Hey man, I've been watching your videos since one was randomly recommended around the new year and I have been really enjoying them. The format of this is really satisfying to me, watching you use your expertise in combination with the gamified money part. The other pure repair videos are enjoyable too though, I watch them as well.
I'm really looking forward to seeing you repair those PS2 controllers. I've been trying to repair mine for ages but wasn't able to. Your videos are like a repository of retro console repair techniques! Such an underrated channel.
Here's my guess. They are H revisions and either multiple buttons aren't working or it's randomly pressing buttons? In that case the issue is the bad plastic PCB. You can order new ones but they're often faulty from factory so expect to buy a batch of them and get a whole slew that doesn't work. Why this guess? Because it's by far the most common fault in them.
@@gamejaeger They're well enough made but they apparently thought that the specs on those resistor pads didn't need to be precise at all. They aren't too expensive even if you have to toss 9 out of 10 but it's a hassle and time wasted to have to check each one.
Great content as always, I would definitely be interested in seeing you take a stab at a gameboy color repair/restoration video; the space invaders restoration was satisfying to watch and there’s more parts to a GBC lol
Sounds good! I’ve done a good amount of those in the past and I’ve been thinking about picking up another lot of them for the challenge. You may have made of my mind lol. Thanks for the feedback!
@@gamejaeger of course! If I think I can encourage you to make more content I’m going to lol, your videos are the perfect blend of informative console repairs and entertainment.
I love the videos and have actually taken several tips to my own repairs. I have found that for the N64 and even some other consoles Scratch X works decently well to get some scratches out of the shells. Edit: PS2 controllers are my bread and butter for repairs. The "H" model controllers are the ones with that connector like in the video. That connector needs hot air to get it off. The new flex PCB will need to be trimmed at the triggers to fit back on the plastic piece right. Some H model ones have a connector that has tabs on it. Those ones you don't need to replace the connector. Same goes for some "A" model controllers will have the connector and not be the pressure one. The same flex PCB can be used interchangeably between A and H models with the connector. There is also a "M" model but those seem pretty rare as I have only found one or two in hundreds of PS2 controllers I've done.
Thank you! I'll look into the Scratch X, that might be something I could use often... And yeaahhhh, I found out the hard way with the PS2 controller repairs... Lol You'll see in next months video but yeah, I think I need a hot air station to work on those for sure... For some reason I've always hated working on PS2 controllers though. I can't put my finger on it but I've just had a hard time with them. Thanks for the info though!
@@gamejaeger I use a Quick 957dw+ hot air station for my repairs. It's a smaller unit but pretty affordable at around $100. I have not done HDMI port replacements with it yet so I can't give feedback for that but at 300 degrees Celsius works wonders for getting that stupid PS2 connector off. I've also used it to recap GameCube optical drives without issue.
99% of the time the issues with the gamecubes is the caps for the laser and i would also suggest putting in a battery holder in the gamecube that way in 20 or 30 years its easier to replace
Thanks! That's weird, but hopefully it gets fixed. Lol the eBay fees don't bother me too much actually, I've been selling on there for years and they really aren't bad in comparison to other platforms. Just part of the process at this point...
Philips S6KM Drives are very common to also fail on comunication with the xbox. I always ditch them. Samsung drives are known to trace tare sadly. So be very carefull!
Yeah I’m finding that out quickly but thank you for the confirmation too! I was not rushing through and just ripping stuff off the board and most of the pads just fell off. Very surprising to me at the time how many failed.
@@gamejaeger I always heat the bottom with hotair to remove the caps. It‘s risky to blow them but better for the pads. But i also build lots of NoDVD Xbox classics. Maybe not suited for the challange but something you could do with the spare consoles you have without DVD Drives for the future (:
Ok color me interested because I’ve been looking into that for the ones that may not be able to have working disc drives ever. I’ve found a few really interesting posts talking about the process and even installing 2 hard drives and removing the disc drives altogether too. Super interesting stuff that I’m just scraping the surface on now. I just didn’t know if people would be interested in a unit that didn’t have a disc drive though. Seems very niche but I may be wrong?
man awesome stuff man, lol I'm actually going through the same process, but Im sitting on 6 og xboxes, 4 xbox 360s, 3 ps3 and a og nintendo wii I just modded last night lol. only have them cause I got them for super good deal. all those consoles and about 70 games I got all for under $250. facebook marketplace negotiations :D
@@gamejaeger haha yah gotta be constantly on fb marketplace and willing to negotiate, also I found out that sometimes fb marketplace sends your message to thier "message request" instead of thier inbox to see your message. So i had to make another account and actually got a reply on that one but not on my main account lol, thinking about it, if I didnt know I wouldve missed out on those deals.
@@gamejaeger but love your videos, great to watch and learn. Helps to watch and understand diagnosis processes and helps me to do the same to the systems I have! 😁👍🏻 Subbed
Yeah I kinda figured you’d probably have to be watching FB like a hawk to get deals like that. Nice that you did though, hopefully they go well for you too. Thank you!
For the Playstation, it's possible you heated the surrounding capacitors and temporarily brought them back to live. I'd suggest changing those out. Also, minor gripe but that one song on a 40 minute loops is grinding on the ears.
It’s certainly possible, but I wasn’t heating the chips long at all. I’d be surprised if that heated them up enough to work but it’s possible. I could always heat the whole unit with a hair dryer and test again to see if that confirms it too. Thanks for the feedback too
on the phillips drives i noticed an eprom, i wonder what it does and i wonder if it might be worth testing replacing it or reflashing it to see if it does anything, i might have to check my drives and see, not seeing thats the issue but would be neat to see if it does anything
Do you by chance know the stock POT settings for Philips drives? I’ve looked and the only values I can find so far are the minimum values of 500 ohms for them. I’m curious what the stock settings are for them though.
That would be cool, thanks! I’ve only seen the low limit listed online for those. And nothing for Samsungs at all either. Thomson drives low limits are at 800 if I remember correctly? But stock settings are hard to find. I’d almost need to do a sampling of 5-10 working drives to get a good solid answer for each drive. Maybe a future video? Lol
This serie is great, is a crime that doesn't have way more views yet.
Thank you, I appreciate it! Tell your friends!
i feel so bad for that slim i would have fixed it
Not for me. Lol
@@gamejaeger i fixed a fat ps2 with the same issue and it works perfectly, i use it as my main ps2 now
I’ve done it before but I just have a hard time with it as time goes on… I’m sure it may have been fixed but it was sacrificed instead lol
Hey man, I've been watching your videos since one was randomly recommended around the new year and I have been really enjoying them. The format of this is really satisfying to me, watching you use your expertise in combination with the gamified money part. The other pure repair videos are enjoyable too though, I watch them as well.
Awesome, thank you for the feedback! Glad you enjoy!
Same lol. It's just nice to watch
Thank you!
I'm really looking forward to seeing you repair those PS2 controllers. I've been trying to repair mine for ages but wasn't able to. Your videos are like a repository of retro console repair techniques! Such an underrated channel.
Thank you! I’ll show how it went next episode. Let’s just say so far it hasn’t gone as smoothly as it could though…
Here's my guess. They are H revisions and either multiple buttons aren't working or it's randomly pressing buttons? In that case the issue is the bad plastic PCB. You can order new ones but they're often faulty from factory so expect to buy a batch of them and get a whole slew that doesn't work.
Why this guess? Because it's by far the most common fault in them.
Yeah, that's what I've heard. Apparently they are not made very well or at least not consistently at all.
@@gamejaeger They're well enough made but they apparently thought that the specs on those resistor pads didn't need to be precise at all.
They aren't too expensive even if you have to toss 9 out of 10 but it's a hassle and time wasted to have to check each one.
Very true. It is a hassle indeed...
Just take it outside and clean it, no need to burn it.
True, but I was tossing it anyway…
Great content as always, I would definitely be interested in seeing you take a stab at a gameboy color repair/restoration video; the space invaders restoration was satisfying to watch and there’s more parts to a GBC lol
Sounds good! I’ve done a good amount of those in the past and I’ve been thinking about picking up another lot of them for the challenge. You may have made of my mind lol. Thanks for the feedback!
@@gamejaeger of course! If I think I can encourage you to make more content I’m going to lol, your videos are the perfect blend of informative console repairs and entertainment.
Thank you
I love the videos and have actually taken several tips to my own repairs. I have found that for the N64 and even some other consoles Scratch X works decently well to get some scratches out of the shells.
Edit: PS2 controllers are my bread and butter for repairs. The "H" model controllers are the ones with that connector like in the video. That connector needs hot air to get it off. The new flex PCB will need to be trimmed at the triggers to fit back on the plastic piece right. Some H model ones have a connector that has tabs on it. Those ones you don't need to replace the connector. Same goes for some "A" model controllers will have the connector and not be the pressure one. The same flex PCB can be used interchangeably between A and H models with the connector. There is also a "M" model but those seem pretty rare as I have only found one or two in hundreds of PS2 controllers I've done.
Thank you! I'll look into the Scratch X, that might be something I could use often... And yeaahhhh, I found out the hard way with the PS2 controller repairs... Lol You'll see in next months video but yeah, I think I need a hot air station to work on those for sure... For some reason I've always hated working on PS2 controllers though. I can't put my finger on it but I've just had a hard time with them. Thanks for the info though!
@@gamejaeger I use a Quick 957dw+ hot air station for my repairs. It's a smaller unit but pretty affordable at around $100. I have not done HDMI port replacements with it yet so I can't give feedback for that but at 300 degrees Celsius works wonders for getting that stupid PS2 connector off. I've also used it to recap GameCube optical drives without issue.
Nice! Good to know. I may be in the market for one this year...
99% of the time the issues with the gamecubes is the caps for the laser and i would also suggest putting in a battery holder in the gamecube that way in 20 or 30 years its easier to replace
I just happen to have extra tabbed cartridge batteries, that’s why I used those but good idea. Much easier to change later!
Good video as usual. For whatever reason this video didn't appear in my feed. Those fees are scandalous - they're making more money than you.
Thanks! That's weird, but hopefully it gets fixed. Lol the eBay fees don't bother me too much actually, I've been selling on there for years and they really aren't bad in comparison to other platforms. Just part of the process at this point...
Philips S6KM Drives are very common to also fail on comunication with the xbox. I always ditch them. Samsung drives are known to trace tare sadly. So be very carefull!
Yeah I’m finding that out quickly but thank you for the confirmation too! I was not rushing through and just ripping stuff off the board and most of the pads just fell off. Very surprising to me at the time how many failed.
@@gamejaeger I always heat the bottom with hotair to remove the caps. It‘s risky to blow them but better for the pads.
But i also build lots of NoDVD Xbox classics. Maybe not suited for the challange but something you could do with the spare consoles you have without DVD Drives for the future (:
Ok color me interested because I’ve been looking into that for the ones that may not be able to have working disc drives ever. I’ve found a few really interesting posts talking about the process and even installing 2 hard drives and removing the disc drives altogether too. Super interesting stuff that I’m just scraping the surface on now. I just didn’t know if people would be interested in a unit that didn’t have a disc drive though. Seems very niche but I may be wrong?
Please do some indepth refurbishing videos!
Will do! Thanks for the feedback!
man awesome stuff man, lol I'm actually going through the same process, but Im sitting on 6 og xboxes, 4 xbox 360s, 3 ps3 and a og nintendo wii I just modded last night lol. only have them cause I got them for super good deal. all those consoles and about 70 games I got all for under $250. facebook marketplace negotiations :D
Wow, nice deal! I wish I could find deals like that locally.
@@gamejaeger haha yah gotta be constantly on fb marketplace and willing to negotiate, also I found out that sometimes fb marketplace sends your message to thier "message request" instead of thier inbox to see your message. So i had to make another account and actually got a reply on that one but not on my main account lol, thinking about it, if I didnt know I wouldve missed out on those deals.
@@gamejaeger but love your videos, great to watch and learn. Helps to watch and understand diagnosis processes and helps me to do the same to the systems I have! 😁👍🏻 Subbed
Yeah I kinda figured you’d probably have to be watching FB like a hawk to get deals like that. Nice that you did though, hopefully they go well for you too. Thank you!
Btw PS1 consoles often have problems displaying if they have out of specs caps ! I would recommend changing the caps on that "broken av" playstation
Good to know. Thanks!
@@gamejaeger had 2 PsOnes with that problem and a launch model ps1
I haven’t done a lot of fixes with ps1’s so it’s kind of a new thing for me. Still learning the common issues so maybe that is one of them too?
For the Playstation, it's possible you heated the surrounding capacitors and temporarily brought them back to live. I'd suggest changing those out.
Also, minor gripe but that one song on a 40 minute loops is grinding on the ears.
It’s certainly possible, but I wasn’t heating the chips long at all. I’d be surprised if that heated them up enough to work but it’s possible. I could always heat the whole unit with a hair dryer and test again to see if that confirms it too. Thanks for the feedback too
on the phillips drives i noticed an eprom, i wonder what it does and i wonder if it might be worth testing replacing it or reflashing it to see if it does anything, i might have to check my drives and see, not seeing thats the issue but would be neat to see if it does anything
I 100% have to check the POT settings for those and see where they are at. For some reason I always forget to do that lol.
@@gamejaeger i have only done that repair twice and thankfully havent checked the pots but now thinking about it i may have to just incase
Do you by chance know the stock POT settings for Philips drives? I’ve looked and the only values I can find so far are the minimum values of 500 ohms for them. I’m curious what the stock settings are for them though.
@@gamejaeger I do not but I think I have one I can check later and get back to you
That would be cool, thanks! I’ve only seen the low limit listed online for those. And nothing for Samsungs at all either. Thomson drives low limits are at 800 if I remember correctly? But stock settings are hard to find. I’d almost need to do a sampling of 5-10 working drives to get a good solid answer for each drive. Maybe a future video? Lol