Restoring a pair of Junk DualShock 2 Controllers for my Playstation 2 - Retro Console Restoration
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- Опубліковано 4 вер 2024
- After restoring a white Playstation 2 I thought I need a pair of white controller to go along with so why not restore myself a pair. I found a pair as part of a junk lot.
I've restored few other models of the DualShock controllers. This one looks quite similar on the ouside but the inside is all new although it has very similar structure.
Immediately I noticed one of the controllers was only had a broken thumb stick and the other would power on ( the light turns on) but none of the buttons worked. After opening the second controller I could see it was assembled wrong. The plastic sheet that contains the circuits for the buttons was not in it's place but it was under the main board so they circuits did not connect. I did not find out why the controller was originally opened. Also one of the wires to the vibration motor needed to be re-soldered, maybe the previous owner tried to fix that and though they had broken the controller...
As usual I washed the parts with Mr. Ducktor and since the plastic was yellowed, I put it in the retrobrighting bath. Tutorial for the process can be found here: • How to remove yellowin...
After de-yellowing, I tested the cables for both controllers. It can be done easily by checking that each pin in the controllers plug connects to one of the wires at the other end. Everything seemed to be working and I was not able to find any major damage. So there was not much necessary need for further repairs. However the joysticks for the controllers get loose over time and the second controller felt like it was already quite loose so I decided to replace the joysticks while I had the controller open. Usually the left joystick is the one that need replacing because it's used more often used. For the first controller I put in a fresh pair of thumb sticks.
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OddTinkering is so good at restoration, he restored my bad day into a good one.
And if you have an unfixable bad day, My Mechanics will make you a new one.
Nice one
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😂🤣😂 its true
Fun fact: Odd Tinkering was born with gloves on his hands.
Have you seen his earlier videos?
No, with magic in his hands!
😂
AG Edits she drank nuclear waste 😈hence the gloves
@@HTMangaka ikr its so jarring to see him ungloved in his old vids
It's so pleasant to be running out of things to watch and get the "ding" that the Ducktor is in
"Controller number 2 doesn't work but the lights are on"
I feel you controller 2, I feel you.
Going back at the times when I wanted to play with my siblings and they treated giving me a disconnected controller...
Alive but dead inside
This is the only non-toxic fanbase in the history of forever
Its very tempting
Ever heard of LockPickingLawyer? His comments are always blasting the locks for being so easy to pick and complimenting them if they take longer than a minute. It's awesome.
It’s because we use Isopropyl Alcohol to keep clean 🧼
Damn I wanted to make the ipa joke
@@epiclyawesomesauce it was too easy lol
This is the kind of asmr I could get behind. No weird noises just calmly pulling apart electronics. Makes me want to try for giggles.
I remember when I broke the stick of my brother's controller
He almost threw me out of the window. Good times
Rightly so 😂
"Almost" How disappointing.
😆😆👍
same. but i broke that little charger bit inside while getting mad at him for beating me in sackboy races
😂 i remember brother of kevin from home alone
Hey man! I just wanted to let you know that for the part of the controller that was yellowed and connected to the cord, you can get some Salon Care creme from anywhere like a Sally’s or online, and it contains hydrogen peroxide and is a creme, so it won’t run off into the electronics and you just have to apply the creme to whatever surface that needs to be unyellowed, and then place it under the UV lights. Might be something to look into so you don’t have to use as much Hydrogen peroxide on the shells of the controllers and to use in more sensitive areas.
8BitGuy fan?
@@c4rt00nk1d cry
This dude got every old school controller and console
Life goals tho
Comadore, Nintendo, snez, gameboy, Nokia is all old school. Ps2 isnt even that old. It's only the predisesor to the ps3 and I'm on ps4... it's like saying lord of the rings trilogys fellowship of the ring is retro when they made return of the king 🤣
@@dragzgaming ps2's a retro console; it's 20 years old, and the amount of time needed for a console to become retro would be, like, 15 years
edit; i checked wikipedia again and the ACTUAL TIME a console needs to be retro would be 20 years, so ps2's STILL retro
@@games_on_phone89 so ps3 is retro ?. Ps3 is 15 years old... It's exactly the same as ps4 only slight change in graphics. Things never used to be retro untill they was about 30 years old or more or when the technology is outdated or style changes
How dare you remind me of my age. PS2 old school? 😠
"Someone hid Nutella in here"
We hope
Yeah , The moment i just exploded in laugh , even when he washed it
Where
@@messiadamdir623 5:30
You think it's shit?
Just think... in 15 years he’s gonna be repairing PS4s 😭😭😭
It's crazy
Its already 8 years old.
@@joempoem478 time flies
@@joempoem478 .... excuse me???
Eehm there is alot of broken consoles and controls for that system already! And if you dont count youtube income that is probably way more profitable.
Lets not talk about Switches and their crappy crappy joycons...
Loved that “Ducktor’s pool, no trespassing” and the little caress to Duktor’s head.
Well done, i hope some day you can restore a Nintendo DS
I have a DS Lite that a piece snapped off when a friend dropped it and the top half no longer locks in place.
@@kimr8371 could be a broken hinge or the shell around the hinge broke, both are easy to replace and videos showing how to replace them are easy to find.
My DS Lite May be broken on the DS game card side, it might not play DS games.
That will make me feel old lol
I've taken apart so many Game-Boys but taking apart my DS lite just to clean it scares me 😂
This brought back memories of the many PS2 controllers I broke out of frustration. Thanks a lot Madden. If you throw them on the floor hard enough you'll break all kinds of stuff in them. Especially the parts that the screws go into.
This is giving me so much nostalgia because the ps2 was my very first game console
Same man all I can think about is the simpsons hit and run
@@basicallyjustmark7868 I just remember playing a lot of Nicktoons Attack of the Toybots and Battle for Bikini Bottom on my ps2.
V-rally 3, offroad extreme, shikigami castle 2, and soul calibur 2 and 3 were my childhood. We also had an M+Ms game for the ps1 :)
Same,i played Cars'O'Rama all day
I still play it cause I only have that
I love the Ducktor and his private pool XD
Saw the video, literally said: ‘ooohh!’ To myself, and started watching
Same. Only mine was like this: ua-cam.com/video/0_DCs29xw2A/v-deo.html
Lol same here
Ditto
I said ooooo a new vid from odd tinkering lets go, im exited!
Yup! I love his videos
watching his videos really makes me want to mail him my broken ps2 cuz like look how thorough he clean it, makes me trust him with my life
We need another Jak & Dexter game I miss that franchise.
In this day and age? Unlikely.
@@animeangel1983 you never know. There was a Crash Reboot. Who knows
Ahh yes, plus Ratchet and Clonk, Crash Bundicoot and of course, Unchurted.
in the ps5 live annoucement, there was a map of jak and dexter regions in the background for a while, i still think there is some hope for a remaster
Same mate, same.
The ducktor is being very healthy he's brushing his teeth with a toothbrush that's touched soap, Japanese Kid sweat, and Nutella.
What we hope was nutella...😶
Poop
for someone that has a ps2 to this day it's glad you were able to fix them
p.s amazing work to cleaning them looks that it just got out of the box.
I still have my ps2 working since 2002 or so, I can’t exactly remember but it haven’t been restored so I kinda feel lucky :)
Edit: I just remember one of the controllers need to be fixed, lol.
Everyone Gangsta until he removed the Nemo Sticker
You're in the wrong video
YOU PICKED THE WRONG VIDEO FOOL
Oh! In the evening a great video from odd! I will enjoy that now ..
watching the PS2 restoration and now this damn got me wishing I was half as good as you to restore my PS2, it's a bit yellowed after 15+ years
Sim
7:22
His de-yellowing lights are starting to get yellowed lol
I'm wondering how they still work. Maybe I'll do an upgrade for them
how does one de-yellow the de-yellowing lights?
My Favorite part always is the de-Yellowing process.
same
me to
If you decided to choose UA-cam as a job and not something like a repair man, you have some serious dedication my man, round of applause
My dog passed today, and I haven’t been able to think about anything else today until I came across your videos. Thank you so much
Is it just me, why let your controller get so dirty?
Children
I was introduced to your channel a couple of days ago and now I am a huge fan. The work you do is amazing. I do a bit a restoration myself, but nowhere near your level. I am learning alot from watching your videos. Thank you!!!!
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Open for anyone who makes it
"Hey, VSauce! Michael here! What is "Normal"? Are you "Normal"?"
Hey so I made the video. If you type my name onto the search bar, you can see the Vsauce video. Happy Viewing :)
Thanks to your videos, I started buying some tools and restoring old electronics and toys with my 5-year-old boy. We both enjoy these new activities like crazy, and don't miss any of your videos :)
Thanks for this!
When taking out the controller screws. The last one is actually being done up!
Haha I little mistake in editing I think I had to put it back in for some reason. Sometimes filming these needs re-dos if there if there is some unwanted noise or something
@@OddTinkering I'm not complaining. I often binge your videos just to see the disassembly !
Bring back the cuts of you dropping the screws into the ice tray. That's definitely a thing
You were born for this. You have such a talent, everything you do is impecable! Thank you for these videos, they always help me to calm down, keeping my anxiety away. Your channel is absolutely perfect! 🤩
We need an isopropyl alcohol rain in this world 🌧️🌍
for a minute of course
SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR LUNGS
Uh...that'd be problematic for a number of reasons. XD
@@HTMangaka but hey! Atleast the world will become clean and get rid of all the garbage known as mankind.
We need the ducktor
I watch these videos before bed to calm my brain down. Works every time, send me off to dream land in 15 minutes or less.
Finally, I've been waiting for a video like this so i can clean my controllers too
Impressive. I like seeing old console hardware brought back from the brink of the landfill. Thank you for showing people that it can be done!
Yes! We all need a little more Odd Tinkering in our lives.
I wonder when will odd tinkering do a tour of all he's repaired consoles like a room tour of some kind
That be cool to see
I'm still fascinated that he even knows how to open a controller. I mean he is ipa man.
Odd Tinkering, that is some of the best solder work I have seen, beautiful caps and fills. Love the channel!
Мне грустно на больничном и тут мне выдало ваше видео, подняло настроение и вызвало интерес. Спасибо вам !
I still want to know what happened to the Nemo sticker.
Down the toilet
All drains lead to the ocean
It got lost...
He is reunited with the Marlin sticker
Got flushed...
I love those controllers they feel soo good
I get unreasonably happy when these come out
I never get tired of watching the yellowing disappear off the plastic.
Me neither. It’s like magic. :)
NO CLICKBAIT NO MUSIC NO CHEATING THIS WHAT PEOPLE NEED
It makes me happy seeing someone else appreciates Jak and Daxter the precursor legacy as much as me :)
Much fewer people seem to appreciate it in comparison to other 3d platformers of the time
I like battle for bikini bottom
So I found your videos on a bad day because i was searching for something to watch to distract myself from a headache, and that video happened to be when you repaired that old keyboard for your home office. I watched more of your videos and i've begun to figure out and memorise some of the routine stuff for fixing things, like cleaning electronics with isopropyl alcohol and deyellowing with Hydrogen Peroxide.
a few weeks later, here I am, on this video, and I finally understand what you're doing with melting the long metal stick to make sure the joysticks stay in place. I'm so proud of myself.
Making old things look as "young" is like give a new life, really like this videos!
Damn the nostalgia. The fact this is in a restoration video makes me feel old. I’ll be 21 this year, and I wish I could be a kid again. I bought all the classic games like Simpsons hit and run, thug 1 and 2 etc. on pc, just to relive the memories.
What about.... Me reaching 38 this year.... I feel so sad..... 😭
Lol. Your classics were different than my classics, as I bought the PS2 in my 20s, right after college. My classics are Shadow of the Colossus, GTA Vice City, and the Get Away (original and sequel). ;)
So no one is going to mention Jak & Dexter? I almost overdosed on Nostalgia
Same man, same.
Nah. All about Ratchet and Clank
@@Eric-469 I always hoped a crossover game using the two would be made
@@thewavyarchives6907 they should totally do this as anniversary special or something. Jak n Daxter + Ratchet and Clank were my favourites
@@sehmontebello Exactly! I hadn't thought of that, you've just revived my childhood dreams lol
You can't stand your favorite youtuber talking for 18 minutes, but watch this dude restoring stuffs for much longer without problem.
Listen, if I was doing this, I would hope to myself that it was "Nutella" too.
I just restored a black ps2 controller and a clear blue controller using this video as a reference, I didn’t find it in me to do it but you gave me the confidence to do it. Now they look brand new. Thank you
You kill me with that rubber ducky lol (Aside from such exceptional restoration work, that little yellow guy always brings a smile to my face) Awesome job! :)
You and TysyTube uploading a video on the same day is like Christmas and my birthday wrapped into one glorious bundle of content.
I’ve been waiting for this one.
Went from a junk, $4 bin item to something a collector would pay a high price for
Really makes me want to get into the tinkering business
Gosh I’m obsessed with your console restoration videos!! I’ve seen plenty do it but you’re my favorite, along with Ducktor lol. I fix consoles myself but you one up it and it’s really neat to watch & get ideas (:
Seeing him working his way through the console makes me want to dissect my ps3 and restore it on my own
Is there any study abt this
"Someone tried to hide Nutella inside the controller" ahahaah you made my day ;)
Thank you for these videos! I really enjoy them. I also feel like I learn things by watching these. I hope everyone is staying safe! 💛
Now that's the content we need! Not some lame ps5 shiz those are not cool but this..... This is art
my mechanics: "I will replace the screws, bolts and nuts..and no more sharp edges!.."
TysyTube: "Sandblasting time!!.."
Odd Tinkering: "I need more Isopropyl Alcohol ducktor!!.."
funny, it made me watch their videos now i get it
I like to think that the channels who do things like this are all Ron Swanson’s relatives
I just took apart a couple Dualshock 2s myself to clean. The midframes on mine were so fragile! On one of them, the part holding one of the rumble motors was completely busted before I opened it up. Fantastic job on these!
Love these videos, they’re just so interesting.
It's always good to a restoration video with our favorite rubber ducky the Ducktor. When the Ducktor is there, we know there's hope
I still have all of my playstations even the first psone
I have the original clear blue console with controller and memory card
damn how did you even get your hands on the ps5
Man I hope this guy does an SNES one day. We got an old one that has janky sound and having these videos helps a ton when I'm taking apart old consoles lol
"Control doesn't work, but the lights turns on"
Same
What a relief, no blabla, only actions. So calm, I love your channel ! Hope we'll see you in the future restore a DS lite case
Hay una palabra que define el sentimiento de ver estos videos: "placer"
it is every broken junk item's dream to be bought by this man
Restore a dirty GameCube controller you’ll get lots of views
He already gets lots of views
@@DireBowser yea but he’ll get way more cuz of Nintendo fans
Very nice.
I find the end result the most satisfying when repairing old controllers.
What is the Ducktor's favorite PS2 game? Is it "Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers?" :)
When you assemble the controllers back, never put L1 - L2, R1 - R2 in before it's back together, just push them in at the end! also to remove them, push them inward when it's disasembled. I'd love to see you tackle corroded traces on the plastic ribbon/board!
16:33 nice
Back in the late 90's, I received the Sony Playstation Official U.S. Magazine. Included in each magazine, was a Demo Disc. I forgot about them, until I was watching this. I have 45 Demo Discs in Sony Playstation Travel Cases. Your work is inspiring!
12 30 am and I am here!!
Weird flex and nobody asked but okay
@@devdlel687
Can u not be rude?
@@mellowmoons_2158 not really rude but okay
Thank you for another great video. I find there is something oddly calming about cleaning/fixing consoles/controllers. Very theraputic.
6:03 ducktor Is very biutiful
Yes
I love many things in restoration channels (like sandblasting, powder painting, polishing, etc) but strangely, the Retrobrite is always my favorite part ! *Oddly* satisfying ^^
I love how he repair the joystick and play dragonball that broken my analog :v
Cant say I’ve ever seen first person view on a toothbrush before but somehow I enjoyed it. Thank you Odd Tinkering
Hey! You didn't wash ducktor
I like that you leave the words on the screen long enough to read them.
I sometimes think if he's ever bored of just repairing this stuff but on the other hand how can someone be bored of this? I'd do it every day if I could
13:00 bro look at theese soldering skill. you did a good job, well done
somebody stolen ur video on tiktok
You restore my childhood controllers, you bring out The Ducktor, and have subtitled humor. That’s gonna be a like from me bud. You ever run out of things to clean, you call me. I got two controllers with broken buttons, triggers, and a joysticks, and it’s dirty. I’ll gladly pay for my controllers to have a spa day with your amazing cleaning skills🤩
I’m sure he will charge much more than it would cost to buy new ones. It isn’t like you can’t buy them for decent prices still. But if you care about the environment (which is a good thing) and have money to burn, go for it!
@@anti-ethniccleansing465 Maybe 🤷♂️
17:20 What I do on my free time when the homies ain't around
My absolute dream team up..... Odd Tinkering and The Crafsman. Think of all the gloved goodness!!!
Those controllers look absolutely gorgeous now.
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This guy is so good at satisfying things that even his transitions are satisfying
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@@DireBowser oh... right.
You, sir, are an artist with a soldering iron
I'm loving the videos! Quick tip from a fellow tinkerer: a pcb vise and a solder sucker will save you a lot of time.