[kostalex]

Stock Mini sounds better to me than stock 5.5G. It is also more slim and light.

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Originally Posted by joneeboi /img/forum/go_quote.gif The 5G/5.5G is the mostly popular diyMod. I don't know if that has to do with the capacity, form factor, or sound quality, but consider that the Apple Universal Dock also has the same chip as the 5G/5.5G. Why do you ask?

 

[jaudio]

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Originally Posted by joneeboi /img/forum/go_quote.gif Take out your trusty DMM and see if the south pad of L2 has continuity with pin 3 on the dock. If not, you may have to solder directly to the dock which is never a fun exercise. Which pad did you rip?

Which end of the L2 is south? the end nearest to the caps or the end farthest away

 

[joneeboi]

The south end is the one closest to the bottom of the iPod.

 

[Jam_Master_J]

I accidentally pulled the DAC connections out from an imod'ed Gen4 while changing the battery. Can someone advise me where to reconnect them? The pads didn't seem to rip off with it so I hope I can fix it.

 

[joneeboi]

See what you can gather from these resources:

Picasa Web Albums - joneeboi - 4G photo
The Collected diyMods - Jonathan P. Le

 

[hur1214]

Hello, I need your help.

I have one ipod mini (2 gen) one and trying to do DIY mod.
Capacitors
This is the web site that I can get caps.
but cannot find anything like blackgate 6.3v 47uF. Please choose one for me.
Size of caps are not important to me...

Help me to choose the cap. PLEASE

My set-up will be
iPod mini -> LOD -> Little dot mkIII amp (Input Impedance: 50K ohms) -> Senn HD650
or Grado sr125

 

[FallenAngel]

Just get a pair from PartsConnexion.com

 

[hur1214]

Thanks, FallenAngel.
Found answer

 

[joneeboi]

In an effort to squash this myth that the diyMod doesn't allow you to use your headphones, I've done and am doing a few things.

- aaronylee's blog, one of the most quoted of all perpetrators, has been commented enough to clarify this misunderstanding.
- I've added yet another line in my signature regarding this matter
- I replied to a visitor message in my public profile
- I'll say it again right now

The diyMods can be set up such that your headphones still work safely in your headphone jack. This isn't always the case, but it is often the case. Unless you know that your signal is being sent straight to the headphone jack without DC blocking capacitors, your diyMod likely isn't affected.

Bottom line: Your headphones can work straight from the diyMod.

 

[hur1214]

C53, C54 -> Wire -> CAP -> Wire -> RCAs
Ground from ipod pin-out(LOD?) to RCAs

I'm a soldering noob, so too hard to solder c69 c70........

 

[joneeboi]

I think it'd be harder trying to fit those caps and RCA jacks inside the iPod mini than soldering to C69+C70. If anything, you can ask someone to do the mod for you.

 

[hur1214]

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Originally Posted by joneeboi /img/forum/go_quote.gif I think it'd be harder trying to fit those caps and RCA jacks inside the iPod mini than soldering to C69+C70. If anything, you can ask someone to do the mod for you.

I'm not going to put the cap and RCA inside. I might make my own wood case from ipod mini(not going to be a portable.) Will this work?

 

[joneeboi]

Yeah, it'll work if you run the wires right out of the bottom or the top of the case or something. You can drill a hole through the case for a more subtle solution. You can also just try to solder the wire.

 

[hur1214]

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Originally Posted by joneeboi /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yeah, it'll work if you run the wires right out of the bottom or the top of the case or something. You can drill a hole through the case for a more subtle solution. You can also just try to solder the wire.

hahaha ya, i'm might just drill a hole on the back of ipod case. Thanks for helping me..

BTW, is C71 ground? (if it is not, can you tell me which c# is ground.)

 

[joneeboi]

Do you have a DMM? Check to see what else has 0V relative the dock. You can solder the ground wire pretty much anywhere, so an easy place would be the dock itself.