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Title: New to modding
Post by: shdwmarth on May 08, 2006, 04:31:44 pm
Sorry if anyone is sick of noobs but I am really interested in console modding.  If anyone could help with links to sites, tips, etc. that would be greatly appreciated.  If it helps anyone I would rather have my first projects be older systems rather than this gen.

thanks

shdwmarth
Title: Re: New to modding
Post by: Stingray on May 08, 2006, 04:49:54 pm
Quote from: shdwmarth on May 08, 2006, 04:31:44 pm
Sorry if anyone is sick of noobs but I am really interested in console modding.  If anyone could help with links to sites, tips, etc. that would be greatly appreciated.  If it helps anyone I would rather have my first projects be older systems rather than this gen.

thanks

shdwmarth

Get yourself a Saturn with round buttons (oval button systems can be problematic) and one of these mod chips:

http://www.jandaman.com/games.mvc?p=satmod&Category_code=SAT

This is probably one of the easist console mods out there.

-S
Title: Re: New to modding
Post by: shdwmarth on May 08, 2006, 05:10:50 pm
thanks a lot for the help but i am a complete noob.  I ve never even soldered a wire before....yeah kinda sad....i need to know a place to start everything.  I found a site on how to solder but like it would be good to have detailed specs of consoles so i know about all the technical stuff when people are talking about modding and a very easy project.  Something like putting an led in something or other basic stuff.
Title: Re: New to modding
Post by: pointdablame on May 08, 2006, 06:51:21 pm
Quote from: shdwmarth on May 08, 2006, 05:10:50 pm
thanks a lot for the help but i am a complete noob.  I ve never even soldered a wire before....yeah kinda sad....i need to know a place to start everything.  I found a site on how to solder but like it would be good to have detailed specs of consoles so i know about all the technical stuff when people are talking about modding and a very easy project.  Something like putting an led in something or other basic stuff.

Search google for sites on soldering how-to's and some general info on LEDs and electricity.  Learn about simple electrical ideas like volts/watts/amps etc to get started.

Go to RadioShack and pick up a cheap electronics kit or just some blank PCBs and start soldering crap onto it.

You don't really need to know insanely detailed stuff to mod consoles.  You need a general knowledge of electronics and soldering.  You just need to know that wire A goes to point B and that is that.
Title: Re: New to modding
Post by: Timoe on May 08, 2006, 11:10:55 pm
Spend some time over here

http://www.xbox-scene.com/

Lots of info on the forums here.
Title: Re: New to modding
Post by: Hoagie_one on May 09, 2006, 12:37:54 pm
they have solderless options for teh xbox and certain revisions of the PS2
Title: Re: New to modding
Post by: Stingray on May 09, 2006, 03:25:45 pm
The Saturn chip that I linked to only requires two solder points. Both are easy to access. There's really nothing to it. Find an old clock radio or a broken VCR or something and practice soldering on the PCB inside until you feel confident. Soldering is something that you're only going to learn by doing.

-S
Title: Re: New to modding
Post by: iamnaeth on May 09, 2006, 08:11:18 pm
Quote from: Stingray on May 09, 2006, 03:25:45 pm
Find an old clock radio or a broken VCR or something and practice soldering on the PCB inside until you feel confident. Soldering is something that you're only going to learn by doing.

-S

This may sound like dumb advice but its the truth.  I didn't learn to solder until I started hacking my DC controllers....I must have gone through 5 of them before I got it right but those last 2 work great.

Now that said, I modded my Xbox with a chip that required NO soldering.  So you can mod without solder.  I'm not sure about other systems though.