Sony

PlayStation

2 repair logs

Technician holding open Sony PS1 PAL PSU board showing capacitors, transistors, and transformer with cracked solder joints on power jack during recap repair.

+3 photos

Sony — PlayStation

Sony PlayStation PAL: PSU Recap & Power Jack Reflow

Preemptive PSU recap on this Sony PlayStation PAL backup unit. The solder joints on the power jack were already starting to crack so it was only a matter of time.

Cold/dull solder joints

Nov 25, 20231 thread

Close-up of the PS1 PSU board with the big main filter cap blown and vented, its foil wrap split open. The filter cap was the only damaged component; the transformer beside it is fine and the orange PCB is undamaged. The CD drive optical pickup sits above the board.

+2 photosSuccessful repair

Sony — PlayStation

Sony PlayStation NTSC-J PSU: Mains Voltage Magic Smoke

Don't mix PSUs with incorrect mains voltages, kids. I accidentally did that on a Sony PlayStation NTSC-J while repairing and testing the controller ports on a friend's PS1.

PSU failure Magic smoke

Jul 4, 20221 thread

Sony

PlayStation

2 repair logs

+3 photos

Sony — PlayStation

Sony PlayStation PAL: PSU Recap & Power Jack Reflow

Preemptive PSU recap on this Sony PlayStation PAL backup unit. The solder joints on the power jack were already starting to crack so it was only a matter of time.

Cold/dull solder joints

Nov 25, 20231 thread

+2 photosSuccessful repair

Sony — PlayStation

Sony PlayStation NTSC-J PSU: Mains Voltage Magic Smoke

Don't mix PSUs with incorrect mains voltages, kids. I accidentally did that on a Sony PlayStation NTSC-J while repairing and testing the controller ports on a friend's PS1.

PSU failure Magic smoke

Jul 4, 20221 thread