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- Sat Aug 12, 2017 8:43 pm
- Forum: Site/Forum Feedback
- Topic: Please Update Your Account to Enable 3rd Party Hosting?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 18756
Re: Please Update Your Account to Enable 3rd Party Hosting?
Photobucket has removed the ability to externally link as a free service. Going forward the only way to enable their stored images into sig files and posts is to subscribe to the service
- Fri Aug 11, 2017 4:20 pm
- Forum: Support (mintyPi)
- Topic: Wiring without custom PCB
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3732
Re: Wiring without custom PCB
Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUCA9htja70
- Thu Aug 10, 2017 7:56 am
- Forum: Support (mintyPi)
- Topic: USB speaker desoldering best practices
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13417
Re: USB speaker desoldering best practices
Oh, if anyone can find and link that post here that would be great.Lphillimore wrote: ↑Thu Aug 10, 2017 1:34 amIf you do rip a USB pad, Helders provided the schematic of this Soundcard where your wire needs to go.
- Wed Aug 09, 2017 9:39 pm
- Forum: Support (mintyPi)
- Topic: USB speaker desoldering best practices
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13417
Re: USB speaker desoldering best practices
Thanks for the idea. Btw, can't we just snip the headphone jack clean off (I'll have to revisit Wermy's guide)
- Wed Aug 09, 2017 9:48 am
- Forum: Support (mintyPi)
- Topic: USB speaker desoldering best practices
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13417
Re: USB speaker desoldering best practices
these USB sound cards are absolute garbage. the copper is bonded to the board with wishes and unicorn farts. I amazingly only managed to lose one un-important (the one not connected to a trace) ring on the crystal and all my pads are in tact but it took a lot of care to not destroy it as so many me...
- Wed Aug 09, 2017 9:48 am
- Forum: Support (mintyPi)
- Topic: USB speaker desoldering best practices
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13417
Re: USB speaker desoldering best practices
Thanks Helder, I'll give that one a try.Helder wrote: ↑Wed Aug 09, 2017 1:29 amGet one of these
http://m.ebay.com/itm/Compact-Grounded- ... nav=SEARCH
It's a great way to remove solder from these things easy and mess free.
- Tue Aug 08, 2017 10:28 pm
- Forum: Support (mintyPi)
- Topic: USB speaker desoldering best practices
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13417
USB speaker desoldering best practices
Hi, I went to work on my USB speaker (the type suggested in Wermys guide). First one I was a little too aggressive and completely ripped off a USB pad. Drat. First piece of garbage. My spare speaker I was able to pull off the USB connector without issue (small cheer). I then began warming up the cry...
- Tue Aug 01, 2017 4:06 pm
- Forum: Archived/Completed Sales
- Topic: WINNER ANNOUNCED! [POLL] - Signed mintyPi Giveaway
- Replies: 153
- Views: 127276
Re: [POLL] - Signed mintyPi Giveaway - UPDATE
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- Tue Jul 25, 2017 8:40 pm
- Forum: General Chat (mintyPi)
- Topic: Protecting the outside of the tin
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13593
- Tue Jul 25, 2017 8:35 pm
- Forum: Support (mintyPi)
- Topic: Help me
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11292
Re: Help me
As I've stated, and wermy as well, you're dealing with a device that uses a lithium ion battery. Lion batteries have a tendency to start fires and explode if not properly handled. If you're curious YouTube some videos where people short batteries out to show the destructive power these things have ...