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Post by Syntesis on May 16, 2011 13:24:32 GMT
I started work on my Mega Drive (cutting those traces and filing through the cartridge slot was hard work!) and I think I might like to get a Master System 1 and do a mod on that too (I should try to get out more).
When you cut the track on the bottom of the console what does the SMS default to? When I cut JP2 and JP3 on my Mega Drive I saw that it now defaults to 60hz. I am wondering if the SMS does the same.
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Post by segaste on May 28, 2011 17:23:18 GMT
I'm having a right hard time trying to do the 50/60 hz mod on my Saturn. I've managed to solder one of the cables to the part of the motherboard but the other one is not having it. I've been at it for well over an hour now. I'm mega annoyed as the first one soldered on almost straight away.
I'm currently watching Sister Act to cheer me up and to stop me from throwing my Saturn against a wall.
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Post by Yart on May 28, 2011 17:30:23 GMT
I approve of Sister Act. <3
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Post by Syntesis on May 28, 2011 17:33:52 GMT
I'm having a right hard time trying to do the 50/60 hz mod on my Saturn. I've managed to solder one of the cables to the part of the motherboard but the other one is not having it. I've been at it for well over an hour now. I'm mega annoyed as the first one soldered on almost straight away. I'm currently watching Sister Act to cheer me up and to stop me from throwing my Saturn against a wall. Are you tinning the ends of your wires first?
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Post by segaste on May 28, 2011 18:24:10 GMT
I'm having a right hard time trying to do the 50/60 hz mod on my Saturn. I've managed to solder one of the cables to the part of the motherboard but the other one is not having it. I've been at it for well over an hour now. I'm mega annoyed as the first one soldered on almost straight away. I'm currently watching Sister Act to cheer me up and to stop me from throwing my Saturn against a wall. Are you tinning the ends of your wires first? Um, not sure what you mean by tinning. I did follow a tip on here about heating the area up first if that's what you mean. I've finally managed to do it though. Probably the most stressfull thing ever. The first wire went onto the motherboard fine and on to the switch fine too. But the second wire! Man, that wouldn't go on to the motherboard or the switch. It just wasn't fair.
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Post by Syntesis on May 28, 2011 18:43:54 GMT
Tinning your wires just means coating the ends with a small amount of solder. Helps make your joins stronger as the solder on your wire and the solder on jumper/pin/etc melt together when you touch the two together and apply your soldering iron.
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Post by segaste on May 28, 2011 18:59:33 GMT
Ah right cool. If I ever decide to solder again (not for years after today), I'll follow the tip. Cheers.
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Post by Xen on May 28, 2011 20:32:34 GMT
What guide did you follow? I wouldn't mind making that mod for myself so I can get some PAL titles. Both of my Saturns are NTSC.
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Post by segaste on May 29, 2011 7:59:50 GMT
What guide did you follow? I wouldn't mind making that mod for myself so I can get some PAL titles. Both of my Saturns are NTSC. I didn't do a region mod. That one seemed to hard as I'm not great with electronics and haven't soldered since I was in school. I did the 60hz switch so I could play pal game at full speed and full screen. This site www.mmmonkey.co.uk/ seems pretty good though.
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Post by metalhead on Jun 2, 2011 21:08:41 GMT
Saturns are nice to work with when soldering as all the solder pads are nice and large and the solder flows quite well. You shouldn't have any trouble doing the region mod if you take your time.
If any of you guys have ever modded a PS2 then you'll know what I mean. All the points are really tiny and they've purposefully coated the entire board with a lacquer to make soldering really difficult.
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Post by Syntesis on Jul 9, 2011 1:51:00 GMT
So I got up to some late night soldering, modding my new NES. I didn't have the tools to cut the pin on the lockout chip (there are 3 capacitors surrounding pin 4 and even with bending them all as much as I could, I still couldn't get in close enough to make the snip) but I did add the resistor to the expansion port for FDS sounds when using a flash cart. So I pluck the motherboard back into the console and hookup the connectors for the power switch and controllers and plug in the power lead just to make sure everything is working. Nothing. I check all the connections and try again. Still nothing. "Oh god I've broken my NES already, why did I do this " After some more panicking the penny finally drops: I had unplugged the NES so I could plug in my halogen lamp instead while soldering. So yeah, I am still living up to the thread title! I've left out the two RF shields. I don't think I will ever be needing those. Also there was a dead spider inside the case too. Bonus.
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Post by buckoa51 on Jul 9, 2011 15:30:33 GMT
Fancy having a go at RGB modding it too Syn?
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Post by Syntesis on Jul 9, 2011 17:10:32 GMT
I don't know if I could (unsoldering and resoldering a PPU seems a bit much for my experience level) and it's not a mod that's very well documented I need step by step stuff like mmmonkey's guides, text descriptions and electronics diagrams are beyond me. www.nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=22&threadid=32915This was the mod I did. I took some photos but I can never hold my camera still enough to not take a blurry photo. Maybe my camera is just crap. Or I am. *shrugs* One thing I learned: The resistor gets HOT while tinning the legs, the heat gets conducted all the way down. I need one of those stands with crocodile clips to hold components otherwise I will keep finding new and creative ways to burn myself.
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Post by zyrobs on Jul 9, 2011 17:11:32 GMT
Saturns are nice to work with when soldering as all the solder pads are nice and large and the solder flows quite well. You shouldn't have any trouble doing the region mod if you take your time. If any of you guys have ever modded a PS2 then you'll know what I mean. All the points are really tiny and they've purposefully coated the entire board with a lacquer to make soldering really difficult. I wouldn't say easy. The solder pads break off way too easily. And doesn't the lacquer on the PS2 burn off when you touch it with the soldering iron?
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Post by paulgt4rc on Jul 31, 2011 14:38:19 GMT
I know your pain, soldering takes time to master, iv done it on and off only when modding a machine and iv always made a real mess of it. I just spen the last few hours installing a 50/60hz switch to my Saturn.. an experinced person could prob do it in like 10-20 minutes! Still I got there in the end and it works a treat Good luck with yours.
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