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point 1 are nice to figure out, but removing headphone jack ?! it's a no-no for me... after i change the bypass cable to something smaller (in size) now my new lcd are work properly now but i had a new problem, my clickwheel hadn't working at all...lol silly me... my dock+caps to RCA are ready though, well i use RCA interconnect for a test...before a made my own CMOYamp, then i'll move the dock+caps to normal connector to amping...
here are my latest picts to my progress now...
sorry to interrupt all...
please, my clickwheel only work when i assemble the PCB from logicboard/case... everytime i put it back to the case the clickwheel stop working, and i'm 100% sure the ribbon/flex cable was fine, not slip off or something like it cos i had lock the key that hold the flex cable...i had try to use some piece of paper too, that ussually used for fix HDD problem but wont work either...it seems the doubletape that hold clickwheel cover didn't sticky well anymore, is it cause the clickwheel problem ?
None that I've seen so far. I assume someone must have since we've already hit 23k views, so of the hundred or so that actually own a nano 2G, at least one person must have tried it. Plus they're holding out on us by not sharing the results. Care to give it a shot and report it to us? Doubtless, you've read my discourse on how one might approach the diyMod nano 2G on the original post, and it's a fairly low risk you're taking by attempting it. wgr73 has a nano 2G IIRC, but he hasn't reported anything.
iQEM:
Since your click wheel works when your nano is open, the problem occurs when you close it up. I had the exact same problem with my nano, and all I had to do was make sure that the ribbon was secure before I closed it. Try jamming a small folded up piece of paper on the opposite side of the ribbon's contacts. If memory serves, the contacts face the front of the iPod, so jam the paper on the backside of the ribbon, if that makes sense. Make sure it's secure, and carefully close up your nano and see if it works.
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Yo Jon, im out of town right now. Plus im still debating, not quite sure if im going to try to mod the 2G yet. If I do i'll def post back, thats for sure!
Since your click wheel works when your nano is open, the problem occurs when you close it up. I had the exact same problem with my nano, and all I had to do was make sure that the ribbon was secure before I closed it. Try jamming a small folded up piece of paper on the opposite side of the ribbon's contacts. If memory serves, the contacts face the front of the iPod, so jam the paper on the backside of the ribbon, if that makes sense. Make sure it's secure, and carefully close up your nano and see if it works.
oh, i c...then i'll try it at home right away, thx anyway for the help Jon...
Maybe this is a dumb question but I just got my hands on a 40GB 3G victim that needs a batt & I'm planning to iMod it (thanks in large part to this thread
Could one get *most* of the sonic benefits of this mod by just "replacing" the wimpy SMD coupling caps (3G's C13/C16) with nice caps like the BGs? IOW did anyone try just that?
I'm was planning on including the resistors per the Wolfson spec for high impedance (e.g. using a SOHA) & wanted to avoid hijacking the headphone jack, pigtailing, etc. Not sure relative merits of SMD cap replacement & SMD resistors & PCB traces to lineout.
TIA for any ideas about this...
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80G 5.5 gen iPod w/lineout, 40GB 3 gen w/DIYMod done but may try different caps Past: SR80, HD580, HD595, SOHA w/GE 5963 & OPA2134
For the record, we ought not to say that we are iModding these iPods. iMod is specific in its implementation in that it covers only the 4G and 5G/5.5G iPods. In the 4G, it converts the headphone jack into a line out and the dock's signal is disabled. In the 5G, the signal is sent to the dock and an ALO dock is required to operate it. I don't think I've mentioned this before, though if you read carefully through all my posts I make a concerted effort to not refer to our modding as "iModding." We are diyModding. I don't mean to rip you up personally, cfcubed, it just had to be said in general.
Originally Posted by cfcubed
Could one get *most* of the sonic benefits of this mod by just "replacing" the wimpy SMD coupling caps (3G's C13/C16) with nice caps like the BGs? IOW did anyone try just that?
I don't see how this is different from what everyone's been doing this entire time.
Originally Posted by cfcubed
I'm was planning on including the resistors per the Wolfson spec for high impedance (e.g. using a SOHA) & wanted to avoid hijacking the headphone jack, pigtailing, etc. Not sure relative merits of SMD cap replacement & SMD resistors & PCB traces to lineout.
Are you saying you're planning on using the dock for the signal? If you are, you could take some nice, hi-res, macro shots of the inductors before the dock so future 3G diyModders can have some idea of where to go.
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maybe a dumb question:
is there any possibilty to get a nice quality line-in?
i checked the ipodlinux website and 3rd offers line in, but quality isnt that good..
are there any possibilities?
infinite
What I'm guessing you can do is bypass the internal preamp and send the wires straight from the line in pins to the dock. Using your own high quality preamp, you can make some sort of line in dock (LID) to hook up to your iPod. If you have a LOD you can take apart or build, you can relocate the LO pins to the LI pins which are right next in line in terms of pin order. What would you be using your line-in for?
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after i change the bypass cable to something smaller (in size) now my new lcd are work properly now but i had a new problem, my clickwheel hadn't working at all...lol silly me...
my dock+caps to RCA are ready though, well i use RCA interconnect for a test...before a made my own CMOYamp, then i'll move the dock+caps to normal connector to amping...
everytime i put it back to the case the clickwheel stop working, and i'm 100% sure the ribbon/flex cable was fine, not slip off or something like it cos i had lock the key that hold the flex cable...i had try to use some piece of paper too, that ussually used for fix HDD problem but wont work either...it seems the doubletape that hold clickwheel cover didn't sticky well anymore, is it cause the clickwheel problem ? 
