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GCW Zero => General => Topic started by: fsjdijfsdf89asdjfsfjsdsjfsjzifjdsi on August 02, 2014, 02:03:28 am
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I made one! Click here (http://wiki.surkow.com/D-Pad_Modifications).
As a first time modder, I had a lot of trouble disassembling my zero and made a lot of mistakes. I didn't have a tutorial to help me, so I made one while I modded mine.
It took me a lot of trial and error to get here, but here it is.
Enjoy :D
Edit:
Disassembly tutorial: click here (http://wiki.surkow.com/GCW_Zero_Disassembly)
Face buttons mod tutorial: click here (http://wiki.surkow.com/Face_Button_Modification)
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I'm having trouble understanding what you mean by this step:
"Since the plastic on the inner corners of the D-pad is so thick, there'll be no room to press anything unless you remove some of it. You'll want to halve the thickness of the plastic on the D-pad's inner corners, removing the top half."
And the picture you supplied to illustrate this is pretty blurry, so I'm having a hard time making out really what you're describing.
Is there any way you think you can re-state your intentions?
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Ok, I made some edits with a new picture, I hope it's more clear this time. Basically, this prevents the plastic on the inner corners from being so thick they're pressing on the membrane beneath.
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This is totally the sort of thing I've been waiting for, since the d-pad is the key factor in limiting my enjoyment with the system, so thanks much.
Will there be a similar tutorial for face-button mods also? I'm interested in picking up those replacement face buttons and DMG d-pad.
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I only took pictures of the finished buttons for the face buttons mod, but the procedure is pretty straightforward. I could write something up sometime later.
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I only took pictures of the finished buttons for the face buttons mod, but the procedure is pretty straightforward. I could write something up sometime later.
That would certainly be appreciated in any case.
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Ok, here it is (http://wiki.surkow.com/Tutorials:FaceButtonsMod). I'm not sure how understandable it is without pics, but I think you can pretty much guess what I'm trying to say.
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I Edited the Wiki to make it easier to find the Hardware Modifications (your two tutorials)
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Thanks in advance for this. My A button sticks almost every time it is pressed now, and I wasn't exactly looking forward to figuring out how to open it. At least now I have some idea what I face.
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Thank you for the tutorial! i've ordered a Dpad replacement too and this will be very helpful :)
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Hi everyone !
Here's my own tutorial for disassembling and modding the zero !
Dropbox changed its policy so here's a flickr album : https://flic.kr/s/aHsmxVUj6G
And the classic disclaimer :
Opening the zero is likely to void your warranty (if there's any). That hardware modification is really likely to ruin your device. I could not be held for responsible if anything goes wrong. In any case, use common sense and don't try it if your not able to solder or know someone who can fix it for you if anything goes wrong.
That being said, happy modding.
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Maybe you can contribute to the existing tutorial located at the wiki. Some pictures are clearer in my opinion.
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As you can see, I cut the DMG d-pad a bit differently from the tutorial.
Feel free to use any of the pics for whatever you want.
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Hi everyone !
Here's my own tutorial for disassembling and modding the zero !
(snip)
And the classic disclaimer :
Opening the zero is likely to void your warranty (if there's any). That hardware modification is really likely to ruin your device. I could not be held for responsible if anything goes wrong. In any case, use common sense and don't try it if your not able to solder or know someone who can fix it for you if anything goes wrong.
That being said, happy modding.
I've added some of your pics to the wiki. I saw your JST connector mod in the other thread and I have mine in shipping :D
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Thanks for the info and pics - you're a helluva lot braver than me when it comes to taking apart the Zero. :)
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Is a video tutorial possible?
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I'd rather keep it as a text/picture tutorial, so it can remain editable on the wiki. I think the current tutorials are adequate enough; it's not that difficult, just time consuming.
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Here is a video from BAF BAF on Youtube taking apart a GCW Zero if anyone is interested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbtIBK29H6g&index=1&list=FLttzJjG3KTyF5_7Zll2JbR
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Does anyone in the community do this on request? As in I give you money, you send me a modded zero. I do not trust my hands for that kinda work and it seems like a lot of little things that should have been done in production. Seriously. Adding the ability to remove and replace the battery. For me that's a huge deal.
Speaking of. Does the zero take a battery you can buy replacements for? What kind of battery would fit in after doing that mod?
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Anyone have an idea how to improve the responsiveness of the the shoulder buttons? My left one is pretty awful.
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Hi everyone !
Here's my own tutorial for disassembling and modding the zero !
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20001.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20002.jpg)
Modded GCW Zero
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20006.jpg)
Remove the analog stick cover
Also remove the ?SD.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20003.jpg)
Remove the 4 cover with a needle
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20004.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20005.jpg)
Remove the 4 screws with a philips screwdriver (PH00)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20007.jpg)
Remove the back cover starting by L or R
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20008.jpg)
Be carefull with the motor wires !
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20009.jpg)
Remove the motor using the screwdriver
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20010.jpg)
If you know how to solder, it's a good idea to add a JST connector to be able to plug/unplug the battery
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20011.jpg)
I solder on the GCW side et used thermal shrink on the battery side
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20012.jpg)
The switch
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20013.jpg)
Push the switch cover from the inside using the screwdriver
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20014.jpg)
Switch cover removed
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20015.jpg)
Remove the L/R switch stand
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20016.jpg)
First
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20017.jpg)
Second
It's time to remove the remaining screws from the mobo.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20018.jpg)
Remove the gray border : up
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20019.jpg)
And down
It is possible but not mandatory to deconnect the screen
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20020.jpg)
Remove the screen only to fix the trouble with light showing through the white casing.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20021.jpg)
Black electric tape in place and cut
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20022.jpg)
Buttons mod
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20023.jpg)
Plastic cover used with sticky tape on it
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20026.jpg)
LED covered with electric tape : 1 black layer on red led and 2 white layer on green led
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20027.jpg)
Original D-pad
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20028.jpg)
Still
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20029.jpg)
and still
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20030.jpg)
Original d-pad next to an unmodded black DMG d-pad
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20031.jpg)
White modded d-pad from top
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20032.jpg)
From bottom
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20033.jpg)
From side
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20034.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20035.jpg)
No more light visible behind the bezel
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/69681052/Mod%20GCW/Photo%20036.jpg)
And the classic disclaimer :
Opening the zero is likely to void your warranty (if there's any). That hardware modification is really likely to ruin your device. I could not be held for responsible if anything goes wrong. In any case, use common sense and don't try it if your not able to solder or know someone who can fix it for you if anything goes wrong.
That being said, happy modding.
Am I correct that the images can not be seen?
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Here's a link for a flickr album. Some pics are not in the correct order but it's easy to follow anyway.
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmxVUj6G
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Here's a link for a flickr album. Some pics are not in the correct order but it's easy to follow anyway.
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmxVUj6G
Thnx!
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I made one! Click here (http://wiki.surkow.com/D-Pad_Modifications).
As a first time modder, I had a lot of trouble disassembling my zero and made a lot of mistakes. I didn't have a tutorial to help me, so I made one while I modded mine.
It took me a lot of trial and error to get here, but here it is.
Enjoy :D
Edit:
Disassembly tutorial: click here (http://wiki.surkow.com/GCW_Zero_Disassembly)
Face buttons mod tutorial: click here (http://wiki.surkow.com/Face_Button_Modification)
@fsjdijfsdf89asdjfsfjsdsjfsjzifjdsi Your links are broken, do you still have them somewhere?