I chose to do this as my first soldering project with an iron, microscope, and switch lite I purchased from temu for a total of $50, along with all the other parts from aliexpress. The microscope had absolutely horrible image quality and stopped working as I was attempting to put on the v2 adapter, so I was forced to eyeball the rest of the steps. Applying that adapter was for some reason the hardest part of the project for me, as I spent at least 30 minutes just trying to get the solder to connect to the caps and spent way too long trying to bridge the two pads, I am very lucky nothing got burnt or something. Eventually, I was able to solder everything correctly, albeit my wire routing was absolutely atrocious for I did not care to measure the length of the wires beforehand. I had issues with wires coming loose and the pico shorting with the metal backplate, so I had to resolder some points and cut a hole in the backplate 😂. All in all, it eventually got working, so I guess anything is possible if you believe in yourself.

@KOOLAIDxK1D

4 ай бұрын

how did you get it for 50 dollars?

Sorry for my English. I`m from Russia. It's very interesting to watch plus its useful. Thanks for the videos

glad to see you back, love your videos, Sorry to hear about the issues you were having, hope all is going well for you now and hope to see more videos.

Glad to have you back buddy, again thanks for sorting my switch out.

Nice job, and great to see you back

You really deserve wayyy more subscribers. Welcome back my man!

Another excellent video! Hope you and your family are doing well.

Thanks for this, been waiting for a while!

12:50 great advice man, i was soldering at 350°C but lucky me i didnt damaged something yet 😂

Watching this not because I will learn how to do it but rather just to be satisfied that I just paid someone to just mod my switch so I can just sit back and play games 😅

@TrentMac

5 ай бұрын

Lol me too

Great to see you back!

So glad you are back!!

I really like the instinct v6 chip because the cpu flex ribbon cable solder for a generic 2040 board is just hard to do reliably. Also the core 2040 mod which the Nand chip plugs directly into is so so soo good! Too bad the place I was getting mine from has vanished haha

I am your super fan. Greeting from Brazil. I hope you are doing well and your family.

best fucking guide, best of the best on youtube currently. All these tips on soldering are really appreciate. Thanks a lot.

Last time I attempted this mod, it was an exceptionally tight space and I ended up tearing the DAT0 pad. I'm going to try again soon. What size of iron tip did you use for the DAT0? And what is the gauge of wire you used?

great tutorial, might try this lol

Hello, nice video there. But I have one question, can we use another 3,3v source? Bcs the 3,3v source at this video is too hard to solder for me.(very small component to solder, and i think 3,3v source near speaker is bigger than this)

Where did you get this chip?

Have you used the rp2040-tiny

Akcent mówi ze jesteś Polski 😀

@tvpartsworld806

10 ай бұрын

Heh.... zgadza sie.

Hello again master!!!can i used this chip on oled model?thanks again!!!

@tvpartsworld is a god! Welcome back and cant wait to seem more vids. If you don't mind giving a few tips for us peasants. What solder iron tips are you using as well as the solder whether its lead free or not and lastly your temps, thank you so much. Biggest issues I have is swapping through 20 different solder tips as I cant find any that seems to work well for me.

@tvpartsworld806

10 ай бұрын

I've added my specs into the video description.

@jrok96

9 ай бұрын

lead free solder is terrible to work with. so don't use that. you always think the smaller the tip the better right?. but then it doesn't transfer enough heat. you need to just practice with a slightly larger tip and youll figure it out. practice on some old cell phones sitting in your drawer first.

Why u choose this chip ? Rp2040 lite is come with flexibel, usb for flashing and same design as hwfly for the low price in here, but i didnt know price in your country.

Was it 300 c? That's over 500 degrees Fahrenheit! Do i really need to solder that hot? I usually don't solder past 204c (400f) with a good tip on my solder iron

Could you please share the specs of your microscope setup? I have been looking for them on aliexpress but there are so many options.

@tvpartsworld806

10 ай бұрын

You can find it in the video description.

What RP2040 board is that? do you have a link available for it?

@tvpartsworld806

10 ай бұрын

www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005663844089.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.49.794b1802IO6VSK

@Berova_

10 ай бұрын

Many on shoope

If i dont have the tools or Brain to install or that stuff u wouldnt happen to know where i Can leave my Switch that is currently v.16.1.0?

I can't find the Picofly you were using. Any tip where i can buy?

@tvpartsworld806

10 ай бұрын

www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005663844089.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.49.794b1802IO6VSK

thanks a lot you are the best!!!plz where to buy cheap flex v2 cable?

@tvpartsworld806

8 ай бұрын

Thanks. Aliexpress

3:15 where can I buy this one?

where can i buy this please

Where i can buy the chip?

do you think it's necessary to protect sp1 and sp2 with kapton ?

@mortimermouse3086

10 ай бұрын

no, nothing can get shorted there

@Linkref

10 ай бұрын

what if there is too much solder and the sp1 and sp2 are making contact with the shield ?@@mortimermouse3086

DO you also offer the chip installation service on your website?

@tvpartsworld806

9 ай бұрын

Please message us on whatsapp +447451466640

@jrok96

9 ай бұрын

@@tvpartsworld806 opps! looks like your name grew a few numbers after it? Maybe you should try getting up everyday and going to work! putting in an honest days work rather than scamming.

Why did I hear Dr. D from Phineas and Ferb at the hello part? 😅

i dont understand the sd card part why you need to update console + what you put in the sd card

@tvpartsworld806

10 ай бұрын

Because my customer wanted to use it online in ofw and offline in cfw. If you don't update the firmware to the latest version, you won't play online in ofw. In the video I copy HATS pack to the root of sd card, you can find the link in the video description.

Why do you ever solder a wire for the ground point if whole cpu cap serves as ground too? Possibly you could make a hole in double-sided tape and put some solder on ground point to make it touch cap.

@mortimermouse3086

10 ай бұрын

1 wire is easy

@tvpartsworld806

10 ай бұрын

IF the chip is not properly grounded, can cause more problems in the future. It always better to solder that wire to the ground, just in case.

thanks for the vid, very awesome job, always professional as fuck. very good explanations on every step

I really wish I was able to do this but sadly I have no experience in soldering at all. Also, people that do this around here all charge about 150 euros for it. For that price it really isn't worth it.

Make a Lite with Chip Instinct 🙏

@jrok96

9 ай бұрын

yeah would like to see this

Do you offer a service to mod a Switch? I'd like to send mine in.

@NPC-Electronics-Tech

10 ай бұрын

link is in description

Which is better picofly or hwfly ?

@jrok96

9 ай бұрын

neither! they are all made by random Chinese factories. so if you get a supplier that makes one well then your golden. They both accomplish the same thing using slightly different micro-controller chips that's all.

At my place no one can do this hack for my Switch Lite. Switch need hack by hardware, can't by software right. So hard to soldiering this hack

Need to find this chip . Its not on aliexpress

@tvpartsworld806

10 ай бұрын

www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005663844089.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.49.794b1802IO6VSK

Where did you buy the chip?

@mortimermouse3086

10 ай бұрын

aliexpress

@jrok96

10 ай бұрын

Just checked can't find this chip on Ali. Just the hwfly 2040 like always

@tvpartsworld806

10 ай бұрын

www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005663844089.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.49.794b1802IO6VSK@@jrok96

MAN today august 2023, no more need any flex to lite v1 or v2, just rp2040 and 1 mosfest back of the board, no need touch nothing on cpu.

@Consti8705

10 ай бұрын

How

@diegotarifa8627

10 ай бұрын

@@Consti8705 hi check the tutorial installation from gbatemp version 6.4 all stuff are there in that post.

Hi, can you help me, I try to update from 2.67 to 2.73 using pico_toolbox. It say success but when I see info my fw still in 2.67 not 2.73.

@douglascalixto9086

10 ай бұрын

Your light glitch change of green for yellow? If yes, it's ok.

@tanji8592

10 ай бұрын

@@douglascalixto9086 no yellow. Just green in the end.

@douglascalixto9086

10 ай бұрын

@@tanji8592 your chip still in 2.67fw, I think.

@tanji8592

10 ай бұрын

@@douglascalixto9086 ya that's the problem, I tried 2-3 times but its still same.

@douglascalixto9086

10 ай бұрын

@@tanji8592 try reflash firmware 2.74

4:00 anyone have a link for this V2 please. Thanks

@tvpartsworld806

8 ай бұрын

s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_De7drf1

@kevinscripps4240

8 ай бұрын

​@@tvpartsworld806thanks

why are you bothering with all this thread? the chip exists without doing all that

@jrok96

9 ай бұрын

what you mean by thread? are you meaning why is he using enamel coated wire instead of using other chips with ribbons?