
Need help diagnosing an issue, my Macro is now dead (DS Lite)
Hi all,
I have a DS Lite which I've tried to Macro. The top screen was unsalvagable with a broken ribbon cable so I tried the Solderless contact bridging method.
At first, this worked. I snipped a button contact off an old broken wiimote and taped it down. When testing, the system would boot into the setup menu when the contacts were pushed down because I hadn't put on enough tape, but nethertheless it did still work (shown in picture)
However, after going through the initial setup (colur/name) and the system shutting down as normal afterwards, the DS Lite is now unresponsive. It exhibits the following behaviour:
-When the contacts are not bridged, the DS Lite's screen flashes and then shuts off, as expected since it can't detect a top screen.
-When contacts are bridged (in the same way when it was working), the DS Lite shows a green light, no screen activity, and then shuts off. (Which is obviously not expected, and shows that the contact bridging is having some sort of effect)
I've tried the following troubleshooting steps:
-Reseated the Wifi Module (DS Lite stays on with no screen activity and green light indefinitely)
-Tried putting pressure on the contacts to ensure a connection (no change when contacts are bridged normally)
-Checked the continuity of fuses F1 and F2 with a multimeter (both passed so I've ruled them out)
I'm sorry if this is a bit of a noob post, I'm not too familiar with this process and this is my first attempt. I can't find any info online to help.
Any advice would be much appreciated!