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Yes do this Steve!

For those who don't speak a Scandinavian language: "och" means "and" (as is evident within the context and does not need to be pointed out...). Okay, I'll go back into my corner now. Good point about the selection pin though.

I thought it was supposed to be for cat videos. Why did I not know this before I uploaded 1,700 cat videos on here? Shhh.... don't tell Google: I'm actually too cheap to pay for cloud video storage and I need to back up my 300 GB of cat videos. That's 300 GB in 2 years. Say kitty lives for 16 more years: that's 2.7 terabytes of storage needed. I ain't paying for that. Shhhh *Secret* okay?

It is a public forum. Period.

😁 thanks Adam! I just hope he doesn't see it 🤣

Thanks James, much appreciated! 👍

Thanks William! I was really happy with how it came out! 👍

@@StezStixFix voultar is awesome good job. Might need to mod the display with a second crystal and a switch to change regions manually.

Thanks Josh, appreciate it mate 👍

Thanks Chris! 👍

Thanks Lee! I'll look into the patching, but I suspect that the bootup screen would still flicker before flipping back to PAL and displaying normally. Not the end of the world, but it would bug me I think. Thanks for the headsup on LikSang, I'll check that out too. 👍

@@StezStixFix LikSang closed mid 2000's after Sony took them to court a few times. I've seen somewhere that it's possible to mount a PSIO ODE internally in the PSone, not sure how that handles regions though

Thanks Jon, much appreciated mate 👍

Thanks Vince! 😁

Thanks lalo! Much appreciated 😍

Thanks Bass! 😁 much appreciated! 👍

😂 thanks Jon! Glad you're all caught up! 😁

Thanks Kiki! 😍

Thanks Dan. I didn't realise that about the caps, I thought they just used those aluminum ones to save pennies! Makes sense though, but yeah in this case it still works perfectly. The video and audio signals seem much cleaner too, but that could just be my imagination! I kinda knew twisting the caps off was a bad idea, but I got loads of comments previously telling me that's the best way to do it. I really wanted to demonstrate both methods in this video, and I was hoping the twisting would've pulled the pad to prove a point! Sadly it didn't! 😬

Is it not because of microphonics also, ceramic caps can introduce noise into the cricuit and should only be used for decoupling really and not inte the signal path. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bJ19asmkx7K5eYk.html from a guy who is much more competent than me.

@@StezStixFix if you keep the pliers entirely perpendicular and twist in one direction, its usually fine. The pads break off with twisting when there is corrosion damage, or when it's an old 80s board.

Using electrolytics have always been a cost saving method in most cases and back in time it was not a cheap option to get high value ceramic caps like today, sure the ceramic caps might not be the best choice always but they are usually more stable than expensive tantalum or elyte caps in the long run. These electrolytic caps are put in locations where there really is not that sensitive to have large drift in capacitance in the first place. remember electrolytic caps can have in excess of 20% allowed drift in value, plus the ESR also drift over time. Everyone talks how you can always put in higher voltage caps when no one actually tell you the device actually gonna see a lower capacitance and higher ESR value then. to understand what different caps do in certain situations takes years of deep practice. "The easy way" is to say you should put in a new device with same values but then again you go back to the fact that electrolytic caps sucks and always will fail no matter if you use them or not. it is a satisfaction to know if a repair gonna work if you experiment but you can never get that answer unless you actually do it. The money have ALWAYS been the reson to use the cheaper parts because then you can be sure you earn more money when you sell your product, and you can make sure it gonna break sooner rather than later making you sell your next product the same way over and over again.

Thanks Oz! Appreciate the tip! 👍

modsvilleUSA is always mentioning how he had one explode in his face, and wont go near caps with hot air anymore, even going as far as covering caps with kapton tape if his removing other components remotely close to any electrolytic caps

Thanks Chris! The twisting did work well, but i guess it's because these caps were quite old and had some leakage. I felt much safer doing it with the hot air 👍

Thanks Tony. Love Crash Team Racing! Think I might have a go on that tonight! 👍

Thanks Dan! Good call, I'll take a look at those convertors. 👍 I've been looking for some kind of dual oscillator mod, but I can't seem to get hold of the right boards...

He has such wire, but I think he opted for insulated for the extra protection over long runs, especially under the IC legs.

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Thanks Ned! 👍 Yeah, really happy with how tidy it came out. So much more satisfying doing it that way!

@@StezStixFix I really enjoy your videos. How are those ceramic caps in your PSone holding out 2 years later? I'm recapping a PS1 PU-20 board and noticed the replacement 10uf 16v caps are very big for the pads. Plus I can't seem to find them in the size Sony used back then. Therefore, I'm thinking of using ceramic caps like you did in your repair. For the other caps on the board I will just replace them with the aluminum surface mount ones. Thanks and looking forward to your future repair videos.

😁 definitely! It was a great idea 💡

Thanks Travis! Sadly the screen is only compatible with 50Hz, so without modification it's not gonna work. I'm looking into a dual oscillator mod, which might fix it though 👍

There’s no 60hz option.

I have both, NTSC and PAL screens because I didn't know how to mod them...

@@josete2k I worried he may have to go down that route.

I have the psone dvd player with the lcd display, and I had the same region issues. I found a code online to change the region, but when I accessed the menu, there was no way to input the code. Also, I suspect it would have only changed the region on the dvd player, and not of the display

I have seen a lot of youtube shit, because I have got all to much time to waste. To remove bubbles from resin, just use your heat gun from distance.

@@willkra Nice! Thanks Willy. Most of the bubbles disappeared after a few days. It hadn't quite set by the time I recorded the video I think! 😬 But I'll give the heat gun thing a go. Hopefully I won't melt Dave.

Wish I could support you financially, but funds are scarce these days, spreading positive words of your channel is all for now!

@@StezStixFix I see, try it out, it seems magically effective! Thanks for response!

@@willkra thank you for spreading the word! I really appreciate all the comments, likes, shares and all that jazz. It really means a lot to me and supports massively 👍

😂 yeah, I feel much better having something to fall back on in the case of Barbie emergency! 😁

Thanks brother Steve! Yeah, i was really happy with how it came out. Felt good to have everything all neat and tidy in there! I wasn't sure if the dual oscillator mod would work, but I'll definitely give it a go! Anything for a bit more experience and some more fun with this PSone! 😊

I could have told you some further things, in our talks, but then you wouldn't learn a dam thing or gain more self gratitude, and experience things in your own time. I'm proud! of you, ya 🤓

👍 I've been looking around for the DFO but can't find any. Consoles Unleashed seem to be the best bet but they have 0 in stock 🙄. Might have to try and make my own! 😁

Haha, love the thought of people carrying round "Dave" keyrings! 🤣

Haha, thanks Tony! Yeah, I hope I can get the screen to work with this, I wanted an all in one solution, so I'm definitely going to give it a go! 👍

@@StezStixFix Yeah a all in 1 solution would be amazing. When I was a kid I always wanted one of them screens for the car trips haha

Thanks Matt! Really appreciate that 👍

@@StezStixFix welcome mate 🤙🏻

Thank you! Yeah, I think Voultar has probably said that! 🤣 Really appreciate the feedback, glad you enjoy the videos 👍

Yeap was la la indeed

Thanks Deeran! I'd love to do a shell swap on one of these. This one is in really good condition, but I do have another one that would be an ideal candidate! 👍

I just couldn't bear to see little Dave slowly deteriorate over time 🙂

@@StezStixFix I look forward to it!

@@leeg4116 same here! Definitely a valued member of the StezStix team

Ah, thanks Josete2k! Appreciate the info 👍

Or for an even cheaper alternative, soft mod it with TonyHax (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bshliLtm3cqRnHk.html).

I did this for a long time, and unfortunately this can wear out a laser quicker over time. One of the first things the laser does in a console is adjusts itself based on the reflectivity of the disc inside, and when you use swap tricks or things like this, it never bothers to adjust itself to read the disc properly. IMO this is why modchips are the best solution.

Thanks Christopher, that's a very good shout. I'll see if I can find one and figure something out 👍

🤣 haha, yeah, I bet he was screaming and banging on his little resin coffin! 😁

Haha, if only you'd made this comment before I entombed him in resin! I would definitely have done that. I wonder if I can melt the resin and get him back out! 🤔🤣

@@StezStixFix you could always keep an eye out for more in items have yourself a little Bob (Daves brother) and family 😂😂

Yep, next one is definitely being called Bob! I've had a few things festering in my shed for several months now, so I'm pretty sure they'll be something in one of those 😬

Look for a font called Courier. it's probably already on your system./

Thanks! @@LittlePixelTM