how hard IS it to move the cartridge slot?

MESAJARJARBINKS · Post by **MESAJARJARBINKS** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 4:06 pm

on a mini snes.
I mean if i can i will but if its real hard i will have the game stick out like bens hand built and cnc built ones...

Post by **Triton** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 4:08 pm

its not hard, but expect to take a few hours to solder all those pins

MESAJARJARBINKS · Post by **MESAJARJARBINKS** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 4:09 pm

well...i have the whole summer

see i want to kind of make it like ben's hand built nesp

Post by **Skyone** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 4:33 pm

Triton wrote:its not hard, but expect to take a few hours to solder all those pins

Phew, you're one slow ass solderer.

It took me 45 minutes to relocate my first SNES cart slot. Now it takes ~30 minutes.

MESAJARJARBINKS · Post by **MESAJARJARBINKS** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 6:09 pm

well i geuss i will try it.Hopefully i wont screw up

minkster · Post by **minkster** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 6:16 pm

First get it running off batteries before you relocate the cartridge slot.

Post by **Triton** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:05 pm

im sayin a few hours if you pretty much suck at soldering, i can do the whole thing in 1 hour or so, but my soldering iron is a POS and so are my tips, not the best equipment lol

Klefmung · Post by **Klefmung** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:16 pm

minkster wrote:First get it running off batteries before you relocate the cartridge slot.

Actually, Cart slot relocation is infinitely easier with nothing attatched to the mobo.

Weebl · Post by **Weebl** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 8:32 pm

Skyone wrote:
Triton wrote:its not hard, but expect to take a few hours to solder all those pins
Phew, you're one slow ass solderer.

It took me 45 minutes to relocate my first SNES cart slot. Now it takes ~30 minutes.

Meh, stop bragging.

Good luck with the relocation. Just keep things methodical and double check as you go, it would suck to have to redo it.

shmagoogin77 · Post by **shmagoogin77** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:52 pm

everyone says different things about relocation
some say its impossible others say it takes 30 min
i dont know what to believe

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 9:01 am

it can be easy if you strip, tin and coat your wires in flux before you do anything then once you get the slot off it is pretty easy

Website · Post by **Life of Brian** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 2:33 pm

Klefmung wrote:
minkster wrote:First get it running off batteries before you relocate the cartridge slot.
Actually, Cart slot relocation is infinitely easier with nothing attatched to the mobo.

I think he means make sure you can have it working as a portable before doing anything else so that when you DO relocate the cart slot (with nothing attached to it at the time) it cuts down your problem shooting if something isn't connected right.

bioniclebert · Post by **bioniclebert** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 3:38 pm

Mine took about 2 hours because the wires were junky and the soldering irons tip only gets solder stuck on about 1/4 of the whole tip. It also has an indent (I dont know HOW you indent the tip) on the little sliver that still holds solder. So I'd say just make shure you have good materials, and you should be set. Also make shure that the connections are clean; it will save you a lot of time of fixing problems. (exactly what turbotax said. It might take a bit of time, but it's definatley worth it)

minkster · Post by **minkster** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 4:27 pm

joedog86 wrote:
Klefmung wrote:
minkster wrote:First get it running off batteries before you relocate the cartridge slot.
Actually, Cart slot relocation is infinitely easier with nothing attatched to the mobo.
I think he means make sure you can have it working as a portable before doing anything else so that when you DO relocate the cart slot (with nothing attached to it at the time) it cuts down your problem shooting if something isn't connected right.

Yep thats what I meant

blackbox_dev · Post by **blackbox_dev** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 9:05 am

Skyone wrote:
Triton wrote:its not hard, but expect to take a few hours to solder all those pins
Phew, you're one slow ass solderer.

It took me 45 minutes to relocate my first SNES cart slot. Now it takes ~30 minutes.

I haven't done any relocation, but I'm assuming it would take about 50 min to an hour for me, based on my current skillz. Heh, i'm just going to go the easy route with Moose Jr's method in my N64p.