Soldering 101! Episode 7: Xbox 360 Flashing?

vb_master · **Joined:** Tue Jun 08, 2004 9:52 pm **Posts:** 4793

Skyone wrote:

Maybe something on how to use a multimeter/voltmeter. Maybe something on wire stripping a techniques. I've been seeing cries for help about those things around here.

Don't have batteries for multimeter. I'll do wire stripping.

Kurt_ · **Posted:** Sun Mar 19, 2006 5:26 pm

There's been something i was thinking about. For the LED mod on my screen, I shortened the wires so they were just enough to reach the next LED.

Just wodnering if you can strip a middle section of a wire, so that instead of going through the effort of soldering 2 wires silmotaneously so they dont fall off, I could instead solder 1 wire thats stripped in the middle.

Like this:

Code:

   Stripped \/
=====--------========

/\     Not stripped     /\

vb_master · **Joined:** Tue Jun 08, 2004 9:52 pm **Posts:** 4793

Kurt_ wrote:

Just wodnering if you can strip a middle section of a wire, so that instead of going through the effort of soldering 2 wires silmotaneously so they dont fall off, I could instead solder 1 wire thats stripped in the middle.

Like this:

Code:

   Stripped \/
=====--------========

/\     Not stripped     /\

Yes, I'll spotlight that in Episode 4.

Kurt_ · **Posted:** Sun Mar 19, 2006 5:34 pm

Hurrah!

vb_master · **Joined:** Tue Jun 08, 2004 9:52 pm **Posts:** 4793

Episode 3 out, I'm going to take a break now.

HK-47 · **Posted:** Sun Mar 19, 2006 6:53 pm

They look cool.

It will hopefully be a good guide to those new to this.

vb_master · **Joined:** Tue Jun 08, 2004 9:52 pm **Posts:** 4793

Does someone want to make me a cool theme song, I'll use it.

Mikeyman64 · **Posted:** Sun Mar 19, 2006 8:24 pm

Quote:

Just wodnering if you can strip a middle section of a wire, so that instead of going through the effort of soldering 2 wires silmotaneously so they dont fall off, I could instead solder 1 wire thats stripped in the middle.

Like this:

Code:

Stripped \/
=====--------========

/\ Not stripped /\

I just burn the plastic off with my iron.

Skyone · **Posted:** Sun Mar 19, 2006 9:59 pm

FuMiGaTiOn!

vb_master · **Joined:** Tue Jun 08, 2004 9:52 pm **Posts:** 4793

Bad news, I got a bad cold so no new episodes for a while.

Kurt - I just did your segment. I doubled the video bitrate and made the audio bitrate bigger.

A.J. Franzman · **Posted:** Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:44 am

vb_master wrote:

Tools needed for this guide:
Soldering iron - 20 watt

I think you should drop the "20 watt" part and just say "pencil-type" or something similar, because really anything between about 15 to 40 watts (or even higher for those who happen to have professional-grade soldering stations) will work for what we need. You don't want someone who already has a 30 watt pencil iron to go out and buy a 20 watt one just because you said that's what they need.

vb_master · **Joined:** Tue Jun 08, 2004 9:52 pm **Posts:** 4793

I'm done filming class 4, I have all the film edited, but I need a movie. I'm wanting suggestions. What filesize? 21 MB = 640 x 480, 9 MB = 320 x 240. I'm not sure, so you guys tell me what you're willing to download.

daguuy · **Posted:** Fri Mar 24, 2006 9:33 pm

both sizes?

vb_master · **Joined:** Tue Jun 08, 2004 9:52 pm **Posts:** 4793

daguuy wrote:

both sizes?

I'd like to have one or the other.

sam fisher · **Joined:** Mon Apr 25, 2005 8:52 am **Posts:** 1093

640*480 nut the bitrate is the most important.

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