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I bought the PSP and the original battery casing was busted, so I thought it had swollen and opened it up to grab the PCB.
But when I opened it, the battery was actually fine, the problem was the supercapacitor that kept draining it.
So I patched it up and kept using it… until I finally got my act together and bought a new one lol
Wow, it really does make a difference.
Since I already had it open, I removed the supercapacitor and swapped the front shell too, I couldn’t stand the fingerprints anymore.
The image looks so clean and beautiful, totally worth it.
I used silver conductive paint for the connection since I don’t have soldering experience, and it worked perfectly. Super happy!
I just got a New 3DS and it came with one of those hard acrylic cases, I’d only used TPU ones before.
I tried taking it off to clean the console (I always do that when I get one), but it was so hard to remove that it ended up scratching the 3DS.
Now I’m kinda scared to put it back on, and I’m wondering if it’s even worth using a case to preserve it, or if I should just enjoy it and use it without one.
Is there any other reason to use cases besides protecting the paint?
Since 2015 I’ve had a few of them, I always drift away from it for a while, then out of nowhere I get the urge to play Super Mario 3D Land… and end up getting another one.
This time I’m sticking with it.
It’s in absolutely immaculate condition, like it came straight out of a time capsule. All original, complete, and basically like new.
Really happy I found one like this in 2026.