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Title: Access Led to Model 2 Saturn.
Post by: shadow the hedgehog on January 05, 2004, 12:14:12 PM
http://evildarklink.sites.uol.com.br/foto7.jpg (http://evildarklink.sites.uol.com.br/foto7.jpg)


I soldered this led here to the sub board.

Tried both ways (switching the pins), with 3 different leds.

None worked.

Do I have to change or mod anything else, or this led won't work at all with a model 2 saturn?

Thanks.
Title: Access Led to Model 2 Saturn.
Post by: NFG on January 05, 2004, 01:00:30 PM
That page doesn't work anymore so no one knows what you've done now.  Many round-button Saturns cannot be modified at all, and those that can have a place on the PCB for the LED to go, and a resistor that must be removed.  Or at least this is what I've been led to believe...

Note: If you don't capitalize LED it looks like led.  ;)
Title: Access Led to Model 2 Saturn.
Post by: Guest on January 05, 2004, 02:21:45 PM
Hummm, weird the pic not working. Here is fine.

Well, on the sub board of my model 2 saturn (round buttons) there are 2 holes for soldering named LED 2, so i assumed that just the LED wasn't soldered at all.

About this resistor being removed.. Well, do you have any more previleged info about it? That may be the key....
Title: Access Led to Model 2 Saturn.
Post by: agentspikey on January 05, 2004, 02:43:26 PM
WAIT, i thpught you had to PUT a resistor in, not take it out?
Title: Access Led to Model 2 Saturn.
Post by: Scared0o0Rabbit on January 05, 2004, 04:09:18 PM
it is that you have to add a resistor, there was a link to it on gamesx.com at one point.  So far I've only found the place to solder it on the model 2 saturn with a seperate controller board.  Usually this is a saturn that has the 64 pin IC version of the cd board also.
Title: Access Led to Model 2 Saturn.
Post by: Guest on January 06, 2004, 01:08:58 AM
Hey, that is my Saturn! A model 2 with separate controller board!
Can you give me the link?
Title: Access Led to Model 2 Saturn.
Post by: Scared0o0Rabbit on January 06, 2004, 04:39:03 AM
http://www.gamesx.com/misctech/saturn_LED.htm (http://www.gamesx.com/misctech/saturn_LED.htm)
Title: Access Led to Model 2 Saturn.
Post by: Guest on January 06, 2004, 01:21:37 PM
Humm, it will be tricky to find this 100ohm res and solder it... But, my Saturn wont last long anyway. Thank you very much for the info.
Title: Access Led to Model 2 Saturn.
Post by: Scared0o0Rabbit on January 07, 2004, 04:57:52 AM
it's a lot easier than you'd think ^_^.
Title: Access Led to Model 2 Saturn.
Post by: Guest on January 07, 2004, 12:53:07 PM
Now that I found the soldering point, yes it really is, it's close to that flat cable that connects to the sub board...

Now I'll solder it this weekend and post here if it worked!

again, thank you.
Title: Access Led to Model 2 Saturn.
Post by: Guest on January 09, 2004, 10:25:11 AM
Thanks!!! It worked perfectly!! :)