ds lite dpad - unresponsive diagonals

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McPhale

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Anyways- About a month ago I traded in my ds phat for a used lite... Rather quickly I noticed the unresponsive diagonals. After some quick research, I found that the most commonly suggested solution was to "break it in" for a week or so... Wellp, I've been playing rather vigorously for a month, with little to no success either adjusting to the new pad or breaking it in. So... I am seriously considering popping 'er open and sanding down the "peg" the pad rests on a bit. However, this seems a bit drastic, and I am concerned both with the complexity of the devices innards (seen from disassembly videos) and the various complaint's I've heard from people who broke parts of the hardware trying to put it back together. Any suggestions? And if anyone has done this procedure before, some sort of pic/vid tutorial would be fantastic.

-McPhale
 
I could be wrong.

But as far as the dslite's d-pad goes, the diagonals aren't very reliable unless you press down ackwardly.

If you want the best d-pad with good diagonals I'd go with the original DS.

Honestly the stupid diagonals don't bother me much, the only time it does seem to annoy me is when I'm playing a 3D game like Super Mario 64.
 
I for one have had a teeny problem with the diagonals on the DSLite d-pad. Maybe it was just the game, but I would have trouble doing instant aerial dashes in Bleach: Blade of Fate. It would require a diagonal up quickly followed by a left or right depending on which direction you jumped. I can barely pull these off consistently. I've even tried it on multiple DSes, having gone through two. Still the same result. I've opened up the DS before and the diagonal inputs are definitely smaller than the axial ones, so that could be a factor. I guess we should expect diagonals to be less responsive than the rest of the d-pad since it is in fact a four direction d-pad. If you can never ever hit the diagonals, I'd say it's a problem you should maybe get a professional to look into. But if it really doesn't affect gameplay of the games you play, I'd say don't sweat it.
 
Yeah, it's only with 3d games.. but it's really a problem trying to strafe in hunters and such, and this kind of thing really bugs me. I just ordered a tri-prong screwdriver to dissassemble it. I'll let you guys know how it goes.
 
I wish you the best of luck, I opened a DSLite once and unfortunately never had to close it back up on account I screwed up.
 
Good news! And the ever subsequent bad news...

The good news: I managed to fix the stupid ds lite dpad! and I didn't break any of the hardware! (As far as I can tell )


The bad news: After reassembling my light, I booted it up... and much to my dismay, the "dinging" startup noise wasn't its full, bright self... instead, it was tinny, and of a higher pitch than it should. I frantically booted up my game... and the sound was fine. The sound is fine on everything, even the ds menu screens... everything except the startup noise...


So. What caused this problem, and what can I do to fix it? Should this worry me? And should I start a separate thread pertaining to this problem.



Ps. I WOULD NOT FORCE TAKING APART AND REASSEMBLING A DS LITE ON MY WORST ENEMY. IT WAS AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, PULSE POUNDING, HAND CRAMPING EXPERIENCE. If I can avoid taking it completely apart to fix the dinging, that would be nice.

-McPhale
 
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Ps. I WOULD NOT FORCE TAKING APART AND REASSEMBLING A DS LITE ON MY WORST ENEMY. IT WAS AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, PULSE POUNDING, HAND CRAMPING EXPERIENCE. If I can avoid taking it completely apart to fix the dinging, that would be nice.

-McPhale[/quote]

Best advice ever on this board.
 
The sound issue seems to have abated, for whatever reason. Now if only I can find a good way of cleaning touch-screen scratches...
 
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