My Celica's Interior : 6/11/11(update) Pics are all up!, I know what you are thinking, and yes im crazy Options

[njccmd2002]

this is the first of many posts. I will do some things like showing you how to hook up a subwoofer to the oem radio. (running 2 amps), how to chage the LEDs in the A/c unit, several other thingys, nothing major, just quick tips and see if i can come up with something in the way. Plus, i dont have a thread, felt like starting one....

the first pic





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This post has been edited by njccmd2002: Jun 11, 2011 - 4:08 AM

[njccmd2002]

time to share. couple of hours before i go back to work. These pics were taken last week...

This one uses advance soldering techniques, what i used was no necessarily the best equipment, there are numerous tools to work with smt, but costly..

how to do work with SMT (surface mounted diodes) I decided i wanted a blue radio, which im still waiting on supplies, but whereis what i have so far....

this is what the radio looks like, this was not my idea, actually the whole explanation can be found in

http://www.spydermods.com/legacy/radiocolor.htm (giving this guy the credit ) found it a couple months ago, never had the bal** to do it.

after all the instructions are followed to take apart the radio, I desoldered the LCD screen, in the pic its in the button. This takes nearly 2 hours as you dont want to break it.. I used desoldering braid from radio shack



this is a look closer of the desoldered terminals...careful, careful, patience, it will come out, dont break it



this is my working bench.. Secure enough so that is stable and you dont burn....



so what does an SMT look like, well is about a couple of mm, my radio had 27 of them... But wait, it also had some SMT called PLCC (side mounted). I tought my radio was like the guys explanation above, so this is whats holding me... Here is a pic. The big one is a PLCC and on the side you can see a smt.

I am using 1206 smt, blue, 3.4 volts, 500 mcd 20mAmps. Bought them from ebay... I am waiting on the PLCC 600mcd blue side mounted ones. I am not finished just yet...



here is the board a couple of hours into the work. You can see all the SMT's laying around there....



So, everybody is asking how did i do this. I have 2 videos for your viewing pleasure..

Basic steps,
1. with a hobby knife and a solder iron, carefully lift the old smt. Patience, as you dont want to damage the circuit board, go side from side until you release, it does not matter if you burn it, as is trash.

2. With desoldering braid, lift the remains of the solder component from the board, to prepare for a clean smooth surface. This will make placing the new smt easier..

3. Place smt on correct polarity. Usually they have a mark on the side, and or the bottom, telling you the direction fo current. The first two are trial and error, after that you usually know how to.

4. Carefully solder the smt in place, they can take up to 200 degrees up to 5 seconds so be quick. What i did was to cover the tip of the solder iron with the soldering wire/component, and then lightly touch each surface, youll see the smt not moving anymore..

5. Place 5 or 6 at a time, then recheck. you can place the board without the display in your radio. You will melt a few, and some might not even work, so buy plenty

6. Variations of the number of leds depending on your radio. Do you have a orange piooner radio, well you can do this.. This will void any existing warranty.

7. As always careful, you mess the board, get yourself a new radio...

and for videos ..



and different view..




cheers... BTW the whole process can take you up to 8 hours, so grab snickers, chips and soda. Oh have the dog next to you for all the necessary cuzzing (i love my dog)

This post has been edited by njccmd2002: Jun 11, 2011 - 1:58 AM