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What you could also do is just tape the wires down. It isn't as firm as hot glue, but it's still better than nothing while still ensuring a good, tight fit. Nevertheless, ruZZ.il pulled off the hot glue technique, so it isn't necessarily impossible. With some clever sleight of hand, I'm sure you can figure something out.
I think we're all familiar with the feeling of despair you were expressing. Just take a few days off to regain your composure, and tackle it again. I had procrastinated that diyMod 5G for almost a whole month before going at it again and finally figuring it out; even then, I had to work 3 straight hours just to get those two solder joints done. Give yourself that break you know you deserve for doing such ingenious black magic on your iPod nano (which is always fun bragging to your friends about) and wring out that stress. Get your spirit back, and I'm sure everything will go well for you when you reattempt it.
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Wow, I just tried to do the direct thing with my Nano ... don't do it lol
Yeah, I *was* going to keep mum till I do my 40GB 3G but since I'm waiting on that mini battery..... Using thin gauge wire and wire-wrap wire as a last resort.
Forgive me if this has been discussed, but other than the challenge of it, I don't really understand doing this mod to any iPod < 10GB. Seems moving to a lossless format is commensurate with this upgrade & once you do that you need the space. Sure this mod can't help but boost lossy format quality but I'd expect to notice (more of) a difference between lossless & lossy formats on ipods w/this mod.
Guess I'd consider selling an ipod < 10GB (instead of risk damaging it) & buying a 3rd or 4th gen for $100 for an easier time of it. Easy for me to say as I got my 3rd gen free due to its dead battery & it's owner got an iPod Touch for Xmas
P.S. Looks like modders might want to use thinner wire than they have on hand... As I have a 50ft spool of 30awg wire-wrap wire (*looks* like silver coated solid copper core w/very thin Teflon insul), I could part w/a couple dozen 1ft strips... ConUSers could PM me w/their address & I'd send you 1ft & even cover the stamp
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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
Last edited by cfcubed; 01-11-2008 at 01:29 PM.
Reason: mention possible use of wire-wrap wire
diyMod is done
But now i have to get a dock to see if it works
I have some pics that i will upload to my site in the sig during the night
Anyays it boots and hp out still works
Thx for all pics and help
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Glad we could help, Kerry. I'd love to see some of those pictures.
cfcubed:
Good call on the wire wrap wires. navships has 36AWG SPC (OD of 0.44mm), but 36AWG strippers are hard to come by. The cheapest I saw online was $45. Hm...
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Good call on the wire wrap wires. navships has 36AWG SPC (OD of 0.44mm), but 36AWG strippers are hard to come by. The cheapest I saw online was $45. Hm...
I think the smallest you'd want to go is 30awg... It's also the smallest hole in my strippers. I've used it before to fix/bridge lifted PCB traces Red spool below:
This stuff is like 30 years old or so (from my father - fixed tube-type TVs then tinkered in solid-state). Looks new & takes solder well, etc.
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If I removed those Z Z caps, and the inductors near the Line Out, would I be able to get a normal Line Out signal anymore without doing the diyMod?
I am just trying to figure out a method of making sure I am getting the direct signal from the DAC instead of the normal Line Out.
Those objectives don't really lend themselves to the other. If you don't want to do the diyMod, how are you going to get the signal from the DAC? If you cut the caps and inductors, you don't have a regular line out. If you cut them and don't diyMod them, you don't have the signal from the DAC. To "mak[e] sure [you are] getting the direct signal from the DAC instead of the normal Line Out," you are pretty much doing the diyMod or paying for an iMod/GMod.
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Sorry for being vague Jon, I just wanted to make sure my direct DAC solder was good and making contact. I just tried to use the Line Out to my Sonicap dock, and I heard both channels fine, but I wasn't sure if I was hearing the normal Line Out or my actual direct connection from the DAC.
