Where can I buy a PSone chip?

[Geezer]

As in title really, preferably UK based and with a good rep

Geezer

[mmmonkey]

I've never ordered from these guys before, but a few people at work have - and delivery times were very good.

http://www.whitedog.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=2_92&products_id=9

Pete

[dan2172]

I got my chipped PS2 from Whitedog (DMS3 chip).

Very fast delivery (2 days if I remember right). No problems with the chip or the console.

[Cobertizo]

I just emailed Will at www.londonconsole.com, and he sorted me out with one. He even threw in a disk with installation instructions on. Helpful guy, and I would recommend him.

[Geezer]

Thanks for the replies guys, I'll get onto it this week

Is fitting the chip hard? My only real previous soldering experience involves modding a satrun and building a supergun, will I have the skills required to do a good job?

Geezer

[Cobertizo]

It is really very easy. I think it was six wires. I decided to be really badly coordinated when I did it, and have the shakiest hands in the universe, and I still didn't have any problems. You'll be fine!

[Rock]

http://www.divineo.co.uk has a lot of that kind of stuff, and it's fairly reliable. It's where I ordered a PSXChange boot disk from. I suck at anything electronical, so if you're not gonna risk it, i'd suggest it - has worked well for all my imports and *ahem*copies*. Comes with a spring - method for standard PS - and a plastic tab for PSone models.

[Geezer]

I got round to ordering the chip this week and recieved it today.
There is a problem though, I have the diagrams but the chip itself isn't labelled with the point numbers so I don't which wire relates to each point on the PSOne board

If someone could shed some light on the matter it would be mucho appreciated

[mmmonkey]

From what I can remember, most instuctions show which direction the numbering goes, so I you can figure out which is leg number 1, you can work out the rest of them?

And leg number one is usually easy to spot, it'll either have a dot next to it on the top of the chip and/or the end of the chip which has got pin 1 has got a little "dip" in it.



So if you can find the dip or the dot, you have found leg one, and can't see the order of the other legs.

Pete

[Geezer]

Thanks for that mate mate, I'll try and install it later

I can't find my little screwdriver, so I may not be able to get the machine open, sod's law really!

[Geezer]

A few weeks on and I've buggered my psone. I installed the chip and the machine boots but does not read cds (the drive doesn't spin)

I dropped a splodge on solder where I shouldnt have and its covering up a few of the legs on one of the chips on the mainboard. I presume this is the problem, how can I remove it? A bit of help would be really appreciated

Geezer

[MartyG]

This is meant to sound condescending but: take it to someone who knows what they're doing. The solder splash will be shorting who knows what out, and if you were careless fitting the PS1 mod (which to be fair is an easy mod), you could end up making even more of a mess trying to remove the solder splash, either lifting the tracks, or breaking off the IC's legs, or over heating the chip and killing it.

Removing solder splashes needs a combination of low a power iron, a delicate solder sucker, a craft knife, and a steady careful hand.

Regards
Marty

[Geezer]

Sounds a bit complicated, I'll have to get someone to take a look at it for me