Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This CT6670 Voodoo 2 from Creative suffers from bad solder joints. The debugging tool mojo reports an incorrect number of TMUs as well as wrong memory sizes for each chip. I thought a simple reflow of the solder around all 3Dfx chips would solve the problem - but that wasn't the case. This Voodoo 2 card has a lot more issues than I initially thought!
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01:13 Reflow solder of 3Dfx chips
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04:09 First test
04:42 No red color
06:00 Looking for faults
08:18 Replace bus switch
10:42 Second Test
11:20 Announcement & Conclusion
This CT6670 Voodoo 2 from Creative suffers from bad solder joints. The debugging tool mojo reports an incorrect number of TMUs as well as wrong memory sizes for each chip. I thought a simple reflow of the solder around all 3Dfx chips would solve the problem - but that wasn't the case. This Voodoo 2 card has a lot more issues than I initially thought!
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Full-Color PCB Printing:
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My contribution to the Community Project Space at PCBWay:
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Titanium Alloy Tweezers Professional Repair
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7-45X Continuous Zoom Stereo Trinocular Microscope
🔸aliexpress.com/item/32880372287.html
AliExpress: Mechanic low-melt solder:
🔸https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DDQ9PWh
AliExpress: Mechanic Solder Mask
🔸https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ddyj7W7
TOWOT Solder Wick from Amazon:
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🔸DE: amzn.to/3HFpCgJ
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Solder Mask from Amazon
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🔸amzn.to/43K8KOy (6pcs)
🔸amzn.to/470ISRw (4pcs + UV light)
DE 6pcs:
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FNIRSI HS-01 Soldering Iron
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Flux for easy soldering
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InfiRay P2 Pro Thermal Camera
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▬▬▬▬ *Timestamps* ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
00:00 Intro
01:13 Reflow solder of 3Dfx chips
03:33 PCBWay
04:09 First test
04:42 No red color
06:00 Looking for faults
08:18 Replace bus switch
10:42 Second Test
11:20 Announcement & Conclusion
