WHAT AM I DOING WRONG
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superben51
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What are you using to cut it? Tin snips might be hard on the board....
FierceDeity
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What are your methods? How often do you test it?
I trimmed my first mobo fine with no problems, but I took my time and tested often. You should test your board after you do anything to it. That way, you know when you made a mistake. Just follow the guides, and rewire everything before you cut it. After rewiring anything, even if it's just a couple wires, test it to make sure it works. When it comes time to cut it, only cut one side at a time, and test between cuts. That way, when it stops working you know where the problem is. I'm new to Gamecube, but it is similar to the N64, just a little more complicated. With Ashen's guides, he practically does all the work for you.
Also, make sure each cut is sanded well. the GC is 4 layers, it is very easy to short between layers when cutting. I'm not going to say what the best tools are for cutting since I've only cut 1 GC, but I use the same method as I did with N64. I use a band saw with a metal cutting blade and cut to about 2-3mm of where I want to trim, and finish it off with a belt sander. If you don't have these, I'll bet a dremel and sandpaper work fine. Don't just take my world on it though, someone like Ashen knows a lot more about cutting GCs.
I trimmed my first mobo fine with no problems, but I took my time and tested often. You should test your board after you do anything to it. That way, you know when you made a mistake. Just follow the guides, and rewire everything before you cut it. After rewiring anything, even if it's just a couple wires, test it to make sure it works. When it comes time to cut it, only cut one side at a time, and test between cuts. That way, when it stops working you know where the problem is. I'm new to Gamecube, but it is similar to the N64, just a little more complicated. With Ashen's guides, he practically does all the work for you.
Also, make sure each cut is sanded well. the GC is 4 layers, it is very easy to short between layers when cutting. I'm not going to say what the best tools are for cutting since I've only cut 1 GC, but I use the same method as I did with N64. I use a band saw with a metal cutting blade and cut to about 2-3mm of where I want to trim, and finish it off with a belt sander. If you don't have these, I'll bet a dremel and sandpaper work fine. Don't just take my world on it though, someone like Ashen knows a lot more about cutting GCs.
FierceDeity
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To be honest, I only removed the DD and the Power ports so I could the board with the wiikey before I it. It was such an pain in the ass to get them off and I felt like I would break the board when I was bending them. so I just left them on. When I cut the board, the ports were just left on with the cut off pieced of the mobo. It saves so much time, I did the same thing with the N64, but I understand that with the dremel they might get in the way, and you have to break them off. I can't really offer good advise on this, as I only removed 2 ports and hated doing so.
FierceDeity
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I know what you mean, with the bandsaw I just cut through the port and bent the rest off. I think pliers work fine if you are careful and don't bend the mobo too much.
nuke
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nuke
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I tried cutting the side of the board without the video ports, and regulator ports, worked fine. After I cut the side with the ports it doesnt work. So most likely(hopefully) I cant find a video signal. I wire video to the filtering caps and the resistors:
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu4/ ... MaxCut.jpg
http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu4/ ... MaxCut.jpg
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