This video is how I found your channel. I have a PSOne that has video issues. Been subbed a while and watched a ton of your vids. Just came back to this recently because I finally feel I have the soldering skills to tackle this repair. Thanks for putting out such great content.
Thank you so much for this video! Bought a PSone with screen locally and was told "console worked and screen was bad". Exact opposite, screen worked fine but the console had the same SMD cap issue as yours. I followed every one of your steps and successfully replaced with the same radial cap and it works. You are great!
There's something oddly therapeutic about watching these. I think it's a combination of the music, your voice, and the problem solving. I feel like I'm watching How It's Made: Game Repair Edition.
This was very helpful! I always get stuck in the troubleshooting part unless it is something very obvious. (It rarely is) I hope you make similar videos for other consoles as well :) A tip from my side: get a flux pen. It is faster to fix the joints with it and you have less flux to clean up :)
Thanks man. I’ve seen those pens in a few videos. Think I’ll check em out. I have to admit, there’s something very satisfying about using a syringe though :P
Thank you for this video.You video was the first that I had ever seen of any console diagnosis and repair video that almost properly showed how to set and use the multimeter. A customer had given us PS One that wasn't powering on, by using your video and tracing the power, i was able to determine that the power jack itself wasn't making good contact with the board, resoldered and it powers on now. I wonder if you could possibly do a diagnosis and repair video on a Gamecube power supply? If you haven't already done one on that.
Thanks for the video! I never thought to check the video quality that way! I'll definitely have to try that out today, even though I'm sure it's the issue, I want to verify. Gonna have to go grab a capacitor at the right specs though lol. I would love to get into electronics repair, so I've been learning what I can through RUclips and googling things. Do you have any recommendations for great resources? Subbed :)
My way of removing surface mounted caps, is to snip the cap right above the black plastic, then the rest of the caps usually falls a away from the board leaving the to pins still soldered to the board then desolder the 2 pins, this leaves you with zero pulling up action and no pad damage. just make sure your snips are sharp and the action is quick. The reason why I no longer do it the way of the video is pad condition, I don't know for sure that the pads are solid so rocking side to side and applying heat and removing head from one side to the other the can cause a pad to come away from the board Other option get a rework station with a hot air gun.
It's wild they had one of those rare, transparant PSone cases from back in the day, decided to yank the power and open buttons from it, and spray paint the rest of another seemingly normal shell black.. wonder what happened to the rest of the casing.
I keep reading that most of them are chipped on the used market, although none of the ones I’ve picked up so far seem to have a mod chip (or evidence that one was previously installed).
@@BorderlineOCD Here in the Netherlands its 90% of the time a chipped system. Same with most PS2 systems too, almost every i get in my hands is modded with a chip and a lot of times with a bad or non working laser.
Good video mate! 👍 just a question on testing the power plug I have a different reading than you had 7. 65 it was like 5.3 does that mean it’s faulty? The other question if have a blown fuse which’s one of those four you tested on the left hand side of console what they called and where to order them from? Cheers
5.3V with no load is very low. That's two thirds of the rated input voltage. I would try and source another power adaptor. The SMD fuses in the PSone are known as '1608 type' fuses. The one right below the input jack is rated at 2A and the 4 on the left are rated at 800mA according to the service manual. You can source them at any online electronics supply store for direct replacements. Some folks simply bridge a blown fuse with solder (thereby bypassing the fuse altogether). Outside of testing purposes, it's not my favorite way of doing things because it doesn't address the reason the fuse may have blown in the first place and theoretically risks further damage that a fuse would prevent. Having said that, my restoration goals sometimes outweigh the costs involved or value of the console. You could simply bridge it with solder to test, and just leave it like that if it works. If it were me I would source another faulty console for cheap and get the parts I need from there.
Never knew they made the psone in black. I bought two white versions with the fold down screens back when these came out .hardly used , Still have them still work great.
@@BorderlineOCD you earn my subscription. I was wondering if you can do a video of how to repair typical problems with a Sega Saturn because that's the one I have to fix
@@BorderlineOCD I will really appreciate that and thank you. I'm pretty handy doing some work in my car and around the house. And that's because I learn watching videos in RUclips and I want to get into console fixing because I have a few cones I need to fix
Thanks for making this video! my ps one does power on, but i can't get any video/ sound. i tried the video probe, but it is still not showing any video output. where should i go from there?
I just bought a PS1 from a pawn shop on vacation and never got a chance to test it. After arriving home and testing it, the disk spins fine, and the power light comes on, but I get absolutely no audio or video. I tried it thru an A/V to HDMI converter and it acted like there was no signal even being sent to the converter. Do you suspect this to be an issue with the console itself, or a faulty A/V cord?
I have a psone where there's a few distorted lines on the screen that slowly go up when the console is on. is this relatable to the capacitors as well?
Thank you! I apologize but I don’t fully understand your question. How are you getting VGA from the PSone? Are you using an upscaler or converter of some sort? As far as I’m aware this capacitor only filters the composite video signal.
@@BorderlineOCD I use the LevelHike PS1/PS2 HDMI adapter. It works on my both my PS1 and PS2, and outputs VGA over HDMI. It also upscales to 720p, since VGA doesn't like any video signal less than 480p. All PlayStation 1 through 3 support RGB, according to www.retrorgb.com/playstation.html.
Nice setup. So if you’re asking about RGB I’m not certain and don’t want to assert something I’m not sure about. Have you experienced the wonky video you see here over RGB? The output of the capacitor in question goes to pin 7 on the AV multi out (composite) so I’d be curious to know if it would have output RGB video properly even before replacing the bad AC coupling capacitor. Do you know if your setup relies on the composite output at all for anything? Sorry can’t be more help here.
I found something interesting. I think there's a discrepancy between the pinout of the AV multi out cable vs. the annotation on the top section of the motherboard at 5:16. I thought I might be going crazy there for a minute so I just opened the unit up to check continuity between the path of the AC coupling capacitor and the pinout on the header. I counted backwards from pin 12 labeled on the board (right to left) and I landed on pin 7. I found this odd, because when I search for a pinout of the AV multi out port it labels pin 6 for composite as you stated. I was confused so I checked continuity between what I'm calling pin 7, and pin 6 on the external AV multi out port, and there IS continuity between them. For all intents and purposes we are referring to the same signal. Hopefully this response made sense. I'm not sure if the pinouts just don't match internally vs. externally, or rather if I shouldn't be counting backwards from pin 12 on the board and assume I'm on pin 7... Let me know if you have more details about this. But if we are indeed talking about the same signal then I have to assume a bad cap would impact the RGB output since you're using that pin for sync. As we getting closer? 🤔 Thanks for your questions. I just learned something new about the system!
Hello, I have a PS1 which works just fine. The drive starts spinning but the game never actually comes on, and then it seems to stop spinning. Any idea what the issue could be?
Hi, first of all, thanks for this video. It helps me a lot. I have the same issue with my ps one fat (SCPH - 9001) I identified the capacitor, but the information on top is (GSC, 220, 4V). I wanna replace it for the radial capacitor because is more easy to solder it. My doubt is about the reference of the radial capacitor. Should I buy one with 220microF and 4V? Thank you!
i've found a PSone and followed your video, but the psone is not turning on at all. I see that the component FB001 and the nearby D004 have some dark around... maybe a short in these two components. Do you know if they are repleaceable or should i surrender? :) thanks!
Naa it’s a low DC voltage bud, it’s harmless. Even if your hands were wet and it zapped you, it would feel like a baby pinch. You should definitely be concerned about mains voltage but not the output of a low voltage DC adapter.
Hi. My Psone don’t stop spining the disk. Since power on until power off there’s no way to stop it, open door close door... always spining. Any advise????
Hi! I have a PSOne that won't output RGB, really obscure issue. The cable works with other Playstation systems including another PSOne I own. The console does seem to output composite, via the RGB cable. Do you have any idea of what I could look for?
@@BorderlineOCD it is a ntsc, no scart can't do the c-sinc mod . Seems it's a vram problem since I had rectified the soldering a from v ram and the glitch still persistent but with slight changes..
@@BorderlineOCD I've had forgot PS also means fusibles and not only FB. They are PS606 and PS601 both have 20 written over it, gonna replace with 202 and 100 ones, Thanks.
Hello Borderline! I'm didn't understand how you did figure out the exactly point faulty, the capacitor faulty in second issue. Can you please tell how? Greetings from Brazil!
It's a common issue with the PSone, pretty well documented. You can read more about A/C coupling circuit and you'll find some info about it. The caps just fall out of spec and distort the video.
PS600 is 2A and the rest are 0.8A. They are all size 0603 (or size 1608 metric). Personally I use electronics suppliers like Mouser but it may not be feasible for you for a single small purchase so I'm sure you can find the right fuses with this information on eBay.
Hey thanks for this video! My old ps one is outputting shaky video. Thanks to your tutorial I found out the problem is the capacitor (output was normal when bypassing it with the paperclip). I want to replace it but have a question. What replacement capacitor should I buy? I know nothing about these things, do they vary by size or power rating or something? Which exact model?
Originals are 220uf 4v. You can go higher in voltage but they need to be 220uf. The one I installed was a through-hole capacitor but if you want to use the originals they are SMD.
@@BorderlineOCD I just want to thank you again. I fixed it! Used a 220uf 10v and i have normal video. Interestingly when i hooked it up to an older LCD via SCART the video was stable but colors seemed off on the boot up logos. I was bummed that I messed up but tried it on a Panasonic Plasma with the same cable and the colors were correct. Not sure why that is but it must a TV thing.
i need help. i have a psone that will play music cds but not games, I replaced the disc reader with a known good one and still the same issue.. with games it give me a message saying insert a certified game..
Hello can you help me because my original phat ps1 doesn't have video it only have a white screen what might be the issue the model of my ps1 is scph 7502 thank you
just wondering, but why don't you use a hot air workstation? they are only like thirty bucks. is there a reason just an iron is better suited for this?
I have a PS1 that is spinning but not reading discs. I replaced the whole laser reader setup bit still not reading discs. It just goes to the memory card CD player screen. Anyone have any thoughts?
Hello, this video looks really neat. My dad is electronic engineer, almost 40 years of working experience. Many of your tricks or suggestions are accurate and your videos are really good videos. Now, I have a PSone PM 41 motherboard. Video works fine, optics, fine, but the controller. You press the analog button and it will turn on, but other buttons won't respond. I first checked continuity for the controller itself, to be sure there are no broken cables. Then I checked the port. So far everything fine. I connected the controller and checked continuity up to the motherboard, everything good. I made a contact cleanup tested again, still controller not working. I have been researching and there is a lot said about the fuses. I tested the ones you state here. They are fine. I am going nuts trying to understand what could possibly be the problem. Any thoughts or ideas?
Hmm... assuming it was working fine before the modchip install attempt i.e. you can eliminate a faulty power supply? The main fuse under the DC jack is 2A (vs. the 800mA for the 4 on the right side of the board). Confirming the replacements you tried are appropriately rated for 2A? Any chance there is still some lingering solder blob somewhere from the modchip installation points that could be shorting the circuit? I sometimes use a magnifying glass to inspect up close. The main fuse is really preventing you from using the wrong power supply, theres not much going on between the input voltage and the main fuse so its odd that it's still blowing after you removed the modchip if it was working previously.
@@BorderlineOCD yeah it worked fine but my dumb ass was trying to "shorten the wires" and I guess I tried powering up the console when one of the legs of the chip had a cold joint and wasn't soldered properly. I am going to retrace my steps and see the schematics again, thanks for the input I really appreciate it ! If all else fails I can donate it to a "real" electrician like you or the segaholic. :D
I have a right problem for you, one i cannot find anywhere else! When i turn the console on the spindle spins very very fast, no break just continuous spin at an insane speed, when i put a disc in the lens shoots to the left and continues to try going left making it freak out and makes a loud grinding noise.
Sounds like the potentiometer is set wrong, usually does that when the resistance is too low, too much power can make it spin really fast, i'd try reeling it in and lowering the resistance again, although a full laser replacement is probably the safest bet.
I have a 100v ps1 and connected by mistake to 220v. So, I saw that one of the capacitors was damaged ! Should I change the whole power board or just change that piece ?
PSOne or original PS? Most likely the power brick (or internal PSU if you're talking about an original PS) is dead, but hard to say if the board survived. I would change the PSU first.
My PSOne is slowly loading the BIOS screen and stops on the orange logo, without audio. What can it be? It doesn't show the "MC/CD" screen with square pattern. :( Sad...
Not sure about that one buddy. Haven't come across that particular issue yet. I did a brief online search out of curiosity and folks seem to find some success in reflowing the bios chip, or replacing it from a donor unit but can't speak to the effectiveness of either remedy since I haven't done it. Maybe someone looking at the comments can speak to your issue better than I can.
My ps1 not turning on i soldering mod chip digram 12c508 and after that change digram... I dont know why this happend i have the old mod chip and the new mod chip that i soldering...
What happens if the memory card port and the controller ports stop reading both memory cards and controllers? I’ve cleaned them both properly and they are still faulty. The controller port reads controllers occasionally and the memory card port has stopped reading anything all together. What should I do?
I haven't run into this issue on the PSone. On the PSX there is a fuse for the controller board but I don't believe this is the case for the PSone. Since your controller works intermittently its not a fuse issue. Do you have access to contact cleaner? It can work better than rubbing alcohol when there is oxidation preventing a good connection. Is the console particularly abused (like the contacts are worn down) or is it in good condition? Apologies wont be the best person to ask on this particular issue.
@@BorderlineOCD I do have access to contact cleaner. And the console itself has been used for a decade and has also been in a basement for at least a decade, but overall is in rather decent condition externally and internally. No other issues at all, as far as I am concerned, other than a very slightly stiff eject button. (Thank you so much btw. This issue has been a pain for me and ANY kind of advice is welcome)
I haven't had this issue on the PSone but on the classic PlayStation there is a fuse responsible for the parallel port and controller vibration. Perhaps confirm all your fuses are good (assuming your controller is a known good controller and you've confirmed it works properly on another system).
@@BorderlineOCD I really do not like the term donor system, that indicates that the console is beyond repair. But I have another solution, there are aftermarket laser assemblies
Wow. Dont check the power cable like that. I know the power supply uses only 7.5 vdc but It could theoretically be supplying a lot more it is faulty and what he has done there is shorted it across his heart.
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This video is a treasure. What a repair masterclass!
Very good video indeed!
This video is how I found your channel. I have a PSOne that has video issues. Been subbed a while and watched a ton of your vids. Just came back to this recently because I finally feel I have the soldering skills to tackle this repair. Thanks for putting out such great content.
Thank you so much for this video! Bought a PSone with screen locally and was told "console worked and screen was bad". Exact opposite, screen worked fine but the console had the same SMD cap issue as yours. I followed every one of your steps and successfully replaced with the same radial cap and it works. You are great!
You know so much about electronics! Also it's really satisfying to watch how you do all of it. Thank you for the video ☺️
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very helpful video. Much better than having to search those specific tips. Keep posting them.
Thanks, will do!
There's something oddly therapeutic about watching these. I think it's a combination of the music, your voice, and the problem solving. I feel like I'm watching How It's Made: Game Repair Edition.
Haha that’s awesome! Thank you for the comment.
This was very helpful! I always get stuck in the troubleshooting part unless it is something very obvious. (It rarely is) I hope you make similar videos for other consoles as well :) A tip from my side: get a flux pen. It is faster to fix the joints with it and you have less flux to clean up :)
Thanks man. I’ve seen those pens in a few videos. Think I’ll check em out. I have to admit, there’s something very satisfying about using a syringe though :P
@@BorderlineOCD I much prefer the syringe to the flux pen. The pen may be easy to apply, but it's so gummy and harder to clean.
ngl the black paint job looks badass, I wish Sony had done those for mass production (not just Net Yaroze)
I’m not gonna lie whoever did that paint job, was very good at it
THANKS! I just resurrected my PSone by replacing the cap! I'm glad it had just the typical fault :)
Thank you! You helped me identify two bad fuses among the four small ones. I removed them and jumpered the connections.
Thank you for this video.You video was the first that I had ever seen of any console diagnosis and repair video that almost properly showed how to set and use the multimeter. A customer had given us PS One that wasn't powering on, by using your video and tracing the power, i was able to determine that the power jack itself wasn't making good contact with the board, resoldered and it powers on now. I wonder if you could possibly do a diagnosis and repair video on a Gamecube power supply? If you haven't already done one on that.
Doing a great job you keep making them I’ll keep watching them
Thank you very much. Appreciate the support!
Clear and to the point! Great video!
Thank you!
Managed to fix my PS1 cuz of your video. Thank you!
First rate content, keep up the good work and this channel will eventually explode
Thanks for the video! I never thought to check the video quality that way! I'll definitely have to try that out today, even though I'm sure it's the issue, I want to verify. Gonna have to go grab a capacitor at the right specs though lol.
I would love to get into electronics repair, so I've been learning what I can through RUclips and googling things. Do you have any recommendations for great resources? Subbed :)
Great video, I know is old but the best one I seen.
My way of removing surface mounted caps, is to snip the cap right above the black plastic, then the rest of the caps usually falls a away from the board leaving the to pins still soldered to the board then desolder the 2 pins, this leaves you with zero pulling up action and no pad damage. just make sure your snips are sharp and the action is quick.
The reason why I no longer do it the way of the video is pad condition, I don't know for sure that the pads are solid so rocking side to side and applying heat and removing head from one side to the other the can cause a pad to come away from the board
Other option get a rework station with a hot air gun.
It's wild they had one of those rare, transparant PSone cases from back in the day, decided to yank the power and open buttons from it, and spray paint the rest of another seemingly normal shell black.. wonder what happened to the rest of the casing.
I was lucky to get a PSone with chip in working condition, but this video is defenitly interesting in case somthing goes broke or crazy.
Thank you.
I keep reading that most of them are chipped on the used market, although none of the ones I’ve picked up so far seem to have a mod chip (or evidence that one was previously installed).
@@BorderlineOCD Here in the Netherlands its 90% of the time a chipped system. Same with most PS2 systems too, almost every i get in my hands is modded with a chip and a lot of times with a bad or non working laser.
This channel needs to return
Good video mate! 👍 just a question on testing the power plug I have a different reading than you had 7. 65 it was like 5.3 does that mean it’s faulty? The other question if have a blown fuse which’s one of those four you tested on the left hand side of console what they called and where to order them from? Cheers
5.3V with no load is very low. That's two thirds of the rated input voltage. I would try and source another power adaptor. The SMD fuses in the PSone are known as '1608 type' fuses. The one right below the input jack is rated at 2A and the 4 on the left are rated at 800mA according to the service manual. You can source them at any online electronics supply store for direct replacements. Some folks simply bridge a blown fuse with solder (thereby bypassing the fuse altogether). Outside of testing purposes, it's not my favorite way of doing things because it doesn't address the reason the fuse may have blown in the first place and theoretically risks further damage that a fuse would prevent. Having said that, my restoration goals sometimes outweigh the costs involved or value of the console. You could simply bridge it with solder to test, and just leave it like that if it works. If it were me I would source another faulty console for cheap and get the parts I need from there.
Borderline OCD thanks for the advice mate 👍and would like you sometime to do a video of how to repair a ripped or damaged pads on board .. cheers
Never knew they made the psone in black. I bought two white versions with the fold down screens back when these came out .hardly used , Still have them still work great.
They didn't, he states in the video that it was painted black.
All your videos are so helpful and easy to understand. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. This video made me subscribe to your Channel 👍
I’m glad you found a video helpful. Thanks for the sub!
@@BorderlineOCD you earn my subscription. I was wondering if you can do a video of how to repair typical problems with a Sega Saturn because that's the one I have to fix
I don’t currently own any Saturns but I do plan on picking some up in my next bulk purchase.
@@BorderlineOCD I will really appreciate that and thank you. I'm pretty handy doing some work in my car and around the house. And that's because I learn watching videos in RUclips and I want to get into console fixing because I have a few cones I need to fix
Thanks for making this video! my ps one does power on, but i can't get any video/ sound. i tried the video probe, but it is still not showing any video output. where should i go from there?
Nice, thanks for the video. I was able to find a "220uf 10v Radial capacitor" on ebay!
I just bought a PS1 from a pawn shop on vacation and never got a chance to test it. After arriving home and testing it, the disk spins fine, and the power light comes on, but I get absolutely no audio or video. I tried it thru an A/V to HDMI converter and it acted like there was no signal even being sent to the converter. Do you suspect this to be an issue with the console itself, or a faulty A/V cord?
Try another av cord and test the things he tested here
@MadMax-yq9ix that was the issue! Simply a used and abused AV cord hahaha
Thanks so much pal. Gonna try some of these tricks 👍
Good luck!
I have a psone where there's a few distorted lines on the screen that slowly go up when the console is on. is this relatable to the capacitors as well?
genius! thank you very much, probe was very useful!
At the cn701 connector on pins 1 and 4 I have to be negative but it is positive I can't figure out why.
Great video. Does this capacitor have any effect on a VGA signal coming from the console?
Thank you! I apologize but I don’t fully understand your question. How are you getting VGA from the PSone? Are you using an upscaler or converter of some sort? As far as I’m aware this capacitor only filters the composite video signal.
@@BorderlineOCD I use the LevelHike PS1/PS2 HDMI adapter. It works on my both my PS1 and PS2, and outputs VGA over HDMI. It also upscales to 720p, since VGA doesn't like any video signal less than 480p. All PlayStation 1 through 3 support RGB, according to www.retrorgb.com/playstation.html.
Nice setup. So if you’re asking about RGB I’m not certain and don’t want to assert something I’m not sure about. Have you experienced the wonky video you see here over RGB? The output of the capacitor in question goes to pin 7 on the AV multi out (composite) so I’d be curious to know if it would have output RGB video properly even before replacing the bad AC coupling capacitor. Do you know if your setup relies on the composite output at all for anything? Sorry can’t be more help here.
@@BorderlineOCD I believe pin 7 is for S-Video (Chroma), but for an RGB output, I imagine pin 6 (composite) is also used as the Sync signal.
I found something interesting. I think there's a discrepancy between the pinout of the AV multi out cable vs. the annotation on the top section of the motherboard at 5:16. I thought I might be going crazy there for a minute so I just opened the unit up to check continuity between the path of the AC coupling capacitor and the pinout on the header. I counted backwards from pin 12 labeled on the board (right to left) and I landed on pin 7. I found this odd, because when I search for a pinout of the AV multi out port it labels pin 6 for composite as you stated. I was confused so I checked continuity between what I'm calling pin 7, and pin 6 on the external AV multi out port, and there IS continuity between them.
For all intents and purposes we are referring to the same signal. Hopefully this response made sense. I'm not sure if the pinouts just don't match internally vs. externally, or rather if I shouldn't be counting backwards from pin 12 on the board and assume I'm on pin 7... Let me know if you have more details about this. But if we are indeed talking about the same signal then I have to assume a bad cap would impact the RGB output since you're using that pin for sync. As we getting closer? 🤔
Thanks for your questions. I just learned something new about the system!
Hello, I have a PS1 which works just fine. The drive starts spinning but the game never actually comes on, and then it seems to stop spinning. Any idea what the issue could be?
You have an electronics store in your neighborhood???
*jealous
Lol I did when I was in California and now I live in the woods in Oregon. No more.
Hello, what type of radial capacitor did you use for this ps1? Thank you for the video!
This was just a regular Nichicon electrolytic capacitor. You can find even cheaper generic variants.
Do you know if its the same issue if video is cutting in and out?
Hi, first of all, thanks for this video. It helps me a lot. I have the same issue with my ps one fat (SCPH - 9001) I identified the capacitor, but the information on top is (GSC, 220, 4V). I wanna replace it for the radial capacitor because is more easy to solder it. My doubt is about the reference of the radial capacitor. Should I buy one with 220microF and 4V? Thank you!
Capacitance should match exactly i.e. 220uF but voltage can be 4V or above doesn't matter.
Where did you get this black shell? Or is it a custom paint ?
i've found a PSone and followed your video, but the psone is not turning on at all. I see that the component FB001 and the nearby D004 have some dark around... maybe a short in these two components. Do you know if they are repleaceable or should i surrender? :) thanks!
dear, my ps1 fat freeze in boot screen(white screen with logo) I tested some fuse, but all it is fine, some help?
Hi, honest question isn't 1:21 dangerous? To touch the ac adapter output directly? (I don't know anything about electronics)
Naa it’s a low DC voltage bud, it’s harmless. Even if your hands were wet and it zapped you, it would feel like a baby pinch. You should definitely be concerned about mains voltage but not the output of a low voltage DC adapter.
Hi. My Psone don’t stop spining the disk. Since power on until power off there’s no way to stop it, open door close door... always spining. Any advise????
So useful, thanks my man
Hi! I have a PSOne that won't output RGB, really obscure issue. The cable works with other Playstation systems including another PSOne I own. The console does seem to output composite, via the RGB cable.
Do you have any idea of what I could look for?
Wish I could help but I have no idea. All PSOnes will natively output RGB (not component though). I've never really messed with RGB on the PSOne.
How did you display your PSone on an iMac?
hi, i had no video signal, and replaced the c551, now i have video signal but damaged image weird colors. what can i check next ??
Is you're a PAL unit? Are you using a SCART cable or just composite? You might also want to replace C550.
@@BorderlineOCD I have replaced both c550 and c551. Also c508 c519 and c602 all of them was damaged.
Still having a glitched image.
@@BorderlineOCD it is a ntsc, no scart can't do the c-sinc mod . Seems it's a vram problem since I had rectified the soldering a from v ram and the glitch still persistent but with slight changes..
I have one black and white one, can it be the capacitor?
Great video bud. Keep up the great work.
Thank you sir. Glad you enjoyed it.
really good video man amazing explanations
Glad you liked it!
Hi great video, i've inserted a reverse polarity 8.5v power supply on my psone by mistake and now it won't turn on, any guess?
Check the fuses using a multimeter as per the demonstration in the video
@@BorderlineOCD I've had forgot PS also means fusibles and not only FB. They are PS606 and PS601 both have 20 written over it, gonna replace with 202 and 100 ones, Thanks.
Hello Borderline! I'm didn't understand how you did figure out the exactly point faulty, the capacitor faulty in second issue. Can you please tell how? Greetings from Brazil!
It's a common issue with the PSone, pretty well documented. You can read more about A/C coupling circuit and you'll find some info about it. The caps just fall out of spec and distort the video.
Perfectly explained.
Do you have any information on the exact fuses of PS 603,606,004,601?
Do you have a link from ebay to buy them?
Thank you :)
PS600 is 2A and the rest are 0.8A. They are all size 0603 (or size 1608 metric). Personally I use electronics suppliers like Mouser but it may not be feasible for you for a single small purchase so I'm sure you can find the right fuses with this information on eBay.
What is this the white adapter?Its HDMI? Plz the name.
Hey thanks for this video! My old ps one is outputting shaky video. Thanks to your tutorial I found out the problem is the capacitor (output was normal when bypassing it with the paperclip). I want to replace it but have a question.
What replacement capacitor should I buy? I know nothing about these things, do they vary by size or power rating or something? Which exact model?
Originals are 220uf 4v. You can go higher in voltage but they need to be 220uf. The one I installed was a through-hole capacitor but if you want to use the originals they are SMD.
@@BorderlineOCD Excellent, I found some to buy online. If the board survives my amateur soldering the ps one shall live again. Thanks!
@@BorderlineOCD I just want to thank you again. I fixed it! Used a 220uf 10v and i have normal video. Interestingly when i hooked it up to an older LCD via SCART the video was stable but colors seemed off on the boot up logos. I was bummed that I messed up but tried it on a Panasonic Plasma with the same cable and the colors were correct. Not sure why that is but it must a TV thing.
i need help. i have a psone that will play music cds but not games, I replaced the disc reader with a known good one and still the same issue.. with games it give me a message saying insert a certified game..
Thanks for thinking about
Thanks for watching.
Where can people get clear buttons for the console?
Another good one keep up the good work
Hello can you help me because my original phat ps1 doesn't have video it only have a white screen what might be the issue the model of my ps1 is scph 7502 thank you
I haven't run into that issue mate sorry no idea.
What could be causing the PS1 Slim to give me the error "please insert PlayStation format disc" when playing any PS1 gaming disc?
Great and helpful video - make more. Thank you
just wondering, but why don't you use a hot air workstation? they are only like thirty bucks. is there a reason just an iron is better suited for this?
No if you have one you can use it. I don't own one yet.
I have a PS1 that is spinning but not reading discs. I replaced the whole laser reader setup bit still not reading discs. It just goes to the memory card CD player screen. Anyone have any thoughts?
Hello, this video looks really neat. My dad is electronic engineer, almost 40 years of working experience. Many of your tricks or suggestions are accurate and your videos are really good videos.
Now, I have a PSone PM 41 motherboard. Video works fine, optics, fine, but the controller. You press the analog button and it will turn on, but other buttons won't respond. I first checked continuity for the controller itself, to be sure there are no broken cables. Then I checked the port. So far everything fine. I connected the controller and checked continuity up to the motherboard, everything good. I made a contact cleanup tested again, still controller not working. I have been researching and there is a lot said about the fuses. I tested the ones you state here. They are fine. I am going nuts trying to understand what could possibly be the problem. Any thoughts or ideas?
If my PS one keeps blowing the main power fuse (blew 4 now, I'm scared to keep wasting fuses) after a failed mm3 install attempt, how can I fix it?
Hmm... assuming it was working fine before the modchip install attempt i.e. you can eliminate a faulty power supply? The main fuse under the DC jack is 2A (vs. the 800mA for the 4 on the right side of the board). Confirming the replacements you tried are appropriately rated for 2A? Any chance there is still some lingering solder blob somewhere from the modchip installation points that could be shorting the circuit? I sometimes use a magnifying glass to inspect up close. The main fuse is really preventing you from using the wrong power supply, theres not much going on between the input voltage and the main fuse so its odd that it's still blowing after you removed the modchip if it was working previously.
@@BorderlineOCD yeah it worked fine but my dumb ass was trying to "shorten the wires" and I guess I tried powering up the console when one of the legs of the chip had a cold joint and wasn't soldered properly. I am going to retrace my steps and see the schematics again, thanks for the input I really appreciate it ! If all else fails I can donate it to a "real" electrician like you or the segaholic. :D
The PS1 Slim (aka PS one) was and is the TRUE Sony PSP.
Rare clear case for psone, so what does po do?
Well spray paint it black ofcause 😫😫
I have a right problem for you, one i cannot find anywhere else! When i turn the console on the spindle spins very very fast, no break just continuous spin at an insane speed, when i put a disc in the lens shoots to the left and continues to try going left making it freak out and makes a loud grinding noise.
Sounds like the potentiometer is set wrong, usually does that when the resistance is too low, too much power can make it spin really fast, i'd try reeling it in and lowering the resistance again, although a full laser replacement is probably the safest bet.
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Thanks!
Was trying to install a modchip in mine now it wont power on at all. I took the modchip out but still nothing. Is it done for?
Is your main power fuse still good? I believe thats the PS600 at the top (2A).
I have a 100v ps1 and connected by mistake to 220v. So, I saw that one of the capacitors was damaged ! Should I change the whole power board or just change that piece ?
PSOne or original PS? Most likely the power brick (or internal PSU if you're talking about an original PS) is dead, but hard to say if the board survived. I would change the PSU first.
@@BorderlineOCD yeah it is fat PS 1
Good Job! Keep posting vídeos.
Thank you! More video's in the works :)
very useful, thank you
My PSOne is slowly loading the BIOS screen and stops on the orange logo, without audio. What can it be? It doesn't show the "MC/CD" screen with square pattern. :( Sad...
Not sure about that one buddy. Haven't come across that particular issue yet. I did a brief online search out of curiosity and folks seem to find some success in reflowing the bios chip, or replacing it from a donor unit but can't speak to the effectiveness of either remedy since I haven't done it. Maybe someone looking at the comments can speak to your issue better than I can.
Hello saw your videos about this ps1 . I have one but i have problem hopefully you can help me. Thanks in advance
My ps1 not turning on i soldering mod chip digram 12c508 and after that change digram... I dont know why this happend i have the old mod chip and the new mod chip that i soldering...
What happens if the memory card port and the controller ports stop reading both memory cards and controllers? I’ve cleaned them both properly and they are still faulty. The controller port reads controllers occasionally and the memory card port has stopped reading anything all together. What should I do?
I haven't run into this issue on the PSone. On the PSX there is a fuse for the controller board but I don't believe this is the case for the PSone. Since your controller works intermittently its not a fuse issue. Do you have access to contact cleaner? It can work better than rubbing alcohol when there is oxidation preventing a good connection. Is the console particularly abused (like the contacts are worn down) or is it in good condition? Apologies wont be the best person to ask on this particular issue.
@@BorderlineOCD I do have access to contact cleaner. And the console itself has been used for a decade and has also been in a basement for at least a decade, but overall is in rather decent condition externally and internally. No other issues at all, as far as I am concerned, other than a very slightly stiff eject button. (Thank you so much btw. This issue has been a pain for me and ANY kind of advice is welcome)
Faulty gears? Welcome to the world of 3D printing. :P
Excellent !!!
Thank you so much!
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Good job
Thank you!
You could install an optic drive emulator on this unit
I've heard of ODEs for the PSX but not the PSone. Is there a particular product you're aware of that works a PSone?
I enjoyed this :)
My psone not vibration. What maker?
I haven't had this issue on the PSone but on the classic PlayStation there is a fuse responsible for the parallel port and controller vibration. Perhaps confirm all your fuses are good (assuming your controller is a known good controller and you've confirmed it works properly on another system).
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you should check out Voultar repairing channel, you get alot of info from him if you contact him too. and like always, great video, keep it up
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Genial, compré uno por 2 dólares y no sé si funciona, me falta el transformador de voltaje
Lol $2 man? That’s awesome. Bring that console back to life!
Igual jaja 2.50 para ser exactos
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never seen a black psone
very easy if you have a tools
Do mine 😂😂😂 ps one screen
3d print new gears
I wish I could do that :P Maybe one day when my modest repair desk evolves into a fully equipped studio!
@@BorderlineOCD That would be great
@@BorderlineOCD I really do not like the term donor system, that indicates that the console is beyond repair. But I have another solution, there are aftermarket laser assemblies
Wow. Dont check the power cable like that. I know the power supply uses only 7.5 vdc but It could theoretically be supplying a lot more it is faulty and what he has done there is shorted it across his heart.