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In this Instructable, I'll walk you though my steps of completely re-working my Wii to fit inside an old-school NES case.
Several times in this Instructable, I'll be referencing the How-To: Make a Wii laptop page by Benjamin Heckendorn (thanks!). He has some VERY good tips on complete Wii disassembly as well as de-soldering.
Here are the tools you'll need:
A Wii (duh!)
An original NES
Tri-wing screwdriver
Small Phillips screw driver
Solder
Soldering iron
De-soldering braid or de-soldering iron
Hot glue gun
Dremmel tool or drill with a fine tip drill bit (1/16" and large drill bit (5/16")
Wire (preferably multiple colors, I used 18AWG, but probably should have gone thinner in retrospect)
SD Reader you don't mind destroying (or SD port ordered online)
2 momentary switches (preferably 'micro' switches)
Several times in this Instructable, I'll be referencing the How-To: Make a Wii laptop page by Benjamin Heckendorn (thanks!). He has some VERY good tips on complete Wii disassembly as well as de-soldering.
Here are the tools you'll need:
A Wii (duh!)
An original NES
Tri-wing screwdriver
Small Phillips screw driver
Solder
Soldering iron
De-soldering braid or de-soldering iron
Hot glue gun
Dremmel tool or drill with a fine tip drill bit (1/16" and large drill bit (5/16")
Wire (preferably multiple colors, I used 18AWG, but probably should have gone thinner in retrospect)
SD Reader you don't mind destroying (or SD port ordered online)
2 momentary switches (preferably 'micro' switches)
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WARNING: This project will void your Wii warranty and there's a good possibility you can completely destroy the system! DO NOT PROCEED UNLESS YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THIS FACT!
I hold no responsibility for broken parts, things not working, damage to your console, or anything else should you attempt this project.
I consider myself to have great soldering skills, and have worked with small electronics (read in: 30AWG wiring) in the past. If you are uncomfortable with [de]soldering fine electronics, I would recommend having someone else solder for you, or put this project off until your more familiar with this type of work.
*When I first started this project, I had no way to take pictures of my progress. I will try to be as detailed as possible for the first few steps.
I hold no responsibility for broken parts, things not working, damage to your console, or anything else should you attempt this project.
I consider myself to have great soldering skills, and have worked with small electronics (read in: 30AWG wiring) in the past. If you are uncomfortable with [de]soldering fine electronics, I would recommend having someone else solder for you, or put this project off until your more familiar with this type of work.
*When I first started this project, I had no way to take pictures of my progress. I will try to be as detailed as possible for the first few steps.
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Jan 20, 2011. 6:52 PMjohnsmith2000
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Dude, these are probably the worst instructions ... and the worst photos I've ever seen. Somebody needs to re-do this. Seriously.
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Oct 21, 2010. 2:35 PMthe_burrito_master
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Nice work, bad pictures, if you were to get better pictures I'd rate it 5 stars but since they're almost impossible to follow, 2 stars.
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Nov 13, 2010. 1:19 AMPyroDrake (author)
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Thanks for the feedback! If I ever do this project for someone else, I'll get better pictures right from the start. I only had the camera on my phone when I did this.
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Nov 13, 2010. 12:01 PMthe_burrito_master
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ok you just reply back to me if you ever do ;)
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