RGH POST_OUT1 Alt Point

[tangyraptor]

So I had everything soldered properly and working great on my Falcon and then while reassembling the Xbox, the POST_OUT1 wire caught and ripped out the pad from the bottom of the board.

I tried using the alt point on the top but when connected I get a flickering green light on the coolrunner. Does this mean that it is not making a good enough connection? It wasn't a steady flashing and flickering is the best way I can describe it. It was rapid and there didn't seem to be a constant time between flashes. Also, when the POST_OUT1 wire isn't connected, there is no blinking at all. Does that mean that my POST_OUT1 wire is making a connection and the problem is elsewhere?

If I do not have a good connection on the alt point, how exactly am I supposed to solder at that point?

 

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[poisins]

1. Scrap POST_OUT1 trace until you get some chopper wire/line (on top of board),
2. tin wire,
3. add some flux on trace and wire (I have used soldering acid),
4. Add some solder on tip of iron
5. push wire to trace with tweezers
6. Softly touch wire with solder by pushing it on trace with tweezers

Thats how I got it to trace. Then add some isolation tape or somehow fix it in position or you will rip off trace.

You don't need to push wire with iron... Just touch it, flux will do rest of work - join wire to trace.

Lead wire though small hole near screw holes for X-clamp under board. Then, position wire like in tutorial.
I had leaded that wire on upper boards side and got problems with dvd drive - box won't glitched with dvd/hdd connected.

Yesterday resolved my problem with drive by repositioning wires.

If it's flickering, then you have connected it to other POST_OUT point, not POST_OUT1. Light needs to flash bright only about after 5 seconds untill glitch.

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[tangyraptor]

1. Scrap POST_OUT1 trace until you get some chopper wire/line (on top of board),
2. tin wire,
3. add some flux on trace and wire (I have used soldering acid),
4. Add some solder on tip of iron
5. push wire to trace with tweezers
6. Softly touch wire with solder by pushing it on trace with tweezers

Thats how I got it to trace. Then add some isolation tape or somehow fix it in position or you will rip off trace.

You don't need to push wire with iron... Just touch it, flux will do rest of work - join wire to trace.

Lead wire though small hole near screw holes for X-clamp under board. Then, position wire like in tutorial.
I had leaded that wire on upper boards side and got problems with dvd drive - box won't glitched with dvd/hdd connected.

Yesterday resolved my problem with drive by repositioning wires.

If it's flickering, then you have connected it to other POST_OUT point, not POST_OUT1. Light needs to flash bright only about after 5 seconds untill glitch.

Sent from my GW620 (OpenEve 2.3.4) using Tapatalk

Thanks for this, I'll try all of this in a bit. Quick question regarding the POST_OUT point: where is this in relation to the POST_OUT1 point? Are they right next to each other?

 

[poisins]

Check Alternative point guide @ CR install forum section.
Its on top of board, under CPU heatsink.

When you got soldered wire to trace, lead wire through small hole near big hole (for xclamp screws)... Then position them like in original tutorial.

Sent from my GW620 (OpenEve 2.3.4) using Tapatalk

 

[tangyraptor]

Check Alternative point guide @ CR install forum section.
Its on top of board, under CPU heatsink.

When you got soldered wire to trace, lead wire through small hole near big hole (for xclamp screws)... Then position them like in original tutorial.

Sent from my GW620 (OpenEve 2.3.4) using Tapatalk

Sorry, this might be a silly question but I'm a little unsure of this. I originally followed the alt points guide and it wasn't quite working for me. It looks like there are two lines running to the POST_OUT1 point. Am I trying to hit a specific one, am I trying to lay in between them, is it a problem if the wire touches part of the open PCB?

Again, these may be silly questions but I want to fully understand what I'm doing. Thanks for all the help.