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by TheCraiggers
Sat Mar 19, 2022 2:37 am
Forum: Hardware Setups
Topic: Looking for tips on soldering to USB contacts
Replies: 12
Views: 1874

Re: Looking for tips on soldering to USB contacts

Sorry all, I didn't phrase my question well. I know flux is great when you're trying to solder two things together, but in this case I was just reflowing existing solder on existing connections. I was still advised to douse it in flux which I didn't understand. But I know I'm ignorant of a lot of things in electronics, so I'm just looking to learn....
by TheCraiggers
Fri Mar 18, 2022 3:51 pm
Forum: Hardware Setups
Topic: Looking for tips on soldering to USB contacts
Replies: 12
Views: 1874

Re: Looking for tips on soldering to USB contacts

Yeah I actually meant with the iron rather than a heat gun. I only have a cheap heat gun and never truly trust the temps.. I'd be inclined to douse it in flux and flick the iron over it if you can get at it. It's prob failing from cracked joints from stress, bound to be a mechanical problem I'd bet. I did this last night and initial tests are grea...
by TheCraiggers
Wed Mar 16, 2022 3:27 pm
Forum: Hardware Setups
Topic: Looking for tips on soldering to USB contacts
Replies: 12
Views: 1874

Re: Looking for tips on soldering to USB contacts

I totally did this and took the opportunity to wired in a power button too. Flux is key in my experience. I removed the micro usb port on the DE10 under it the pad are surface mount but they are large enough to do pretty easily. On the USB hub there are through holes you can solder pins into and use a 4 pin connector to make it easier to remove. I...
by TheCraiggers
Wed Mar 16, 2022 3:23 pm
Forum: Hardware Setups
Topic: Looking for tips on soldering to USB contacts
Replies: 12
Views: 1874

Re: Looking for tips on soldering to USB contacts

You can do it! Soldering is the solution to everything. If you are unsure about soldering surface mount check out GadgetUK on youtube. he has tons of soldering repairs. Flux is your friend for sure. Go slow, it's good you are using a decent iron as opposed to charging in with a 12 quid job from ebay. If your eyes are going like mine, spend about 1...
by TheCraiggers
Wed Mar 16, 2022 1:21 pm
Forum: Hardware Setups
Topic: Looking for tips on soldering to USB contacts
Replies: 12
Views: 1874

Looking for tips on soldering to USB contacts

Long story short, the micro USB on my mister has never been great, and I think it's reached the point of unusable (despite everything being hot-glued and wiggle-free in my case). From what I've gathered during my research, there is no other way to get USB via GPIO pins or the like. Rather than spend money on getting a new mainboard which are imposs...
by TheCraiggers
Sat Nov 21, 2020 3:58 pm
Forum: Display Devices
Topic: Rolling picture with YPbPr
Replies: 38
Views: 20286

Re: Rolling picture with YPbPr

Chiming in here with my experience, same as jrronimo. I've been testing this a lot over the past couple of weeks. This is with a fresh mister install, and no changes to my INI other than enabling YPbPr output. GBA: Menu and games work NES: Menu and games work SNES: Menu does not sync, but most games seem to. (Limited testing here; I don't have many...