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by fishkake
Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:25 am
Forum: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii
Topic: Xbox 360 soldering
Replies: 8
Views: 4816

Re: Xbox 360 soldering

I was told I had to preheat the Xbox board to 350 degrees before I could use a soldering iron

What? :? That's ludicrous! :wtf:

I hope its not against the rules to post links to "rival" forums, but for the record: http://www.360mods.net/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=19375" onclick ...
by fishkake
Wed Sep 09, 2009 2:57 am
Forum: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii
Topic: Xbox 360 soldering
Replies: 8
Views: 4816

Re: Xbox 360 soldering

GREAT responses guys, thanks a lot for your help.

I've since discovered that my butane powered soldering iron (which gets hotter than the sun), if freshly cleaned, is just about hot enough to melt the solder. It doesn't work well, so desoldering with a pump is a bit messy (thinking of trying that ...
by fishkake
Mon Sep 07, 2009 6:12 am
Forum: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii
Topic: Xbox 360 soldering
Replies: 8
Views: 4816

Xbox 360 soldering

Hello people.

Along with so many other people, I'm interested in building a portable Xbox. Unlike most of the others, I don't want something that looks sexy or fits in the smallest possible enclosure, I just want something that works, so I can take it to hotel rooms!

I've messed about with stuff ...