Imicoz
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Hi!
I have tried for a few days now to get my wii to work after being trimmed. Stupid as I was, I trimmed it before moving U10, so I don't know if that is the problem or not. I managed to desolder it losing only one leg, and that leg being one of the ground legs (the ones on the side with 3 pins). I really struggled though, in total I probably used 4 tries (taking U9 and U10 from 2 different boards). So my first question is how on earth can I remove it better, so I don't damage it, and also not damage the footprint when removing U5??
Secondly, I struggled with the power supply. Not wanting to pump a lot of money into a project I didn't know if I could finish, I decided to use a power supply my dad had - a type you feed 5V by USB or 9-12V by 12V plug, and plug into a breadboard. I set up the voltage regulators for 3.3V, 1.15V and 1V, and they showed very promising values when measuring. When I connected them to the wii however, they all dropped significantly in value (1V -> 0.6V, 1.15V -> 1V, 3.3V -> 1.8V). I thought maybe it was a lack of current, but I'm not sure. Does anyone know why this could be happening?
I really appreciate all the help I can get, I'm really starting to lose motivation after so many failures... Thanks!
I have tried for a few days now to get my wii to work after being trimmed. Stupid as I was, I trimmed it before moving U10, so I don't know if that is the problem or not. I managed to desolder it losing only one leg, and that leg being one of the ground legs (the ones on the side with 3 pins). I really struggled though, in total I probably used 4 tries (taking U9 and U10 from 2 different boards). So my first question is how on earth can I remove it better, so I don't damage it, and also not damage the footprint when removing U5??
Secondly, I struggled with the power supply. Not wanting to pump a lot of money into a project I didn't know if I could finish, I decided to use a power supply my dad had - a type you feed 5V by USB or 9-12V by 12V plug, and plug into a breadboard. I set up the voltage regulators for 3.3V, 1.15V and 1V, and they showed very promising values when measuring. When I connected them to the wii however, they all dropped significantly in value (1V -> 0.6V, 1.15V -> 1V, 3.3V -> 1.8V). I thought maybe it was a lack of current, but I'm not sure. Does anyone know why this could be happening?
I really appreciate all the help I can get, I'm really starting to lose motivation after so many failures... Thanks!
