Thank you for mentioning why you use leaded solder! I've heard some youtubers say they only use lead-free on the PS2 and I tried hunting around on the internet with no answers 😅 I'm just getting into soldering and modding PS2's and your videos are super helpful and inspiring to me! Stay awesome!🥳
You can use leaded 63/37 (tin/lead), Kester makes a good one. Choose a fairly thin diameter (you can always use more of a thinner diameter, but it’s harder to use less of a thicker one) and never look back. The only reason anyone uses lead free is to follow laws and regulations and use less toxic materials in consumer electronics that kids use, but trust me the lead is worth it and all you’d ever want to use for modding. (Just don’t eat it) Lead-free is harder to melt and needs a higher temperature to work with thus more likely to cause damage to parts and soldering tips, is more prone to cracking over time and looks worse it isn’t as shiny. 63/37 is eutectic (good). NASA only uses leaded solder due to it’s reliability.
Just the skill set it take to solder this had me glued to the screen. I further learned why one should pay someone who fully understands what they're doing. This was really awesome to watch. Appreciate you sharing both your knowledge and skill set. You just got yourself another sub. Awesome vid
Both great installs and very insightful video. Currently prepping my white v10 also, so this was real nice to watch. That v10 reset point gave me a good laugh too lol. Great job man 👏
I'll never understand the people who say not to use leaded solder. It's like they never took basic chemistry and just go, "Lead is bad mmmkay. Don't use it." Excellent work man!
Interesting. It connects to those resistor arrays. I have a PS2 slim that seems to play blind (iirc). Maybe no sound. I was thinking of trying a gem install to bypass those resistor arrays... butttt yep. Wont work. If I have a bad one, ill have to jump / replace it.
25:00 I think you should use like 5x that amount of flux it will bridge less and the components will come off wayyyyyy easier. Try it next time you're in a similar situation!
I’ve done it but without the flex conroller + it’s a v10 version , also the screen is not booting normally to ps2 osd i dunno what’s going on? Any help?
Bro what temp did you use? Something is wrong because when i solder stuff like that I never get that much bridging. Looks like your temp is too low. Maybe preheat the entire area with a hot air station at 200c or something next time.
When dealing with flex cables, my rule of thumb is go as low as you can. I was at 310c which is already kind of spicy for some flex cables. If you go too high those pads will come off like butter.
Man thank you for posting these, I think these PS2 installs are really cool to watch.
My pleasure, thanks for watching :D
Thank you for mentioning why you use leaded solder! I've heard some youtubers say they only use lead-free on the PS2 and I tried hunting around on the internet with no answers 😅 I'm just getting into soldering and modding PS2's and your videos are super helpful and inspiring to me! Stay awesome!🥳
You can use leaded 63/37 (tin/lead), Kester makes a good one. Choose a fairly thin diameter (you can always use more of a thinner diameter, but it’s harder to use less of a thicker one) and never look back. The only reason anyone uses lead free is to follow laws and regulations and use less toxic materials in consumer electronics that kids use, but trust me the lead is worth it and all you’d ever want to use for modding. (Just don’t eat it) Lead-free is harder to melt and needs a higher temperature to work with thus more likely to cause damage to parts and soldering tips, is more prone to cracking over time and looks worse it isn’t as shiny. 63/37 is eutectic (good). NASA only uses leaded solder due to it’s reliability.
Just the skill set it take to solder this had me glued to the screen. I further learned why one should pay someone who fully understands what they're doing. This was really awesome to watch. Appreciate you sharing both your knowledge and skill set. You just got yourself another sub. Awesome vid
Both great installs and very insightful video. Currently prepping my white v10 also, so this was real nice to watch.
That v10 reset point gave me a good laugh too lol.
Great job man 👏
I'll never understand the people who say not to use leaded solder. It's like they never took basic chemistry and just go, "Lead is bad mmmkay. Don't use it." Excellent work man!
I love the ps2 and was looking forward to this video. thank you!
I found out last night i have a 5000x model but not sure which one lol. Looks very involved
5:11 Have you ever used two irons to remove a component?
Excellent video!
Hello , where can i find datasheet for chips ? :
LB11971 and LA6508 ( ps2 50004)
Interesting. It connects to those resistor arrays.
I have a PS2 slim that seems to play blind (iirc). Maybe no sound.
I was thinking of trying a gem install to bypass those resistor arrays... butttt yep. Wont work. If I have a bad one, ill have to jump / replace it.
Fellow soldering champion here. Getcha hot air station broham
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25:00 I think you should use like 5x that amount of flux it will bridge less and the components will come off wayyyyyy easier. Try it next time you're in a similar situation!
Do you have online store where you offer these services?
I do send ins via email inquiries. Contact is in description or on Modzvilleusa.com
I’ve done it but without the flex conroller + it’s a v10 version , also the screen is not booting normally to ps2 osd i dunno what’s going on? Any help?
I think the zombies ate my neighbors
Are you still planning on doing an iFlash SD card mod?
I'm more interested in the upcoming ide2sd
Bro what temp did you use? Something is wrong because when i solder stuff like that I never get that much bridging. Looks like your temp is too low. Maybe preheat the entire area with a hot air station at 200c or something next time.
Apparently the flex cables are very heat sensitive and they're easy to destroy if it's too hot.
@@adamatomant3381 that makes sense
When dealing with flex cables, my rule of thumb is go as low as you can. I was at 310c which is already kind of spicy for some flex cables. If you go too high those pads will come off like butter.
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aww why did you use a capture card, would be better if you shot it using a phone/camera to the tv instead.
Why would you connect this to the Retrotink 5x, even temporarily? That completely defeats the point of the RetroGEM