help ps1

raven999

hi
i purchase a scph 1002 ps1 a few weeks ago on amazon for £13 no cables or joypad add says working order i had some cables but just needed joypad i got a pad in rage yesterday, i powered up console just goes to memory screen dosent spin disc any ideas whats wrong :mad:

Myrddin

Laser and/or drive motor burned out?

raven999

Myrddin wrote: »

Laser and/or drive motor burned out?

is it easy to fix

o1s1n

It would be less hassle (and probably cheaper) to just source another (working!) ps1.

Myrddin

raven999 wrote: »

is it easy to fix

I'd agree with o1s1n, less hassle just to buy a working one. File a claim with Amazon if that's an option, as the seller may elect to send you another one that works

Retr0gamer

raven999 wrote: »

hi
i purchase a scph 1002 ps1 a few weeks ago on amazon for £13 no cables or joypad add says working order i had some cables but just needed joypad i got a pad in rage yesterday, i powered up console just goes to memory screen dosent spin disc any ideas whats wrong :mad:

Laser is burnt out more than likely. scph 1002 have awful lasers.

raven999

o1s1n wrote: »

It would be less hassle (and probably cheaper) to just source another (working!) ps1.

this is the audiophile ps1

The Last Bandit

SCPH-1002 is the 'audophile' version and worth a lot more than £13 if working.

Changing the whole disc carrier/laser assembly is a simple job but finding a suitable replacement may be trickier.

Myrddin

The Last Bandit wrote: »

SCPH-1002 is the 'audophile' version and worth a lot more than £13 if working.

What are they worth roughly?

Retr0gamer

http://www.mmmonkey.co.uk/sony-playstation-1-scph-1002-laser-replacement/

Myrddin

mmmonkey wrote:

I however went with the easy option, and swapping out the laser with one from the redesigned PSone console. It’s quite nice that the last model PS1 has a suitable laser unit to donate to the first model PS1.

Sweet, I've two dead PSone's on storage

raven999

seen a few ps1 lasers complete on ebay for £5-£8 are these any good

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xsony+ps1+lens&_nkw=sony+ps1+lens&_sacat=0

The Last Bandit

Myrddin wrote: »

What are they worth roughly?

Depends on how big the audiofool is

Meh, wouldn't pay more then a 50% premium on a regular unit.

o1s1n

raven999 wrote: »

this is the audiophile ps1

There's a myth that the PS1 with aux phono jacks is worth money, it's really not. You can get them for about €20.

The Last Bandit

o1s1n wrote: »

There's a myth that the PS1 with aux phono jacks is worth money, it's really not. You can get them for about €20.

It's easier to mod though, only 4 wires to solder instead of 7

o1s1n

raven999 wrote: »

seen a few ps1 lasers complete on ebay for £5-£8 are these any good

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xsony+ps1+lens&_nkw=sony+ps1+lens&_sacat=0

Excellent! Sure give it a bash and let us know how you get on with it.

PS1s are terrible for lasers suffering issues unfortunately would be nice to know you can drop a new one in.

The Last Bandit wrote: »

It's easier to mod though, only 4 wires to solder instead of 7

Oh yeah, you modded my one didn't you? Excellent Can you go back in time and deliver it to my 15 year old self?

raven999

i have taken the top off ps1 and checked the laser its moving up and down but spindle is not spinning am going to order a new laser off ebay, i checked online other people are useing KSM-440BAM lasers to fix these scph1002 i be lucky to get it before xmas

Retr0gamer

It won't be a problem with the motor but with the laser itself.

raven999

finally got my new laser unit only took 4 weeks to arrive

TechnoFreek

raven999 wrote: »

finally got my new laser unit only took 4 weeks to arrive

Interesting. You got the whole replacement unit.

I was expecting just the "eye" part.

raven999

TechnoFreek wrote: »

Interesting. You got the whole replacement unit.

I was expecting just the "eye" part.

i will have to change over the casing

Retr0gamer

TechnoFreek wrote: »

Interesting. You got the whole replacement unit.

I was expecting just the "eye" part.

Better off getting the whole drive otherwise you'd have to spend many a fun filled hour aligning the laser.

raven999

i have replaced the laser unit and the ps1 now plays music cds i dont have any games to try will see if i can find a demo the new laser unit was just over five pounds its a ksm-440bam its from the psone slim

raven999

tried ps1 with a game today works perfect

Chris_Heilong

great news, I remember how poor the first batch of PS1 were, I remeber renting them and they came with a note saying you had to turn them upside down in order to get some to work, when i bought my own one it developed a problem reading games and the only solution was to lift it about 45 degrees on one side, I sent it back and the one they game me was a slightly new model, lucky for me this one actually worked.

o1s1n

I was really jammy with my PS1. It was an early release model with the phono audio ports and never gave me a hint of trouble. Still runs 100% perfect to this day.

And I really played the hell out of that thing. Probably more than any console since.

raven999

i started to take apart the ps1 to get it ready to custom paint tonight and found the motherboard has a chip installed DSCF2059.JPG

The Last Bandit

Its modded to play backups then

CiDeRmAn

The Last Bandit wrote: »

Its modded to play backups then

Imports Bandit, Imports!

raven999

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Imports Bandit, Imports!

thats good when i put it back together i will give it a try

CiDeRmAn

I remember having Pocket Fighter from Japan, adorable artwork, lovely game.
Tons of inexpensive games to play on the PS, you need to buy yourself a copy of Einhander though, simply brilliant.

Tomo.Murphy

My cousin gave me his PS1 which I'm pretty sure is chipped (I know mine was, and I'm sure we got them done at the same time. Mine died a long time ago).

Any recommendations for some import games that are pretty cheap and need no knowledge of any foreign languages?

raven999

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I remember having Pocket Fighter from Japan, adorable artwork, lovely game.
Tons of inexpensive games to play on the PS, you need to buy yourself a copy of Einhander though, simply brilliant.

that einhander looks a fun game not many around

CiDeRmAn

raven999 wrote: »

that einhander looks a fun game not many around

Its incredible, one of the best shumps ever made, by a company who didn't even make shmups, Square.
This and the Tobal games, also on the PS, showed that they weren't afraid to develop well out of their comfort zone.

Retr0gamer

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Its incredible, one of the best shumps ever made, by a company who didn't even make shmups, Square.
This and the Tobal games, also on the PS, showed that they weren't afraid to develop well out of their comfort zone.

Tobal wasn't Squaresoft though, only published. It was a DreamFactory game which had people that worked on Virtua Fighter and Tekken. Great game and one of the few that ran 60 fps (and I think maybe in the Playstations high res mode).

raven999

this is where i am so far with the ps1 sprayed black with white buttons and images what do you think

eddhorse

raven999 wrote: »

this is where i am so far with the ps1 sprayed black with white buttons and images what do you think

Looks great, good job.

What paint did you use?

raven999

eddhorse wrote: »

Looks great, good job.

What paint did you use?

thanks just putting it all back together now hope it works ok after all this the paint i used a car acrylic primer large can only a fiver then rust-oleum acrylic gloss then after a couple of days 2 coats of varnish, i printed the decals myself will put up pic when finished

raven999

now finished works ok with music cd will have to get a few games and need to find a black controller

The Last Bandit

Looks cool

How did you print the white decals ?

raven999

The Last Bandit wrote: »

Looks cool

How did you print the white decals ?

got white decals off ebay and got images on the net did same with dreamcast i have zelda in mind for a snes

raven999

was in rage today to get a ps1 game to test the console after replacing the laser and also to get a us disc to see if the chip is working they had some ps1 games for €1 each so i got 2 and a us demo disc for €1 last of the big spenders anyway all is working except us demo disc plays in black & white so what do i need to play import games in color

o1s1n

raven999 wrote: »

was in rage today to get a ps1 game to test the console after replacing the laser and also to get a us disc to see if the chip is working they had some ps1 games for €1 each so i got 2 and a us demo disc for €1 last of the big spenders anyway all is working except us demo disc plays in black & white so what do i need to play import games in color

It means your TV doesn't support 60hz.

Buy a proper RGB scart cable and you'll have colour for everything.

Retr0gamer

It actually probably isn't the TV. A chipped PS1 will only output 60hz in RGB I believe or some models anyway.

Anyway the fact that you aren't using RGB to begin with is unforgivable,

raven999

o1s1n wrote: »

It means your TV doesn't support 60hz.

Buy a proper RGB scart cable and you'll have colour for everything.

my tv supports 60hz i play my dreamcast on 60hz

raven999

Retr0gamer wrote: »

It actually probably isn't the TV. A chipped PS1 will only output 60hz in RGB I believe or some models anyway.

Anyway the fact that you aren't using RGB to begin with is unforgivable,

im not very good at this chip and import stuff

Retr0gamer

raven999 wrote: »

im not very good at this chip and import stuff

It's not chips and import stuff, RGB is pretty much essential for any non HD console. The jump in graphical quality using RGB compared to (shudder) ****ty composite and (barf) rf aerial is immense. Once you see an old console running with a RGB cable you'll run out and buy those cables for all your consoles (just ask Ciderman, composites biggest defender. Bought one to try it out. Within a month he'd bought cables for the rest )

The best thing about a PS1 RGB cable is it will work with a PS2 as well so it's a twofer no brainer.

CiDeRmAn

RGB cables should be a first purchase for any console.
Nothing will make your games look better than a set and the difference really is like night and day.
I never gave a damn about composite until the day I tried a RGB cable, now I rue the years wasted using composite, its only a marginal improvement on RF tbh.
And, if you can, pick up a decent CRT, hit the markets tomorrow and get the best one you can.
If you can get an idea of the model then a quick google on the phone will reveal its RGB compatibility and make an offer.
A nice little Sony Trinitron is easy to find and gives a great picture via rgb .

raven999

Retr0gamer wrote: »

It's not chips and import stuff, RGB is pretty much essential for any non HD console. The jump in graphical quality using RGB compared to (shudder) ****ty composite and (barf) rf aerial is immense. Once you see an old console running with a RGB cable you'll run out and buy those cables for all your consoles (just ask Ciderman, composites biggest defender. Bought one to try it out. Within a month he'd bought cables for the rest )

The best thing about a PS1 RGB cable is it will work with a PS2 as well so it's a twofer no brainer.

i give rage a ring tomorrow anywhere else in dublin i can get one

Retr0gamer

raven999 wrote: »

i give rage a ring tomorrow anywhere else in dublin i can get one

Rage won't have them and to be honest they are terrible, I got banned from their facebook page for recommending RGB cables to someone that was looking to improve the picture quality of their old games :rolleyes:

Best place to get them is ebay, they cost next to nothing but just make sure you get them from a good seller, don't cheap out. I recently bought a new PS RGB cable from Amazon and went cheap but it was just a composite cable with RGB connector. Consolegoodsuk are probably the best to buy from when it comes to RGB cables.

Don't cheap out remember for a small price this is going to I prove every game you play.

Tomo.Murphy

Yeah, I'd recommend Consolegoods too. They sell some of their stock on ebay, but the rest is on their site.

I ordered a Dreamcast VGA box from them a few months ago and I've had no issues with it.

Were you really banned for mentioning RGB scart cables?

I went in there first when I was looking for something other than RF for the Dreamcast because I was passing it on the way home, but RF was all they had. They're selling VGA cables now though, of course.