KinzuAdder v2Pro/3.5G build

Other KinzuAdders:

rawkd's Kinzu v1, v2 Pro / DA 3Gv2, 3Gv3
4mp459's Kinzu v1 / DA ?

My Kinzu v2 Pro died a rather sudden unexplained death, so I pulled the guts from my DeathAdder 3.5G, hacked up the Kinzu chassis, and built myself a KinzuAdder.





I had to remove a fair bit of plastic from the Kinzu case. I'll post some photos, in addition to the wiring diagram I'm using, later today.builds
Edited by cartoonfoxes - 7/18/12 at 3:03pm

The caps on the DA board are a bit bigger than the Kinzu's - the height of the caps means some fitting was needed. With the assistance of some wire snips and a rotary tool I removed some plastic from the Kinzu's case.




The DeathAdder and Kinzu have inverse pinouts for their data cables. I soldered the DA's connector to the Kinzu cable, since I wanted to keep the Kinzu's retaining nub. The added bulk around the shrinktube meant some more work on the underside of the case.


Edited by cartoonfoxes - 7/13/12 at 6:31pm

I've been using a silicone adhesive to hold the DeathAdder's CPU/censor board in place. Because of the board's dimensions, the rear case screws are obscured. I suppose I could have drilled holes for these, but I already had the board mounted by the time I thought of it. In place of the rear screws, I used another blob of adhesive. This should hold just fine, but means that future repairs are out of the question.

I have some PureTrak skates on order. I was feeling impatient though, so I stole the boots off my Kana (current production seems to include PTFE skates).



Nice flare.


The finished product is just as sweet as I thought it would be.

Edited by cartoonfoxes - 7/14/12 at 4:54pm

I was worried about damaging the board. It's a real pain to see the traces in the DeathAdder PCB, so I couldn't tell what I'd have to repair if I cut or drilled too far.

Here's how I wired the boards together. Doing it this way will map the Kinzu's DPI button to the DeathAdder's back-button. I forgot my pinout notes at work, so these are unlabelled.


Edited by cartoonfoxes - 7/14/12 at 5:16pm