>Alright, one more video before bed >40 mins later, finish watching that random video of a PS2 being modded

Am I the only one who loves the clicking sounds of never-removed screws.

This guy plays awesome retro games music while he works which is awesome just brings back and gives you that awesome nostalgic feel to when we were kids in the 1980's and 1990's 😁

i'm the only one who thinks, that he is like the bob ross of the electronics?, it's too relaxing seeing him work

Voultar: The Bob Ross of Soldering. Seriously though this channel is my zen place, just wish I had hands as steady as yours lol.

*@**7:42** Xtra credit info: See how regular strippers are made, with the corresponding AWG groove? Take you nail clippers, and slowly clip a guitar string, or similar "hardened" wire (staples work well) and viola! Your nail clippers have a precision groove. You can even make both sides & middle different gauges.*

Amazing video, very relaxing to watch. Beyond my skill level, but still very entertaining.

Man this is fantastic ... I'm an electrical engineering student but I know little about digital hardware from my studying ... we just study basics in some sections of our courses or basic courses about this topic. I wish I could learn more ... keep going 👍🏻

Your soldering is hypnotizing. The attention to detail is immaculate. Im subscribed as heck

It's great to see someone demonstrate soldering techniques and know how. I love it!

Great vid and an amazing job on that Modbo mod! I recently did it myself a few months ago on my slim and boy do I wish I had this video to reference for the lacquer removal tip alone! Not to mention your superb wire routing haha

That moment when you solder your own finger...and don't flinch. That's Pro AF.

Man your mods are SO neat. Beautiful. I dearly wish I could get my PS2 modded; I've done most of my other machines but I don't dare touch my PS2 due to how insane the mod is!

I have to say, you do some of the cleanest solder and wire work I've ever seen. Great job 👍

This is my first time watching one of your videos, and I have to say.... That solder job, OH MY GOD THAT SOLDER JOB, the best I have ever seen, you make soldering and wiring art!

those midis take me back to the broke but happy me teenage years, all those teams developing serials and more back in the day on the infancy of the internet with no one spying your activities or tracking your every movement, times when we didn't have to use VPN's precisely the times of the ps1 to ps2 transition.

Really nice stuff. I spent time watching. My engineering skills are pre-school but I lived vicariously and insightfully through this video. haha.

sometimes i watch voultar videos to see how many times he nearly burned his finger off with the iron

I remember way back doing modchip installs when I was a kid and making huge $ for it back then. I learned on forums and from pictures about using superglue and man did it make a huge difference in work cleanliness. Not that the customers ever saw it, well some wanted a picture and it always blew their minds on how many wires there was and how it was so cleanly done. I also had a LOT of customers come from a chinese mall who had a chip installed say 6 months earlier that stopped working, I'd open it up to cold solder joints everywhere, wires had fallen off, you name it they did it. I would get paid full price to remove and reinstall with all new wiring, etc. Even funnier was how many people came to me modded from elsewhere and it would be one of those Magic 3.1 clones (Some of you will remember Magic 3.1 :D) I usually stuck to the matrix chip or DMS3 for those of you who remember.

Wow, nice job! I remember modding a few Playstations back in like 1998. Back then the mod chips i used didnt come on a nice IC like these, it was just a straight silicon chip you soldered directly to. very primitive compared to something like this, but it worked and we were happy. I cant remember the exact mod chip model we used. Fun stuff....

Im impressed, delicate and precise soldering is a royal pain in ass, I've tried many times to fix a DS fuse and failed everytime (3mm fuses) you manage to keep the work tidy in such a tiny area.... patience and practice is key here, great job.

Your videos made me click that bell. I need to see more of this

I'm so glad I stumbled across this channel. It's criminal that you don't have more subscribers!

Your mods are so clean I don't know why but it makes me smile :D

when he was finishing, i was like its been 35 minutes already??!! i could have watched him for another hour easily... I agree with the other comment about him being the "Bob Ross" of soldering... even my girlfriend watched it with me, both of us captivated by his technique... so very relaxing to watch this guy work...

I love how during one delicate section of the video, the chiptune version or Careless Whisper plays. Guessing all joysticks in the workshop got proper hard.

Voultar you Sir are my soldering hero. Thank you!

Well done. Man does this bring back memories!

I saw all you videos last months and you methodology is very sharp and clear. Just have to thank you to share your knowledge and experience on this systems. Btw I read in old Dreamcast forum, that you made the most perfect HDD install. The picture were already gone unfortunately.

It's so satisfying the way solder beads up on the pads.

Thanks for the vid Voultar. Couldn't have done the install without the help.

Good stuff dude, Glad you're passing on the knowledge on to the folks! PS2 is getting hot now, I get a ton of request to mod them as well. I have a feeling you will be revisiting it again, lol.

Damn dude. This music. So good! I put this on in the background just to do my own soldering.

this soldering work should really make an appearance in one of those satisfying to watch videos

Your soldering is beautiful. Pls make a video teaching your tips and tricks. I've subbed due to this video 🔥

Thanks for the great video. I completed the same mod a few minutes ago. My cable management does not look quite as nice as yours, but I am satisfied with the first attempt.

I modded my PS2 with the same chip but I believe it was yellow.. Never in my life did I think I'd ever be successful in actually getting it to work but I was lucky and it ran perfect for years.. I had to use a magnifying glass and a lot of patience.. I don't think I could ever do another mod chip install again ever, but you make it look easy as pie!! I think it took me nearly 4 or 5 hours to actually get it installed over several days having to walk away from it.. I lost a piece of myself with that experience that I'll never be able to get back.. You did a fantastic job and I commend your abilities!!

Watching this video is like watching arts, or listening to a relaxing song, electronics got fun!!!

Voultar You have some wonderful techniques NICE!!

I love your 8 bit sound tracks!

love your channel and lol on the compleet explosion you almost should of used a post effect of a explosion on it

love the chosen music for this vid!

Great, now Girls Just Wanna Have Fun is stuck in my head! I thank you good sir. Epic chip tune troll!

Amazing. Wish I had that kind of knowledge and skills. Thank you.

admire your work so clean

Thanks so much for sharing in this video and great work - you routed the patch wiring very well. However, may I make a few suggestions as a veteran of PCB rework? 1) It's usually simpler to prepare and route the wiring loom and presolder the harness onto any daughterboard assemblies, which you can do just by measuring the routes on the board using a fibreglass tape measure (the dressmaking type sort). You can get much better point-to-point solder joints onto pads when doing this flat on the bench, leaving some length allowance. 2) Then you cut the ends of the harness at the jumper points on the mainboard as you solder each connection which is much easier and doesn't involve trying to solder bent conductor ends. 3) I recommend avoiding any adhesives in PCB rework, even on the jumper wires, because there can be unexpected chemical reactions under temperature from them. I recommend using fabric rework tape or Kapton tape as it also has the advantage of being able to be easily cut and repositioned, and individual conductors in a harness can be brought up through Kapton tape by using the point of a scalpel. Just a few thoughts!

Youre the bob ross of modding consoles, I feel like. Fantastic install video, thank you for posting! :D What songs are used here? Your music choices are all pretty great too! E: D'oh, if the track-list was there initially in the description, I completely missed it. Apologies.

Years ago i tried this Mod. If i knew now, what i knew then, a fiberglass pen. I got all the wires hooked up but couldn't get the solder to stick to those points above. Someday i may try it again! I was so close to doing it...

Such beautifully run wires that will never be seen again ;)

love that tracklist! :D

There's 1 mod you didn't do, that i wish you did. The IDE/SATA mod for the ps2 slim 700xx models. Your mod work is beautiful of course. I've just always wanted to put a small HDD/SSD into a ps2 slim.

Awesome work dude ✌️

Good to see you back.

the matrix pic fix, that little resistor is crazy

Nice clean mod! One of the harder systems to mod imo - just based on the large number of wires and small vias.

"We'll begin by breaking the unit down" "Sony didn't love you" "You'll never be as good as the Xbox" "You're not slim, you're anorexic" There, that should do it!

I can see the patience in his hands.. Such a pro.

Subbed for the awesome beats. 😀

some nice clean work

And now I've discovered Toni Leys, cheers solder champ.

You make it seem easy to do... it's even relaxing.

Love how you work on systems

i did this mod back in 06 on my slim ps2. still works to this day

Uhhh....Your friend Bill looks just like AlphaOmegaSin

That "tamper-proof tab" is actually what the vertical stand screws into

I'm jealous of your soldering skills. It's immaculate. How do you see all those tiny wires and solder without bridges? Just from the video I struggled to see, lol. I always manage to bridge pads even when using flux and it takes some time to unsolder and redo. You make it look so easy to just run your solder and iron across and everything bonds so cleanly. I'm starting to think about blaming my tools, but what do I know? Great stuff. Loved the Matrix Infinity. Great chip.

Just saw I have a 70012 slim. Randomly ordered a fmcb memory card off ebay for some nostalgia, might end up hard modding it now after seeing this.

Very nice work. With that being said, I don't care enough to make a system of my own that nice. Just as long as it works.

That little metal peace you took out is for the vertical stand it's what the stand screwed into

Excellent soldering techniques.

With MechaPwn out, I think the 79000X systems are the best. patches for some known games the 75000X had issues with, a smaller board footprint that allows room for the laser ribbon cable to not ride directly underneath the disc so it scratches discs when it comes loose over time, and no pic fix. DECKARD models can be 99% converted to a DTL TEST system via MechaPwn and can do a 100% conversion between retail regions due to that data being writable as well.

Amazing skills!

very intimidating lookin mods but fascinating to watch

I have no idea what is happening. But it's fun to watch. 🙂

Very clean wiring mod!

Ummm, that "tamper-proof tab" is just the plate that the vertical stand screws into. Neat video, tho'

Great job! That wire is trash though. It keeps melting at the ends making a mess. That would drive me crazy and COULD cause shorting to the vias although it would have to melt just right.

lol didn't realize this was a brand-spankin new video until i saw the HDRV cable :P

Great video bud

Love it good as always!

Complete EXPLOSION!

I came for the ps2 mod but stayed for the keygen music

Hey! Well... i am a [64] "Tech-Hippie-Punk" from Germany...and...still love the PS2...cause my Pension is not that big to own a PS4. Just found U when searchin 4 modding the SCPH 90004... What i essentially wanted to say...by typing this is; I really watched a LOT of Vids in the Past... on soldering, modding & finally: TEACHING! If it would be possible... i give you 10 Stars for your whole work!!! Grrrreat Job Kid!!!! Really WELL DONE in total!!! Thx for what U DO HERE. You're one FINE example for what a TU-TO-RI-AL could 'n SHOULD look like: - NO loud Music...when talking...which does NOT add ANY useful Effect on ...learning!! - ULTRA-sharp filming! - clear, friendly Voice! - Overal exact Image-SECTIONs 4 the actual Topic you're talking about! Well... i never EVER wanna schmooze u... just really MEAN all i wrote! Sorry if my english grammar isn't da best. As i said; i'm german. Keep ON doing... like THIS. Thanks AGAIN. By the way: Can u recommend a Soldering-Station/Tool that isn't THAT expensive... but DOES a good Job... specially with those small Parts... like u do on this MB??? May be you're so kind and post a link to an Onlineshop? Love and Peace, Cos P.S.: ....another "Sorry" for the term "Kid". That... just was mean FRIENDLY 🤘🏼😎✌🏼

When I heard Mental Delivrance, chills through my whole body

beatiful work

I enjoyed watching this video, however, I have no idea what all the stuff I just watched does... I would have loved to see the differences between the modded and unmodded systems. Explain what the chips are and what they change for the console. Fun video, just really no frames of reference.

Great vid once again! I only have one Slim, but don’t really use. It’s a 77 one, but I really only have it for it being pink. Pink is boss! Anyways, any preference for a certain model of the phat PS2? And why?

i love your video..i see and relax total .. nice mod chip is very hard setup

Instead of the hanging resistor out of the PCB there, you could solder it in the middle of the wire with some heat shrink tube. Would be safer and cleaner

Bob Ross would be proud of you. Relaxing to watch. :)

You sir are the Bob Ross of console mods.

wirestrippers are great, but for tiny wires nailclippers are the best. I take my flushcut and make the tinyest gash in one side, then you put the wire in the gash, full force clip, and you´re done.

AWESOME video, thank you.

Perfect music choice!

Why you are so good... I am a technician but i never had this course lol

i found that touching the very tip of the conductor with my iron for a second or two would contract the insulation enough to solder cleanly to a pad. dont know if anyone else wants to try it like that or not but there you go

I truly miss those days :'(

I sure could have used that tip about the lacquer about 13 years ago.

Just a good note for anyone using backed up media, You can avoid low quality burns of media by setting your optical disc burner to the lowest possible speed, and use a good CD burning suite like ISOBurn with ECC support.

You know a lot of good chiptune artist i see ;)