thanks for the video! do you mind sharing the names and links to the items you used for the repair? I'm running into the same issue and going to try to fix my own GameCube.
On my model (very late model DOL-101) the white optical ribbon cable is secured to the board with adhesive, not a black frame that you can slide out before removing. I haven't seen anybody else have this problem. How do I go about unplugging the ribbon without damaging it?
I have the exact same problem! And im thinking of buying new caps. But I have a question, to remove the caps and attach the new ones, do I only need a hot gun and home iron?
I did it with just an iron and tweezers, so it is possible. The more tools you have though the easier it would be to do. The heat gun would make removing them a LOT easier.
@@TheCartCollectorAnother question, I need to buy specific caps for my model and I don't know what revision of the drive I have. How do I check it? Is it written on the side where the pot is, or in the opposite one? And is it on the edge of the board?
@accurate_k I honestly don’t know. To be frank I didn’t think about needing specific caps for different board revisions and I bought a kit for mine without too much thought. The board they showed matched what mine looked like so I just rolled with it. Perhaps I just got lucky.
So that’s a Panavise and it was actually a gift from my electrical engineer friend. He gave it to me when I started doing more soldering stuff. He said that it made things a lot easier for him when he got one and wanted to make sure I wasn’t struggling with things that didn’t need to be a problem (like holding a board steady). I don’t know where he got it, but you can get them on Amazon.
So I'm actually that electrical engineering friend who gave him the Panavise set up. The first one you see is the PANAVISE 324. it has the base and the larger circuit board holder. Unfortunately, amazon does not carry this any longer but you can get it on Panavice's website. The second circuit board holder he uses is the PANAVISE 217 Mini Circuit Board Holder Head. That fits into the 324 base but is designed for smaller circuit boards..... These are not the cheapest circuit board holders out there but they are the best IMO and I have done a lot of soldering on circuit boards. I also recommend you pick up the PANAVISE 303 vice head that fits in the 324 base. its a great small vice.
thanks for the video! do you mind sharing the names and links to the items you used for the repair? I'm running into the same issue and going to try to fix my own GameCube.
On my model (very late model DOL-101) the white optical ribbon cable is secured to the board with adhesive, not a black frame that you can slide out before removing. I haven't seen anybody else have this problem. How do I go about unplugging the ribbon without damaging it?
im surprised your power board hasnt failed yet.
I have the exact same problem! And im thinking of buying new caps. But I have a question, to remove the caps and attach the new ones, do I only need a hot gun and home iron?
I did it with just an iron and tweezers, so it is possible. The more tools you have though the easier it would be to do. The heat gun would make removing them a LOT easier.
@TheCartCollector thank you so much for your information! I think I will order new caps sometime and tell you if I fixed it
@@TheCartCollectorAnother question, I need to buy specific caps for my model and I don't know what revision of the drive I have. How do I check it? Is it written on the side where the pot is, or in the opposite one? And is it on the edge of the board?
@accurate_k I honestly don’t know. To be frank I didn’t think about needing specific caps for different board revisions and I bought a kit for mine without too much thought. The board they showed matched what mine looked like so I just rolled with it. Perhaps I just got lucky.
where did you get the arm holder to hold the board
So that’s a Panavise and it was actually a gift from my electrical engineer friend. He gave it to me when I started doing more soldering stuff. He said that it made things a lot easier for him when he got one and wanted to make sure I wasn’t struggling with things that didn’t need to be a problem (like holding a board steady).
I don’t know where he got it, but you can get them on Amazon.
So I'm actually that electrical engineering friend who gave him the Panavise set up. The first one you see is the PANAVISE 324. it has the base and the larger circuit board holder. Unfortunately, amazon does not carry this any longer but you can get it on Panavice's website. The second circuit board holder he uses is the PANAVISE 217 Mini Circuit Board Holder Head. That fits into the 324 base but is designed for smaller circuit boards..... These are not the cheapest circuit board holders out there but they are the best IMO and I have done a lot of soldering on circuit boards. I also recommend you pick up the PANAVISE 303 vice head that fits in the 324 base. its a great small vice.
@ thank you!!!
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