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Gary Honis
Vendor-DSLR Mods
Reged: 12/15/04
Posts: 275
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Jerry,
Congratulations on the successful mod!
The battery adapter you need for the XSi is the "ACK-E5 AC Power Adapter Kit". You can get it from camera shops and also on ebay.
A hard drive crash caused me to lose a lot of user comments from those following my instructions for the 450D modification. If you can send me a note with any comments you have or recommendations for others, I can add them to the web site. The ribbon cables and connectors keep getting smaller in the newer cameras and good lighting helps to see what you're doing.
Gary Honis 
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Gary Honis
DSLR Modification Service
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JerryWise
Postmaster
Reged: 12/26/03
Posts: 8152
Loc: Lexington, SC
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Lighting is most important Gary.
I did the modification on a large desk. A 12" x 19" sheet of paper taped to the area under the camera made a nice white background critical for locating wayward screws. To the left of the camera I taped two 8" x 10" sheets of paper. On the paper, starting from upper left, I drew a series of boxes down the page. As the screws and parts came out I placed them inside the boxes in sequence. Then penciled in the screen number(from your instruction video) in the box. Easy reference and quick.
A very helpful tool is a magnifier/light cap similar to this one. While helpful, more light would still have been appreciated. The gloves were a very good idea. No smudges on any of the parts when done. Just as stated, the blue glass filter worked out of the frame with thumb pressure and without breaking. I tried several kinds of synthetic gloves and ended up using latex surgical gloves (Walmart). Latex gives a good grip but also fits snugly over the finger tips. Much better control over the small screws.
Overall, not a bad job given your instructions. I would never have attempted it without those clear pictures and sequenced instructions. 
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Jerry
Takahashi FS-60c, FS-78, FS-152, TOA 150
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