StephenJ Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 (edited) As I mentioned in another thread, I recently purchased an FB2 with the intent on installing my Harmony Cart on the inside. Turns out my mod attempt was a failure. To make a long story short...after soldering the first wire to one of the contacts, I started to move on to the second. It was then that I noticed the first wire was no longer attached. Upon closer inspection I saw that the entire contact itself completely removed from the board. When it happened again on the second contact, I decided to stop there. An electronics engineer at my work suspects that the issue was with the board-etching process from the manufacturer. Fortunately, I didn't ruin the FB2 but I can't see much of a chance on it being successfully modded in the future. I still really want to have an FB2 to play my Harmony Cart games. I like the small footprint and the retro look. I'd rather not start all over with the Ebay thing and take a chance at getting a bootleg or another one with a similar problem of contacts pulling off. I'm willing to buy, a pre-moded FB2. Does anyone have one that you are willing to sell? Thanks for listening, StephenJ Edited July 9, 2011 by StephenJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyChris Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 If it makes you feel any better, I ruined two Commodore 64's, trying to solder an IC socket on the system board. If I try it again, I'll use flux! We learn more from our failures than our successes. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenJ Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 If it makes you feel any better, I ruined two Commodore 64's, trying to solder an IC socket on the system board. If I try it again, I'll use flux! We learn more from our failures than our successes. Chris Chris, Two Commodores 64's! Ouch. Actually, I didn't have any issues soldering the wires to the contact-points. The solder adhered to the contacts right away. The problem was that the contacts were not secured very well to the board itself. After two pulled-away, I assumed that all the rest would do the same. So, rather than chance ruining the unit, I decided hang it up. Thanks for your reply and best of luck on all of you future mods, StephenJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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