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FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · Oct 17

I did a thing! Hit me up if you’d like to join the standingintheodds.com club! Would love for it to be a common domain to find all your favorite shiny hunters

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FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · 20h

tysm!! The extra $2k hurts my wallet a bit but I'll make it work. Mainly felt like everyone deserved a detailed account of why they were going to get less chips than my initial projection.

IIRC I said it would be ~8 chips per 10 but I really wanted to over-deliver not the other way around

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FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · 21h

Important update on the Gen 4/5 Save Chip Group Buy. Mostly good/some bad: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Would really have preferred to be focusing on the new game right now but I felt this was super important to share first

Please take the time to read!

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FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · 2d

Oh no, we are going to be bidding again each other in the coming years it seems

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FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · 2d

I shouldn’t have to say this but if you post leaks to the standing in the odds feed, I will remove you.

Please respect others in the community who want to experience the game the intended way. Posting leaks is extremely unkind and a clear violation of the rules

breadbug @breadbug.standingintheodds.com · 2d

standing in the odds feed dont let me down... please tag ur spoilers and dont put obvious spoilers in ur captions... also what is the spoiler tag so i can mute it lol

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FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · 2d

It's officially after work time! Destiny mark hunting for the perfect lil goober www.twitch.tv/fexcollects/

FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · 2d

Tonight after work! www.twitch.tv/fexcollects

FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · 2d

Slow and steady wins the race friendo. I'd rather have 10 Cilerba videos over the next 10 years than 2 in the next month then nothing because you burnt out.

Gotta take care of yourself first

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FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · 2d

lol bluesky's auto scaling is not doing this image any kindness

FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · 2d

Tonight after work! www.twitch.tv/fexcollects

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FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · 3d

If you can find an existing PCB design somewhere then yeah it’s “just” ordering it from PCBWay/JLCPCB and moving the parts over (this is actually fairly challenging but doable)

If you can’t find one then it’s _much_ harder because you have to hand solder hair thin wires everywhere that is corroded

FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · 3d

Responded in the other thread! It might be salvageable but it would probably better serve as a parts donor to repair other Pokewalkers

FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · 3d

Honestly it’s in rough enough shape that a PCB swap is probably easier than repair but I haven’t seen anyone make a replacement PCB for the Pokewalker yet

FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · 3d

Most likely it’s repairable yeah but there is a lot of damage on this PCB. Anyone with the skill to do it would likely charge more than it costs to just get a replacement. It could be a fun project if you wanted to learn soldering though.

FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · 3d

Very glad I never got into that app lmao

FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · 3d

wtf it’s going to be impossible to avoid that one

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FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · 3d

Huh?!?

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FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · 3d

TBH that looks like quite a bit of water damage to me. That white square should have a pink pattern on it (it changes color once it gets wet) and the PCB is showing signs of damage

FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · 3d

Hmmm, yeah assuming the battery was brand new and installed in the correct orientation then it’s probably something internal.

Maybe something like a solder joint that disconnected over time but I’m not really able to say more than that without looking at the PCB

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FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · 4d

There are open seats near me! You can probably make it if you run

FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · 4d

Yall don’t think Paul would mind if I shiny hunt at the function right?

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FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · 6d

This was my first swing at a major video editing project, I hope yall like it

Shoutout to @kotatsuinunova.standingintheodds.com for the amazing thumbnail!

FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · 6d

New video alert!! I heard everyone was posting their Pokemon Worlds Vlogs so I decided to post my NAIC vlog :) Just a little fashionably late

youtu.be/djq0AnrA5HU

I saw this Pokemon for the FIRST time - NAIC Vlog

YouTube video by FexCollects

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FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · 6d

3D printers too! Kind of crazy that you can find loads of CNC derivatives in every workshop

FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · 6d

Yes! The machines that assemble the games have a tape feeder and a tiny vacuum nozzle that picks up each part and places it on the PCB. It can fully automatically assemble thousands of games at a time without human intervention. It’s honestly a really cool process youtube.com/shorts/CjMiN...

#ZB3245TS pick and place machine #jrelectrokits

YouTube video by Abhiyantra Automation

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FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · 6d

The parts arrived today!

I’m still waiting on the tariff bill, once I have that I can calculate the exact number of parts per person!

Reminder to check your email if you haven’t sent your contribution in yet!

Photo of spare repair chips for gen 4 and 5 Pokemon games

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FexCollects @fexcollects.standingintheodds.com · 7d

I have a lot of dups if you change your mind on singles!

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