Thank you for the video, I have just installed v2 chip without any issue.

@QTronics

14 күн бұрын

Awesome dude :) yeah V2's are a good one to do. Hardest part is getting the heat shield off the CPU.

Very good!

@QTronics

2 ай бұрын

Cheers dude, im getting better

Keep doing the switch videos I like them

@QTronics

Ай бұрын

My editors has had some issues with his net this week, but we will have an Unpatched Switch v1 with problems next week

Great job, this looks very good. Quick question. What type of microscope are you using? I recently installed my first modchip without any microscope and it was a pain to do.

@QTronics

Ай бұрын

You installed one without a scope? Well done dude that’s hard, ive done some micro soldering using my phone and it’s not the easiest. Scope: andonstar 246-m

Great video! Chuckled at the say no to crack incident 😁 Really need to do this to my Switch soon.

@QTronics

2 ай бұрын

Thanks :) Yeah if you have a v2 it’s a no brainer for the extra power.

I'm gonna take a soldering training this week and then attempt this. Of course, since it's my first console, I understand that things can go wrong. Fingers crossed.

@QTronics

2 ай бұрын

Good luck dude, make sure you have a microscope. Take your time. Dont rush. Good luck dude :)

@jayjayhooksch1

2 ай бұрын

How did it go? I was able to tackle a lite today. I watched about an hour of general soldering videos, an hour of lite picofly installation tutorials, and spent about 4 hours sacrificing old/broken Xbox controller boards to the soldering gods lol. But I got it done. Microscope would have been super useful, impossible to see the connections with the naked eye. Luckily my phone camera barely sufficed. I have no idea where to go from "No SD Card" though; finding good info on the software side of things is more of a task than learning how to solder imo.

@nottsoserious

2 ай бұрын

@@jayjayhooksch1 I did comment this, but I decided to postpone until summer break. I'm swamped with college stuff right now, so I don't have time to be watching all these videos and soldering. I promise I'll get to it in about 2 weeks though lolol I'm glad it went well for you! I'll definitely try sacrificing some of my older electronics. If you don't mind sharing, what kind of soldering gear did you use?

@jayjayhooksch1

2 ай бұрын

@@nottsoserious I bought a 25$ kit off Amazon with solder, sponge stand and an 80w iron with a digital display. The solder was junk, wouldn't stick. I got some Rosin Core after. The wet sponge it came with sucked, I switched to one of the brass shavings type cleaner. Other than that, I got, some wick, some flux, a silicon mat, kapton tape and an activated carbon filter for my table-top air filter to act as a fume extractor. I strongly recommend some kind of fume extraction. When I do it again I'll get a 25$ usb microscope (could do it again with my phone but I'd recommend a microscope) and electrician's scissors for cutting the heat shield (flush cutters didn't work well).

@jayjayhooksch1

2 ай бұрын

@@nottsoserious I should add that I felt the lack of quality in my iron, especially the tips, despite not having ever used a good quality one as a point of reference. The same will probably be true of the cheap microscope I plan to get, but I don't plan on using them more than once every couple years, so I don't mind.

❤

Idk I honestly prefer the RAM soldering point on the Mariko models and the orange see through flex cable . They are smaller caps and closely grouped which can admittedly be hard without a microscope and a small tip on the iron but the finished product sits in the Switch like it was factory installed .

@QTronics

2 ай бұрын

I think I know what you mean. I have seen them. I did this one just to show people the easiest method. I’ll probably do one of those eventually as i’ve seen some new 3 in 1 mod chips that come with the ribbons for all models.

@matthewshafer9545

2 ай бұрын

@@QTronics that is the only version you can get a NAND backup which is as close as your going to get to failsafe if things go seriously sideways on ya . I think that might be the only 1 you could get a bigger emmc card for . And if we are talking easiest in terms of someone with very little experience in soldering, then you are right, that has fewer solder points and they aren't as small .

@QTronics

2 ай бұрын

Yeah I get you. I was talking about there being an orange flex cable for the V1/V2 where you can solder on to points on the board so you can leave the EMMC board where it is and not move it. In terms of emmc though, im going to be looking at trying to install a 256gb EMMC into a console at some point.

Hey, whats the size of your soldering tip in mm? I want to see if my current soldering iron tip is small enough for the install.

@QTronics

27 күн бұрын

Between 0.2mm and 0.5mm normally. Bc2 or I soldering iron tip for TS101

what is the type of screw diver you used ? great video btw :3

@QTronics

14 күн бұрын

Hi, my friend got it as a gift for me, but I believe it's one of these : www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005496203968.html

Thx for the great tutorial. I have a red Mario Switch V2 model. I bought a RP2040 PicoFly V5 . Is it compatible with my Switch?

@QTronics

Ай бұрын

How do your ribbons differ to mine? There will be a v5 ( this is the version of the flex) version for the switch v1/v2. Does yours have the ribbon to connect the emmc? Im on discord as iYates if you want to send me a picture of the ribbon and i’ll tell you.

I am contemplating doing this and want to remove as much risk as possible before doing it. Would it be a good idea to cover the other capacitors with capton tape so you don't run the risk of shorting them while soldering?

@QTronics

16 күн бұрын

you can cover the other components, but the only soldering is on the CPU. it might be a little difficult to get the tape in place. If you can though, technically it should help.

@miesals

16 күн бұрын

@@QTronics slow and steady seems to be the best approach for those that don't do soldering on a regular basis, so I am willing to put in time to make the process more foolproof by covering surrounding areas. Btw, what soldering tip size would you recommend?

@QTronics

16 күн бұрын

@@miesals CPU caps: Between 0.2mm and 0.5mm normally. Bc2 or I soldering iron tip for TS101 Just dont keep the heat on there too long, else the caps will come off as they're very tiny, 201 caps. someone gave me the advice of do one side of the cap then wait for it to cool so it's solid before doing the other side, just because these caps have a tendency to move.

Hi, what is the temp. that you use for soldering?

@QTronics

2 ай бұрын

using 330c - 350c on a ts101 soldering iron

@nixskups4788

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

U didn t connect the orange connector dara 0 in the back?

@QTronics

2 ай бұрын

Dat 0 on the back of the board is only for OLED. The V2 and V1 boards have emmc chips that can be removed. So the emmc chip connects directly to the picofly board. That’s what makes this the easiest one to do.

@matthewshafer9545

2 ай бұрын

Doesnt have to on this model because the emmc chip is removed from the Device and mounted in the RP2040 housing .

Hi if i undertant i t right witch this chip i not gonna have to hussle witch injecting payload using rmc jig anymore after baterry die ??

@QTronics

2 ай бұрын

yeah that's correct.

@k3ln3r

2 ай бұрын

@@QTronics thanks

Programme sd card ?

@QTronics

Ай бұрын

I meant the Chip, the picofly runs through a list of timing to be able to inject the payload. When it finds the right one for your console it stores the setting on the SD card. So future boots are faster

I have add you on discord, can you help me out modding

@QTronics

5 күн бұрын

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