I ordered a modchip from sega style as per suggested in a previous thread i made http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopi ... 25&t=10499. I read both the sega style and racketboy tutorials and have a question about the "bridge". Now I read that you can either solder the signal wire to point B or make a solder bridge. Talking with a friend who does far more soldering than I told me that a pure solder bridge is not the best idea, however according to sega style soldering the signal wire to point B would cause future problems. Hence my confusion.
Also what would the best way to solder the power wire. I read on this thread http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopi ... =25&t=9130 that racketboy sells his chips with a presoldered power wire. Judging from this would it be wrong to assume that I can put a drop of solder on the power wire then immediately insert it into the power socket?
Thanks
Couple of qusetions concerning modding saturn
Re: Couple of qusetions concerning modding saturn
First off, I would suggest NOT using the A+B method, especially if you know some one who can solder. About what you said about putting a drop of solder on the wire... If I remember correctly, the wires that came with my mod chip (from Racketboy) were pre-tinned, meaning that solder was already applied to the stripped wire. For the power wire, you might want to use a little bit more solder (although you really don't have to) but NOT on the wire itself. What I did, I applied a little bit of solder on the point you have to attach the power wire to and while the solder was still hot (liquid) I held the power wire on it until it cooled (dried).
But like I said, you really don't have to use any more solder. The only reason I did was because the wire was just long enough to reach, so I wanted to ensure a good connection. The easier thing to do would be simply extending the wire.
For the wire that you have to solder to the leg on the chip, it's even easier since the wire is already tinned for you. Use the 'paper method' from Racketboy's install guide (which is ingenious in its simplicity). Locate the leg you have to solder to and separate it from the rest of the legs with a piece of paper on either side. Once you have the leg separated and all ready to go, touch the tinned wire to the tip of the iron just long enough to heat the solder (in the wire) up and immediately touch it to the leg and hold it as still as you can for a few seconds until the solder cools and its stuck there.
But like I said, you really don't have to use any more solder. The only reason I did was because the wire was just long enough to reach, so I wanted to ensure a good connection. The easier thing to do would be simply extending the wire.
For the wire that you have to solder to the leg on the chip, it's even easier since the wire is already tinned for you. Use the 'paper method' from Racketboy's install guide (which is ingenious in its simplicity). Locate the leg you have to solder to and separate it from the rest of the legs with a piece of paper on either side. Once you have the leg separated and all ready to go, touch the tinned wire to the tip of the iron just long enough to heat the solder (in the wire) up and immediately touch it to the leg and hold it as still as you can for a few seconds until the solder cools and its stuck there.