Hacking Pin layout of Switch's game card?

[Distrance]

this would not be the first time someone signed up to publish their findings. they could be a lurker for years.

I guess the sarcasm flew way over your head even though I made it very obvious ..

 

[smileyhead]

I guess the sarcasm flew way over your head even though I made it very obvious ..

unless you use '/s', I'll automatically assume you're a dumbass.

 

[Distrance]

unless you use '/s', I'll automatically assume you're a dumbass.

The only dumbass here is you who cannot even comprehend sarcasm where it's very obviously used. If you actually paid attention to how I constructed my message, and who I quoted and what they said it's very fucking obvious.

 

[migles]

The only dumbass here is you who cannot even comprehend sarcasm where it's very obviously used. If you actually paid attention to how I constructed my message, and who I quoted and what they said it's very fucking obvious.

relax guys, gals and whatevs.
to be fair when i first read your message i didn't knew it was sarcasm as well, but i had read it twice and yeah, it was sarcasm.
but calm down guys

@smiba got an ETA when you get the game and have time to make the project? i am interesting in seing the PCB of the games

 

[smiba]

relax guys, gals and whatevs.
@smiba got an ETA when you get the game and have time to make the project? i am interesting in seing the PCB of the games

The seller will send out the package tomorrow, knowing the mail system around here it will probably arrive in 2-3 days from now
After that I'll start slow and move towards more aggressive techniques to try and keep the cartridge in good shape.

ETA can be set at 4 days from now for the pictures

 

[ItsTheWolf]

When it's arrived...
Throw it!!! Throw it down from some high place!!!
Taste it!!! Chew it!!!
Smash it!!! With a hammer!!!
If it hasn't broken yet...
Crack it open!!! carefully...
Then taste its internal!!!!!
For science!!!

 

[bennyman123abc]

When it's arrived...
Throw it!!! Throw it down from some high place!!!
Taste it!!! Chew it!!!
Smash it!!! With a hammer!!!
If it hasn't broken yet...
Crack it open!!! carefully...
Then taste its internal!!!!!
For science!!!

Damn that's violent...

 

[Randamin]

The way I'm thinking of how to crack open a switch cart without damage is by using a thin, superheated wire such as that of a cheese slicer in an effort to melt the exterior of the plastic while maintaining the inside PCB intact.

 

[StrHkr]

Then taste its internal!!!!!
For science!!!

I hope for the sake of whoever does this that Nintendo didn't coat the inside with denatonium benzoate like they did the outside...

 

[bennyman123abc]

I hope for the sake of whoever does this that Nintendo didn't coat the inside with denatonium benzoate like they did the outside...

Knowing Nintendo, they probably did

 

[Issac]

The way I'm thinking of how to crack open a switch cart without damage is by using a thin, superheated wire such as that of a cheese slicer in an effort to melt the exterior of the plastic while maintaining the inside PCB intact.

Going slightly off-topic here, but the Norwegians invented the best cheese slicer ever

As for opening the cart, if you don't have a wire you could probably heat a needle held with pliers and slowly melting away at the seams.

 

[smiba]

Going slightly off-topic here, but the Norwegians invented the best cheese slicer ever

As for opening the cart, if you don't have a wire you could probably heat a needle held with pliers and slowly melting away at the seams.

I'll see what I can do, the heated wire or needle technique sounds quite well. Although I could probably just use my 0.3mm micro soldering iron as its thin enough, would need to clean off the burned plastic residue after it though

EDIT:

Yeah the 0.3mm soldering iron definitely is the way to go!

 

[bennyman123abc]

I'll see what I can do, the heated wire or needle technique sounds quite well. Although I could probably just use my 0.3mm micro soldering iron as its thin enough, would need to clean off the burned plastic residue after it though

EDIT:

Yeah the 0.3mm soldering iron definitely is the way to go!

Don't melt BOTW!

 

[smiba]

Lets move up the ETA to right now!

Time to get this bad boy open

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UPDATE:

Tough one to open, it has lots of very thick and strong plastic.

But I managed! I'll post pictures and some other information later today in a new thread so its a bit more clearer.

(One hint: It only has 1 chip and 4 capacitors)

 

[smiba]

Hey everyone! Just a heads up, from now on I'll be posting in: http://gbatemp.net/threads/switch-cartridge-reverse-engineering.464580/