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Well, after an hour of work, I finally pulled off the diyMod 4G internal BGs configuration. Those tiny inductors are hard to work with, and it's easy to tear the pad right off the board if you're not careful. Also, you have to be careful how you orient the BGs' leads once they find themselves south of the hard drive, cause it is very little clearance here, not to mention there's something screwed to the back casing of the iPod that introduces more obstruction in this area. I think I pulled it off okay so that it won't ever short against the dock's outer casing. I'm burning in my MAX's BGs, and who knows if I'll keep those once I try out the Silmic IIs and Muse ESs, so no sonic impressions from me. We'll have to rely on KoKo for that.
powertoold:
Maybe if you PM him, he'll post it. He's been pretty good with responding to PMs so far.
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WOW! I used to be a frequent visitor to hackaday. Even before this thread existed, I searched hackaday for an iMod-type hack but did not find anything.
Congrats joneeboi!
I'm still waiting for my new nano battery and parts... the wait is agonizing! I would also like impressions on the soniccaps.
So jonee you did it the way my dad and I did? Heh that's cool. Oh, the thing screwed to the back you are talking about is the dock connector sleeve right? For me, we grind-ed(i know the past tense of grind is ground, but just to avoid confusion lol) the screws on the dock jack sleeve flatter, so that it doesn't push too hard against the cover.
Oh and jonee, if I want to line it to the iPod headphone jack (I might want to switch to more Hi-Q wires in the near future, but I don't have a Hi-Q dock), where do I solder the L and R ends to? Any idea?
Last edited by KoKoKrunch; 12-25-2007 at 08:19 AM.
much interested in the ipod mod for the 5th gen but if you could help me out as
is the wiring diagram from ur post as to remove the 4cap as show on you post and soldering the 2 wires the the point as shown in which the signal path will direct to the dock which is the black gates cap to use on the dock that Red wine audio uses?
As imod from Red wind audio becos it cost hell of a lot?
and one last question which is the prefer wire for the solder? should i use silver wires or copper? or silver solder?
what grades of wire to use ? which cap spec should i use that ALO audio uses?
Thanks
Remove those 4 caps and solder to those two points like jericoh did. I feel that silver wires should be good, just get the best grade you can afford since it's gonna be cheaper than RWA's anyway lol. I feel however silver solder is unnecessary, doubt it'll make a difference that's audible since the contact there is so small. The capacitor that iMod uses is the Blackgates NX Hi-Q 47uF 6.3V. Hope that answers all your doubts.
yay, this gonna be best thread ever for ipod user... well done joneeboi, without your thread here, i'm (maybe) won't try to do DIY for anything...
Originally Posted by CAvanessia
WOW! I used to be a frequent visitor to hackaday. Even before this thread existed, I searched hackaday for an iMod-type hack but did not find anything.
Congrats joneeboi!
I'm still waiting for my new nano battery and parts... the wait is agonizing! I would also like impressions on the soniccaps.
what's wrong with your nano anyway Christine ? like, my lcd are crack, my battery are not in 100% condition (drop), scracth all over the case & my next button didn't work, way before i made my mind to try this mod... and yes, i wait the new lcd that i had order to come too...
Originally Posted by pcyl
Much appreciated for info
and will proceed getting dock and the cap
will be proceed one i get hold of the cap
goodluck, pcyl...dont affraid to ask is if you stuck or such thing like that...i'm sure some or everyone gonna response to what you ask for...
Thanks you guy are great help i shall be ordering the dock and BG cap ,any advise which site have a better deal for international orders]
and will open up the ipod 5th gen soon
will try use silver wires for cleaner sound
yay, this gonna be best thread ever for ipod user... well done joneeboi, without your thread here, i'm (maybe) won't try to do DIY for anything...
It will only be the best because you all helped contribute to it. Lots of the ideas here came from other posters, not just me. For example, KoKoKrunch and his dad figured out the internal BG cap method; ishtob did the same with the nano; CAvanessia did a lot of the grunt work with the nano dock; and ruZZ.il showed us why we all want to just disconnect the regular line out instead of using the unused pins. :P I'm just here to organize things on the original post and answer questions
I'm glad I could introduce you to DIY. I'm trying to make this thread as user-friendly as possible so that beginners like you can take their first step in DIY. I hope it's not too much of a leap though.
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