- Solders directly onto the top of a Wii motherboard
- Supplies power to the 1V, 1.15V, 1.8V, and 3.3V points
- Power connector allows for modular builds without soldering/desoldering wires
- Adds pads for the relocation of capacitors (C5, C189, C200) typically removed on more aggressive trims
- Pad for an optional thermistor, for compatibility with 4Layer Technologies RVL-PMS
- Fits entirely within the outline of an Omega trim
- Fits under heatplates/heatsinks
- Grab the Gerber files for the latest release
- Order a 2-layer, 0.6mm PCB from JLCPCB or similar fab
- Purchase a 6-pin Molex Pico-Lock connector, PN 504050-0691 (DigiKey, Mouser)
- Purchase either a pre-assembled cable, or parts to crimp your own
- Optional - 10KΩ thermistor with a 3380K B value, in an 0603 SMD package
- If you are doing a motherboard trim that will trim off C5 or C189, desolder these and save them
- If you are doing a NAND relocation which removes C200, desolder this and save it
- Solder the connector and any rescued capacitors to the board by hand or using a hot plate
- Place board on the Wii motherboard, it should self-align
- Solder the pads on the edge of the board to the Wii motherboard
- 1V0 to the top of C143
- 1V15 to the left of C17
- 1V8 to the via array at the top left. You may wish to scratch away some solder mask to have more copper to solder to.
- 3V3 to the top of C128
- GND to the bottom of C180 and C143
- Use plenty of solder and flux!
Some motherboard revisions have a very tall (~2.9mm) C189 capacitor, which can interfere with heatplates if you are relocating it. If you have one of these boards, you may wish to consider purchasing a lower profile capacitor. As long as it is a 220uF, 6.3V+, 2917 or 2312 SMD package capacitor it should work fine. The Kyocera AVX NOJY227M006RWJ is a low profile version of the original cap used on the Wii. The TAJX227K006RNJ or TAJY227K006RNJ should also both work.
If you want to use Power Strip with the 4Layer Technologies RVL-PMS-2, or RVL-PMS-Lite boards, Y2K has kindly designed a carrier board called the Power Strip PMS Companion, which is included in this repository for convenience.
You can read more about it in the pms-companion directory.
Permissively released under the Solderpad Hardware License v2.1