Archoni
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Ok so I removed the n64 expansion port foolishly by ripping it out and one of the contacts went with it.
is there a way to fix or bypass it in anyway??
is there a way to fix or bypass it in anyway??
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What were you looking to use as a replacement method for the expansion port? If you were looking to do an Akira method, or use an Akira flex (both methods of manually relocating the resistor paks contained on the jumper pak), removal of all these pins was going to be needed regardless.
I looked at the pin you ripped in my N64 compendium, and here's what I found:
Pin 3 (the dark green path I circled) ultimately ends up leading to the bottom end of R33. This connection on the RAM bus appears to get bypassed with a bodge magnet wire all the same if you use the Akira method to terminate the jumper pak:
So, it doesn't look like any harm was done really unless you want to put the RAM expansion port back on this N64 board (in which case, you could easily expose the trace with solder mask and solder a tiny bodge to the exposed copper trace via wire or solder).
If I were in your position what I'd do is I'd use an Akira flex, or do the Akira method of relocating the jumper pak. As you can see by the picture I shared, this involves removing the rest of the pins, and then connecting the resistor paks with either an Akira flex (the easiest, cleanest, and best method) or alternatively by soldering individual wires to each resistor pak (much harder and less reliable).
So while I do agree that ripping the RAM expansion port was not the smartest move you could've made, you didn't really do any harm to the board so long as you use one of these methods I described above to terminate the RAM bus.
I looked at the pin you ripped in my N64 compendium, and here's what I found:
Pin 3 (the dark green path I circled) ultimately ends up leading to the bottom end of R33. This connection on the RAM bus appears to get bypassed with a bodge magnet wire all the same if you use the Akira method to terminate the jumper pak:
So, it doesn't look like any harm was done really unless you want to put the RAM expansion port back on this N64 board (in which case, you could easily expose the trace with solder mask and solder a tiny bodge to the exposed copper trace via wire or solder).
If I were in your position what I'd do is I'd use an Akira flex, or do the Akira method of relocating the jumper pak. As you can see by the picture I shared, this involves removing the rest of the pins, and then connecting the resistor paks with either an Akira flex (the easiest, cleanest, and best method) or alternatively by soldering individual wires to each resistor pak (much harder and less reliable).
So while I do agree that ripping the RAM expansion port was not the smartest move you could've made, you didn't really do any harm to the board so long as you use one of these methods I described above to terminate the RAM bus.
Archoni
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thank you ill try this
