Subarticle of DIYing a plug that fits the... | PlayStation development | Published 2022-03-13 16:28:53 UTC
So, I fixed the 5 broken pins. But guess what? Another 5 pins (which worked completely fine before) started to act up! So I even fixed those, but some still remained broken and some other unrelated pin all of a sudden started bending its matching pin inside the console's connector! Words cannot describe my frustration that I am experiencing right now.
Anyway, what do I do now? I need the connector to be at least somewhat stable so that the PlayStation can execute code from the ROM, but clearly this won't do.
For the time being, I guess I'll just try soldering the ROM directly to the motherboard's pins. If that works, then I have multiple paths to take:
I'll just leave it at that. If I decide in the future to axe the project, remember that all of the project files (3D models, videos, PCB schematic & layout) are available in this thread in case anyone is suicidal enough to attempt to do this at home.
Sorry to everyone who was looking forward to a fully functional homebrew PlayStation Parallel I/O connector, but as I've already said, there is a reason why nobody has ever dared to do this.
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MottZilla (Archived from PSXDEV.net) | Posted on 2022-03-13 22:36:10 UTC
Weren't you using old capacitor or resistor leads as pins though? Using something more appropriate would solve that issue.
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