Post by: SpankIt on October 27, 2007, 07:55:00 PM
Click pictures for High Res version
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Post by: throwingks on October 27, 2007, 09:45:00 PM
That is fantastic. What was your equipment?
Post by: SpankIt on October 27, 2007, 11:03:00 PM
My soldering station
This post has been edited by SpankIt: Oct 28 2007, 06:03 AM
Post by: Tortuga2112 on October 28, 2007, 09:53:00 AM
how long did that take?
Post by: SpankIt on October 28, 2007, 10:11:00 AM
Post by: lostboyz on October 28, 2007, 07:22:00 PM
Post by: SpankIt on October 29, 2007, 01:46:00 AM
Post by: throwingks on October 29, 2007, 07:14:00 AM
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=593056
Post by: Heet on October 29, 2007, 10:50:00 AM
I did the original 29wire and ps2's but that beats those down into the ground.
Nice work.
Post by: SpankIt on October 29, 2007, 11:47:00 AM
QUOTE(throwingks @ Oct 29 2007, 07:14 AM) 
No, no. Thats just an old post from when I started modding Wii's. Ive done about 110 of them since then.
Post by: commandersafi on October 29, 2007, 02:37:00 PM
Post by: XPunked on November 02, 2007, 07:45:00 AM
How do you get the wires to stay so neat without taping them?
(IMG:http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h296/a1133973/D2Ckeyinstall.jpg)
This post has been edited by XPunked: Nov 2 2007, 02:48 PM
Post by: punktilend on November 03, 2007, 06:51:00 PM
Post by: markfitz on November 06, 2007, 07:19:00 AM
Post by: SpankIt on November 06, 2007, 07:31:00 AM
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Post by: 7urrican on November 07, 2007, 10:36:00 AM
(IMG:http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb290/turr1can/DSC00148.jpg)
I did put the power leads on before anyone says anything. it may look like a spider nest, but it works great!!! i havent done any job as fiddly as that before. took about 2 hours i think.
Well done for the other two installs, they look amazing!
Post by: RCP__90 on November 08, 2007, 01:05:00 AM
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Post by: twistedsymphony on November 08, 2007, 10:35:00 AM
Post by: afex505 on November 17, 2007, 07:57:00 AM
Post by: asteron on November 17, 2007, 11:11:00 PM
It looks like you wouldn't have to cross any of the wires that way.
Post by: SR388 on November 18, 2007, 03:49:00 AM
I've seached a little on the forum and can't really find anything about it
(I feel like such a noob)
Post by: ausmods on November 18, 2007, 01:19:00 PM
http://www.modsuppli...chip-p-218.html
It does the same thing as the Wiikey and other chips, except its the only one that supports the new D2C chip.
Post by: whiteblazer01 on November 22, 2007, 03:03:00 PM
Post by: Tortuga2112 on November 26, 2007, 04:44:00 PM
I did one, and the damn thing isn't reading anything now. I'm gonna remove it and start over , but
I wanted to solder the wires to the legs of the chip up by the top . soldering to the board was a bitch , and the connection was not very strong. also, I'm not sure if the wires were shorting out or not getting a good connection.
Post by: Heet on November 26, 2007, 07:14:00 PM
Post by: whiteblazer01 on November 27, 2007, 01:17:00 AM
QUOTE(Tortuga2112 @ Nov 26 2007, 03:44 PM)
hey, are you guys soldering the wires to the legs of the chip or the pads by the motherboard.
I did one, and the damn thing isn't reading anything now. I'm gonna remove it and start over , but
I wanted to solder the wires to the legs of the chip up by the top . soldering to the board was a bitch , and the connection was not very strong. also, I'm not sure if the wires were shorting out or not getting a good connection.
I did one, and the damn thing isn't reading anything now. I'm gonna remove it and start over , but
I wanted to solder the wires to the legs of the chip up by the top . soldering to the board was a bitch , and the connection was not very strong. also, I'm not sure if the wires were shorting out or not getting a good connection.
I solder to the legs. Its a little more difficult, but once you get a technique, its not so bad (well, its not so bad assuming you have all the right equipment and expert soldering skills).
Just test your connections with a continuity tester after the install. Test the D2CKey (non of the contacts should have continuity), and also test each wire on the D2CKey to the alternative point on the board (if you installed it on the IC chip, test continuity on the alternative part on the board. If you installed the wire on the board, test continuity on the IC chip).
- WhiteBlazer01
Post by: Tortuga2112 on November 27, 2007, 08:27:00 PM
Post by: whiteblazer01 on December 07, 2007, 02:50:00 PM
Post by: Tortuga2112 on December 08, 2007, 02:33:00 AM
and could you provide a link to that wiring diagram , the ones on the d2ckey site have all the wires going to the one chip , your method seems much better, and cleaner.
Post by: Great2bfree on December 09, 2007, 06:59:00 AM
Post by: PSXCopyCat on December 10, 2007, 10:55:00 PM
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Post by: whiteblazer01 on December 15, 2007, 12:36:00 PM
Post by: kleinishere on December 17, 2007, 06:48:00 PM
Post by: whiteblazer01 on December 17, 2007, 07:32:00 PM
QUOTE(kleinishere @ Dec 17 2007, 05:48 PM)
I have so experience soldering or dealing w/ wires but I'm thinking about modding my wii. I was wondering how some installs have such perfectly aligned wires rather than just having them go every which way individually. I'm talking about the kind of "ribbons" you could call them, of wire that some installs have that look really good.
It just takes time to run the wires like that. I don't use any type of ribbon cable, each wire is individually connected then run together. I have a few more pictures of my D2CKey installs I can post in a few.
Post by: kleinishere on December 19, 2007, 11:24:00 PM
I was also wondering...I've seen a lot of install pictures on the internet and read a lot of tutorials for installing modchips and I'm seriously considering trying my hand at the Wii. For most of these tutorials and pictures they use 30 awg wires for the connections to and from the chip, but some use different wiring for the ground and "vcc" connections I believe they're called. Is this necessary and, if so, what size of wiring is most appropriate then?
Post by: wii4me on December 20, 2007, 02:53:00 AM
QUOTE(kleinishere @ Dec 20 2007, 07:24 AM)
Thanks for the response.
I was also wondering...I've seen a lot of install pictures on the internet and read a lot of tutorials for installing modchips and I'm seriously considering trying my hand at the Wii. For most of these tutorials and pictures they use 30 awg wires for the connections to and from the chip, but some use different wiring for the ground and "vcc" connections I believe they're called. Is this necessary and, if so, what size of wiring is most appropriate then?
I used kynar 30 awg for all connections and its worked fine for me. I got a couple feet of kynar wire from ebay (fast and easy). With a little practice soldering is easy (looks difficult, but simple once you practice a little). Good luck.
Post by: Tortuga2112 on December 20, 2007, 03:02:00 PM
here's the first one I did, I didnj't like the way the wires were overlapping though.
(IMG:http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f143/Tortuga2112/D2Ckeyinstall003.jpg)
this was my 2nd install.
whiteblazer set the standard so I wanted to try to copy his.
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Post by: Tortuga2112 on December 21, 2007, 06:46:00 PM
(IMG:http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f143/Tortuga2112/dec20D2Ckeyinstall003.jpg)
Post by: SkiFreak on December 27, 2007, 10:17:00 PM
Post by: ichijin on December 31, 2007, 05:09:00 PM
Got as far as looking at the wires and circuts through the magnifier thing and was like F That. On that note, any of you doing Wii chip installs in the Tacoma/Seattle area in WA State? Shoot me a PM, or an email: [email protected].
Post by: banner on January 03, 2008, 10:43:00 AM
i just bought a chip which got delivered today, i was wondering "" no wires""
did you guys have to buy the wire seperately???
Post by: maxima1274 on January 03, 2008, 11:24:00 AM
how much wire do you guys know you need when your soldering them?
Post by: whiteblazer01 on January 03, 2008, 09:44:00 PM
A few more I didn't post (I have lots more). Always a different color scheme.
Post by: whiteblazer01 on January 05, 2008, 04:06:00 PM
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Post by: punktilend on January 12, 2008, 02:31:00 PM
Post by: whiteblazer01 on January 16, 2008, 01:07:00 PM
Post by: banner on February 03, 2020, 06:19:00 AM
looking on the site where i bought it from, the diagrams show all wires soldered on to the d2c chip but looking at some of urs lot great installs, some have the wires on the chip next to it?
is there another way of wiring these chips in?
seems like it would be easier rather to solder all those wires to such a little chip
Post by: whiteblazer01 on January 17, 2008, 11:28:00 AM
QUOTE(banner @ Jan 17 2008, 05:19 AM)
Im currently awaiting my order of wire and then i should be good to go to install my d2c key..
looking on the site where i bought it from, the diagrams show all wires soldered on to the d2c chip but looking at some of urs lot great installs, some have the wires on the chip next to it?
is there another way of wiring these chips in?
seems like it would be easier rather to solder all those wires to such a little chip
looking on the site where i bought it from, the diagrams show all wires soldered on to the d2c chip but looking at some of urs lot great installs, some have the wires on the chip next to it?
is there another way of wiring these chips in?
seems like it would be easier rather to solder all those wires to such a little chip
There are some alternative ways to install the D2CKey, but I don't know if they would be any easier, as the soldering work is very small and precise.
Here are some images of the D2CKey installs. Don't let the large image size fool you, the points are very small (thats why I put a dime in all my install pics).
http://www.mymodmall...keyinstall1.jpg
http://www.mymodmall...keyinstall2.jpg
http://www.mymodmall...keyinstall3.jpg
http://www.mymodmall...keyinstall4.jpg
-Paul
www.mymodmall.com
Post by: whiteblazer01 on February 08, 2008, 06:57:00 PM
I'll post some more pics up soon, I have a lot more done.
Post by: Heet on February 08, 2008, 11:58:00 PM
Post by: gatorayde on February 15, 2008, 08:49:00 PM
Oh and btw, thats really damn impressive
Post by: Mac Modding on February 16, 2008, 12:32:00 PM
This is my installations of d2ckey modchip :
Post by: punktilend on February 24, 2008, 11:23:00 AM
Post by: ak1990 on March 12, 2008, 10:43:00 PM
Post by: solid7x2 on March 21, 2008, 01:23:00 PM
Here are a couple of pics.
The installer used some Glue or something to keep everything in place. I dont mind, as I know I dont have to worry about a wire moving, I just hope I would never need any more wires installed!!!
I'm wondering anyones opinion on that.
Post by: syntaxerror329 on March 24, 2008, 12:02:00 AM
QUOTE(solid7x2 @ Mar 21 2008, 03:59 PM)
I had my infectus 2 install by somebody else. I had to open it to install the Ribon cable a week or so ago to do an update (to v1.8 from 1.4)
The installer used some Glue or something to keep everything in place. I dont mind, as I know I dont have to worry about a wire moving, I just hope I would never need any more wires installed!!!
I'm wondering anyones opinion on that.
Ya that looks horrible. I have never used glue and almost never use tape. If you install it right you just dont need it.
Glad its working good. Thats what really counts i guess!
Did you pay much for the install ?
Post by: solid7x2 on March 24, 2008, 07:35:00 PM
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Post by: lostboyz on March 31, 2008, 06:22:00 PM
Post by: commandersafi on March 31, 2008, 08:33:00 PM
I love how the wires all look the exact same for all of your installs....Its amazing
Post by: blob_54 on May 03, 2008, 12:44:00 AM
Post by: 3xpl0it on May 28, 2008, 01:56:00 PM
QUOTE(gatorayde @ Feb 15 2008, 11:25 PM)
@ whiteblazer, what kind of soldering iron do you use for all your d2c installs? And how do you get the wires to look so neat and organized like that?
Oh and btw, thats really damn impressive
Dang dude, that is incrediable! I second that, how do you get the soldering so perfect, and dang how do you get the wires so organized. You should start a digg on this, I would totally digg it lol