Question on holding Mod Chip in Place

[spedmetal]

Best location for Infinity on V9

http://www.norcalmods.com/graphix/v9-infinity.jpg

Best location for Infinity on V10

http://www.norcalmods.com/graphix/v10-infinity.jpg

If your going to use double sided tape to attach the chip to the motherboard, use the kind that is very thin. Not much thicker then 2 pieces of paper. You dont want the chip to come in contact with the ground plate and short out. Also use electrical tape to cover the under side of the ground plate right above the chip also, like Lufcfan said to insulate it from touching the ground plate.

If you want you can use hot glue to hold the chip down but be sure and only use two blobs on either end so you can remove it easily if need be. You must be careful if you use hot glue though because the via's on the back of the mod chip can still come in contact with components on the motherboard when you push the chip down into the glue and the glue spreads away.

Good luck!

[JPunisher]

Thanks for the help guys . I will do the soldering tonight. Where can I find the thin double layer tape to hold down the chip? Do I solder first and then place it or tape it down first? I'm thinking that the heat from the solder might weaken the tape if I tape down first.

I am also looking for a good pic of the romeo mod for a v9 ps2 where I can see where I solder the leg of the chip to. In other words where is the 5v voltage point that I have to solder to. See this pic. http://cyber-mag.com/station/laserV9.htm Is that wire the same one that goes under the board (looking at the v9 romeo mod) and what leg is it? I think its the 4th leg from the bottom up but I'm not sure. Please help.

[spedmetal]

If you look at the picture I linked to above, you can see the Rome mod at the top of the picture, once you have your board in front of you reference my picture and you will easily see where the 5V source is. Its the third leg up from the bottom that you lift on the LA chip. There is no wire that goes under the board if you do it like the Romeo mod like the one in my picture. You might be able to get the 3M tape from a harware or office supply store. Stick it down first, the heat from the iron wont effect it at all.

[lufcfan]

I use the 3M stuff

[JPunisher]

Ok. Last night I did the Romeo Mod and it was successful and I have begun installing the chip. Hopefully I will finish it tonight. Thanks .

[sl33p]

lol... i just used electrical tape and wrapped the tape in a circle so it would be a makeshift double sided tape it is sorta elevated so the chip doesnt touch the board, and also it seems pretty secure

[lufcfan]

Yeah you can do that, just make sure not to use too much to get too big a loop on the tape, otherwise you can push it up to the groundplate