3ds wont turn on

[Seamus]

i put an audio cable into my 3ds to hear audio. the audio cable has 3 rings and i forgot i was supposed to be using a 2 ring.

the 3ds shut off immediately. the game i was playing stopped. there is no sound.

no blue light comes on when i turn it on. the orange light comes on when i charge it. my laptop recognizes the capture board when i plug in the micro usb cable. but the 3ds will not turn on. i hold the power button, i press the power button, it will not turn on.

im a little scared the audio cable i put in wrecked my 3ds. can someone help?

[Seamus]

to better describe my situation, i had been looking for a DS capture card for MONTHS. I give into being willing to buy a 3ds capture card early January.

Instead of buying a 3ds capture card from loopy because i was impatient, i was directed by multiple people to Gonjona, a reseller of Loopy 3DS capture cards.

(THIS IS A LOOPY 3DS CAPTURE CARD)

He sent me one on Friday and it came today. I haven't had it for 3 hours and all I did was put an audio cable in. I don't know why or how the 3ds won't turn on, I can assume the 3-ring audio cable was the issue, I am willing to pay to have this repaired @Loopy if I could send it in. Unless this is a easy DIY solution, which I don't think it is, I am completely unaware of how to fix it. Please help!

[loopy]

It seems unlikely that just the audio cable caused it. Maybe the 3DS got a static shock from it when you plugged it in?
I don't know if it's fixable but I can take a look at it.

[Seamus]

thanks for the timely response <3

some questions:

is it ok that i didnt buy it through you?
how much to send it in?
is it ok if i wait to hear a response from gonjona before i send it to you?

thanks again for making awesome cap cards and for responding so quickly :prayer hands:

[Seamus]

it mightve been a static shock. it didnt make any sound when i plugged it in and since the charging works maybe that isnt it...?

[loopy]

I don't know. Worst case - the motherboard needs to be replaced. Should be cheaper than getting a whole new 3DS.
Just send it in. (same address that's on the order page). You can wait til you hear back from gonjona if you want.

[Seamus]

got a response back from gonjona, and seems like hes willing to take matters into his own hands and that i shouldn't have bothered you.

thanks for such a quick turnaround though! I really appreciate you reaching out, i think he is going to take it from here, which would make sense, because i bought from him anyways.

i'm sure one of us will follow up with you if there's any further issues <3 thanks again!!!

[evolution219]

i do 3ds fuse replacements as long as loopys ok with it , you can send it over and i'll take a look

[evolution219]

ah didnt see that you'd already contacted paul sorry

[gonjona]

I looked around it and it seems that the audio IC totally blew up. Was getting super hot and causing the short. Fuses were both good. Removed the IC and the console turned on again. I expected it to run just without audio, but it seems that IC also processes the inputs too, both the buttons and touch screen. So I just ditched it and replaced the board, as I'm not interested in re-balling an IC like that just for a 3ds. Really weird that there is no protection in place for something like that happening.

edit: referring to the BGA IC right near the headphone jack on the side opposite the wifi card.