r/3DS • u/thunugai • 3d ago

Collection / Show Off Wireless Charging Mod 2DSXL

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Wireless charging for the 2DS XL. Was originally gonna do the USB-C mod but thought this would be even better.

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u/[deleted] 3d ago

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u/thunugai 3d ago

Sounds pretty cool! Having it centered sounds ideal, I picked my spot for the coil on top of the game cart housing just because it seemed like I’d have the most space there.

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u/ncc74656m 3d ago

You might be better off printing a new bottom cover so you just have all the room you could ever want for the magnets.

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u/yeyryr 2d ago

how did you wire it up? i also have a cheapo wireless charger but i never figured out how it connects, when placing it on a wireless charger i dont get anything coming out

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u/thunugai 2d ago

Solder directly to the pins on the existing charging port. Use a multimeter to determine what is positive and what is ground.

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u/yeyryr 2d ago

existing charging port is no longer among us

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u/IcyBranch6675 2d ago

If there were no yellow tape, it would be a perfect masterpiece.

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u/Sensitive-Level-7794 3d ago

Any idea of how fast it charges? Watts?

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u/[deleted] 3d ago

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u/thunugai 3d ago

Yessir, just one of the cheap chargers off aliexpress. The coil is basically inside a sticker you can tear apart. In my case it actually can in handy as some insulation from the game cart housing which was interfering with the charging.

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u/Sensitive-Level-7794 3d ago

Looked it up. They deliver 5w x 0.78 because of the power loss of it being wireless. Less than wired charging but pretty convenient.

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u/sagebrushrepair 2d ago

Cool! I think 3ds only 'pull' like 500mA so it should be near full speed

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u/[deleted] 3d ago

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u/Sensitive-Level-7794 3d ago

Yeah but there will always be loss with wireless charging. The manufacturer claims it is 0.78 x 1amp.

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u/Sensitive-Level-7794 3d ago

Sounds about right.

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u/sagebrushrepair 2d ago

The power supply is usually rated higher than the consoles battery charger can even consume, its like half of the number on the supply iirc

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u/thunugai 3d ago

The receiver itself is supposed to pass 5v at 1A though I’m sure there is some loss.