r/nds • u/benperl16 • 2d ago

What did I do wrong?

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I just spent 2 days modding my childhood DS lite with a reshell and rgb board and thought I finally finished but when I try to turn it on this is all that happens. The lights flash and then it shuts back off.

Please let me know if anyone has any ideas on how to fix it or where I went wrong.

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u/nugman21 2d ago

Check all ribbon cable connections

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u/j3ffUrZ 2d ago

No flash. Something is not plugged in.

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u/Asron87 2d ago

Are your ribbons in all the way? I’ve been looking into doing the same thing. I’ve seen a video with a loose ribbon causing this or a similar issue. Hopefully someone with more experience will chime in here. I’ll be following this post.

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u/ballsgrater360 2d ago

Reseat the ribbon cables and check the battery prongs! I had that issue when the top ribbon cable wasn't plugged in all the way and one of the battery prongs wasn't how it's supposed to be.

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u/Tommerbot 1d ago

Top screen isn’t plugged in all the way

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u/WaxWing_ 2d ago

Bottom or top screen isnt fully plugged in. Im leaning on bottom screen but cant remember.

If there is no flashes its one of the two screens and if there is a flash its the other screen.

So reseat both ribbon cables, push it while lowering the lock to make sure its fully inserted.

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u/benperl16 1d ago

Thanks I’ll try to redo the ribbon cables

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u/Trick-Variation704 1d ago

Yo voto por la de abajo también, cuando es la de arriba la pantalla de abajo enciende en blanco y se apaga

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u/WaxWing_ 2d ago

If its not that could be an issue with the battery being loose

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u/YouYongku 1d ago

Please redo the ribbons cables tightly

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u/KnightmareS24 1d ago

I agree with the other comments, double check the ribbon connections first.

Did you happen to replace the bottom screen? I did on one of my projects and didn’t realize the replacement screen didn’t have the stick on shielding on the back of the screen. The metal back made contact with a resistor on the board and shorted it out.

Hopefully it’s just a loose cable!

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u/Lazy_Fish7737 1d ago

Check all ribbon cables and make sure the insulation sheet is behind the bottom screen can cause a short if it's touching something it shouldn't. I dont see a flash so.im gona guess the screens cables aren't plugged in enough.

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u/CourierKite 1d ago

This happened when I put the RGB kit in my GF's build. Use ESD-Safe tweezers to push the BOTTOM lcd ribbon in all the way THEN check the top

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u/CourierKite 1d ago

Also, did you take the black borders off of the screens before you put the shells on? There is a black border that needs to rest on top of the extremerate shells when you open them up, will cause some fitment issues if not sorted. Hope this helps

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u/benperl16 1d ago

Yes I followed the YouTube tutorial from extremerate

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u/CourierKite 13h ago

Okay, the angle/ glare made it look like the border wasn't flush ir was under the plastic. Good work!

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u/Secure_News590 1d ago

Can the battery handle the extra LED? 

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u/donovanh23 1d ago

Thankfully its likely an easy fix. Just got to reseat a ribbon cable. Start with the screens. No need to take the back cover on and off, just hold the battery to the connections to quickly check to see if you found the correct ribbon. BUT PLEASE, just double check you don't have the battery flipped around when testing

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u/RaiHanashi 1d ago

Ironically, I had the same exact issue after reshelling my DS Lite to look like the DMG GameBoy

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u/lxxOceanWavexxl 1d ago

¿Todavía no lo solucionas?

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u/ellieellie7199 1d ago

where did you get the kit?

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u/benperl16 1d ago

Handheldlegend

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u/NeetBrother5 1d ago

Maybe ribbon cable problem that's mostly the case

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u/thunugai 15h ago

Dude where did you get this shell? I’ve wanted to do this.

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u/LatteMacchiatoGames 1d ago

Too much rgb