. He was very kind to add some spare parts for me too so I can try to make some sort of FrankenNintendo. And just because some of you are probably curious the 3rd main board I didn't show much on the video had a power issue and there was lots of white glue on top of the chip responsible for powert management. The glue is hard to remove but likely that chip was somehow damaged, becasue everything else seemed fine. I might try to remove the glue and replace the chip some day.

I cleaned the rusted main board with isopropyl alcohol to see how bad the damage was. I spotted a couple of parts that had come loose and probably dozens of solder joints would need to be resoldered. Additionally I spotted that the corrosion had spreaded to inside of the board. One of the spare boards I received seemed to work, except it had broken power switch and card reader, so I decided to use that. Luckily the original corroded board had both of those intact. I only had to give them a bit of cleaning and move them from the original board to the new one.

Finally I tested the screen on another DS which I knew was working. I got it as part of a lot of consoles for about $3 each and it only needed a quick clean to start working. I added the screen to the working DS Lite and saw both of them weree damaged. So I removed teh touch pad from the screen and installed it to the new screen. The bottom screen also needed some insulation. This is because it's placed on top of the main board and if the isulation is not added the metal behind the screen will cause a short circuit and either break the device or blow the fuse.

Thanks for watching, I hopy you enjoyed the video!

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[fridaycaliforniaa]

At this point, this is more a resurrection than a restoration 😂

[cattysplat]

As someone who treats my consoles like my babies, this is both horrifying and immensely satisfying to see rusty abandoned consoles restored to their former glory.

[tubthungusbychumbungus]

The fact that you managed to get that first rusted screw out without it turning entirely into dust is incredible

[jordyn-]

This is like watching the visual aesthetic that was so pleasing of Woody getting his restoration in Toy Story 2 with the painted boots, polished eyes etc lol

[VRestoration]

it is very rare to see a nintendo ds in such bad condition but with the hinges good, they always break.

[patriciafranklin]

You know your DS is damaged when it looks like a perfectly toasted marshmallow.

[DerpyLycanProject]

I love how detailed this person is and how they explain to you each part. What's damaged, repairing and so on. Probably the most detailed I've seen so far in the repair business on YouTube.

[KJ_DOG]

This video gave me inspiration to fix my Nintendo DS. Took a day or two but was worth the final result, these little consoles hold a place in my heart! And the best years of school lunch, the whole classroom would play Mario kart for 45 minutes. Those were the days.

[Emcy]

Seeing a DS from the inside really makes you appreciate just how ingenious and ahead of its time the design really was

[anbuhyuga]

Man... the anxiety of putting it all together not knowing if it will work is unbearable. Amazing job 👏

[TiagoSilva-nswk]

Your work is admirable, opening, disassembling and fixing Nintendo consoles is not for everyone, especially restoring, you are to be congratulated!

[epicthecandydragon]

What a great service, you’re doing your part in the world to salvage as many old consoles as you can. I’m so lucky my DS Lite survived my childhood, its gba port is oxidized and it needs a left trigger button, but it’s a-ok aside from that. Losing it would be so sad. You’re legitimately reviving childhoods!

[emmag.]

Considering these things are closer to two decades old, I'm actually impressed that this one has survived. I wish I still had my DS Lite. I still have my 3DS XL and DSi though. Plus I have every single game from my DS Lite still. My Wii is also still played daily at my house. The Wii will never die.

[RaethFennec]

I did a screen replacement on one of these before. It was my first and only time repairing a DS. It went smoothly enough but curling up a fresh, stiff ribbon cable to fit through that hinge conduit had me scratching my head like I was in one of those infomercials saying, "there has to be a better way!"

Fantastic restoration!

[dannysimion]

Wow, that was really fun to watch. Just the whole process of cleaning up the parts individually and assembling it back on was a real tour de force! Awesome job!

[nyx]

I always watch your videos when i need to calm my anxiety. Thank you for your work.

[thebakeosaurusrex]

Me and my friends at school restored an old motorised go kart once, we wanted to put on a race and a teacher bough this beat up go kart and we spent two months taking it apart, cleaning it, replacing parts, rebuilding it and the moment we turned it on and the engine kicked into life was one of the greatest feelings I have ever felt

[AR_]

Hearing the Mario kart DS theme was such a blast of nostalgia. I just found my old DS and all of my old games. Still works great after all these years. I baby that thing.

[zoey_playz]

Time stamps:

0:00 intro
0:56 inspection
1:30 disassembly
9:20 cleaning
10:45 de-yellowing
12:13 cleansing/fixing the boards
17:11 testing the screens
17:43 fixing/cleansing the screens
20:20 re-assembly
24:24 comparison & final result
24:47 gameplay
26:56 outro

[anac.]

i have watched this a few times over the months. so nice to see you take such good care in restoring these <3