cutting pcbs

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 9:49 pm

i decided i'm gonna include a D-pad in my M64 but i don't know if the vibrations from cutting the controller pcd with a dremel will damage the chip or not. will it work? i know there's a really safe way to do it because people sometimes cut N64 mobos without breaking them but how?

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:01 pm

go over it with an X-acto knife over and over again

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 1:37 am

i use a dremel (most accurate for me)

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 3:34 pm

i just dremeled off the part of the controller (shown in the pic). i have the kind of control board with 4 fuses on the joystick threads. i cut a bit to close to the fuses and so now i can either bypass them or solder to them (instead of to the threads i accidentally cut off but was intending to solder to). i don't want to solder to them because they're really small and close together. is it OK to bypass them or will something bad happen if i do? here's a pic to clarify what i talking about:

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 4:09 pm

i chopped off the fuses...i havent tested it yet....