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Help with Wiikey! Soldering IC legs...(PICTURES POSTED)
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Ciarusus
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26. February 2008 @ 19:59 |
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Been trying to install my Wiikey on my D2B chip for a while now. It has a missing pin, so I've wired it to the IC chip. Originals work perfect, but backups/config discs give me an error message on the Disc Channel. I'm afraid I've burnt the chip, as I've had to desolder it a few times now, the label isn't visible anymore as well. Also, we couldn't get all the solder off one of the points, so we wired it directly to the Wiikey's IC instead. Here are some pics of my quicksolder install:
If there are too many pics just tell me, I just figured the more clear pics the better. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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penguin98
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27. February 2008 @ 01:14 |
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Your solder job is, honostly, somewhat messy but I've seen worse (mine included) that still worked.
I may be wrong since I dont have a wii with cut legs but I beleive you have to rebuild them for it to work.
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27. February 2008 @ 02:32 |
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Uhhh yeah, you have to dremel the top of the IC to reveal the traces to solder to. Here's one I recently done with the same predicament as you-
Don't mind the huge solder ball in the middle of the picture. That was the customer's fault lol.
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Ciarusus
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27. February 2008 @ 08:14 |
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Actually, the legs aren't all cut. Only point 3 is missing, and only one of the wires go to the IC chip. At least, thats what I got from this diagram:
Its a D2B chipset, that I know for sure.
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27. February 2008 @ 12:42 |
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DUDE....lol
there ARE 3 cut legs. Look at the small black square....
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27. February 2008 @ 13:09 |
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Actually, the legs aren't all cut. Only point 3 is missing
The 3 legs are cut on points 4, 5, 6 on the chipset itself.
You have the Wiikey connected to the 4, 5 and 6 pads but if you follow the leads they are disconnected from the chipset due to the 3 legs are cut from the top of the chipset down to the lead that goes to the pad.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 27. February 2008 @ 13:15
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Ciarusus
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27. February 2008 @ 16:32 |
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That sucks...
Alright, well I'll go get a solder sucker and borrow a dremel from my friend today then. Any tips on doing it? Any advice at all would be great, don't want to mess it up or anything.
Thanks for enlightening me on this though, at least I finally know whats wrong. I was really betting on that quicksolder thing, but I have wires to use anyways. The wire I used on the third point is still okay, and can be used on all of them right?
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Ciarusus
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27. February 2008 @ 16:40 |
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One more question, can I save myself the trouble of taking the solder off, and just follow the markings on the chip to the corresponding Wiikey legs and just solder to them?
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Ciarusus
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1. March 2008 @ 22:19 |
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Still won't work after all my work.
Alright, I soldered all the wires on to my Wiikey using the diagram at the end of this tutorial.
I sanded the plastic off and soldered onto the 3 legs with 30AWG wire. When I used a multimeter and touched it to both ends it jumps to 0, same with the pads though they're rather close. I tried checking for bridges on the IC but its kind of hard when the the things are so close. I don't even know how to use the multimeter, is 0 good or bad?
I would take pics, but all the wires just came off right now. Is the reason my Wiikey isn't working because the wires don't have a strong enough connection? Its kind of hard to get a good connection without bridging points, anyone have any advice on that?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I've spent a lot of time and money on this and I just wish it would work...
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AfterDawn Addict
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1. March 2008 @ 22:22 |
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Try soldering again and take a picture.
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Ciarusus
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1. March 2008 @ 22:25 |
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I will try to solder it tonight, or maybe tomorrow since I'm tired.
But how do I work the multimeter? And whats the best way to solder on to the legs without them getting tugged off at the slightest vibrations?
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Ciarusus
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2. March 2008 @ 22:44 |
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Pictures:
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4. March 2008 @ 15:44 |
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dude, seriously that is some sloppy soldering. I would hire somebody who has experience soldering to do that. It looks like you've bridged some of the connections on the top of the IC.
Also, I don't know why you filled the entire holes on points 1 and 2. You're only supposed to make a solid connection. It's possible that you have some bridged points under there too.
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Ciarusus
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11. March 2008 @ 19:15 |
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Alright, I give up. I've wasted too much time and money on this and just want to get it done.
I don't think there are any modders in Des Moines, Iowa, and the topic on Xbox Scene isn't getting any replies. So where would I find professional solder services? I heard TV Repairmen can do it, but I don't know the price or how to contact them for it. I don't have much faith in Craigslist, and I need this done soon so I'd rather just find a local store to do it. Anyone know the best place to look?
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