Restoration & Upgrade of PlayStation with a Spider Nest Inside
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- Опубликовано: 22 июл 2022
- I will restore and upgrade this broken and yellowed PlayStation. The coinsole doesn't read discs which is very common and easily fixable issue with these old consoles. I also found something a spider nest from the inside.
During the dissasembly I found the remains a of a spider and a spidernest. It's very common I find bugs inside these old devices, I'm, not sure why, maybe they're dark and warm places?
I cleaned the parts with soap and then put them in my retrobrighting box. Here's my tutorial to the retrobrighting: • How to remove yellowin... and tutorial to build the box: • Making the Ultimate Re... Notice that the original tutorial doesn't need the heater but the lights are touching the box which warms up the solution. Both heat and UV-light seem to aid the process.
Next I installed the upgrade. I got a device called PSIO that allows me to play games from SD cards. This device can onlu be installed to Playstations taht have the Parallel I/O port in the back, not all of them do. You can find the instructions for each board from ps-io.com/ and full details on how to set it up. All you need is to add files (the manufacturer provides on that page) to the SD card and put your games on the card. Note that some games may consist of multiple .bin files. Those need to be cobined into single .bin files e.g. with CDMage program. This is a failrly simple modifications and fits someone with a little experience, however, you need a soldering iron with quite small tip to be able to solder them.
To fix the disc drive I opnly had to clean the lens. In some cases teh laser has gone old. You can try adjusting the screw I show to give it more life. It increases the voltage going to the laser and if it's adjusted to the highest voltage at the factory the laser would burn out faster. In this restoration I use similar potentiometer to fix the laser on another Playstation • I restored this $7 Jun... The idea is the same with this one. If adjusting the laser doesn't work, you need to purchase a replacement part. Or you can just intall an SD card reader and never play games from discs, but I wanted that option too so I repaired it.
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It is always a miracle, when dirty and yellow becoming look like new, just from the Christmas present box.
Never getting bored to see such changing.
Дааа, сразу детством приятым повеяло))
Yeah it's a miracle, they cleaned and repaired it 😂 lol not a miracle at all
@@worksmarter1010 so how do you suppose they get the yellow off then? console plastic does yellow
@@bhrojas09 Just think about how a ps could get that dirty WITHOUT dirt in the port. Do you know the difference between restoration and refurbishing? Are you aware of fake restoration vids? This has been made to look dirty so you can waste your time on a lie. You’ve been used manipulated and lied to: the title says RESTORATION
@@worksmarter1010 so how is my personal Super Nintendo yellowish also??? I can get the yellowish off, explain to me how he did it rhen
Nice restoration. I would probably have left the spider web in there though, since it could potentially assist in catching some bugs in the system.
Wow 😂😂 I love it
Nice one
AHA. Nice.
Nice joke.
😂
POV: you're lying in bed watching this person repair a PlayStation
Ta da
From watching you, I became more confident to disassemble my electronics and repair and clean them myself. Thank you. And I love how you have no music. Its so relaxing.
Yes, exactly! I hate background music in these types of videos.
And now nothing works right. Lol
@@worksmarter1010 no one thinks plastic rusts. nice try
@@NA1c158 so you know this is fake then right? The outside of a ps1 is plastic therefore it cannot rust. Hence this is a fake video made to fool people because you think it’s ok to benefit off of peoples lack of knowledge. Shame on you asshole
@@worksmarter1010 no one said the outside is rusty. Its just dirt. Everyone knows that except you apparently.
Now that's what I call
**puts on sunglasses**
Debugging the system
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
JOKE-RUINING FUN FACT: The reason certain errors are called "bugs" is because insects could enter the earliest computers and mess up the program being run.
@@Chaos89P nah that’s just a cool fact the joke still stands
@@Chaos89P Thats an old wives tale. The actual reason was because when Pythagoras was building his first ASCII character map he exclaimed something like *shit* and the Latin for that is *buggy.*
@@kanedaku No, Grace Hopper's machine broke down unexpectantly one day, and when she opened it up to figure out the problem, she found-
Oh. Oh dear. Well played.
Feels like eons since i last read a CSI punchline
So great seeing the classic PS1 get completely refurbished again, especially in the days of PS5.
You know that is kind of funny. We are like iphone number 502 but only PS5. Why is it we blow through phones but are so slow to upgrade our gaming? Not that I want to upgrade either anytime soon, my phone is over 3 years old and I am not getting a new one any time soon.
@@robertm4050 Only vain idiots buy a new iPhone every year. Normal people buy a phone and use it until it starts malfunctioning or breaks.
@@robertm4050 Because the point of videogames is to have more games to play rather than consoles
I love my ps5 but my ps1 still gets use, or at least the games through my ps3. My ps1 hasn't worked in a long time
PS2>PS5
"It's like food delivery but for spiders"
with all the silence, sincerity, and asmr format of this video, that joke was set up so well.
I love this channel, I find the way you fix things so satisfying and the fact that there is no voice, no music, just the sound of you doing your usual brilliance, it’s great, keep up the good work :)
That psio upgrade is a really cool feature and that’s a lot of games that you can choose from. That’s must have been a cool system to restore
But wouldn't the modification void the PS warranty?
@@ashryasrinick bruh the warranty is already gone now lol
@@ashryasrinick DUDE, THE PS1 IS WELL OVER 20 YEARS OLD. I THINK THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED
@@techguy348 🧐
Shame the PSIO has been out of stock for months and they stopped taking backorders since january this year. Wonder how this guy got one.
Concerning the laser lense, most people foreget that the lens has two sides. Also there are mirrors and the glass on the laser diode which can get dirty, especially if the device was used by heavy smokers.
If cleaning the upper lens side doesn't worke, I usually demount the Laser essembly from the horizontal worm gear and throw it into my ultrasonic cleaner for some minutes (just water and a little bit of soap and a little bit of IPA). After the washing I dry it as good as possible and let it dry completely out over night.
I usually try this before messing around with the potentiometers as a wrong setting may burn the laser diode.
wouldnt have think 'bout that... great one!
That's a cool idea, but doesn't the sugar from the IPA cause more issues, or is it strictly medicinal for stress relief?
@@johnriff85 🤣
@@johnriff85 just in case you're serious, he means Isopropyl Alcohol by IPA, and not the pale ale lol
@@boboyo I was being intentionally facetious lol. Thanks for trying to be a bro though!
There is something about you restoring and repairing things that is so soothing. It's neat and fun too watch too. Almost hypnotizing actually.
I love watching channels like this and Awesome Restorations as they seem to be my version of an ASMR listening. They are so therapeutic and relaxing watching these things get taken apart and fixed to be just as good as the original.
An AMAZING job as always! I like the upgrade. It was a nice addition to an otherwise normal restoration video. I love seeing the different modifications and upgrades to things I cherished as a kid.
I too!
Reversing the plastick yellowing is probably the coolest display of chemistry that I've seen.
I could be wrong but i think thts also from smoking not just yellowing
@@timothyb.4928 Thats more of a misconception. While it may slightly add to the yellowing the real yellowing (like this kind) happens when consoles are left in sunlight for long periods of time (like months or years). If you look at your own old consoles, if you have any, you may be able to see slight differences in the whiteness. Say like the memory card of a gamecube, you might be able to tell the part that usually is in the console will be much whiter than the part outside. Hope this helps!
@@Jakearoo3009true. But my family smokes lol
@@Jakearoo3009 the console yellows because the bromine in the plastic reacts to UV light, so you're technically correct
"Jesse, we need to reverse the plastic yellowing Jesse. We need to cook."
Just come across your channel today. How satisfying to see these nostalgic devices being brought back to life. Impressive work. Well done
Beyond the restoration (which was great as always btw) I'm actually very impressed that the device turned on and gave video. Guess it goes to show how durable these older gen consoles actually were.
The disk not reading isn't too surprising as those lasers tend to wear out overtime, hell maybe it was the reason the original owner stopped using it.
i genuinely really appreciate that you put no music on your videos. i like hearing the normal noises of the restoration.
Spiders aside, that PS was in really good shape on the inside! Plus I never knew these chips existed, really cool stuff
It's so amazing to watch you take apart stuff, fix them, and then put the parts back together. I always love the older consoles like the PS1, PS2, Original XBOX (the one before 360 came out), and of course, the Nintendo Switch! Keep up the good work Odd Tinkering!
The tinkering process fascinates me more than the end result of any 'thing'. Good stuff.
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The sounds were even better than usual, I don't usually notice them but they really made it satisfying to watch
The Ducktor always the star of the show, as they should be
I thought he was going to drink the duck alcohol for a sec
I love his videos. Nothing but fixing something with no sound only but the sound of the tools and the fixing.
This is fabulous… it’s like watching a surgeon and it always has a good ending!! Job well done!!
Your editing of these videos is as impressive as your ability to repair and refurbish the consoles!
This guy is crazy multitalented. He probably has gigachad looks and a massive hog too.
Awesome clean up. Got to confess the scratching/breaking of the connectors scared me but well worth the risk! Great outcome
I love that, even after all this time, these devices can be repaired and taken apart so easily...
PSIO is some incredible stuff. It’s crazy how many new heights we’re still reaching with PS1 modding
Exactly
But how do you transfer the games onto a memory card? And my ps1 was modified to run downloaded copies.
They have had this stuff for years. PS1 is a quarter century old dude.
PSIO is useless nonsense
for its price (160 usd) you can buy used PS4
@@americanrussianproud And how exactly would you play PS1 games natively on PS4? Piss off.
You make the best restoration videos! Keep up the good work!
You're videos are incredibly well made. You always come up with new ideas and always include a bit of comedy. So much to enjoy about this channel. Thanks
I enjoy your witty commentary in these videos like in this one when you said it was like food delivery for spiders, and of course I am a big fan of the good ducktor.
I think this is my new favourite channel. Also, great to watch whilst hungover. Very relaxing
No spiders were harmed in this video🕷. Another awesome video. Looking forward to your next one.
That was extremely cool! I didn't know that the PSIO uprade even existed. That makes an old obsolete console more awesome than it was when it was new. Thanks Odd Tinkering and Ducktor for your great videos. God bless. Rev. D.
There are lots of cool PSX mods and accessories. Your traditional modchips, PSIO, XStation, MODE, PS1 Digital, MemCard Pro.
Sadly though the PSIO hasn't been in production since around February when the chip shortage started. It's also very expensive in comparison to other mods available.
@@paulghignon4092 150 bucks + 30 for the chips? Seriously who would spend this much money on a sd reader? 😂
@@playstationportal4131 many people. Way more than you could possibly imagine. This goes for all old consoles. Example: SNES. Theres something called "FXPAK PRO" and it goes for 260€. It is beyond well worth it and its an SD reader (way more than that) for the SNES. You seem to have no idea or knowledge about these old systems whatsoever. A system being commercially obsolete doesnt make it obsolete for homebrew in the slightest. For consoles like this, an "SD reader" is never just an SD reader.
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So glad you chose to play Spyro, it is my favorite game from PS1. Awesome restoration as always!
Watching you restore and crank up Spyro made me crack the biggest smile 😁
This should be a service. The amount of things we throw away because of a single flaw or damage is staggering. Something like this should be in every location (game store), it would save many items and keep them in circulation.
Refurbishing is nothing new. Many places do it.
@@somerandomguy4240 I've seen some refurbished consoles before and by the looks of it, they couldn't even muster the patience to open it to clean it, fixed the actual issue and remove any pest from within (This is a big turn off to would be buyers). They can't do something simple as that let alone have the thoroughness of this guy to take everything apart, meticulously clean every part and submerged the pieces in a solution to restored the color. Resulting on a final product looking and working as if it was new... < that's what I'm talking about.
@@Strider-Ragnarok Plenty of people do that. Just because you've had bad experiences, doesn't mean that no one but this guy can do it properly.
@@somerandomguy4240 I don't think he was claiming that nobody else is capable of refurbishing, just that this service should be more widespread and at more game stores.
@@legoyoda9782 Did you seriously just necro this thread just to state the obvious?
The Ducktor always makes my day!!
This video was bad ass...kinda wish I would do this with my PSOne
He was king back in the day, and you are king for restoring him, keep on keeping on my friend !
That starting sound!!
It brings back so many memories❤
Most folks: Oh no! It's broken! I guess it's time to take it to the tip.
People who like fixing things: Oh yes! It's broken! Time for hydrogen peroxide and IPA!
It's more like
*Time to show off everything I know!!*
Looks to be worth it if you’ve seen the price of old school consoles. Most rare ones either don’t exist or are broken. May as well try to save the console for someone else to enjoy
I wish I had an electrical partner. I know nothing of repairing boards, but would love to start a refurb business where I'm the guy who just cleans the cases lol
@@Brandon-bc5um They do it so casually too, it's like *This goes here and this goes there* meanwhile my brain is breaking
I am noticing and appreciating the gradual improvements in camera work.
That's so autistic
This is my dream hobby, I never knew existed. Great videos man!
I love watching these episodes it’s perfect I just love the simplicity but talent and beauty. Awesome job
Great restoration as always, but what blows my mind is the mold making that went into making something like this. The buttons, levers, covers, all seem ridiculously engineered and complex for a video game console that's almost 30 years old. Also, every part is perfectly molded with no flash or any other defects I can see. Japanese go hard when it comes to their video games.
IN 1994, they had ONE chance to break the duopoly of sega/nintendo at the time. they must attract custommers but also games developers. no wonder, their products have to be the finest, IT MUST BE THE PINACLE of technology at the time. the full story is even more impressive.
the same year the SEGA Saturn was annouced at E3. after the speach was the price tag falls : 399$
SONY casualy walk right after that to present their product : "299$" is the only word they said to convince the crowd and change the whole industry.
its literally a square with round buttons.
@@lefourbe5596 Jesus Christ, and I thought modern day consoles were expensive. A $399 console in 1994 is over $800 today when adjusting for inflation.
@@legoyoda9782Yikes. Thank goodness prices aren’t as high now.
Can you restore my will to live?
Good one 😂
Wtf dont hang yourself please
Jesus Christ can
No one can do that believe me
@@user-pt1ll3om6kThere is a solution, Islam Not only does your passion come back, it changes your life completely
More than the ASMR, It's really admirable the vast knowledge about electronics and chemistry. You are a true savant.
I'd use this as my go-to-sleep ASMR everyday.
thank you~
Always preferred the phat versions of every PlayStation over the slim ones. Especially on PS3 because of it's backwards compatibility feature.
Just picked up a Nov 2006 Launch PS3 for $35 at a pawn shop. My original one got YLOD so I was real happy to find it.
Slim versions normaly performs better doe
@@I_SuperHiro_I why don’t you upgrade mate? PS4 is fairly cheap now
@@I_SuperHiro_I Waste of money bro. All of those PS3 models will get YLOD eventually, just a matter of time and how much it's been used. Consequence of terrible heat management.
@@crossfire1122 I have a PS4 PS5 Xbox X Switch OLED and Steam Deck, but I enjoy playing my classic games on original hardware. Thanks for the tip though.
That spider been inside that PlayStation since 1995
I'm so glad I stumbled upon this channel! If I ever wanna clean out or restore an old console I have a whole ass guide on how to do it!
This model PS1 was always so easy to work on!! Love this one man!!
It will always be satisfying watching his videos
Back when this system was new, I found that the first generation had the cpu was right under the cd drive and would overheat the cd drive. Over time this would soften the plastic holding the optics causing them to move out of alignment. To fix this I would install a fan inside the unit. This worked so well that the first gen PlayStation is still working today. I think I need to get this card adapter for it
It was a pleasure to watch you work.
Top-notch camera work, as always.
Odd Tinkering: Turns on the power for the first time in years.
Spiders inside: Guess I'll fry.
I'd love to one day maybe see what the camera setup looks like in your restoration area. You get some sick camera angles and I'm a nerd that likes to see that kind of stuff.
Playing real fast and loose, holding the power supply like that. Glad you are still alive, you have balls of steel. Consider me subscribed!
Watching the retrobrightening id super satisfying.
This guy is awesome, unlike those other fake restoration channels; this guy seems legit.
Bleach and scratching at PCB tracks with a scalpel? Hmm, but it's the 'i must be serious, I wear rubber gloves!' thing that cracks me up.
@@tonyparker7356 By that, do you mean he IS fake? I didn’t see any bleach…. Just asking.
@@co-jt6gd I'm not saying he's 'fake' I'm saying these guys are good at making themselves look 'serious' to the untrained eye. Rubber gloves tickled me. Oh and it was hydrogen peroxide he used iirc, the LEDs tickled me too.
@@tonyparker7356 Ohh…I see. It’s just that “Tickled” made it seem like you were skeptical.
@@co-jt6gd put it this way, no skilled tech I know would wear rubber gloves doing work like this, handling hydrogen peroxide aside.
Nice job love the playstations classics keep up the great works
Your videos are awesome! I love your obvious passion for restoring things!
Thank you for your videos. I rewatch them a lot because i have bad insomnia and they help :)
If there's one thing that almost always still looks brand new on these older consoles, it's the screws that hold them together.😆
0:57 It's very rare to find one of the first PS1 models (with a parallel port), without any broken pins where the CD fits.
What does the parallel port do anyway?
@@zekeram129 from what I understand, it was added as a way for sony to make additional accessories and hardware upgrades down the road that you could just plug in, kinda like the 32x on the sega mega drive, but they never ended up doing anything with it so they started covering it up (but still having it on the motherboard) in later models before completely doing away with it in some of the later revisions.
The only accessory that used the parallel port was GameShark/Action Replay. On later models, the port was removed.
Yeah, those break easily compared to the later run models.
@Nimbus Starplume on that I'm not sure. I only know the basics of what this mod does from when I was doing a little research on what I wanted to do with my ps1. I ended up going with an xstation mod personally.
Its so therapeutic to watch these.
I didn't know such things as ASMR repairs exist. Good stuff!
I wouldn't even go near that thing if I knew there were spiders inside.
When i started collecting and got tools to repair my ps1 i've seen dead roaches inside... sorry to gross you out on what i said
Great video! I really enjoy these console restorations! Please do more. I like your other restorations too but, I mainly enjoy your console restorations! Can you please do a restoration on a Nintendo Switch? Just a request. Thanks!
The simplicity of the design of the original Playstation was pure magic!
I remember playing alot on the PS1 as a kid, it's feels weird to see one age and earn the title "classic" or "retro" console, when I can still vaguely remember how they're state of the art at the time.......
Damn I feel old....
"Babe wake up, new odd thinkering video dropped"
Nice work 👏. Seems like it even loads quicker than I remember.
Good Job restoring and upgrading a good old Classic!
I commend you, I wouldn’t have been able to start before vacuuming all the dead spider bits first!!! 🤢
Fantastic job by you and the Ducktor!!!❤️❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
on reddit I saw a guy found a dead mouse carcass inside his decades old soldering iron. What would you do if you found that in something you were trying to repair?
@@cheeriosaregood920 Scream, throw it away, and then I’d probably buy a new iron! 😂
This is like ASMR for me
Great work mate!
It's like new again and ready for full fun! That PSIO it's looking amazing! I need to grab one too!
The start up sound is such so nostalgic 🥺
I guess spiders really are playstation exclusives. Even the non radioactive super hero ones.
PSIO looks like a good upgrade, not sure I wold want to butcher my mint original PlayStation though and I still like to use my original Xplorer cartridge in the parallel port. Great choice of Spyro at the end, my favourite PS game.
The little bits you throw in apart from then restoration such as the ducktor and things are hilarious
Nice restore job on this CLASSIC!
So, I'm guessing that the chip allows the data from to be loaded into the console much like it would from a disc, while at the same time telling the console that the game is an 'official copy' which the correct region data.
The way that copy protection worked on the console used a very little known fact about CD lasers, mainly that they can read right into the centre ring of the disc. Sony were the only company to take advantage of this and when the game discs were produced, a spiral track of data was placed on this ring that no one else had the ability to reproduce. to make it even more secure, they took advantage of the laser's lens being 'floated' around in an electromagnetic field, as this was necessary for all CD lasers because the data track wasn't always perfectly cantered, so micro adjustments were needed to read the data. what this means for the copy protection in that the data track in the centre ring wobbles, which made it near impossible to reproduce. this is the sound you can hear the laser making as it scan for region data where seems to zip back and forth rapidly. When you 'chipped' a PlayStation console, the chip would send data to the BIOS telling the console the game was official and the right region too
When I read spider nest I expected to find an modchip
lmao i know right? first time i ever bought a set of ps1s for repair i found a ratty modchip installed, cold joints, overly long cables, dusty nasty tape holding it together. Eventually trying to safely free the cables from their cold jointed prisons ended up lifting a pad off the board. rip.
Not sure how I ran into this video but I watched it in its entirely and when he started to play Spiro I felt a little emotional from the young times of me like 8 yrs old. Those games were so much fun can't believe I'm still playing video games on occasion on the ps5. Time never stops..
You are a professional at what you do...
Perfect video!
ficou muito massa o upgrade 👏👏👏👏👏❤
you make really good relaxed videos about cleaning and repair where things technical problems and everything works again. I'm so curious how that looks like new in the end🤩
Your videos show real good conscience like tutorials.
You're really good at this kind of thing, could you do a ps4 controller tutorial to fix the shell on it? Change shell on ps4 controller, instead of black ps4 controller another skin color shell. 👀👍
Or a tutorial, why a ps4 makes loud noises. maybe you can fix how or why it is. 😄 and.. my ps4 controller R1 button doesn't quite work properly. the R1 button is very low as if you can't press it anymore and is half as nonfunctional. the (x) button is very easy to press. could you put out a tutorial, how to fix it?
Thanks 😁
That sounds brings back so many great memories
Great restoration of the original PlayStation
I love a good "upgarde" on a PlayStation
I'm a little surprise you didnt remove the rust off those metal pieces and clean them up more. I know its hidden, but you know.
Im pretty sure he did but he just didnt record it.
oh wow the PSIO is so cool, it also accesses memory cards too! geez thats amazing!!
so many are too quick to throw away old consoles and electronics thinking they are beyond saving, getting this ps1 for around 5 bucks is a bargain and it's so great to see it restored. I never had one of these but I've always wanted one, I have a ps4 and my dad had a ps2 so the playstation is a big part of my life.
Yes, there are brief visuals of spiders in this video. Stay safe, fellow arachnaphobes. There are other very good videos from this channel that do not contain spiders 🖤
Love this restoration! But the biggest question is, what happened to the spider!? I hope he's safe...
There's something so zen about these vids, also I like the Ducktor. This is all, that's my comment.
So much skill. Plus, your black gloved hands leave me all tingly with anticipated release!
Shame someone de-labelled the underside, but easy to work out which version it is from the board & general spec of the system, SCPH-7502, I have one of them which I thought about getting the PSIO kit for, but never did, it just got a modchip to play "backups" instead... :P