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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
Sony PS1 PSU with blown capacitor and charred transformer after voltage mismatch; orange PCB shows heat damage.
+2 photos✓Successful 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 failureMagic smoke
Jul 4, 20221 thread