Kaiju Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Started the McWill lcd mod, and I got to the point to test the 5v and I noticed Im not getting any power. Lynx was working fine prior to opening her up to mod, when pressing the power button it doesnt light up anymore (plug or batteries) I know the power and mosfet is a weak point so just in case I ordered the replacement set from console5, could this be the issue? however I dont know how to remove/replace the Q12 Component. Any advice or tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SignGuy81 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) Do you have 2 soldering irons? That makes it easier to remove components like that. Also add solder first then take one soldering iron on one side while the other on the back side of the surface mount transistor and just flip it over when all the solder looks melted. If using one you may have to turn the heat up and quickly swap back and forth back and forth to be able to get both sides melted enough to flip over(or in this case since one iron you have one hand free can hold the device with tweezers and just pull it out when both sides are fully melted and by both sides I mean the legs on one end and the ground on the back end) but it can be done that way as well but takes longer. However I wouldn't remove anything before verifying for sure what the problem is. Edited January 30, 2018 by SignGuy81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SignGuy81 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Just found a video that should help you as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P74ni0vMvXs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiju Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 Ill check it out when I get home. Thanks for the tips. I hope this is the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiju Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 Do you know any way I can verify what the issue might be. I am pretty new to all this. But I do have a meter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 The 5v will not get power unless a game is plugged in and the on-switch is pressed. This is possible to do, although maybe a bit difficult while simultaneously probing with a multimeter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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