cyclowiz after switch

Hey,

So I soldered on my cyclowiz today, just the five points. Everything was working great, I tried a game and it booted and played fine.

I then decided to try to solder my switch on, because I wanted to update. After i soldered the three wires, the wii still works, boots originals fine, but the LED will not turn on. The switch can be in either position, doesnt matter.

This was my second time soldering anything (first time was a gamecube chip that works fine). So the solder job is really shitty, heres a pic,



can you see anything that would cause the LED to not light up even though it used to until I added the switch..

Thanks.

it looks to me like the s point pad is missing i maybe wrong also it looks like u might want to use some flux makes it so u dont use as much solder just a idea for ya and u might want to make your wires a bit less stripped back so u dont have issues with shorts. I will post a pic of my install tomorow but i would remove the switch and see if it works.

The wire on the bottom right side looks like it is, or is going to short something.
Awfully close to the point left of it...

yeah, this is a bad angle for the wire on the bottom left. That pad is in fact there, and yeah it is close to the spot tothe left, but i dont think its touching. I guess Ill try removing the wires I added for the switch and see if it still works. But I think I am going to have trouble removing all that solder.

I also had a ***** of a time getting those wires on.

People need to just not solder when they don't have a clue what they are doing.

I have never in my life seen so many retards come out of the woodwork and ruin equiptment.

Hire an installer, people. It will be cheaper than replacing chips/Wiis.

Originally Posted by Stefanic

The wire on the bottom right side looks like it is, or is going to short something.
Awfully close to the point left of it...

im with you there. it looks like if the wire isn't soldered as a bridge that the wire is leaned so much that its touching. That and you have too much wire exposed. so much that there is enough exposed to actually go off the chip and onto the board. You also have too much solder on the spots, looking at the pics it looks like the solder is just placed on the pads not actually connected

will I be able to remove the solder using a braid? Thats all I have available to me, can someone explain the correct way to remove it?

yes desolder braid will work fine for you just make sure u put the braid on top of the solder and heat it up just a liltle bit it will suck the solder off but be verry carefull or u could remove a trace,also what watt of iron do u use i have tempture controlled solder stations i use i know that most us a ratshack 15watt i used to use them but didnt like the way i couldnt set the temp on them.

Originally Posted by JJPeerless

will I be able to remove the solder using a braid? Thats all I have available to me, can someone explain the correct way to remove it?

Judging by the amount of solder you already have on there, and the awful soldering itself, so far as getting rid of the excess I would tell you to pass it over to someone else who knows how to solder. The way things are (only taking the pic as reference) there you will get over enthusiastic and take more than just the solder away when you use braid.

For example, both ends of the red wire are making connections, the upper one to the shielding, the lower one, well I think nearly every connection in that area is bridged.

The 'C' point alone seems to be bridging at least 3 traces that I can see, surprised you even had it working (with or without update wires).

I also think the wire 'X' point is bridging too, seems awfully close to the surrounding areas.

As a previous poster has said the 'S' point is scuffed, so you'll have to solder direct to the chip now, and believe me, if you are putting that amount of solder down, you will never be able to solder to that without bridging pins.

If you are not sure about your soldering skills, don't even try, save your money and pay someone else to do it for you, you may think paying an installer costs too much, but not as much as a new Wii.

At least tin the wire next time. Here's a helpful link where you can find tips on how to solder better: http://www.google.com