My 3DS top screen goes dark, bad flex cable maybe?

My 3DS top screen goes dark, bad flex cable maybe?

I've had my 3DS for a few months now, recently the top screen starts going dark, I can usually wiggle it to get it back, its like the backlight goes out or something. I don't know if it the device has been dropped, my 3 year old plays with the device quite often so it is possible. Other than that the device works fine. When I started googling similar problems I found some people talking about the flex cable, I guess it can go bad from just opening and closing the screen on certain models. Anyone encountered this problem or any clue on how I can fix it. My son ripped the serial number sticker off the back of the device so I can't send it back to Nintendo to get fixed. If its something I can fix myself I'd like to that anyway.

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bert [Entry]

"if you think you can do this right then try it, but do it at your own risk. I fixed mine using this method and it works great. So the top screen has 2 flex cables that make the screen work. My guess is they're probably loose. Here's my way to fix it. Unscrew the 4 screws on the bottom of the system and remove the back plate, sd card, game card, and battery. Then unscrew the 9 screws on the plastic and (VERY CAREFULLY) remove that plastic. Try not to strip the screws, as you'll need them later. find the flex cables connecting the motherboard and top screen. re-connect them to the motherboard. Put the whole thing back together and then you're done!

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bert [Entry]

"My 3DS is not turning on and when i charge it it doesn't turn on too

HELP ME PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

bert [Entry]

it could be your flex cable or a bad screen.

bert [Entry]

Guys can someone help me!!!…we replaced the top screen on our nintendo 2ds xl and for some reason the top screen is dimmer than the bottom screen..is there anyway we can fix this without changing the screen again?