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Anonymous Thu Mar 26 18:00:17 2020 No.6290871 [Reply] [Original]

What are some necessary tools repair games and consoles?

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 26 18:02:39 2020 No.6290880 >>6290871 A brain

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 26 18:06:07 2020 No.6290889 Any soldering iron recommendations?

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 26 18:21:11 2020 No.6290927 >>6290889 t12 clone

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 26 22:28:17 2020 No.6291374 >>6290889 Weller WE1010NA if your serious about it. Get some good flux, tip tinner, and 63-37 Tin Lead Rosin Core Solder Should be good to go. You can buy full starter kits of caps, resistors, etc. on Amazon as well.

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 26 22:39:00 2020 No.6291385 4.5mm and 3.8mm Gamebit screwdrivers.

Anonymous Thu Mar 26 22:40:07 2020 No.6291389

>>6290871

Weller WE1010NA as an example once your serious about it, but any starter iron will do. Get some good flux, tip tinner, and 63-37 Tin Lead Rosin Core Solder, solder wick/pump, tweezers, snips.

Should be good to go. You can buy full starter kits of this stuff and caps, resistors, etc. on Amazon pretty cheap as well.

A full cap replacement on a SNES Jr is a good beginner level project.

https://youtu.be/ILCcUw0JLh0

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 26 22:43:41 2020 No.6291401 Electric tape, hot glue, and enough PC engines to fuck up that your name is forever ruined

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 26 23:05:49 2020 No.6291427 >>6290889 I really like the TS-100.

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 26 23:19:15 2020 No.6291438 File: 187 KB, 820x791, file.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6290871 >NO YOU CAN'T REPLACE BATTERIES IN CARTRIDGES! IT'S NOT THE ORIGINAL! REEEEEEEEEE!

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 26 23:29:35 2020 No.6291450 File: 1.08 MB, 1762x1762, 20200320_021010.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6291438 Why stop at the battery?

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 26 23:34:19 2020 No.6291458 File: 521 KB, 1070x601, file.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6291450

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 26 23:38:33 2020 No.6291468 File: 878 KB, 2560x1920, JnTSGDe.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6290871

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 26 23:41:22 2020 No.6291472 File: 3.48 MB, 480x205, lol.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6291458

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 26 23:43:17 2020 No.6291473 >>6291472 niggerwut

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 26 23:45:13 2020 No.6291475 >>6291468 niggerwut

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 26 23:46:28 2020 No.6291482 >>6290880 You just get those off Amazon, or?

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 27 00:34:42 2020 No.6291548 >>6291482 Currently a nonessential 3rd party item, so no.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 27 04:45:01 2020 No.6291907 File: 18 KB, 480x360, i came.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6291475

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 27 11:27:11 2020 No.6292305 >>6290889 Anything with temp control and replacable/different tips.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 27 11:34:36 2020 No.6292318 >>6290871 Soldering iron, desoldering iron.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 27 14:23:36 2020 No.6292738 >>6291450 >adding a holder for that one time in 10 years you need to swap the battery

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 27 15:49:44 2020 No.6292893 File: 31 KB, 320x286, Down-Child-Hands.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6292738 >after you change the battery twice it lasts forever

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 27 15:55:32 2020 No.6292913 >>6291450 what is being depicted in this picture

Anonymous Fri Mar 27 16:13:05 2020 No.6292941
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One of these will save you a lot of time when removing EPROMs off Snes or N64 boards.

Doees anybody know where to buy just the replacement tip for it? ive run through 3 of them since the tip disintegrates quite fast.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 27 16:14:53 2020 No.6292948 >>6291450 where can i order these for SNes and N64 games? couldnt find them the last time i ordered some so i got the regular yelloy ones.

>>	Dillweed Fri Mar 27 16:44:22 2020 No.6293012 >>6292941 I just saved up 300 and bought a Hakko FR-301

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 27 16:57:03 2020 No.6293032 >>6291427 Thanks I'll get one quick Any flux recommendations?

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 27 17:19:08 2020 No.6293058 >>6290871 -Temperature control station -Cheapest hot-air station -Desoldering station would be nice -KYNAR -No clean FLUX -braid -not the cheapest multimeter

Anonymous Fri Mar 27 20:39:13 2020 No.6293418

>>6293032
liquid flux: mg chemicals no clean, I feel like you always need to use a lot with these. on the plus side it smells like maple syrup when it burns.
paste flux: Sra Rosin Paste Flux #135
must be cleaned, use a tooth brush and q-tips and alcohol, but I always find it's very effective with just a little bit. Smells kind of like ear wax.

protip: heat the pad, not the joint.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 27 21:31:21 2020 No.6293520 >>6290871 security screw drivers

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 27 22:17:57 2020 No.6293634 File: 364 KB, 369x259, wtf.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6292738 >So he don't have to break out a soldering iron 4-5 times per game in his lifetime to replace a battery Go back to your emulator and kill yourself.

Anonymous Fri Mar 27 22:25:50 2020 No.6293656

>>6292913

If you're going to resolder a battery, it takes the same amount of time to simply solder in a holder so you will never have to solder a battery again.

The holder is ~50 cents and your replacement batteries can now be found at your local Wal-Mart.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 27 22:28:42 2020 No.6293661 >>6291468 >drakkon

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 28 02:48:22 2020 No.6294132 >>6293058 Almost forgot -good pair or two of tweezers -IPA and toothbrush -Capton tape if you're using hot air really helps -flush cutters -and most important GOOD solder not cheap chink shit Stereo Microscopes are great but expensive as fuck

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 28 06:42:10 2020 No.6294426 >>6290871 Swiss army knife that hopefully has a screwdriver

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 28 08:07:32 2020 No.6294518 >>6293634 >So he don't have to break out a soldering iron 4-5 times per game in his lifetime to replace a battery fucking kek, how much trouble will you guys endure before switching to emulation ?

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 28 08:49:27 2020 No.6294585 >>6294132 >brushing your teeth with beer

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 28 09:11:47 2020 No.6294625 >>6294518 how much longer will you disappoint your wife before getting a prosthetic dick?

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 28 09:17:55 2020 No.6294636 >>6294518 >implying a simple soldering job is "trouble" like >>6293634 said, go back to your emulator, poorfag.

Anonymous Sun Mar 29 04:24:39 2020 No.6296503

solder, solder braid, a soldering iron, rubbing alcohol and q tips. That'll fix 99 percent of your problems right there. Sometimes just taking things apart and re adjusting and cleaning it can help. When I got my 32X it had issues (mostly because I didn't have a port terminator or Sega CD yet) but cleaning the thing out and repositioning a couple ribbon cables actually made it work kinda well even without a port terminator or Sega CD and once I got the terminator the thing worked without a hitch.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 29 05:36:08 2020 No.6296576 >>6296503 >Sometimes just taking things apart and re adjusting and cleaning it can help. But most of the time zoomers end up breaking them

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 30 00:03:14 2020 No.6298758 >>6296576 Watching a vid beforehand about how it all fits together usually makes sure I dont wreck anything

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 30 00:16:30 2020 No.6298789 >>6290889 Metcal mx500 is the only option

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 30 03:10:55 2020 No.6299116 >>6298758 But most videos show you how to fuck things up rather than fix them

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 30 06:13:00 2020 No.6299347 >>6294132 >>6293058 as someone who has been doing console mods/repairs for a decade, this is the essential yet all you really need setup, dont fall for memes, anyone who does repairs knows that temp controlled chink irons are fine for 99% of all jobs

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 30 10:16:40 2020 No.6299662 >nobody in this thread has suggested a voltage tester or something that can produce a signal Shit is absolutely vital for finding loose pins.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 30 11:23:39 2020 No.6299757 >>6299662 You mean continuity test? If yes, all of them (even the cheapest ones) have them ESR Tester is a nice thing to have, but capacitors are so cheap you should change them anyway

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 30 15:27:12 2020 No.6300116 >>6296576 then take photos while you do it

Anonymous Mon Mar 30 16:16:31 2020 No.6300202
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>>6299662
>voltage tester
wew lad. If only you knew what those were actually called.
>something that can produce a signal
What "signal" do you need to produce and why do you need to produce it?
You know this isn't facebook, right?

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