Hi all, I had the misfortune of a bad virtual boy drop (about 8 feet to hardwood) the other day. Ironically, it was during a heated VR game in which I smashed my hand into a shelf which was holding the unit.
My problem seems to be relatively minor so far however, the internals all look fine, and thankfully everything still turns on, makes noise, displays the game, buttons work, etc. So hardware-wise I feel good about it. There is, however one major issue I can see.
The first thing I noticed when I picked up the VB was that the power port and link port had caved inward. Upon opening, I found that the actual plastic piece which holds both ports in place had snapped. The bit held in by a screw was still attached, but the rest had snapped right off. I was able to realign it and close the system and everything put back together fine, but I’m not thrilled about the idea of keeping it like that for long.
My question is, what is my best option for mending that snapped part? It fits together nicely still, maybe I could superglue it back together? I’ve heard of plastic welding before, but not seen it work for me in practice.
Advice is welcome. Thanks for all replies.
Edit: added picture of issue
