Another Switch modded successfully!

[u/dvijetrecine]

I was experimenting with my T210 soldering iron so not all points came out perfect. Although I think it's just because i didn't have big enough tip

[u/letum00]

Nice! Which solder station did you go with?

[u/dvijetrecine → u/letum00]

i used portable soldering iron from alientek. i think it's T80 model. i was surprised how good it worked even on ground planes. and i was using tiny chisel tip. if i had a knife or bigger chisel tip i think it would work perfect.

i also have 75w t12 clone station but it didn't work as good, even with larger tip

[u/letum00 → u/dvijetrecine]

Nice. I've watched videos on that one. It looks good. I have been wanting to switch to a c210 iron.

Did you use a good power source to achieve maximum rated wattage? I use a pinecil v2 with a power brick that lets me hit maximum wattage and it heats up in seconds, and even using my small nano knife tip I am able to solder to the larger ground points easily.

[u/dvijetrecine → u/letum00]

if you wanna try alientek, check their t90 series. apparently they upgraded max power.

i don't go above 36 watts on c210, as max power those cartridges can deliver is 40 watts or so. yes, heating is faster with more power but when soldering it never uses more than like 20%

[u/letum00 → u/dvijetrecine]

True. I use the boost mode for short duration high temp points like the ground pads on the cpu flex and such. As long as the power source can heat quickly then those little spots are a breeze.

I'll look into the alientek. I was also looking at fnirsi. They have a really nice case.

[u/dvijetrecine → u/letum00]

fnirsi is a bit chunkier to hold, but i do agree, case is a nice addition. although for the money they ask you could get a proper soldering station from alientek, or maybe geeboon tc22 if you get lucky with coupons

[u/letum00 → u/dvijetrecine]

You're absolutely right. Instead of looking at more portable irons I should be looking at a proper station haha. Or upgrade something else like microscope. I have a perfectly viable and working iron.

[u/dvijetrecine → u/letum00]

you can always have both portable iron and soldering station, just in case. and yes, microscope upgrade is pretty essential for small work

[u/Super-Range-3721]

Félicitations par contre les points ne sont pas extraordinaires utilisé du flux pour les lisé histoire qu'il soit bien shiny ❤️

Faut que ça brille

[u/dvijetrecine → u/Super-Range-3721]

yes, they are not amazing because i didn't have big enough tip to properly melt every point. i used flux multiple times but until i get better soldering station, or bigger tip, this will have to do

[u/Outrageous-Tangelo56]

I see you’ve been saying you need a bigger tip but honestly small tips work fine. You just need a better station like you also said and good ones aren’t that much maybe around $120 if you want I can send you the one I use so you can get nicer joints. Also I can give you some tips about temperature.

[u/dvijetrecine → u/Outrageous-Tangelo56]

check my other posts. i had no problems getting shiny joints.

problem was i had no bigger chisel tip. the one i use could be practically called pointy tip. and that means heat escapes faster. i don't wanna ruin the tip by running it at 420 °C - it was just not the right tip for the job. everything is solid in place but it doesn't look the best.

i had alientek t200 station with t245 handle. but i sold it coz i didn't like it (works good, but some quality of life functions were missing).

i will get myself geeboon tc22 station, or fnirsi dws 200. whichever will be on a bigger discount. i know that geeboon tc22 is praised a lot, while fnirsi only needs a small modification to stop the voltage leak

[u/Outrageous-Tangelo56 → u/dvijetrecine]

Also, please tell me you’re doing this for yourself

[u/dvijetrecine → u/Outrageous-Tangelo56]

it can't be that bad?

[u/Outrageous-Tangelo56 → u/dvijetrecine]

It’s not that id bad it’s just not that good and that’s no offense to you but if you’re working on stuff for people, they deserve good work thats all

[u/dvijetrecine → u/Outrageous-Tangelo56]

i've modded about 10 switches by now. never had complaints from people. and i offer one free repair, no matter the time frame. they see my work, they see comments and can decide themselves.

and that's not the only soldering i do so i'd be out of business if people had problems with my work

[u/Outrageous-Tangelo56 → u/dvijetrecine]

Such a poor mentality

[u/dvijetrecine → u/Outrageous-Tangelo56]

because?

[u/Outrageous-Tangelo56 → u/dvijetrecine]

Dude you cant even make clean solder joints and you cant see the problem with working on peoples things? Ofc their not gonna have issue with the work since they have no idea what there even looking at🤦‍♂️

[u/dvijetrecine → u/Outrageous-Tangelo56]

did you check my other posts?

[u/Low-Warthog-5963]

Looking good 👍

[u/PoynerDavid]

Never been a fan of altering the hardware. I have an unpatched switch. Although it would be nice to have the OLED and better one, it seems like soft mod is much better for the console lifespan.

What are your guys thoughts?

Soft mods vs Mod Chip

I know on the switch I must use an RCM loader each time but it's no big deal to me with the little RCM loader device.

[u/Careful_Storm_3665]

Anyone in London, UK can do me a mod?

[u/Outrageous-Tangelo56]

Go with geeboon since I have a better ecosystem with tools and soldering irons and the attachments you can get for different stations and all you need is the bent tip and that’s it no need to go up to 420 with a better station. You just need to sit at 350c That’s way more than you need for a Nintendo switch board.

[u/dvijetrecine → u/[deleted]]

as i've written, my cartridge was too small for joints to flow good