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Post by mancity on Sept 2, 2012 20:55:59 GMT
I have a model 2 Saturn (round buttons), like the guy in the link, so I should be ok with that tutorial?
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Post by zyrobs on Sept 3, 2012 1:50:33 GMT
Yes.
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Post by segaste on Sept 3, 2012 14:11:51 GMT
I have three Saturns and the two I went to mod had different insides (I don't know what type of motherboard though sorry). Fortunately, one was the same as the tutorial and is rediculously easy to mod.
Only two pieces of wire need soldering to the motherboard and then the switch. I haven't screwed the switch into the battery cover though because I didn't have anything to cut the hole.
It genuinely is stupidly easy to perform this mod. Only made difficult if you're either completely new to soldering or rubbish at it (like me!). Good luck.
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Post by mancity on Sept 3, 2012 14:56:38 GMT
Well iv'e got 2 model 2 PAL saturns, so hopefully one of them will match the tutorial!  |
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Post by mancity on Sept 5, 2012 18:19:16 GMT
Right, neither of my PAL model 2's have the same motherboard as the one in the guide. I dont have them 'solder pads'.
Any other guides for the other boards?
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Post by mancity on Sept 6, 2012 7:03:35 GMT
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Post by pulstar on Sept 6, 2012 9:12:33 GMT
That is how I modded my Saturn, by lifting the pin on the IC and soldering directly to it. I'm sure I've read a way of soldering to one of the traces but I only know the pin lifting method.
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Post by zyrobs on Sept 6, 2012 15:16:01 GMT
Pin lifting works on any saturn but it's not good practice - easy to mess up, and near impossible to repair.
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Post by mick_aka on Sept 6, 2012 16:03:32 GMT
If you're careful and use the correct tools it's a doddle, but yes very easy to mess up if you're heavy handed.
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Post by pulstar on Sept 6, 2012 19:10:21 GMT
Pin lifting works on any saturn but it's not good practice - easy to mess up, and near impossible to repair. I don't really think there is an 'idiot's guide' way of doing this mod - either way could damage your saturn beyond repair. |
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Post by zyrobs on Sept 6, 2012 19:21:24 GMT
Well of course, it involves soldering, for which you need a soldering iron that is hot enough to destroy parts of the machine irreparably.
But it's easier to solder to 1 premade solder trace, than to lift pins.
Anyway there's no point in me arguing about this since it's my fault that I haven't written any proper guides yet.
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Post by mancity on Sept 6, 2012 20:40:48 GMT
Feel free to write a guide before I try this mode myself |
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Post by mick_aka on Sept 6, 2012 21:05:31 GMT
I've been badgering for someone to do some decent mod guides for the main site  |
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Post by mancity on Sept 6, 2012 21:08:29 GMT
Come on Zyrobs .......... |
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Post by mancity on Sept 13, 2012 7:13:53 GMT
Still not tried this yet as im still awaiting the switch in the post that I ordered. UK sellers are utter bastards 99.999% of them.
Anyway, does anybody have a link to a 60hz switch mod for the VA9 board which DOES NOT involve messing around with pin 79? I can find plenty of forum posts online, but the links to the actual tutorials all seem to have been removed because they were old?
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