Question Best place to relocate Bluetooth?

[Noah]

I'm going to be performing Gman's maximum safe trim, however I noticed the only pinouts for bluetooth are past the cutoff line. Is there a better place to rewire it to or do we need to leave that part of the board on for now?

 

[Gman]

The Bluetooth really just connects to the GPU and the sync button. I have shown the farthest relocation for Bluetooth in the diagram. Maybe you are confused because I showed the connector and the MX chip in the same diagram

 

[Noah]

Yep, didn't see the GPU pic. Thanks!

 

[Gman]

I recommend doing relocations before you trim since everything is still experimental. Itll make troubleshooting easier.

 

[Noah]

Oh yeah, I intended on it.

 

[Crazzyleprechaun]

Where is this guide?

 

[Gman]

Where is this guide?

Original guide wasnt clear enough and had a few errors. It is being rewritten. Soon...

 

[Crazzyleprechaun]

Alright thank you I have been having issues finding the right spots to rewire. Do you only need the 8 pins on the front of the module?

 

[Gman]

Alright thank you I have been having issues finding the right spots to rewire. Do you only need the 8 pins on the front of the module?

Pin 5 on the connector is presumably required also. I'm willing to bet half of those wires arent needed if we sacrifice turning the Wii on with the wiimote but we havent tried it yet.

 

[Crazzyleprechaun]

That's rough those pins are tiny for someone using a Radioshack soldering iron. Anyway thanks for the help I'll try looking for some relocation pins again later hopefully that guide will come out soon enough I feel like I have to trim this Wii but I'm not going to blindly trim it without being able to use bluetooth

 

[Noah]

Yeah, a decent amount of Wii locations use small solder points so if you can see if there's a different tip available for the iron. I've got a couple for my Weller and had to switch out to a more conical one when I started working on my Wii.

 

[Gman]

Yes a good soldering iron and tip is crucial for small wiilocations. Back in the day, I used to grind my radioshack tips to a fine point when they would wear out. I've had my new iron for 3 years now and have not needed to replace the tip yet.

 

[Crazzyleprechaun]

What iron do you use

 

[Gman]

What iron do you use

I have been using the Velleman but I am looking to upgrade to a different soldering iron mostly because this unit is too big for my downsized work station while in college.