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As I was cleaning out the house, I came across this old Nintendo DS Lite, but I had no charger. I asked my friend to get his charger, and when I plugged it in, it’s light came on but charged slow. It took about 1 whole day to get it charged. It lasted for a few months then died. I tried charging it again today, and the light wouldn’t come on. I left it for about a week or two and it wouldn’t come on. My friend said they think the battery might have “burned out” or “exploded, but not to the point where it popped the whole DS” or I might have “burned out the internal systems.” Now, I’m not a tech genius so IDK what they meant, but if anyone could help I would appreciate it :)
Hi @mochii , Given that it hasn’t been used for a long while, the battery may have become depleted beyond recovery. First try replacing the battery and see if that resolves the problem. They are not that expensive and at least if it still doesn’t work you’ve eliminated the battery as a possible cause of the problem. Here’s a link to the ifixit Nintendo DS Lite Battery Replacement guide, which may be of some help. If you decide to try this allow the new battery to fully charge before turning on the device Batteries are available online. Just search for Nintendo DS Lite battery to get results for suppliers.
