Hacking How do i find an installer to install my modchip??

[rasheemo]

i drove myself CRAZY trying to solder the wiikey and almost destroyed my wii. right now theres a mess of solder connecting random points and i dont want to do anythng else to it.

thankfully the wii still works and ive been keeping myself occupied with metroid prime 3, but i really want to get this done!

how do i find someone to solder it for me? =[

i live in wayne, NJ

 

[Bob Loblaw]

craigslist. google. you may have f'ed yourself right good though if it's as bad as you say with solder connecting various legs to each other.

 

[rasheemo]

well i have some solder connect the a, b, c points but it can easily be disconnected with desoldering equipment (that i dont have).

should i just search "solder" on google locals or something? thanks again

 

[Hooya]

search craigslist for "modchip" or something. You might get lucky.

 

[rasheemo]

no luck. *sigh* guess im screwed

 

[haruk]

http://www.phuongmods.com/ is supposed to be good at repairing/installing mod chips. I plan on getting mine done by him when I get mine, theres some feedback on him here
http://www.resellerratings.com/store/PhuongSoft

I also heard you can ship it out to him in canada and he'll ship it back to you, i sent him an email asking about that a little while ago

 

[rasheemo]

oh man, this is great. thanks a lot haruk.

 

[cory1492]

Relevant desoldering equipment: soldering iron and a $3 chunk of desoldering braid (wick).

Wii chips are relatively simple to do, even the D2C wouldn't be all that tough after doing a bunch of PSP chips (those need pin point precision and magnification to do), though I haven't had to deal with a D2C myself as of yet I usually solder right to the legs of the main chip on the PS2's which is no bigger pitched than the drive chips.

I'm surprised it's not easier to find an in-state installer, though I guess with recent crack downs in the USA installers are disappearing (rightfully so, who really wants their homes raided to help a few non-solder capable people out), and I suspect come the new year some new laws will come to Canada as well. A right PITA sending stuff across the border to Canada, with customs on anything over $20 goods, customs holding packages for up to 2 weeks, and the lack of international insurance when using most reasonably priced and reliable shipping methods.

 

[Bob Loblaw]

Where are you from rasheemo? I will actually search your areas craigslist for you and bet you 5 internets i find someone that does modchip installation

 

[DBB]

i can't find anyone in the manhattan area either on craigslist, it's funny because i actually got my wiikey there.

 

[rasheemo]

i was going to send it to phuong mods but after listing a request on craigslist i found someone to do it for 20 bucks

he lives 40 minutes from me but its worth the drive.
i live in wayne, NJ