CK3 Mini

[fitzybhoy]

I've using an Xecuter CK3 connectivity kit for flashing a couple of lite-on drives. I connected it to the computer today and it shorted out, some of the solder started smoking, now it's fried. Doh!!!

Looking for a replacement, I've came across a ck3 mini. I have two drives (both liteons) and already have the keys, so it's just updates I use it for.

But my nephew wants his done (liteon) does the ck3 mini have a facility for connecting a probe?

BTW any reviews or feedback of these devices would be appreciated as well.

Thanks

 

[friendzi]

search for ck3i

 

[fitzybhoy]

search for ck3i

I only use it twice a year so looking for the cheapest option TBH.

 

[Abu Baniaz]

Yes you can use the ck3 mini with the probe.

 

[dibbers]

owch, what you do, power the wrong way mate? easily can be done with the older ck3 if your not careful, but you've found out the hard way.

 

[Abu Baniaz]

Blowing the ck3 is not as bad as blowing the PCB when you don't know the key. Good thing the newer units have self resetting fuses.

Green on top, horns on top. I suppose if you turn it upside down for probing they go on the bottom.

The old CK3 should still be repairable.

 

[dibbers]

Blowing the ck3 is not as bad as blowing the PCB when you don't know the key. Good thing the newer units have self resetting fuses.

Owch....! I bet, and what do you mean "self resetting fuses" on the new units, can you elaborate....

 

[Abu Baniaz]

Resettable fuse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If you plug in the dvd cable upside down, it shuts itself down and won't blow itself up or the pcb. On the TX site it says the lite also has these. Must be a newer version. There were other posts, (old ones) about people doing the same damage.

 

[dibbers]

Interesting read, I wonder why M$ decided to use them on the new drives, wonder if there repair centres were popping them now and then and made to many costly mistakes, if not why would they do that? not to benefit the xbox 360 hackers, or did they, is this all part of the master plan, (I did post once about a theory I had on the whole cat and mouse game but I won't go into loads of details and bore your ass..lol, you might have read it ages ago)

 

[Abu Baniaz]

My mistake. Fuses are on the CK3. I don't know about the drives.

 

[dibbers]

ah, that makes sense then now bud.....

 

[fitzybhoy]

owch, what you do, power the wrong way mate? easily can be done with the older ck3 if your not careful, but you've found out the hard way.

I think so, was talking to my dad whilst doing it and wasn't really paying attention. The solder just flared in slow motion like a dynamite fuse...lol.

Ah well shit happens.

 

[dibbers]

lol! reminds me of the good old days, soldering and the like after 8 cans of stella......seen many a firework display....

 

[prag]

make your own connectivity kit thats what I did until i got a Ck3i as its a bit easier. All you have to do is basically power the drive from the PSU on your PC and use the sata cable as normal heres a tutorial Modifying The Xbox 360 Dvd Drive For Pc - Scenyx Entertainment Community