Sunday, June 10, 2007
WiiKey Installation Instructions
Installation instructions for the Wiikey are not much more than images, with the solder points clearly shown. While this is, in most cases, more than enough to install the Wiikey for gamers that have installed a mod chip before, it is hardly enough for new users of modchips who have never installed a modchip in any console system prior to the Nintendo Wii...
There is some good news though. Installation of the WiiKey is MUCH easier than say installing a mod chip for the playstation 2 or even the Xbox console.
The WiiKey Installations requires you to have a few things on hand, and if you don't, we recommend you go to your nearest Radio Shack, or the The Source, or any major electronics store and pick up the parts.
You'll need the following things:
1. A 15 WATT max soldering iron. It's important that you stick with something that has a max of 15 Watts, this is because the soldering iron will get hot enough for you to be able to able to melt the solder on to the points on the Wii motherboard, but not hot enough to do any damage and actually burn off the solder pads. This is the most common error when doing a Wiikey installation - using a soldering iron that is simply too hot.
2. 15 AWG Wire. You don't have to know what this is, but it's called wrapping wire. Any electronics store clerk (even if they don't know what they're even doing there) will be able to send you the right part of the store to pick up some wrapping wire.
3. Rosin Wire Solder. This solder conducts well, and is also very easy to work with due to how thin the solder is. You won't find yourself botching up any other points, because the solder is noce and thin and you can put it exactly where you need it.
We often have customers call us and let us know they used IDE Cable wire, for no good reason. While this WILL work, it certainly is not intended for this use. And quite frankly, we've spent $250.00 or more for our Nintendo Wii's, and when we're adding a nintendo wii mod chip, we should REALLY make sure we're doing the best we can. In all honesty, a spool of wrapping wire will not run you more than $4.00 - $8.00 .... This is NOT the item to cut the cost on. This wire will forever be in your Nintendo Wii.
We talk about wires, even though the WiiKey has quick solder pads, which means you really don't need wires. However, our experience with mod chips (having sold them since the days of the original Playstation) and quick solder pads is that it is far easier to just use wires. One should be REALLY certain that they will NEVER want to take out the mod chip before they solder the chip to the quick solder pads. Once there, removal of the chip, while it can be done, is extremely difficult, and you have a better chance of damaging your Wii more when removing the chip if you used quick solder pads, then you do with installation it.
Wiring in the Wiikey means that you simply de-solder the wires, and the chip it out and removed.
Detailed WiiKey Installation Instructions can be found at http://www.ps2cover.com/wiikey-installation.shtml
There is some good news though. Installation of the WiiKey is MUCH easier than say installing a mod chip for the playstation 2 or even the Xbox console.
The WiiKey Installations requires you to have a few things on hand, and if you don't, we recommend you go to your nearest Radio Shack, or the The Source, or any major electronics store and pick up the parts.
You'll need the following things:
1. A 15 WATT max soldering iron. It's important that you stick with something that has a max of 15 Watts, this is because the soldering iron will get hot enough for you to be able to able to melt the solder on to the points on the Wii motherboard, but not hot enough to do any damage and actually burn off the solder pads. This is the most common error when doing a Wiikey installation - using a soldering iron that is simply too hot.
2. 15 AWG Wire. You don't have to know what this is, but it's called wrapping wire. Any electronics store clerk (even if they don't know what they're even doing there) will be able to send you the right part of the store to pick up some wrapping wire.
3. Rosin Wire Solder. This solder conducts well, and is also very easy to work with due to how thin the solder is. You won't find yourself botching up any other points, because the solder is noce and thin and you can put it exactly where you need it.
We often have customers call us and let us know they used IDE Cable wire, for no good reason. While this WILL work, it certainly is not intended for this use. And quite frankly, we've spent $250.00 or more for our Nintendo Wii's, and when we're adding a nintendo wii mod chip, we should REALLY make sure we're doing the best we can. In all honesty, a spool of wrapping wire will not run you more than $4.00 - $8.00 .... This is NOT the item to cut the cost on. This wire will forever be in your Nintendo Wii.
We talk about wires, even though the WiiKey has quick solder pads, which means you really don't need wires. However, our experience with mod chips (having sold them since the days of the original Playstation) and quick solder pads is that it is far easier to just use wires. One should be REALLY certain that they will NEVER want to take out the mod chip before they solder the chip to the quick solder pads. Once there, removal of the chip, while it can be done, is extremely difficult, and you have a better chance of damaging your Wii more when removing the chip if you used quick solder pads, then you do with installation it.
Wiring in the Wiikey means that you simply de-solder the wires, and the chip it out and removed.
Detailed WiiKey Installation Instructions can be found at http://www.ps2cover.com/wiikey-installation.shtml
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