Topic: Charging issue

The charging port on my 3DS is officially busted. Since the 3DS and DSi use the same AC adapter, I was wondering if it would be possible to charge my 3DS's battery in my sister's DSi until such time as I can afford a new one. I appreciate the help.

Sharing an AC adapter just means it uses the same voltage to charge; the two batteries are entirely different shapes. Your 3DS battery won't fit into your sister's DSi, I'm afraid.

That said, If the charging port on your 3DS is busted, have you tried using the cradle instead? That doesn't require having anything physically plugged into the system, it plugs into the cradle itself and the contacts on the back of your 3DS are what's used to charge with.

The cradle contacts died out long before the port. Thanks for the help though.

Just wear and tear, I suppose. I never did anything rougher than carry it in my pocket.

That sounds like more than wear and tear Either you abused it or it's defective

You will have to send it to Nintendo for repair

I took pretty good care of it and it worked fine for a year and a half. Just wondered if there was a way to use it until I get around to replacing it.

Doesn't sound like it. Sorry dude

Random thought - and I don't know if this would work, but for phones you can get inductive chargers. Something like this: http://dx.com/p/universal-portable-wireless-inductive-charger...

With inductive chargers all you need to do is lay the charger down like a mat, and put the phone on top of it. There's no connectors needed.

Now, it says it will work with handheld consoles, and the 3DS' battery is functionally not much different to the iPhone's, so I suspect this will work for you. Cheaper than buying a new 3DS

Disclaimer: I have not tried this myself with a console, though I can confirm the technology works with phones and I take no responsibility if you buy one and it doesn't work.

^I suspect that will work, because I remember seeing a commercial on TV a few years ago for one of those, and they put a phone & a DS Lite on it.

@RR529 I remember those, and laughed at them. But I think it might just work.

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The charging cradle contacts on my 3DS XL died months ago and they were never used... Ever. Full of dust and rust, they are very badly built. They won't sit on the contacts properly to charge making it completely useless. So even if you don't use them, they can easily get worn pretty quickly.

As for the OPs problem, just send it into Nintendo. As TBD has already mentioned, they all have different battery types, just the same voltage for charging. Simples.