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Title:

What does it mean if the ribbon cable has a black line?(NEW 3DS XL)

Text:

I would like to know from someone who knows about ribbon cables, and This is a photo of my game console(NEW NINTENDO 3DS XL), and yesterday the bottom screen suddenly glitched and then went black, so I took it apart, cleaned it, restarted it, and it started working again.But the screen turned black again, and I bought lcd screen and replaced the bottom screen, but sadly the screen was still black. Everything works fine except bottom screen not turning on.
So I looked it up on the internet and found out that the camera ribbon cable or if other ribbon cables were broken. It seems that it won't start properly,
so luckily I found that these ribbon cable was a little rusty, (Upper LCD Screen)
[image|3510861]
had black lines, (Upper LCD Screen )
[image|3510707]
[image|3510862]
and some of the metal at the tip was kinda peeled off.
[image|3510711]
(Speaker Ribbon cable)
.
.
and it is difficult to determine which of these three causes the failure... I'm worried if it doesn't start up after replacing the parts, since I bought the lower screen before, do you think I should replace the Upper Screen now?
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+=== Update (12/16/24) ===
+
+Thanks for the answer, @dan0 and @oldturkey03.
+
+Unfortunately, the device is still not working after cleaning.
+
+I did some research on the internet before attempting the repair and was very careful during the process, so I hope nothing else is broken.
+
+Yesterday, while troubleshooting the issue, I noticed two potential problems. First, the speaker's flex cable appears to be damaged, so I ordered a replacement online. Second, it seems like there might be missing solder on the connector for the bottom screen. If my observation is correct, this could be causing the failure.
+
+[image|3511476]
+
+[image|3511477]
+
+if replacing the speaker flex cable doesn’t resolve the issue, I’m thinking of replacing the top screen’s flex cable, which has a suspicious black line.
+
+Lastly thank you guys for the comments and answers I appreciate it so much .. I will update again

Device:

Nintendo 3DS XL 2015

Status:

open

Edit by: Xaric 0510

Title:

What does it mean if the ribbon cable has a black line?(NEW 3DS XL)

Text:

I would like to know from someone who knows   about ribbon cables, and This is a photo of my game console(NEW NINTENDO 3DS XL), and yesterday the bottom screen suddenly glitched and then went black, so I took it apart, cleaned it, restarted it, and it started working again.But the screen turned black again, and I bought lcd screen and replaced the bottom screen, but sadly the screen was still black. Everything works fine except bottom screen not turning on.

So I looked it up on the internet and found out that the camera ribbon cable or if other ribbon cables were broken. It seems that it won't start properly,

so luckily I found that these ribbon cable was a little rusty, (Upper LCD Screen)

[image|3510861]

had black lines, (Upper LCD Screen )

[image|3510707]

[image|3510862]

and some of the metal at the tip was kinda peeled off.

[image|3510711]

(Speaker Ribbon cable)

.

.

and it is difficult to determine which of these three causes the failure... I'm worried if it doesn't start up after replacing the parts, since I bought the lower screen before, do you think I should replace the Upper Screen now?

Device:

Nintendo 3DS XL 2015

Status:

open

Accepted Answer:

-880506

Edit by: Xaric 0510

Title:

What does it mean if the ribbon cable has a black line?(NEW 3DS XL)

Text:

I would like to know from someone who knows about ribbon cables, and This is a photo of my game console(NEW NINTENDO 3DS XL), and yesterday the bottom screen suddenly glitched and then went black, so I took it apart, cleaned it, restarted it, and it started working again.But the screen turned black again, and I bought lcd screen and replaced the bottom screen, but sadly the screen was still black. Everything works fine except bottom screen not turning on.
So I looked it up on the internet and found out that the camera ribbon cable or if other ribbon cables were broken. It seems that it won't start properly,
-
-
- so luckily I found that these ribbon cable was a little rusty, (Upper LCD Screen)
+so luckily I found that these ribbon cable was a little rusty, (Upper LCD Screen)
[image|3510861]
had black lines, (Upper LCD Screen )
[image|3510707]
-
-
[image|3510862]
-
-
and some of the metal at the tip was kinda peeled off.
-[image|3510711] (Speaker Ribbon cable)
+[image|3510711]
+
+(Speaker Ribbon cable)
.
.
-
-
and it is difficult to determine which of these three causes the failure... I'm worried if it doesn't start up after replacing the parts, since I bought the lower screen before, do you think I should replace the Upper Screen now?

Device:

Nintendo 3DS XL 2015

Status:

open

Accepted Answer:

+880506

Edit by: Xaric 0510

Title:

What does it mean if the ribbon cable has a black line?(NEW 3DS XL)

Text:

I would like to know from someone who knows about ribbon cables, and This is a photo of my game console(NEW NINTENDO 3DS XL), and yesterday the bottom screen suddenly glitched and then went black, so I took it apart, cleaned it, restarted it, and it started working again.But the screen turned black again, and I bought lcd screen and replaced the bottom screen, but sadly the screen was still black. Everything works fine except bottom screen not turning on.
-So I looked it up on the internet and found out that the camera ribbon cable or if other ribbon cables were broken. It seems that it won't start properly, so luckily I found that the ribbon cable was a little rusty, [image|3510861] had black lines,[image|3510707][image|3510862] and some of the metal at the tip was kinda peeled off. [image|3510711]and I don't know what is the cause of the failure..
+So I looked it up on the internet and found out that the camera ribbon cable or if other ribbon cables were broken. It seems that it won't start properly,
+
+
+
+ so luckily I found that these ribbon cable was a little rusty, (Upper LCD Screen)
+
+[image|3510861]
+
+had black lines, (Upper LCD Screen )
+
+[image|3510707]
+
+
+
+[image|3510862]
+
+
+
+and some of the metal at the tip was kinda peeled off.
+
+[image|3510711] (Speaker Ribbon cable)
+
+.
+
+.
+
+
+
+and it is difficult to determine which of these three causes the failure... I'm worried if it doesn't start up after replacing the parts, since I bought the lower screen before, do you think I should replace the Upper Screen now?

Device:

Nintendo 3DS XL 2015

Status:

open

Edit by: Xaric 0510

Title:

What does it mean if the ribbon cable has a black line?(NEW 3DS XL)

Text:

-I would like to know from someone who knows about ribbon cables, and This is a photo of my game console(NEW NINTENDO 3DS XL), and yesterday the bottom screen suddenly glitched and then went black, so I took it apart, cleaned it, restarted it, and it started working again.But the screen turned black again, and I bought lcd screen and replaced the bottom screen, but sadly the screen was still black. Everything works fine except bottom screen not turning on.
+I would like to know from someone who knows about ribbon cables, and This is a photo of my game console(NEW NINTENDO 3DS XL), and yesterday the bottom screen suddenly glitched and then went black, so I took it apart, cleaned it, restarted it, and it started working again.But the screen turned black again, and I bought lcd screen and replaced the bottom screen, but sadly the screen was still black. Everything works fine except bottom screen not turning on.
-So I looked it up on the internet and found out that the camera ribbon cable or if other ribbon cables were broken. It seems that it won't start properly, so luckily I found that the ribbon cable was a little rusty, had black lines, and some of the metal at the tip was kinda peeled off. and I don't know what is the cause of the failure..
+So I looked it up on the internet and found out that the camera ribbon cable or if other ribbon cables were broken. It seems that it won't start properly, so luckily I found that the ribbon cable was a little rusty, [image|3510861] had black lines,[image|3510707][image|3510862] and some of the metal at the tip was kinda peeled off. [image|3510711]and I don't know what is the cause of the failure..

Device:

Nintendo 3DS XL 2015

Status:

open

Edit by: Alisha C

Title:

What does it mean if the ribbon cable has a black line?(NEW 3DS XL)

Text:

I would like to know from someone who knows about ribbon cables, and This is a photo of my game console(NEW NINTENDO 3DS XL), and yesterday the bottom screen suddenly glitched and then went black, so I took it apart, cleaned it, restarted it, and it started working again.But the screen turned black again, and I bought lcd screen and replaced the bottom screen, but sadly the screen was still black. Everything works fine except bottom screen not turning on.

So I looked it up on the internet and found out that the camera ribbon cable or if other ribbon cables were broken. It seems that it won't start properly, so luckily I found that the ribbon cable was a little rusty, had black lines, and some of the metal at the tip was kinda peeled off. and I don't know what is the cause of the failure..

Device:

-Electronics
+Nintendo 3DS XL 2015

Status:

open

Original post by: Xaric 0510

Title:

What does it mean if the ribbon cable has a black line?(NEW 3DS XL)

Text:

I would like to know from someone who knows about ribbon cables, and This is a photo of my game console(NEW NINTENDO 3DS XL), and yesterday the bottom screen suddenly glitched and then went black, so I took it apart, cleaned it, restarted it, and it started working again.But the screen turned black again, and I bought lcd screen and replaced the bottom screen, but sadly the screen was still black. Everything works fine except bottom screen not turning on.

So I looked it up on the internet and found out that the camera ribbon cable or if other ribbon cables were broken. It seems that it won't start properly, so luckily I found that the ribbon cable was a little rusty, had black lines, and some of the metal at the tip was kinda peeled off. and I don't know what is the cause of the failure..

Device:

Electronics

Status:

open