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Wiring up a wiikey power switch
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lespaul58
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12. March 2008 @ 11:41 |
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I'm seriously looking into putting a small push button switch on the back of my wii to turn on and off the wiikey. When and if I do this should I wire the switch to the ground or the power, I've heard both ways are better and I'm just looking for some advice. Also if anyone knows where I can find a small on/off push button switch that's not momentary and not friggin huge that would be greatly appreciated as I've looked for a while trying to find one.
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penguin98
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12. March 2008 @ 13:27 |
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You attach the switch to the #2 connection point. Heres a diagram http://www.ps2cover.com/images/articles/...-board-zoom.gif
I was looking for switches at radioshack the other day, debating getting one before I knew if smash brothers was going to be able to be ripped easily. Most push-button switches I saw there were fairly large. But I got a small rocker switch for less than $2 thats small enough to fit in the gamecube memory card slot. I just never installed it cause it was easier to make a backup copy of smash bros than open up the wii and start messing with things.
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lespaul58
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12. March 2008 @ 14:02 |
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My only problem is I don't have a wii capable dvd drive and it's almost 50$ for one on ebay now, which is as much as the game. And for some reason it's taking forever approx 38kbps to dl the torrent which is almost 5 straight days lol.
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penguin98
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12. March 2008 @ 14:41 |
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Have the wii capable drives really gotten that expensive? I picked up one on newegg ages ago for $17.
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docmario9
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13. March 2008 @ 16:30 |
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I also want to attach a switch except on my wiikey point 2 (the vcc hole/connection) is filled with solder and seems to be connected directly to the board.
Is there any way for me to put a switch on it?
any help would be greatly appreciated.
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JeepRubi
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14. March 2008 @ 14:43 |
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Made a successful wii key on/off switch. Take a look at these pics for inspiration ;)
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csm11
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14. March 2008 @ 20:00 |
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Thanks for the pictures
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JeepRubi
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14. March 2008 @ 20:11 |
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If anybody's wondering where to get a switch like that. This one was from a mini dollar store flashlight that had a clickon clickoff button.
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mr_smith0
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15. March 2008 @ 00:19 |
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i duno if id recomend using the fan exhaust...and then taping up the entire thing..
unless of course you are keeping the fan, and moving it somewhere else, which even then, at this stage is kind of at your own risk. with how small the wii is, im sure design and fan placement was crucial and well thought out, and it does get pretty hot if you have it on standby.
just my thoughts though
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JeepRubi
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15. March 2008 @ 10:54 |
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That's not the fan vent. The fan blows the air out, this is where teh air comes in and it has a little detachable filter on it. All I've done is attach the switch to the filter so it's really not blocking all that much.
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mr_smith0
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15. March 2008 @ 13:49 |
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guess i looked too quickly. i thought u taped the whole back of that thing up.
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Dragonox
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16. March 2008 @ 13:24 |
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JeepRubi Great job looks clean.
The pictures are great. That is how I want to do mine, just need to find the mini switch at $1 store.
I was wondering if you had any pictures of the install without the tape covering up the chip?
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JeepRubi
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16. March 2008 @ 16:43 |
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Nope, sorry. I covered up the chip before I thought about taking pictures. You basically need to have it so that one wire goes from the board to the switch, and another wire goes from the wiikey to the switch. Then you just complete or break the circut depending on the state of the switch.
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Dragonox
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16. March 2008 @ 22:26 |
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Thank you for the information.
Have you had any issues with it turning on or off?
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calvatron
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17. March 2008 @ 07:42 |
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i just installed a switch tonite, original SSBB runs great. i was curious however, after updating my wii to 3.2U and wiikey to 1.9G prior to installing the switch, i was curious that if i turned the switch ON to play backups, will it brick my wii? given that SSBB ran its own mini update when i loaded it for the first time (the wiikey was switched off of course). (I'm worried that if I try to run my backups after i turn on the wiikey, i'll brick my wii. I wasn't sure what the SSBB update actually did)Thanks in advance. This forum has helped me out alot!
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sircivik
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17. March 2008 @ 07:55 |
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Originally posted by calvatron:
i just installed a switch tonite, original SSBB runs great. i was curious however, after updating my wii to 3.2U and wiikey to 1.9G prior to installing the switch, i was curious that if i turned the switch ON to play backups, will it brick my wii? given that SSBB ran its own mini update when i loaded it for the first time (the wiikey was switched off of course). (I'm worried that if I try to run my backups after i turn on the wiikey, i'll brick my wii. I wasn't sure what the SSBB update actually did)Thanks in advance. This forum has helped me out alot!
Nope it wont. I did exactly what you did 2 nights ago, so I could play the retail SSBB. Wont brick on you. you can turn the switch on and off while the system is on too. Thats how its possible to dump the game to a SD card too.
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calvatron
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17. March 2008 @ 12:48 |
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thanks to everyone on this thread for being helpful, especially penguin98 (for the link to the diagram), jeeprubi (for ideas for switch placement), and sircivik (for your reply). i was able to hook it up in 45min! now im ready to brawl! =D
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docmario9
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17. March 2008 @ 15:19 |
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anybody have any tips on how to unsolder the vcc connection, I've never worked with something this small before?
the connection look sto be filled with solder....any help would be great, I can also upload pics if that works too
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17. March 2008 @ 16:28 |
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i was wondering if there were any step by step tutorials to put on a switch for the wiikey. although i have read this thread, i'm unsure of where to put the other wire thats supposed to be on the board.
I would feel much more confident with a step by step or some pictures of the actual solder job. I've had too many close calls of ruining my wiikey and i just dont want to take any more risks. I have a D2B chipset if this helps.
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Alleykatz
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17. March 2008 @ 19:38 |
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Originally posted by JeepRubi:
Nope, sorry. I covered up the chip before I thought about taking pictures. You basically need to have it so that one wire goes from the board to the switch, and another wire goes from the wiikey to the switch. Then you just complete or break the circut depending on the state of the switch.
When you say one wire from the board to the switch, and another wire from the wiikey to the switch, which locations are you talking about?
I understand what you mean by the two connections, and I understand soldering a wire from the switch itself to the #2 connection point of the Wiikey, but what about point A to point B from the Wiikey to the board? Thanks for your help.
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mr_smith0
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17. March 2008 @ 21:34 |
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if you havnt got a chip yet, i suggest going with a yowii or yoasm. no switch needed.. you can detach the chip itself or unplug it. i believe both are dvd upgradeble now with the newest versions. i'll try to get some pics of my install with my crappy pc cam:
mine is mounted internally, and the wires that are soldered onto the board have a clip on the end that comes out of the case, so the chip can be plugged and unplugged. this is for programming or a on/off switch basically.. except it will be completely disconnected, not just switched off, which, i feel is safer. i can always flash the chip with new firmware, and if there is ever a time when no open source ones are left (doubt it) the wires are already soldered to the board, so i can just cut the clip off and solder them to the new chip.
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