Carlo wrote:Maxcz provided me with a chip already soldered from the chip end (and believe me a professional job). I then soldered the data wire to the R70 resistor solder point using a pencil type soldering bit then the same applied for the red (+5v) and black (ground) wire(no pin lifting is required).
OK... that confirms the pin lift of U16 (DS2401)... just run a length of ~20 gauge wire or so to the data bus side of R70 from the lifted pin...
Carlo wrote:I preferred to pull out the DS2401 off the board. Maxcz recommended to cut the trace.
That's why I'm recommending lifting the pin, one precise snip w a small pair of dykes. Easier (IMHO) and doesn't f*ck with the screening on the board itself - you could theoretically reverse that type of mod a LOT easier if necessary. If you cut the trace and want to reverse the mod, you'll only end up doing the same thing - soldering a wire length from the IC's pin 2 to the pass-thru hole at the end of it's trace run, rendering a brain board that's not OEM...
Carlo wrote:The only trouble is that you have to provide Maxcz with a matched auth code and ESN to be able to do it otherwise you are stuck.
A working pair?!? I've got an unlock code (
from Mackie) that won't authorize, are you saying that's not going to work out in this case? Dafuq... I would think that defeats the whole purpose... if I had an f'n code that worked, this whole thread would be moot...
So, in a sense, this solution is dependent on someone providing a good unlock code that could be applied across the board for everyone, is that a correct statement?!? For F*ck Sake...
I stand corrected IF this is not the case, Gang...
Peace