Long story short my charger doesn't work anymore so I thought I cut it up, solder it to a USB-A connector and use a normal phone charger to charge it.
Now I'm pretty sure the positive is on the inside and negative on the outside and that I have soldered it correctly, however to be completely sure I wanted to ask if there is a protection inside the 3DS in case I messed up and connected it backwards.
I'd like it to not blow up in my face.
I know I did a shit job of soldering but this was slapped together in a few minutes and I normally don't work with electronics.
Why would I do this instead of buying a new charger? I really don't know.
EDIT:
I've tried it a few days ago and it appears to be an issue of the cable not the adapter, unlike I originally thought. Everything was correctly soldered but the 3DS didn't charge properly (LED switching on and off in irregular intervals based on how I held it)
My guess is the cable is broken somewhere inside but to be fair it held up almost a decade so I guess it deserves rest. It also can't be my 3DS as I have two and both have the same issue and I doubt both handhelds are gonna stop charging properly at the same time.
For anyone is interested: the inner cable is positive and the outer is ground, like shown in the picture.
Now I'm pretty sure the positive is on the inside and negative on the outside and that I have soldered it correctly, however to be completely sure I wanted to ask if there is a protection inside the 3DS in case I messed up and connected it backwards.
I'd like it to not blow up in my face.
I know I did a shit job of soldering but this was slapped together in a few minutes and I normally don't work with electronics.
Why would I do this instead of buying a new charger? I really don't know.
EDIT:
I've tried it a few days ago and it appears to be an issue of the cable not the adapter, unlike I originally thought. Everything was correctly soldered but the 3DS didn't charge properly (LED switching on and off in irregular intervals based on how I held it)
My guess is the cable is broken somewhere inside but to be fair it held up almost a decade so I guess it deserves rest. It also can't be my 3DS as I have two and both have the same issue and I doubt both handhelds are gonna stop charging properly at the same time.
For anyone is interested: the inner cable is positive and the outer is ground, like shown in the picture.
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