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Hello All,

I'm about to get my mod on with one of my old 1.6 Xboxs. I've done a little bit of this, but I'm very intimidated by the "micro soldering" needed for the video ribbon cable. Does anyone out there know what type of soldering hardware I'll need to make that an easier step to accomplish?

Tman

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My advice is to practice on old PCB's

I have 2 irons 1 has a 1mm tip and the other has a 3.2mm tip, The larger one is good for replacing cap's and soldering the pin header with the 1mm used for the finer work.

I use either a 0.8mm or a 0.5mm 60/40 solder and I always add flux paste.

For cleaning I use isopropyl 99% and a brush like a tooth brush.

It's always good to have some solder wick/brade to remove excess solder and work in a well lit location.

 

 

Cheers

SS Dave


Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.

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On 4/22/2022 at 4:35 AM, locutus2000 said:

Can you share your experiences? I still have mine lying around waiting until I find the time.

Did one myself. Had to use my microscope and ensure everything was lined up so there was no bridging. Totally cooked first flex, so had to get a second one. As metioned, flux, lots and lots of flux and the opposite with solder. Not alot of soldering. You can tack things down and then drag soler to ensure everythinng is nice and set. I ended up using an angled tip which helped alot and ofcourse microscope made the process a whole lot easier. Definitely was way more challenging than your normal micro soldering for sure!

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On 5/9/2022 at 11:09 AM, shawnunderse7en said:

Did one myself. Had to use my microscope and ensure everything was lined up so there was no bridging. Totally cooked first flex, so had to get a second one. As metioned, flux, lots and lots of flux and the opposite with solder. Not alot of soldering. You can tack things down and then drag soler to ensure everythinng is nice and set. I ended up using an angled tip which helped alot and ofcourse microscope made the process a whole lot easier. Definitely was way more challenging than your normal micro soldering for sure!

A microscope? Like, a magnifying glass, or an actual fucking microscope designed for electronics work?

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