Question Questions about wii ashida
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There is unfortunately not many ways you can cut corners when it comes to building an ashida aside from the following:
- Get a cheap or free GC controller for the extra bits
- 3D print the shell yourself or have someone who can print it cheap for you
- Consider getting the PMS Lite over the PMS 2
- Aquire a 4 layer wii for cheap or use your own if you have one
Other than that, all the supporting circuit boards for the ashida are needed and you cant really cut corners money wise on them unfortunately
- Get a cheap or free GC controller for the extra bits
- 3D print the shell yourself or have someone who can print it cheap for you
- Consider getting the PMS Lite over the PMS 2
- Aquire a 4 layer wii for cheap or use your own if you have one
Other than that, all the supporting circuit boards for the ashida are needed and you cant really cut corners money wise on them unfortunately
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^ What legend said
Also in my experience, the build will probably end up costing much more than $300, even with cheaper components. If it is your first time building a wii portable, I’d recommend having a larger budget than $300 for mistakes and accidents that will occur along the way. I ended up spending around $450 on my ashida, (not including the cost of tools) just due to all the beginner mistakes I made.
Also in my experience, the build will probably end up costing much more than $300, even with cheaper components. If it is your first time building a wii portable, I’d recommend having a larger budget than $300 for mistakes and accidents that will occur along the way. I ended up spending around $450 on my ashida, (not including the cost of tools) just due to all the beginner mistakes I made.
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This is also very true! You may definitely need to leave some room for error!
I remember when I built my first ashida, I already had a lot of the tools but still needed to buy the proper gauge wire, and ended up having to order another set of ashida PCB's because there was an issue with my first set.
At the end of the day, I ended up paying in the ballpark of around $1300 CAD to build mine. Don't be frightened by that number though, I got PCBWay to print me a transparent shell dyed purple and thats what cost me the bulk of that money:
You can get away with a cheaper shell even if you decide to go with a 3D printing service like PCBWay or JLCPCB. For example, my second ashida shell only cost me $60:
This can be an expensive hobby, but at least we make some cool, good quality stuff lol
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If you're going for transparent or transparent with a dye like i did, you'll want it resin printed. Just keep in kind that while it looks great, its brittle enough that it will definitely break or at the very least Crack if you drop it by accident for example
If you want something thats a little more heat resistant and strong, go for something like PETG for example.
I would recommend doing some research into the different materials and even poke through some of the different Ashida worklogs to see what others have gone with before making a decision.
If you want something thats a little more heat resistant and strong, go for something like PETG for example.
I would recommend doing some research into the different materials and even poke through some of the different Ashida worklogs to see what others have gone with before making a decision.
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You don't need the U10 component as the PMS2 has a U10 pad you can solder to that replaces the need for a U10 relocation. There are ways to relocate U10 wirelessly though, here's an example:
As a side note, if you're burning off pads like this, it may be worth practicing your soldering a bit more before you get too into this. This is an expensive hobby, and it's only made more expensive when you need to order a replacement part.
What kind of soldering iron do you have and what temp have you set it to?
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That's definitely on the hot side. I solder at 327C or 622F which is quite a bit lower. I've got a guide on Wii micro soldering that might help with this, it recommends good equipment, settings such as temp to solder at, and covers most of the really difficult and tiny solder points.
You can find that here.
