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I actually I thought you just heat up the old solder and pull it off :oops:

I just went out an bought a 40 W soldering iron from DSE for $24.99NZ.
Its tip it held on with a nut, and it came with an allen key and a mini stand! :D Hopefully its good quality :P Although I did forget to buy some ...

I'm not from New Zealand, but I live in Hamilton. Its not too busy, but not too quiet. (A lil' bit of paradise :lol: )


Thanks for the advice, this is a weller, but its not the correct one right? : Weller WECP-20
I'll keep looking and hope something pops up. :D

BTW, whats the deal with solder ...

Its $24.99NZ, so that's kinda like 13 bucks US. Pretty cheap I guess. The shops are different here in NZ , but I'll have a look around for a good one. 'Weller' is the brand right?

Thanks! I was just about to buy a 20W one. 25 Watts it is!

So 40 Watts would be alright for soldering?I found a cheap 17Watt one, thats not hot enough, correct? Oh and don't worry 'bout the lock. I got a 200 Watt baby in the cupboard

Whats the best type of soldering iron to use, for soldering things to the mobo(of a console to mod it for portabilizing)? 20, 40 or 60 Watts?

blaze3927 wrote:found a sony vaio on the side of the road?

Exactly what I was thinking.. Hey ya know your neighbors' house doesn't count as 'the side of the road' right?

Yea I know, but it looks so cool! And it also doubles up as a soldering iron! =D (Not sure what the other '4' are. [Its 6 in 1. hehe brackets in brackets])

Thanks! All i need now is $90

Today I found out what a dremel is(Yea I know total noob ), and I was just wondering if I could use this to cut(/melt) a hole in a Portable DVD player.
Or would I need something like this?


(I was just wondering cause it says 'hot cutting')

Thanks! Hopefully I can solder everything right

Awesome, thanks =D. I'm pretty sure that I'm ready now. :P Time to look for my Portable DVD player!
I'm gonna look on http://www.trademe.co.nz for it. Its kinda like eBay for New Zealand :wink:
I remember getting my first xbox from there :D

Thanks so much for all your guys help, I'll post pics ...

Thanks! You guyz have been awesome, 2 more questions though(And then I can start! :mrgreen: )

After I drill the holes for the controller sensor and mem card, how do you get that nice plastic finish? I know I have to use really fine sandpaper, but theres something else. Krylon or Krylex or something ...

I think I get it! =D So I solder the ground and video from the ps2 onto the DVD ones. And I solder the 2 audios to the speakers?

Thanks! If its only ground and video, where do I connect the audio?

Oh and the ps2 slim has L Audio and R audio right?