Soldering Iron for hire, game console ‘enhancement’ installer
Australia
Joined August 2024
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I do love a Dreamcast.
This very well looked after and pristine white unit came in for a DC Digital HDMI upgrade, socketed battery and self healing controller fuse swap.
Back with Zek to enough with their family. 👌
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Big iFlash2PS2 breakthrough! @rezenclowd3 informed me that he and pcm720 had tried following the advice of @Gusse__ to add 100pf capacitors to ground on the RESET, DIOW, DIOR and DMACK pads of the PS2 motherboard. They found that with this modification in place the iFlash was much more reliable at detecting SD cards even when the PS2 was hot, which has been a problem with some PS2s (especially SCPH-70001 models).
After some of my own tinkering I found that 200pf capacitors seem to work better for GH-032 motherboards, making hot reboots basically 100% reliable. I don't see any negative effects on GH-035 motherboards from using 200pf capacitors, so I'm going to recommend that as standard for all PS2s.
Now for the big news. Not only does this mod improve hot restart reliability, it also has unlocked reliable detection of many previously incompatible SD cards including SanDisk 1TB and 1.5TB cards! There are probably many other previously incompatible cards that will work now, but I don't have a huge sample size to test at the moment.
I've updated the install guide on my website to explain how to perform the mod. It works on all revisions of the iFlash flex.
arthrimus.com/support/iflash…
I've ordered a reel of 200pf capacitors and once they arrive next week I will begin including them with each iFlash kit sold.
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Been sitting on this idea for a while, and here it is finally in action on the PS2 FAT! OLED screen install — the rendering still needs some work as the extra 64 lines aren't handled properly yet.
Hope you'll enjoy it!
Compatible with all Methylene versions and the new BlueRetro update — and this is just a glimpse of all the features, which you can discover at blueretro.gusse.in under the OTA update section 😉
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PS2 Slim still available, price drop to $330.
Comment “I'm interested,” or send me a direct message or email via my website 😊
I'm selling a PS2 Slim SCPH75004 for $350 (shipping included worldwide).
Mods installed:
🌍 Region free + backup
🎮 Methylene (play with your modern wireless controllers ;))
✨ New laser
🔧 New flex cable
💿 Modded disk saver (prevents the ribbon cable from scratching your discs)
⚡ Custom USB-C power supply (any USB-C PD charger that can deliver 12V will work)
Interested? Contact me through my website's contact form (gusse.in/contact) or by DM.
Its crazy how busy life can get.
I start to think that getting busy peaks and then you can get a rest.
But it just seems to be the new normal.
Im still here and look forward to building some special systems this year.
Ive had two systems on the bench for atleast 6 months.
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I'm building a totally open source, anything to anything controller/controller adapter firmware platform.
I believe gamers should be able to use whatever controller they want, wherever they want.
Bluetooth.. USB.. retro.. modern.. EVERYTHING!
Help me blow this project up with stars ⭐️👉 github.com/joypad-ai/joypad-…
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Do you have a dead retro device motherboard you want to donate to science?
I am taking requests and board donations for my board scan wiki.
wiki.nataliethenerd.com
These are the challenges I really love. It’s a lot of kit to install inside one PS2 slim. A lot of forethought required into placement and order. Stay tuned for updates on this one ;) RetroGEM, Methylene, Morbo, Picfix and iFlash2PS2
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Need your retro console modded? HDMI out mod? Recap? Repair? Composite mod for RF-only system?Get in touch! I’m happy to service anything and everything pre-PS3!
Go to soundretro.co or email christa @ soundretro dot co to reach out!!
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At the beginning of the year I suggested that I may be closing down the shop but the opportunity that would have allowed for that has not yet presented itself, and I still need to pay rent, so the shop remains open! I am more active on Bluesky, but my email and site are available
Need your retro console modded? HDMI out mod? Recap? Repair? Composite mod for RF-only system?Get in touch! I’m happy to service anything and everything pre-PS3!
Go to soundretro.co or email christa @ soundretro dot co to reach out!!
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I opened up an eBay store where I listed the majority of my cables with the option to customize each one to your needs.
It requires more work, but please check it out
You will get the best deal by contacting me directly on DMs, so that's always an option
ebay.us/m/yDD7Du
I tell ya what. Websites are hard.
It’s far from perfect, but it’s a start.
For my Australian based followers I have set up send in services. For my international friends. Pre-worked consoles will be available when available.
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