white ds lite submerged in bath. Now dry (approx 24 hours) but unable to charge. Cannot play even when run from mains, so problem not with battery that I know of. Bin or repair?

Captain Cookie, August 2008

my ds keeps goingoff and on on its own some times it,ll stay on for ages but most of the time it goes off and on every second tut

raz, October 2008

You're lucky that I'm here. Go on ebay and order a tri-wing screwdriver , take the back off of the DS.... look for 2 connections that say F1 & F2 ... bust out a soldering iron and 2 small pieces of wire cut to the proper length... jury rig a bridge across the 2 connections on F1 , and also do the same for 2.

I'd say you blew the 2 fuses :).

John Electrical Engineer, August 2008

Things with batteries that get wet do suffer, if you can get the battery out it will help, but only if its easy. If you can or cant get it out DO NOT try to switch it on it needs to be dried out in a warm place i.e airing cupboard for at least 3 or 4 days then try to switch it on if it will switch on the battery might still need to be replaced this doesnt always work but is a good starting point. I have fixed several mobile phones that have gone for a swim.

007sonic, August 2008

Not an answer but a similar problem.
My son dropped his DS into a river. It didn't work immediately (no surprise there) but then after it had dried out it worked but the charging light was on. When it came to needing charging it won't hold charge or work even on mains.
I suspect it's a gonner?

John W, August 2008

Put a question in: toys, Games Consoles. This is for computer hardware and is unlikely to be visited by a Games Console expert.

I ma not an a expert but I would say that if it was powered up at the time - it's toast.

t, August 2008