Recent content by Stitches

Oh mah lawd

Don't feed the yanks, they have rabies

I can unban it for you. Do you want the name and email address changed? If so, DM me and I'll do that before unbanning it

I also had one of those fake Hakko irons that killed things, but mine was Russian

What was your old account's username?

Hype!

24AWG is the bare minimum for reliable boot. Be sure to use two GND wires between the PMS and the Wii

Also any title that requires Motion Plus is not compatible as of yet

The jank appeals to me greatly

Yeah that's fine. Every tantalum capacitor (the big black/orange ones) has one end connected to voltage and one end to GND. You can connect to just the GND end without issue. He probably did it that way so the solder joints would hold the all-in-one PCB against the Wii securely. You probably...

This pleases me

Painting in a white shirt is definitely a choice

As kowabungus said, it would be wise to remove your cells and check their current voltage. That will tell if it's the PMS under-reporting or a cell fault. Photos of the cell and PMS wiring would also be useful

Genuine ones and/or tips from comparable name brands are better than the cheapo ones, but not by a huge margin. The tip is just a bit of metal heated by the element in the iron handle. The major differences are longevity and how snugly the tip fits against the element. For hobby usage either is...

What kind of soldering iron do you have and what temp have you set it to?