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Philips Cd-I Timekeeper How To Make TheAlso i will describe in steps how to make the repear of the timekeeper chip, but i have to warn you that you must have some experience in soldering and unsoldering chips from a pcb, and believe me that is a very delicate pcb and you dont want to damage it.So if you are not keen with similar procedures please hand it to a technician to do the job.Philips Cd-I Timekeeper Driver Exagon ScrewThis article concerns the Philips CDi 450 model First of all you will need the following: Soldering iron(not very hot) Screw driver Exagon screw driver Solder Solder Sucker Pliers(small) and maybe a wire cutter The tools are shown in the picture(sorry for the backround) Watch the video it will help for the tear down of the console Start striping out your CDi, by removing the four screws located on the top of the console.Two under the Video Interactive cartidge and two into the CD bay. You have to pull it from the edges to remove it(do it carefully and watch for some small cables on the upper right side of the console,these are the cables that conect the cd rom to the motherboard) This is the motherboard of the CDi 450 model. After that,you have to remove the motherboard as well from the console by removing the CD rom unit(very easy it rests on two rubber pads, do it carefully and do not touch the lense). At the bottom left side of the motherboard you can see the Timekeeper chip.(this is the newly installed chip of my CDi 450). Turn the motherboard around and start melting the solder from the chip tips and sucking it with the solder sucker(here you need some knowledge of electronics,it is not easy to do). After you have removed all the solder from the chip you must be able to remove it very easily. Do not force it outIf you cannot pull it out with your fingers see were solder remains and suck it.When you have removed your old chip place the chip holder in position and solder it. When you finish place the new timekeeper in place reverse the dessassembly steps to close the unit back again. Go to the main menu of the console and set the timedate. Turn it on and see if it keeps the settings if yes thats it If no,and you are sure that everything is ok with the soldering then it might be the chip wich might be faulty(this happened to me). Call your retailer and tell him that,he will send another(as in my case) Thanks very much, the TT Team Note: Do not try this if you are not experienced with soldering and electronics in general. The TT Team does not carry any responsibility if you damage your console... Telecommunications and Technology. ![]() Thank you for your question Reply Delete Replies Reply Add comment Load more. And this is the smallest problem that you may have because it can also the system wont be able to load the games at all. Anyways my CDi had the same problem since i bought it and i couldnt make any saves and keep the time settings. I found people that use their electric drill(oh my god)to cut open their timekeeper chip(it looks like a chip but instead inside there is a battery and a couple of other components)and connect it to a seperate rechargable battery to make it work. But, this for me wasnt a solution i wanted something clean and tidy something to make it look,even from the inside.
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