An Icon Reborn! Original PS1 DualShock Fully Restored

[@superamario6464]

Brilliant work! I have a few that i saves from garage sales and facebook marketplace..i should clean them eh. I keep 99% water wipes just for initial cleaning .

[@JoeBleeps]

Always worth a clean!

[@TsiolkovskySportingLocks]

Superb working bringing this back! BTW the big lump of plasticised metal on the cable is a ferrite core. They are there to filter out electromagnetic and radio frequency interferance. Given the size of the thing I would guess that interfence of controller input was a big problem. However I'm coming at this from the point of an amateur radio spod and there are probably others out there who will have far more knowledge than me. BTW you see similar lumps on a lot of laptop chargers, USB cables and the old VGA monitor cables.

[@JoeBleeps]

@@TsiolkovskySportingLocks thank you! The more you know haha

[@samdoble66]

I'd love to see a Dreamcast clean. Then I would dig mine out of the attick 😂

[@JoeBleeps]

I have a few! They will definitely need the retrobrite treatment

[@samdoble66]

@JoeBleeps That will be great to give them that little bit of love after the years and I'd be happy to watch. I dug my original release ps1 out of the attic a few weeks ago but couldn't find the TV lead, so I'm in limbo atm as to if it works or not, lol. I will order a lead eventually, but it's nice to see it on the shelf again, all clean and shiny. I'm pretty sure it works though, haha.

[@lucifermorningstar910]

What perfect timing!! Currently restoring a psx (original grey 7502) scrubbed it inside out clean, except the optical drive but gave the lens a gentle lick with a queue tip and isopropyl alcohol. I don’t have a tv with scart, so connected with the composite audio jacks. I can hear the PlayStation start up (white screen with the golden Sony logo audio) then nothing. Opened the lid and held the lid button down, the disc gets spun twice then slowly stops. Took the disc out held the lid button down and watched the drive. Again 2 spins then the laser bopped twice, but didn’t slide along the rail (don’t know if it’s meant too). So waiting for composite av cable, any thoughts on what maybe the issue? I’m hoping it just needs a good clean and rails need greasing. Looking forward to moving on to the controller.

[@JoeBleeps]

@@lucifermorningstar910 have you tried turning it upside down? That's what we used to do with the units that weren't reading the discs properly 😅

[@lucifermorningstar910]

@ unfortunately getting the right a/v connector and after I stripped down cleaned and applied new grease to the cogs and rails, I still had no joy with the drive but everything else is sweet. So bit the bullet and ordered and new drive which I’m waiting on and praying it’s not a dud. Someone mentioned the upside down technique and now yourself so I’ll have to try it. I put the 7503 to bed while I wait for the drive and moved on to a fat ps2 35003…😮 may I ask, have you done any work to a ps2?

[@lucifermorningstar910]

@ so I just tried the upside down technique and unfortunately still no joy, i believe the laser is dead, and I’m not gonna adjust it to burn it out quicker if that would work. Fortunately my new optical drive showed up a week and a half earlier and…my PlayStation is ALIVE AGAIN!! Damn this feeling is great!! I am the raiser of the dead woo HOO 😎 🤣

[@JoeBleeps]

@lucifermorningstar910 ahh I'm glad to hear that!

[@JoeBleeps]

@lucifermorningstar910 I have worked on PS2 before but my experience is limited. Installing a modchip on a PS2 slim was very tricky!

[@steve.b.23]

Do you know of any way to repair a torn silicone membrane?

[@JoeBleeps]

@@steve.b.23 not really any good options other than replacement with reproduction parts or salvaged from broken controllers

[@steve.b.23]

@@JoeBleeps Second time replying to this. KZbin decided not to post the previous one for some reason. I have a Nacon PS4 controller that's perfect apart from a dodgy X button caused by a torn membrane. Nacon don't supply spare parts which is a bit out of order if you ask me. They're asking us to scrap a controller for want of something that costs a couple of quid. Oh well, off to ebay to look for a "spares or repair".

[@tuxedeoproductions3844]

Hello, I watched your Gameboy Advance SP video on how to troubleshoot the power switch. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaGXpp2tmp56a9U I left some questions in the comment section of that video, and I was hoping you could respond to them. I would really appreciate it. ☺️

[@JoeBleeps]

@@tuxedeoproductions3844 thank you, I've become a bit behind in responding to comments, I'll take a look

[@iamdmc]

I like some of your vids but this isn't restoration it's just cleaning

[@JoeBleeps]

@@iamdmc that's sometimes all that's needed. But fair comment

[@vulpeace]

oh no how dare he mislead people in such a abysmal way 😤 immensely outrageous 😂

[@iamdmc]

@@JoeBleeps glad you got it looking 100 :)

[@JoeBleeps]

@@iamdmc thank you!