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incoherent_progress
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βeta said:
eh... in the process of trying to do it...
i am SO bad at this haha it is ridiculous. and i forgot to turn my soldering iron off and it was leaking butane which i inhaled.
inhaling butane = gross
incoherent_progress
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budnespid said:
yeah i could but i wanna do this entire mod by myself just so i can have that satisfying feeling of doing something on my own ya know?
So I bought my own. incoherent_progress
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haha okay now i KNOW this is probably a terribleeeeee soldering job, but at least i got the wire to stay finally... so i'm progressing and learning, which is good.
i didnt have time to resize it so here is a link to a picture of it instead cause it's a little large
haha oh god i can hear the hurtful comments comin' already...
http://s851.photobucket.com/albums/ab72 ... 001532.jpg
EDIT: in other news i also got my screen and superpad in the mail today
i didnt have time to resize it so here is a link to a picture of it instead cause it's a little large
haha oh god i can hear the hurtful comments comin' already...
http://s851.photobucket.com/albums/ab72 ... 001532.jpg
EDIT: in other news i also got my screen and superpad in the mail today
T-Berg
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For an easier soldering job you should bend the two lines of pins a little away from each other. Then put soldering tin on each of the pins. It is also easier to solder wire wich consists of multiple threads rather than one thick one. Remember to also use solder on the wire before soldering to the pin.
Then it should stick nice and easy, without wrapping it around the pin. Good luck
Then it should stick nice and easy, without wrapping it around the pin. Good luck
incoherent_progress
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1/4 of the way done: it's a start.
hopefully i'll finish by the end of the night but i have to go do homework right now before i fall behind in school ahah
hopefully i'll finish by the end of the night but i have to go do homework right now before i fall behind in school ahah
bud
DAT ASS
If you didn't already know this tin your wires first. If you tin them right and the pins all you have to do is lay the wire flat on the pin and heat it up. It should stick nicely.
Soldering Skills videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cl5QI4pqKc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_NU2ruzyc4
(couldn't get the embed to work.)
Soldering Skills videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cl5QI4pqKc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_NU2ruzyc4
(couldn't get the embed to work.)
incoherent_progress
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incoherent_progress
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update for the day:
got all the wires connected to the cart slot BUTTTTTTTT:
1.) still haven't connected it to the board
2.) 90% i don't have good connections between the cart slot and the wires
and
3.) 85% i *Can'tSayThisOnTV*ed the cart slot up altogether.
sigh, this is turning it out to be a lot harder in practice than in theory...
got all the wires connected to the cart slot BUTTTTTTTT:
1.) still haven't connected it to the board
2.) 90% i don't have good connections between the cart slot and the wires
and
3.) 85% i *Can'tSayThisOnTV*ed the cart slot up altogether.
sigh, this is turning it out to be a lot harder in practice than in theory...
incoherent_progress
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welllll, i kind of sorta finished the cart relocation, but my wire was WAY too stiff, like seriously i could not move it without the connections breaking.
SO, i'm back to square one, guess i'm gonna try it again but this time with some ide ribbon cable since that seems to be a common thing people use around here. just one question, and i'm sure it's a dumb one, but i get 40 pin ide ribbon cable, correct? cause i have some 80 pin laying around but the wires look way too small...
SO, i'm back to square one, guess i'm gonna try it again but this time with some ide ribbon cable since that seems to be a common thing people use around here. just one question, and i'm sure it's a dumb one, but i get 40 pin ide ribbon cable, correct? cause i have some 80 pin laying around but the wires look way too small...
