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    Hacking Sx Core and Sx Lite , test Units Received

    I used a water based flux. Chemtronics do a “no clean” flux pen which you press down on to dispense. Brilliant stuff and best suited for SMD soldering. Despite the no clean claim, the solder I used contained flux too so to clean that off the board, I used Electrolubes Fluxclene. Great stuff and...
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    Hacking SX Core checklist

    Finished my install at around 6ish. Works perfectly. Just to add a note and may not apply to you when disassembling. I noticed when I removed the NAND, I took the shield that it’s stuck onto with it! Looked a bit weird later and then thought “nah, this ain’t right!”. The only shield you need to...
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    Hacking SX Core checklist

    Missed setting up Emunand mate. As far as I’m aware, the backing up of the Nand and setting up the Emunand is done via the SXOS boot menu. Just waiting for the tri wing screw driver to come through and I’ll hopefully have this done today. Will update if you need
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    Hacking Sx Core and Sx Lite , test Units Received

    Personally, I’ve had the best experiences with tips 3 and 4. Get the pads pre fluxed, and with the tips straight edge, hold it against the component and feed the solder in. Pointy edges don’t tend to hold heat in my opinion as the straight edges. Besides, you can rest the straight edge against...
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    SylverReZ @ SylverReZ: But I bet that would be more for a flashcart than a consumer repro board.