Topic: Use Of A Dremmel Tool On A Cut Pin (Read 105 times)

punktilend · « **on:** July 30, 2007, 05:18:00 PM »

ok i also have a lu521 i havnt opened it yet but i would assume that the pins are cut in it since most people posting here have cut pins with this type. well using a dremmel tool to sand down the chip so i can solder to it what bit piece would be the best to use and any tips on doing this would be appreciated.

thanks

commandersafi · « **Reply #1 on:** July 30, 2007, 04:47:00 PM »

I dont know what other people use, but i use a small roundish sanding bit to do it

wiimaster · « **Reply #2 on:** August 03, 2007, 03:36:00 AM »

we use a multi-tool with a slow speed setting, ours does 8000rpm at the lowest setting under no load.
we use a small grinding wheel about 1.5mm thick and 20mm diameter.

you want to cut with the wheel just under a right angle to the edge of the IC.
if you are looking head on at the edge of the chip with the legs cut the tracers/legs run slightly to the left inside it.
take it real easy have patience you need to check the chip after every pass with the wizzer!

have fun lol

BIMPtacular · « **Reply #3 on:** August 03, 2007, 06:21:00 AM »

i also used a small grinding wheel on my dremel......set to the lowest speed

throwingks · « **Reply #4 on:** August 29, 2007, 07:29:00 AM »

QUOTE(dimebagslash321 @ Aug 29 2007, 09:47 AM)

in all fairness, stay away from your wii with a dremel, simple skills show that it can still be soldered as it is, mines fine, why go hacking away as it and risking your wii, if u can't then pay to get someone to do it, took me 30 mins to do mine, hope this helps, cutting hacking etc is for people who can't be very confident at doing it,

The pins are manually cut. Some stubs are bigger than others. He might not have anything to solder to. But, if there is enough leg left, I would recommend reconstructing the legs (without trimming the chip), and doing a wire install using the regular pads.

throwingks · « **Reply #5 on:** August 29, 2007, 07:53:00 AM »

QUOTE(dimebagslash321 @ Aug 29 2007, 10:20 AM)

suppose your right, loks a much neater job, although if you rebuild the legs arnt you jus soldering to the top of the legs anyway? i still agree with your method i just dont do it myself because i dont like sticking my chips to the board, but then again, much neater job if you rebuild

I don't like quicksolders either. I am saying still do a wire install, just to the proper points, instead of directly to the legs.

mailtime · « **Reply #6 on:** August 29, 2007, 06:20:00 PM »

rebuild the legs

sayguh · « **Reply #7 on:** August 30, 2007, 11:05:00 AM »

Could somebody do a Tut of the dremel method?

twistedsymphony · « **Reply #8 on:** August 30, 2007, 11:34:00 AM »

I've never had to deal with a cut leg Wii but I would definitly rebuild the legs if I was faced with the choice.

Considering that soldering the pin directly to the chip could totally trash the chip with one good tug.. I'd feel a whole lot safer just rebuilding the chip's pins and installing the modchip to the normal points.

Also don't go by the serial prefix... it's not nearly as accurate as the WiiTracker

if you really must go by the SN using "charts" then

LU5153xxxxx is the absolute earliest record the Wii has for an LU5 prefixed Wii Before this NONE of the Wii's have cut pins...

LU5163xxxxx everything AFTER this point most Wii's have cut pins

between those 2 ranges it goes back and forth because Nintendo was switching their productions lines over... nothing is every cut and dry they have ranges of a few hundred thousand that bounce between one version and another because they product both at the same time while they switch over.

Even still sometimes there are random pockets outside of the normal production There's even a small pocket of DMS chips that appeared recently in Europe.

based on what you gave of your serial though I'd say you have a 99% chance of cut pins as well as a 99% chance that you're missing Wiikey solder point #3

punktilend · « **Reply #9 on:** August 30, 2007, 07:00:00 PM »

thanks for all the replys, just a little update i have opened it up and sure enough it does have cut pins and me just wanting to see if my dremmel skills were ok i tried to sand the chip down which i did with no mistakes meaning wii boots good still so ill still try to rebuild the legs but atleast now its a hell of a lot easier for me. well ill post some pics of it pretty soon and when i have installe dthe chip as well would love to see someone else pics of this same thing so i have some ideas.

FallsInc · « **Reply #10 on:** September 01, 2007, 08:12:00 PM »

http://www.dremel.co...n...321&I=66325

thats what i use. it came with my dremel though... so thats why i use it, lol

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