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MaDc0w
03-14-2007, 04:49 PM
Recieved a wiikey from a friend today which tops all bad installs LOL

He PULLED the tin wire from point 5 ALL the way to the connecter hole (see pic). He also soldered the wire connecter of point 2 with the bottom of C2 (see pic)


Can I just razor through point 2 and C2? Is the ANY way to manually solder point 5?

Wish I had a cam to post a pic of it lol...

Hope ya'll can help.

Greetz,

MaDc0w

Edit: Picture didn't wanna work here it is:
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w80/madc0wstuff/wiikeyfup.jpg
MaDc0w
03-15-2007, 06:41 AM
Noone knows where the 6 points go to on the chip? :(
cravavr3
03-15-2007, 10:42 AM
Point 2 to bottom of c2 is right as that is where trace goes from point 2.

As for point 5 it goes to corner pin beside point 6 pin.
MaDc0w
03-15-2007, 11:10 AM
There was so much solder on point 2 and C2 it lookes like he tried to solder them together lol

You mean here? Or below where I marked? (to manually solder point 5)

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w80/madc0wstuff/fup2.jpg

Thanks for your help! Great forum!

MaDc0w
Kai_2040
03-15-2007, 11:28 AM
yup that is where pin 6 is! solder the wire directly to that, itll be same as soldering on the quick solder point on number 6. as for connecting the c2 to pin2, use solder wick, works like a charm!
MaDc0w
03-15-2007, 11:45 AM
oh I marked point 6 in that pic huh?

Is this new pic correct? Point 5 has to go on THAT corner on the top row last pin right. :)

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w80/madc0wstuff/fup22.jpg

I just resoldered C2 to Point2, Rest is also soldered except point 5 heh...

Thanks again!
Kai_2040
03-15-2007, 12:25 PM
Umm, im actually not sure, as point 5 goes to this connection. Im sure you dont solder to that point, wait for more advise, ill search.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/Kai_Master_2040/untitled.jpg
MaDc0w
03-15-2007, 12:32 PM
I was sure that is what cravavr3 said, but like you said i'll wait :)

I looked at it closly and that looks right...
cravavr3
03-15-2007, 12:50 PM
PAD 5 does go the the through hole indicated, but come up by the throughhole buy the chip by trace from pad 6.

Your image that you put Text PAD 5 is correct that pin under the resistor on corner is pad 5.

At least from probing my WiiKey and following traces.
MaDc0w
03-15-2007, 12:58 PM
Yea, i'm gonna try it out. I'll let ya'll know if it even works still hehe...
ganon
03-16-2007, 03:56 PM
Did it work?
thebman919
03-16-2007, 04:10 PM
Please do my wiikey has poins 5 and 6 lifted too :( tried to scratch the pcb to find the trail but didnt work too great so im gonna attempt to solder to the legs.
ShadowKong
03-16-2007, 05:37 PM
I lost pad #4 yesterday. So I tried to solder directly on the chip's legs: I did it but... I accidentally remove it and guess what??? It came out with the leg itself!!!

Now I can't even try to solder it back to the leg because there's no more leg. I'm pretty sure the Wiikey was DOA (everything here happened because I was trying to make it work). So I sent modchipstore an email explaining what happened: still no answer!

I'm getting very frustrated here!!! :mad:
thebman919
03-16-2007, 05:41 PM
I lost pad #4 yesterday. So I tried to solder directly on the chip's legs: I did it but... I accidentally remove it and guess what??? It came out with the leg itself!!!


that doesnt sound too good. What do you mean when u said you did it but u accidentally removed it? If you successfuly soldered it there how did u remove it :S
ShadowKong
03-16-2007, 06:30 PM
that doesnt sound too good. What do you mean when u said you did it but u accidentally removed it? If you successfuly soldered it there how did u remove it :S


The wire was successfully soldered on the leg. But I wanted to make sure that there was no short. So I tried to "push" (make the wire straight) the wire with a scalpel: this is when the leg got off.
csmon
03-17-2007, 12:11 AM
I think I botched my install too. I thought I did a nice clean install w wires, but the Wii shuts off and doesn't turn back on when I hit the power switch.

I'll take it apart and do it all over again, but I hope it didn't brick my Wii. I can't find a bridged spot either.
Todesengelvr6
03-17-2007, 01:17 AM
I was installing mine, and pad 4 came right off as well. I'm pissed. Did you ever hear back from modchipstore? Thats where I got mine too.
csmon
03-17-2007, 01:44 AM
Wii works now (chips was touching metal), but unable to read backups. Could be shitty media (optodisc?), I'll need to try verbatims.
MaDc0w
03-23-2007, 09:46 AM
I couldn't fix all the screwed up spots... I gave it 4 days ago to our local modchip store to see if they can fix it...

I'll let you all know what they fixed if they can even fix it..

At least MY Wii works so I don't care when he gets his back :rolleyes:

We thank you all for your help and time!

MaDc0w