Soldering Help Options

[Silv3rman]

Now I wasn't sure what forum to put this under, however it's related to a Globe360/"modchip research" so I thought it'd suffice. Mods please move if necessary.

This is my first post in moooonths. It's nice to be back. I did a little bit of reading on the forums last night and bought a Globe360.

My question is about how people get their wiring so perfectly neat.

ie: http://www.globe-360.com/resource/Globe-36...nst_example.pdf .

I've done a few PS2 installs where I used double sided sticky tape (very thick) and then I just ran the wires next to eachother on the tape. Looking at that picture, it's almost as though they're simply "put" right next to eachother. That does sound logical but impossible with the 30awg wire that I use.

I'm curious how this is done. I've never read a soldering book, but I've learned from doing experience with xbox and ps2 installs. I feel like knowing to wire like that would be a sidenote you would learn if you were in the field of electrical engineering or something. I've tried looking on Google and on the forums but it's hard to word it for relevant answers. Any advice would be appreciated.

This post has been edited by Silv3rman: Nov 29 2006, 04:42 AM

[grimdoomer]

you need the tinyest soldering tip in the world and it takes practice and you sayed you had some so go practice but not on your chip first. do what you sayed with the wires and tape then solder them to a piece of tin fiol as close as you can get them 3-4 times

[Silv3rman]

grimdoomer, thank you, although I think you misunderstood. My question is not about the actual soldering process, rather it's about the process of running the wire. When running multiple wires along the same path it's hard to keep them all as 1 flush layer of wires, and not a criss-crossing mess. I'm asking if anyone has any advice/trick/tip as to how to sucessfully do it.

[ydgmms]

grimdoomer, thank you, although I think you misunderstood. My question is not about the actual soldering process, rather it's about the process of running the wire. When running multiple wires along the same path it's hard to keep them all as 1 flush layer of wires, and not a criss-crossing mess. I'm asking if anyone has any advice/trick/tip as to how to sucessfully do it.

you could just use an old IDE cable. The wires are stuck together. you just have to strip the ends and pull them apart a bit to work with.

[BoNg420]

you are better off just flashing the drive instead of going through hell doing this

[Silv3rman]

thanks BoNg420. i actually did that :-) i cancelled my bmmods order a few days ago but no response. the flashing was much easier.

[MaxP]

the method used to get such clean and tidy lines with the cable is to use a single core cable as opposed to multicore (single core also refered to as bell wire).

with this type of wire you can bend and shape the wires and it will retian that shape.
however the downside is you can only bend it a few times befor the core will snap.

the single core wire is also nice as it provides a small but stiff wire to soilder onto the smallest of pads.

if you were really hell bent on it looking the nads i wouldnt use tape either.
i would use a hot glue gun to secure the wires to the MB.