Re: f**ked up cool runner pads (noob)
RIP sweet, sweet coolrunner.. you'll be missed..
F'd up cool runner pads (noob)
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don't worry. That'll buff right out
Good for you OP btw for posting a pic. Most people wouldn't have done so. Even if you don't have soldering skills, you certainly have balls!
Good for you OP btw for posting a pic. Most people wouldn't have done so. Even if you don't have soldering skills, you certainly have balls!
Teajunkie
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I was going to offer a service for botched coolrunner installs but TBH it's just too much hassle.
Some drives i see are like WTF were you thinking!!
So i can only imagine what some of these boxes would be like.
Some drives i see are like WTF were you thinking!!
So i can only imagine what some of these boxes would be like.
Martin C
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Well I'll put it out there now. I WILL be fixing botched installs for RGH but be prepared to pay DOUBLE to fix than what I charge to install. Common sense should make you stop if you've never soldered before, so hopefully it will be more of a deterrent.
I've never soldered before and my first time soldering will obviously not be on a coolrunner.
But in my case, what would you specifically recommend doing to practice so I can get ready to solder the coolrunner eventually when I'm ready?
grab an old PSU from a PC and open that up - plent of bits in there to solder/unsolder to practice on
DrunkenNinja
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I used one of those old dial-up modem card a few years back, dirt cheap, and I didn't even need to practice, but it had been a few years and thought better safe than sorry.
Get your frame of mind right, thats the important thing.
Get your frame of mind right, thats the important thing.
Yep, agree with that... + flux
lol providing you have an IQ in triple digits and think methodically you will be ok.Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
Martin C
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There are some points on the 360 motherboard itself which if you were to destroy wouldn't stop it from working, so a good place to start.
Failing that, pick up a faulty 360 motherboard on ebay for about a tenner. Not only can you have lots of fun practising, but you'll have a nice collection of spares. Even the Xenon boards have 33 & 47Ohm SMDs on there for HANA replacement, so you could be killing two birds with one stone.
Failing that, pick up a faulty 360 motherboard on ebay for about a tenner. Not only can you have lots of fun practising, but you'll have a nice collection of spares. Even the Xenon boards have 33 & 47Ohm SMDs on there for HANA replacement, so you could be killing two birds with one stone.
I haven't soldered in like 20 years or more and have just soldered the wires onto the cool runner. Its a breeze.
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Hey where did Xboxnick360 go? , it was all in good fun... right, we gave him some ideas for repair too. Come on back Xboxnick360 you didn't have to leave, remember your brother did it, dame brothers anyway :redface:
, it was all in good fun... right, we gave him some ideas for repair too. Come on back Xboxnick360 you didn't have to leave, remember your brother did it, dame brothers anyway :redface:
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i dont have money to waste just to troll this forum
I accept your challenge
This post really turned into something else, now I have conspirators? this is "my" first post, im sure there are spelling and other differences between me and my bros typingwhy do I get the feeling that this "brother" doesn't exist?!? :crazy:
Anyone else have the sudden urge to roast marshmallows?
no cuz im not givin up
yea dude thats what Im planning to do, thanks for your help
lolOMG, If you want to earn some money to buy another coolrunner my company are looking for a welder, you might just fit the vacancy.
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yea, my brother is supposed to wear glasses (he wasnt)and he did it in a dimly lit room while holding the cool runner in his hand up in the air.. I have now shown him the work bench and the majesty of electrical tapelooks like my first solder job back in high school tried installing my own playstation modchip ended up melting the chip to the iron ...memories
Creation of a brother? If i care about what internets people think so much that i create another identity to dodge the e-blame i have bigger problems than just my coolrunner
lol
your very welcome
thanksdon't worry. That'll buff right out
Good for you OP btw for posting a pic. Most people wouldn't have done so. Even if you don't have soldering skills, you certainly have balls!
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i wasnt gona come back unless i fixed it and was gona redemption post but the fact that this thread has more replies and views than some stickies i felt i owed it to yall to come backHey where did Xboxnick360 go?
Ubergeek
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Xboxnick - fair play son. You must keep us updated on how it goes!
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So today i will be ordering a new coolrunner. found a soldering technique that works for me. in the mean time i will be attempting to fixed this f'd up one. ill let you know how it goes
rdubbs007
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why is it everytime something bad happens its always "my brother" "my cousin" "my dad" "my son"
FFS DIY is not for everyone
