I found my old childhood Gamecube and Wii recently and I was wondering what was the best way to go about cleaning the former. The Wii was fine and needed some light cleaning but the Gamecube was in a worse state. I'll be taking it apart to get the shell off and I'm hoping that most of the stains and dirt with come out simply with soap and water (and possibly Vinegar if that's better).

I was mainly curious if letting everything soak in hydrogen peroxide would work for the platinum sections as well as the front ports or if it'll be harmful to the paint/plastic. Anyone have any other potential recommendations?

I will try my best to describe the issue as it is. Basically, i was playing gta raged and threw my controller. The L1 button has gone missing, my L2 doesn't even work anymore, and the left handlebar is pretty much twisted all the way around. right side works perfectly. how much would this cost to repair, or is it even repairable

got a psp with no battery from a friend, the original charger don't turn it on. tested with a thirdy party charger and no lights anywhere too :( i hav no idea what is the problem, psp was never used

Does the hyrule edition use standard black zl and zr buttons? I can't seem to tell from pictures.

So... my siblings dropped the switch in water 4 days ago (while it was on...I immediately turned it off). I put it at an angle, dried excess water with a towel, and took the back cover off so that the inside of the switch could dry better?. Anywho 4 days later I decide to try charging it and turning it on. It keeps doing this thing where the battery icon flickers on and off. I tried holding down the power button for a few seconds and the logo shows up, but then the logo flickers on and off. I then let go of the power button and the battery icon flickers on and off again. I tried cleaning off the corrosion thinking it would solve the issue and yet did nothing. It actually booted up for a few seconds but when I removed the nintendo charger and replugged it it repeated the issue. Does it need a new battery perhaps? Or will it need to be repaired? :(

To anyone who works on controllers; what brand of analog sticks are the best by far in terms of low circularity error percentages, calibration and longevity. It would be of help to me knowing about your experiences.

I dropped my DS Lite the other day and it no longer holds a charge, is there a way I can fix it that doesn’t require completely disassembling it?

Should specify the DS isn’t getting any charge from the charger, the indicator light doesn’t turn on when it’s plugged in and I experimented and let it die while it was plugged in to see if it was actually getting any charge

Hey everyone I’ll keep this short and sweet. Looking to repair this Xbox one Phat and I noticed the hard drive took a shit. I have good seagate Hds the I’ve used to replace other consoles. I reformatted it and plugged in my usb with OSU1.

The download goes through downloading and verifying (first 2 steps) but won’t start the 3rd phase (applying in pretty sure).

Any ideas on what I should do? I was thinking I might have to download osu2 or 3 with osu 1 in my flash drive. Please help

hdmi port on my series s is moved up slightly. it now doesn’t connect to my monitor when plugged in.

BDM-010

So for context, I tried to replace the original analogs for hall effect ones, but now the L3 is not working. I tried placing the original analogs, but no luck either. This is my first time soldering, so please ignore my dirty solder. I just want to know if its fixable in any way. The computer reads the controller, so I didnt kill the PCB. Everything works, except the L3. Idk what else to do, so Id be really grateful if anyone is willing to give me a hand.

Is this broken and if so how do I fix it?

every once in a while (maybe once every 2 weeks) I go to turn my 3ds on after it was only asleep, and it ends up being shut down without me doing it. It boots back up and everything is fine except that the time and date have been reset to January 1st at midnight. Is it a loose battery? What should I do to fix it? Thank you if you are able to help!

I would love to get started in console repair but I have so many questions. Where do I buy broken consoles and controllers, and how would I know how much I should spend on them? Where do you find the parts you need? Any tips you can think of a beginner?

Hi. My gf switch had an issue where the rail was rocky on the right side, I tried to take the rail off to inspect and accidentally snapped the ribbon, ordered a replacement left and right rail and tried to connect myself, couldn't get the joy cons to connect to the console with the right ribbon in place, only to charge the joy con, tried the left replacement rail in the right side and it worked perfectly. Ordered a 2nd right rail and having the exact same issue, only charging and not connecting to the console. Any thoughts on why the right won't work correctly and the left replacement rail connected in its place did, or if there would be any issues using the left replacement rail on the right side? Thanks.

I figured the battery was dead since it's been years. The screen was damaged and the shell was damaged so I replaced all of it. The sp won't charge still. I hear it could be the em8 filter or the f1 or f2 fuses. Is there a way to check which failed before I buy all new parts for the board?

Hey! So my wii u was working just fine until one day i turn it on and get error code 160 1400 im not sure what this mean but someone said its an issue with the motherboard and said they can fix it for a high price however i was wondering if i can fix it myself and what i would need i cant seen to find any videos about this

thank you!

Hi, first time posting here.

So, I have one of these controllers that is drifting and i decided to change the analog sticks. While I was desoldering I accidentally took off 2 tiny resistors and they're completely gone so I can't measure their values.

Here's the pic showing the 2 resistors. If anyone has their values or can point me somewhere where i can find them i'll be extremely grateful.

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Thanks!

I was doing a standard hdmi port replacement when I knocked theses caps with my hot air gun and flung them into oblivion. I can’t find them and of course it’s the tiniest ones on the board. Where can I buy new one? I don’t have any donor boards. I’m going to go ahead with the replacement until I can get new one. Wondering if I can use some wire to connect them and call it a day

Any help will be appreciated.

When I turn it on the TV doesn't recognize it like it's off. I've switched hdmi cables and did safe mode twice bt now I cnt even get to that.

I have a ps4 with broken power supply, and I want to replace it with normal pc power supply. Is it possible (It doesn't have to be a professional solution, I play on this console like twice a mont)? If yes, what voltage should i use?

Hi im quite new to repairing consoles. I brought a spares and repairs nintendo switch and found the BQ chip was faulty, after removal i could see the two SYS pads under the BQ chip were damaged. I have managed to get solder on to the pads but the two SYS pads are touching, i think this will be okay as when i tested on another broken switch both pads seem to go to the coil. As i only have a broken switch to compare i was hoping someone could tell me of this is okay? If not how do i go about resolving the issue? Thank you 😁

Hello, i need your help for my xbox series x, when i take out the retimer ic, some pads are missing, did you now when pads are going to connect, TQ

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I'm replacing the modules on my pro controller and noticed these little solder bridges between pins. Do I remove these as well? If not, should I let them be reformed by new solder if they got soaked up by my soldering braid? Ive not seen a lot of these kinds of connections and basic guides don't mention them.

hi, i decided to open up my fully working PS2 fat (30004 model) to install the blueretro mod using an ESP32. i succeded, but i needed to solder a new reset button. i accidentally removed some resistors and the esp stopped working, i soldered it out, and tried to power on the console.

i kinda screwed up here, cus i tried plugging in the power ribbon cable to the power button while the console was still plugged into the wall, the power button lit up green for half a second, and it went black. the console since then has absolutely no power, although ive noticed that it kinda warms up on the underside of the board near the CPU.

additionally, i saw that a resistor/capacitor (idk) fell out, it kinda fits in one place on the disc drive, but could it be from the board?

ill appreciate any help

Hello everyone. I have a Twin Famicom, and I just can't get its FDS half to work. Upon inserting a floppy, the machine is stuck on "now loading" screen. Some associate this behavior with faulty R211 potentiometer, which I replaced, but R211 wasn't the case. I've tried booting a game from FDSkey through an AliExpress cable (see pic), but to no avail either, while this FDSkey does 100% work with a standalone RAM adapter. So, if you can pinpoint my problem, I'd be deeply grateful.