Hi, my daughter's 3DS only turns on upside down, with rare exceptions. When turned on right side up, the blue light comes on, screen remains dark and after about 15 seconds a speaker pop is heared and the light goes off. If it is turned on upside down it will stay on with no problems, if you then turn it right side up again it fails with the black screen and pop again.
So, to the questions. Is this a common problem? Could it be due to one of the motion sensors or perhaps a flapping connection that loses connection? Since the game isn't under warranty and I've worked as a laptop repairman and have rebuilt many iphones is this something i could fix? Are there sources for parts for these other than buying a broken one off eBay? What am I forgetting?
I've reseated the battery (and properly cleaned connections), removed all games, sd cards etc., took bottom plate off , under battery and found a press connection that was popped off (may have come lose on removing plate). No change.
I'm sure I'll have many more questions and i appologize if this is a duplicate thread elsewhere, I looked at the the first 10 pages and did a search and haven't seen anything like this yet. Thanks for taking the time to read this and also for any assistance!
Rick