I was using need nose pliers but kept causing trouble..
One of my GBC had 4 solder pads however my other one had 6 so the heating method was very handy.
I'd recommend using the heating method over breaking or desoldering if your a beginner to electronics or if your not comfortable with snapping it ...
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- Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:37 am
- Forum: Handheld Hacking
- Topic: How to EASILY remove your GBC Crystal
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- Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:19 pm
- Forum: Handheld Hacking
- Topic: How to EASILY remove your GBC Crystal
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How to EASILY remove your GBC Crystal
Hi all,
I found this site because I wanted to overclock my GBC. From what I read, the way to do this was to replace the original crystal with a faster one.
How do you remove the crystal?
First Attempt: SNAP IT OFF. This was dificult, time consuming and as I snapped it off my tool hit the CPU and ...
I found this site because I wanted to overclock my GBC. From what I read, the way to do this was to replace the original crystal with a faster one.
How do you remove the crystal?
First Attempt: SNAP IT OFF. This was dificult, time consuming and as I snapped it off my tool hit the CPU and ...