Trimming a Wii - Building an Ashida Wii Part 2

[@nate.iversen]

Thanks! This is a great resource, can't wait for part 3

[@dubesinhower]

Thank you! I'm still actively working on part 3!

[@Rab1dGAMER]

You should really wear a dust mask as well considering that PCB's are made of fiberglass.

[@Karlenk0]

Indeed

[@jakey_wow]

Just got mine cut, and tested using your video as a guide! Thanks for explaining and clearly showing each step of the process. I'd like to pay it forward by saying for anyone who is getting power to their chips (warm feeling) but absolutely no video, i tried 2 different AVE connectors and couldn't get a signal through them. I ended up soldering the end of a composite cable (yellow part) direct to my composite wires coming from the Wii, and finally got the error message. I'm not sure if this is recommended, so be cautious, but it worked for me.

[@zergmare7]

I am so glad I came across your message because this is the exact boat I am in. Did you mean that you soldered a video wire into the wii and ran it straight to the tv?

[@PooCrizzap]

I’m having this same thing happen, like the other guy commented, would you mind elaborating a little more on your fix?

[@37Kilo2]

Cool. I may eventually try this mod. Curious if the AVE-HDMI could be installed so you could connect it to a TV if you wanted. Thanks for the video breakdown.

[@mission5612]

I was testing my resistances and noticed that I get different resistance depending on which probe is where. At first, doing it the way you are, I was getting about half on all of my 3.3v lines, but when I swapped them, they started showing the correct numbers. I'm not sure if that will matter in the end though.

[@san_dingus]

Dude I’ve been pulling my hair out trying to figure out why the composite video won’t show up. I re-wired everything twice, tried a different Wii board connection for the composite cable, tried to blow out any copper dust from under the CPU + GPU, etc. I was just going to wait until another Wii arrived from eBay to harvest a new A/V port and see if that was the issue, but.. turns out I did exactly what you did - wired the ground for the A/V port to the outer casing! I’m away from home at the moment, but I’m ecstatic to get home and re-wire it to see if that fixes my issue. I’ll edit this comment with an update on whether it works or not! Thank you!! Update: Absolutely was the issue. I’m currently halfway done my first Ashida build!

[@dubesinhower]

Good luck!

[@cosmickatamari]

Trimming motherboards! .... dude's a mad man!! :D

[@DanielSquidington]

Its still wild to me to see someone cut through a motherboard like that, and still have it work... I mean, I understand how and why it still works, Its just odd.

[@TecraTube]

I am genuinely curious who comes up with this!? I mean, I've completed an old PS1 mod back in 2000 and it was just a bunch of wires to a chip. this is freaking insane.

[@zergmare7]

First off LOVE the video, I just subbed!!! When you turn on the wii, does it flash on the screen a couple times? Or did I do something wrong

[@Naldew]

PLEASE KEEP GOING

[@ImaginationToForm]

Nintendo should just sell us a small version at this point.

[@vonreventlow]

Great video! Great editing!

[@YoutubeCommenter-c9b]

Hey Dubesinhower! Love this guide and I'm attempting to follow. What is the tape you used at 4:50 & why?

[@dubesinhower]

It's called kapton tape! It's heat resistant, so I used it to try to protect parts of the board that I don't want to be heated up by the hot air

[@YoutubeCommenter-c9b]

@@dubesinhower Thank you so much!

[@ryanmurray5542]

Any chance you'd ever do the omega trim build?

[@dubesinhower]

I doubt it, these videos kinda sucked the life out of me

[@ryanmurray5542]

Dang, fair enough though, got to take care of yourself!@@dubesinhower

[@cis2471]

Hey, do you have any tips for desoldering the 1.8 volt regulator if you don't have a hot air reflow station? Great Video

[@leviblanchard8256]

Very cool! I didnt notice your thumb nails till after the video! ☠️

[@jakesmith5278]

Wow. So much work just to best the board.

[@bradywilton6175]

Post-Trim Resistance Check: Does anyone know why 3.3V to literally anywhere on the chart, starts charging, and goes from 4k to 8.3k pretty much every time, and then discharges after removing meter probes?

[@Decoder0007]

gonna trim my wii tomorrow

[@Decoder0007]

Update: it boots

[@RetroRefreshments]

​@@Decoder0007 how's the project coming along?

[@Decoder0007]

@@RetroRefreshments Almost finished Im waiting for some solder wick to come and then I can finally finish it

[@RetroRefreshments]

@@Decoder0007 nice! Are you gonna post it on bit built?

[@TheDistur]

That's pretty cool you can chop so much of it off.

[@Bringmejoycon]

Starting mine soon

[@legowyn24]

When removing the 1.8v regulator, is the hot air gun required? If not, how useful is it?

[@jefflongo]

Nice video, FYI, I would suggest just trimming off the section of the board with the AV port instead of desoldering it. Talk about a pain in the ass!

[@dubesinhower]

That’s a good idea 👍

[@חןביטון-צ1ד]

There’s gonna be part 3 any time soon?

[@dubesinhower]

Yes, working on it now

[@dubesinhower]

@@RetroGeeksGaming I am currently on vacation but the video is still not complete. It’s already an hour long, and there are still a few things I need to add. Thanks for your patience

[@mattrollins5783]

The PMS-PD 2's are out of stock what are the chances of those restocking in the near future?

[@Decoder0007]

The guy who makes them recently moved house and they are waiting on a new batch to arrive

[@ultimatecarnage25]

Just curious, how can the Wii board be trimmed but most other boards can't?

[@zergmare7]

So that 1.8 v regulatir ended up being ripped off the board instead, but that did n0ot hurt anything else. Will I still be okayt?

[@Legend_Broly797]

Hello,I wanna trim a wii simply to make it smaller,not for a portable wii like the ashida. I also want it to run on battery,so will this tutorial work to make a trimmed wii that runs on batteries, or is there another tutorial that I have to use for that.

[@jpquinn4550]

Have you tried this with the Xbox Series X?

[@savagegaming5476]

what is the new scale of the MB?

[@nerdicusx]

Thank you bro!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@danio1864]

Any recommendation for the tape you used for 5:09

[@dubesinhower]

Oh yea! Here's an affiliate link to the kapton tape I use: amzn.to/3OIThtT

[@zergmare7]

@@dubesinhowerHey Dub, so that resistor you took off by mistake, well I took off the cap above it by mistake.... do I need that? It was C58 if that helps

[@danio1864]

Sorry for asking so many questions but I have some. Do you have a link for the desoldering gun you used and also the 22 gauge ribbon wire?

[@danio1864]

Or recommendations

[@dubesinhower]

I ended up using 24 gauge wire in part 3 (affiliate link): amzn.to/3s8fGYT As for desoldering guns, I know it's expensive but the Hakko FR 301 is a great option, and it's the one I use in all my videos (affiliate link): amzn.to/2L1ah0p

[@danio1864]

@@dubesinhower do you know any good inexpensive desoldering guns? Also is 22 gauge still ok to use?

[@dubesinhower]

@@danio1864 22 gauge is fine! I’ll get back to you about the desoldering gun

[@danio1864]

@@dubesinhower ok

[@maxkcool4102]

where part 3? :(

[@dubesinhower]

Tomorrow

[@maxkcool4102]

@@dubesinhower 🤯 let’s gooooo!!!Thank you dude!!! Perfect timing.

[@mox4712]

i'm struggling so hard with voltage regulator, like i think it's possible i fucked my motherboard with the amount of struggling i've done 😭

[@RenegadeY]

Its bonkers to me how little of a wii you need to wii

[@segajcharrua]

Also you should wear a mask. You dont want to breathe on the pcb dust...

[@scotterdmann2499]

Now I have a solution for my 10 wii's in my basement.

[@SlickTater]

I was about to like the video, but it had 69 likes and I couldn’t, in good conscience, click the button

[@dubesinhower]

Nice

[@JoRoBoYo]

wii wii wii wii wii wii

[@edg3005]

Its entertaining to see someone interested in electronics but can't explain what components he's removing.

[@dubesinhower]

I just follow guides lol. I try to learn, but unless I know/ care about the design of the thing I don't see a point in focusing on exactly what the thing is