Relocate or not?

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 2:19 pm

I'm using an original Genesis2 to make a portable and I was wondering if I should relocate the cartridge slot or not. It is sort of thick already (about 3/3,5cm) so it would add to the tickness (which would make a total of about 4,5cm at the top and 3,5cm at the bottom). But it would be cooler and easier to use. Also note that I do not have a desoldering iron, just a plain 40W soldering iron...

There's also something else... If I could take off the cart slot, all connector and switches, I would have only some capacitors left sticking out (quite a lot actually, 32 to be exact) and I could rewire those to become a total thickness of only half a centimeter for the main board!

Still I think there is a high risk in rewiring 32 capacitors and it will also add resistance/wires (64extra wires

).

What do you guys think? Yes or no?

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:42 am

Anyone?

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:32 am

For one, BUY A DESOLDERING IRON. It's a useful little tool to have around. That, and you may wanna get a different iron as well. I keep a 40W around for HEAVY DUTY soldering only. You'll be frying some components with an iron that hot, because heat travels through the leads of a mobo. While you're at RadioShack getting that desoldering iron, they also have a nice 15W soldering iron. Get that, too.

Now about the cart slot; relocation will make for a better portable, I think. However, not relocating really doesn't make that big a deal, plus, as you stated, it is thinner. My advice: get a spare/broken mobo, and try relocating that. If it works and/or you felt the time consuming-ness was worth it, go for it. If not, then don't.

CTFan

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:57 am

I think I'll look for both those tools this week. I tried taking off the cart slot from a broken mobo with a normal iron but it is freaking impossible. Could you tell me the difference between a normal and a desoldering iron. Kinda noobish I know

but I've never seen one in real life. I've seen a desoldering pump before though.

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:00 am

Pumps are good for large solder joints, but not for what you're trying to do. A deslodering iron has a small hand bulb pump at one end. and a soldering tip with a hole in the other like this:

http://www.projects.jheiv.com/images/bl ... 20Iron.jpg

Simply place, heat up, suck, and remove.

CTFan

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:20 am

Thanks for the info, I'll be buying one soon.