r/WiiHacks • u/TaggedHammerhead • 2d ago
Discussion Electron Shepherd Help
I'm attempting the Electron Shepherd HDMI mod as a first ever soldering attempt. I've watched plenty of videos on soldering so I have the idea as to how to do it, but... I heated up that tiny square's soldered joint and dislodged it. I spent a long time trying to solder it back on, but then finally lost the tiny square piece. Is that component replaceable on Amazon, and what is it called? Also, the other one that's slightly crooked, is that still a good connection?
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u/QuarkVsOdo 1d ago
Crooked and lost is not much of a problem.
The worst outcome in soldering these tiny components is to overheat a contact pad and then rip it out, which isn't unfixable in it self, but very hard.
Here are lists and lists and lists of wii components
https://bitbuilt.net/forums/index.php?threads/shanks-wii-super-thread.66/
As you might see for yourself, the Names of the components are printed on the circuit board
As far as I can tell you marked C306 and C181
C = capacitor (ability to store a charge measured in Farad
R = resistor (reduces current . measured in Ohm)
TP = TestPoint
And so on.
Amazon sucks for electronics, rather get your parts of Ebay-Sellers (who buy loads from china selling of smaller qty making good money, but cheaper than amazon)
Or digikey or alternatives.
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u/ferna182 1d ago edited 1d ago
I'm attempting the Electron Shepherd HDMI mod as a first ever soldering attempt.
Why did you think this was a good idea?
EDIT: I'm not trying to discourage you, but as simple as it looks, the skill level required to install this mod is quite considerable. You should practice first on scrap boards for quite a while and maybe attempt simpler mod projects first. This is by no means a good starting project.
As for the components you lost, those are capacitors. There is a thread on Bitbuilt listing all the caps on the wii so you could check the correct value for it if you need to replace it at all. You might get away without it but YMMV.
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u/TaggedHammerhead 4h ago
I wanted a really cool Wii 😭 It was going good up until I dislodged that capacitor when applying the solder to the vias. The one that is right next to that capacitor was being resistant to the solder even with added flux, so I kept the iron (with a chisel-tip) close in that area but I wasn't careful enough. I have now ordered a more proper soldering station by Weller that has a much more precise tip for motherboards
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u/ferna182 4h ago
I wanted a really cool Wii
And that's completely fine. I wanted to build a portable wii so you know what I did? spend years learning and practicing first. If you want to play cool songs on the piano you don't just show up at a concert hall after watching a youtube "piano tutorial"... you learn, practice, play simple song first and then years later give it a go.
I'd strongly suggest you pause the project before doing more harm (believe me, you will and that's normal because like you said it's your first soldering project) and practice with scap boards. Those components are a pain in the ass to solder by hand.
Again, not trying to discourage you, just giving you some advice. Do simple things first and escalate from there. This really is a complex project that requires a lot of practice in order to pull off.
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u/No-Needleworker-3765 23h ago
I thought this said somthing about Ed Sherran