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Lets see everyones modchip installs !!!
You might have seen a thread like this in a few other console forums, so i thought it would be nice to start one here. This is where you post your installations for everyone to see, comment and learn from !
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I like this idea, too bad this forum doesnt support larger files to be uploaded. :(
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yea sucks spedmetal, but you have a website so just host the pics off your website. Ayway heres another pic VERSION 4 DUO CHIP
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Oh all right, but in a few day, weeks, or months when I change the link or whatever there wont be anything to click on, oh well.
V10 DMS3 V9 Magic V 50K Oh btw if you want to see all my installs you can just jump on over to my site :D, well not all but the ones I have posted any ways.....plug :D |
Why dont you use the Pins instead of the vias ?
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Why? Just cuz, no real reason, I have done both, its a little quicker for me to do the via's and I actually think you get a stronger bond to the vias. Just personal preference I guess.
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Both ways are about the same level of difficulty, the chip legs take more time to master though.
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i gotta get some practice buy some broken or sencond hand ps2 and mod em :) |
Spedmetal once you get the hang of soldering to the CDX pins it gets real easy.. i used to struggle with it , now i just angle my eyes so im looking sideways at the pins.. wires go on easy... a bit of a pain in the pass to have to scrap the vias. But i havent noticed any difference in modchip performance wether you solder ot vias or pins.
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Saw how popular this was on Newz and ownz hey Netmech?? :D
Unless Z has killed the thread it was the best non-sticky he had going... shame to provide him with such a useful thread - to bad one can't kill a thread one started after 14 days on ownz! ;) By the way the vias are so much quicker than the legs on a couple of conditions: 1) - that the vias are not overly covered in conformal coating - some times you get station that are so thickly covered that it takes to long to scrape - these I use the chip legs for, some stations how ever almost have the copper 100% exposed, on these I use the vias... 2) Obviously you need to be able to solder to vias - but typically if you can't solder to vias well then you also probably could not solder to the chip legs safely... See here for some install examples of my own - mine are going more for reliability and short wire lengths than to win awards for being pretty... but that does not mean I don't admire the work of others like Kiezer Sozei :cool: http://www.cyber-mag.com/station/wired.htm |
nice to see you around shadow :) Heres another install by me. VERSION 7 SMARTCHIP
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ok - this is on my wired page - but this is my latest DUO install in a V4 - very, very short wires!
http://www.cyber-mag.com/station/ins..._DUO_full2.jpg |
Link's dead Shadow.
Tyler! |
works for me....:confused:
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Hmm, I just tried it on IE and it works. For some reason it doesnt seem to work on Netscape.
Tyler! |
fixed it - I used \ instead of / as I cut the link initially from a locally located directory...
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very nice lads. I like the look of both very neat and tidy.
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still yet to install an Infinity mod...
but for those who have not seen the Duo2 thread, here is what one of those babies looks like in a V10 PAL station: http://www.cyber-mag.com/station/ins..._Duo2_full.jpg |
V9 DMS3
Dont try this at home kids! Kaiser's not the only one that can make them look pretty! www.norcalmods.com/graphix/v9-dms3.jpg |
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v9 Duo2
The 'Y' point on the Duo2 is actually just another ground. Why they suggest soldering it to the chip leg on the bios in the installation diagram I don’t know. It would be much easier to just take it to the ground plan, or even jumper it to the ground on the mod chip its self. I noticed this after I soldered the wire and decided to just leave it. Next time I'll take it to the ground plan. Pretty nice chip over all. http://www.norcalmods.com/graphix/v9-duo2.jpg |
Did you not read my review from 2 months ago - http://fileforums.com/showthread.php...ht=duo2+shadow
The Y point is just being used as a model select - they attempted to cleverly disguise this fact - possibly to hide which code they were using in the chips (if the rumour about it being ICE code is correct...) Either way I have been tying it to ground from my first install onwards. - V10 http://www.cyber-mag.com/station/ins..._Duo2_full.jpg I suggested to them to use link-able pads on the chip to save on having to wire the Y point to ground... End result - The Duo2 chips I have don't use the Y point anymore. - V9 http://www.cyber-mag.com/station/ins...uo2.1_full.jpg http://www.cyber-mag.com/station/ins...close_dark.jpg http://www.cyber-mag.com/station/ins...lose_light.jpg Finished this install last night at around 4am so scuse the poor lighting :o |
just noticed we used the same alt Voltage location on the V9 ;)
Multimeters make handy tools! :rolleyes: Just a note - you can get ground from the other side of that row of three resistors - i.e. one side has 3.45V the other is ground... but your point allows for a straight wire connection without the slight bend mine has :p |
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Hey Shadow, in the V9 duo2 pic I cant see where you have the 'Y' wire going.
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That is because I don't have it going anywhere...
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nice installs SK - btw is it hard to solder to the that cpu thing with very thin legs?
SP - according to the website disable mode is:- Disable Mode - Hold the RESET button until the "blue clouds" comes up on the TV. |
yes it is reasonally hard - but practice makes... well a little less bloody hard - takes a long time - I recomend only soldering to every second leg and using the vias to complete the rest leaves more room on both to work.
Still not sure if holding the button that long wont still turn the V9's off again - will try next install. |
holding the reset button for like 5 secs will cause v9 machines to switch off.
maybe that is the reason why they change the operating instructions? |
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