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PSone MOD Chip Install & Full SMD Re-Cap | Nice

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I'm going to try and perform a full re-cap on this ageing Sony PlayStation One with Multi-Layer Ceramic capacitors! And while I'm in there, let's see if we can add a OneChip mod chip in there too!

Original PSone video: Trying To FIX a PSone | No Display & No Di...
Modchip HEX files: https://archive.org/details/PSXModchi... (Mayumi, MM3 & One Chip)
Chip Programmer: https://amzn.to/3itO8Fv
Voultar's Channel: voultar

Hope you enjoy!
Steve

PS. I'm not an expert in repairs at all. I do this for fun, and it may not be the best or safest way to go about repairing broken stuff. I'm pretty good at melting plastic though. Please don't copy me - I'm an idiot.

Dave? : 00:00
SMD Capacitor Install: 03:16
Modchip Install: 10:22

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20 Comments

@coder_foo 2 years ago

So this is where it starts... the legend of Dave!

@BillybobAndersson 4 years ago (edited)

Hi!
It's been a while since I took a PSOne screen apart, but I'm pretty sure that the LCD driver IC does have a PAL/NTSC selection pin with a convinient test pad.
Setting this to NTSC should allow it to play both PAL och NTSC.
Could be a fun little project. :)
(I did something similar for a project a few years back when building a mini arcade cabinet)

@buntypython 4 months ago

I've finally found out where Dave came from

@sonny_jimm 4 years ago (edited)

This is what YouTube was designed for - sharing knowledge and experience to help others. The fact that you took the time to list all the part nos and Cap values so others can repair their devices as well is so great. I don't have a PS1 but if I did I'd be over the moon. 👍

@CruisinComPTon 4 years ago

I had a playstation back when i was in the US Navy (1999 - 2003) and took it with me everywhere. In my first deployment to the Persian Gulf I had it chipped (modded) and bought a ton of games for $1 each. Memories.

@RichardT2112 4 months ago

Scary thinking it has been 4 years since we had Dave stay with us full time 😂

@Pr3sarioVSU 1 year ago

I finally found Dave's origin story

@Druid_Plow 3 years ago

That voultar shout out was perfect. 😂

@kimberlybates1187 5 years ago

Wow you are doing an awesome job Steve. I mean that's quality right there, running the wires underneath the chipped legs and stuff. That looks very nice, very good. Good skills and soldering through the edge of the wire instead of trimming into length that's a good trick too, using the heat of the solder. That's really neat. This is great, I love the work

@I_am_the_happy_prince 1 year ago

Years ago I bought a second hand PlayStation. And wanted to fit a mod chip in it. So purchased a mod chip online with all the soldering instructions. Sat down with soldering iron all heated up. Took the back off. And saw it was already modified lol

@secondfavorite 4 years ago

I've watched your vids every time they've popped up in my feed for the past month or so, and I'm so glad to finally be led to the Dave origin story.

@NewRetroRepair 5 years ago

Heya Stez, nicely installed! Just a heads up on cap replacements in these older systems. They tend to use aluminium electrolytic capacitors because ceramics can lose a load of capacitance in areas with high DC bias. Notice how the PS1 has some SMD MLCC caps already? The engineers chose to use electrolytics in the places where they were needed.

Using MLCC's like this will have thrown the circuit slightly out of whack, looks like it's not a big deal though at least. It's worth bearing in mind though for future projects.

Also I have it on good authority Dave says you shouldn't twist off caps! If you want to be lazy just clip the can just above the plastic base of the SMD with some flush cuts, then desolder the remaining legs with a regular iron. Twisting caps off is a recipe for torn pads :(

@smithincanton 5 years ago

OMG!! The glasses and the Voultar bit...toooo good mate! :-D

@TARGau 4 years ago

Watching soldering in general is so therapeutic. And you're not too bad at it! I want to mod my PS1 classic but I have no idea where to start or even buy a mod chip from

@stevesmusic1862 4 years ago

Voltair!!! He does great soldering!

@DJ239 3 years ago

Dude you are the most exciting fix it video guy I've ever seen. I'm actually learning stuff from your videos too. I hope to one day be able to use a soldering iron and actually fix/ diagnose my own game consoles. I've spent a fortune throughout my life paying repair dudes to fix my stuff.

@JamesSmith-vz8yr 5 years ago

Neat wiring job with that chip install - Great video man! Enjoyed.

@BMR86 4 years ago

Your Voultar impression made me cackle! 🤣
Great job man! I wish I had your skills as I have already assassinated a psone console attempting this stuff 😅
I'm subbing right away look forward to more videos 👌🏻