Wiikey Desoldering And Uninstallation

[tonespace]

good afternoon folks..im hoping some pros can help a soldering noob out.
i've done a good amount of research on what i am inquiring about and have a general idea of what i need to do..but i wanna get a little more advice.
basically, my wii is giving me bad pixels..just a screen full of black or colorful dots all on the screen during games and on the dashboard (not during gamecube games though..hmm)
i have a wiikey on a the second version of the wii drive or motherboard that came out..the d2c or something like that??
someone else installed it for me..i know nothing about soldering.
he did say that he was doing a "secure" install as opposed to the loose one.
from research..i gather that that means he did a wire install.and i gather that that type of install is easier to uninstall.
so i called nintendo and they will (hopefully) repair/replace my wii.
obviously i have to get the chip out before sending it off.
so the few things that i would like know are:

what will i need to desolder the chip?
soldering iron?
a device that sucks up solder?..if so..what kind and where can i find it..radio shack?home depot?
are there only certain types of solder itself that can be used?
also what will i need to connect the chip back to the new wii?
is it as simple as just transferring the chip that i desolder to the new one?will i need a new set of wires?
are there wiikey proof drives on the market now?




this is what i have so far by the way:

Weller Soldering Iron Kit
it comes with a 25 watt up to 750 degrees soldering iron(is this too hot?)
and a coil of solder and removable metal tips.

a metal filer
i bought that to file down the metal tip to become more thin and fine
is that a good thing to do?

anything else that i'm missing or should know.
any advice..answers is greatly appreciated.
thanks:)

[redsquirrell]

good afternoon folks..im hoping some pros can help a soldering noob out.
i've done a good amount of research on what i am inquiring about and have a general idea of what i need to do..but i wanna get a little more advice.
basically, my wii is giving me bad pixels..just a screen full of black or colorful dots all on the screen during games and on the dashboard (not during gamecube games though..hmm)
i have a wiikey on a the second version of the wii drive or motherboard that came out..the d2c or something like that??
someone else installed it for me..i know nothing about soldering.
he did say that he was doing a "secure" install as opposed to the loose one.
from research..i gather that that means he did a wire install.and i gather that that type of install is easier to uninstall.
so i called nintendo and they will (hopefully) repair/replace my wii.
obviously i have to get the chip out before sending it off.
so the few things that i would like know are:

what will i need to desolder the chip?
soldering iron?
a device that sucks up solder?..if so..what kind and where can i find it..radio shack?home depot?
are there only certain types of solder itself that can be used?
also what will i need to connect the chip back to the new wii?
is it as simple as just transferring the chip that i desolder to the new one?will i need a new set of wires?
are there wiikey proof drives on the market now?




this is what i have so far by the way:

Weller Soldering Iron Kit
it comes with a 25 watt up to 750 degrees soldering iron(is this too hot?)
and a coil of solder and removable metal tips.

a metal filer
i bought that to file down the metal tip to become more thin and fine
is that a good thing to do?

anything else that i'm missing or should know.
any advice..answers is greatly appreciated.
thanks:)


sounds to me like he soldered directly to the board. Id assume "loose" is via wires. Its easy to remove if you have wires. Just hold the iron for a quick second or less to remove the wire. If its directly soldered, it could be harder.

25w is too high really.

[tonespace]

sounds to me like he soldered directly to the board. Id assume "loose" is via wires. Its easy to remove if you have wires. Just hold the iron for a quick second or less to remove the wire. If its directly soldered, it could be harder.

25w is too high really.
ahh thanks a bunch..good thing i didn't open the iron packaging..i'll take it back and get a 15w i guess..thats what i heard was optimum but figured the 25w might work if i just touch and go..so to speak.
let me ask though..which installation is generally the harder..or more time consuming..the wire install..or the other kind?
because whichever is more involved, is what i believe it is.

[Dreamcazman]

let me ask though..which installation is generally the harder..or more time consuming..the wire install..or the other kind?
because whichever is more involved, is what i believe it is.

The wire install takes more time (obviously) and easier to do but you can remove it easily if you ever need to

Many prefer this method (me included) as the direct solder method is harder in that the Wiikey board isn't that thin and getting solder to flow between the Wii DVD board and the chip isn't that easy. You could end up with a mess.