trimmed board

  1. porc

    Question 2 hours of sanding but 1V is still shorted

    First timer here. I'm working on a Wii-in-GameCube project based on Nold's Miicro and I just trimmed my 6-layer board but even after 2+ hours of sanding my 1V is still shorted to ground. I'm hoping someone can help me troubleshoot this and figure out how to find and fix the short. All other...
  2. Y2K

    Worklog [2023 Contest Entry] PSXpress - Cutting Edge PS1 Portable

    Time to throw my hat in the ring! We've been making a ton of advancements in PS1 portablizing lately, and I'm hoping to make some further advancements to push the console further than it has before. Preliminary features are as follows: PU-18 revision trim Either a Yveltal/tzmwx style board...
  3. Soak_n_fused

    Question Trimmed Wii resistances

    So I followed the Nold's Wii trim resistances "guide" and verified that all my resistances were the same or very close, and they were. Though after soldering everything up to test the motherboard booting the fan connected to my PMS Lite would spin for a few seconds and everything shut off. Now...
  4. Okiguess

    Question direct power

    Hello, i was wondering if you could power the entire wii motherboard dierctly (without trimming) to see if it works. do i solder wires to the place were the input is or where you solder the batteriest after trimming. Please help!
  5. Soak_n_fused

    Question First trim gone wrong?

    Was trimming my first wii and my dremel danced a little too much and I scratched part of the board on the inside of my guidelines. Was wondering if my wii is dead or if I still have a chance of it working??
  6. Question Bluetooth trace 10 reads short to ground

    Hey all, I'm trying to figure out why my bluetooth relocation suddenly decided not to work, without the module connected, the trace which should be connected to pin 10 reads short to ground. I've tried to cut the trace before it arrives at the edge of the board but that didn't fix it. Visibly...
  7. Viilmo

    Question Wii Trim low ressitance

    I trimmed my wii and sanded the hell out of it but it still has shorts I had tape over everthing while trimming. Im reading these ressitances: 1v to Ground: 0.7Ohm 1.15 to Ground: 75.8Ohm 1.8 to Ground: 37.1Ohm 3.3 to Ground: 1.5Ohm There are no visible shorts between the layers and I sanded up...
  8. BasicBass

    WTS BB PMS 1 + OmgWtf trimmed wii

    Hey all Basic here, BB PMS I just completed repairing one out of 2 fried pms 2's which were provided to me by PiR8_BTY#9418 over at the 4 layer tech discord server With this pms repaired I thought that I should help out a modder in need of a pms for their next project build hence why I am...
  9. Question Board damaged during trim, will it still work?

    While performing the OM6 trim for this 6 layer RVL-CPU-30 unit I accidently shot out with my dremel and it removed some solder mask and what looks like a few traces at this part of the board. All traces on the back including the RAM (?) chip are still completely intact. Will the board still...
  10. Moustique

    Worklog My First Portable Wii

    Hello everybody, My name is Romain and i'm from France, I found a lot of information about the portable Wii on this forum and some Tuto. Then I decide to create one for myself, because I'm a big fan of Nintendo. I make a lot of research and I finally decide to buy everything. First of all I...
  11. Gi0V1Z

    Question Trimmed Wii won’t boot

    Hi everyone, I’m testing the trim of my Wii and it won’t boot, I double checked almost everything. The CPU and the GPU heat up when I turn the system on, also the fan starts spinning, so I guess my USB-C and my PMS are fine, I also see the files in the USB drive when I plug it in my laptop. I...
  12. TropicPug

    Question Trimmed Wii Won’t Boot RVL 40

    Hi all, Checked out an old board I had and wanted to see if I could get it up and running! Sadly it is not working! :C The chips heat up and a signal is detected by the screen (the screen goes a dark grey rather than staying blue). I have tried: Wiring video to a different av. (distorted...
  13. David-Industries

    Question First time trimming board

    I trimmed a board for the first time ever, I did a 6 layer trim of a RVL-CPU-20. What do you guys think?
  14. Fued Majul Ramírez

    Worklog Wii-Fu ( First wii portable)

    first thanks to all who contribute and gave the bases to be able to make this type of project; I decided to do this worklog based on all the comments of the BuitBuild mentors, but in my country I am not able to find all the bitstore accessories, or they are very expensive for me, so I...
  15. Buying Custom Regulators / Trimmed Board (Found!)

    I'm looking for a wii board that still has Bluetooth (I have senor bar), as well as one memory card (wire, I can provide the spare slotting) and (wiring for) gamecube controllers, as well as the custom regulators pre-made and wired up If you have such a board, or at least a trimmed down one...
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