What retro things have you done today?

Bought a black PS2 controller to gut and transplant the internals into my silver shell because it was being temperamental (and silver controllers go for a premium)

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Turns out I couldn't do that because there are two versions... (well, actually FIVE after further research!)

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So I delved a bit deeper and tried to replace just the PCB and flexi...

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Nope, that didn't fit either...

What about just swapping the cable in case the issue is a break in the cable?

Nope, the colour order of the connector is different.

So then I put them back together as they were, after giving everything a good clean...

Felt quite dejected, but the silver one now works perfectly like there was never anything wrong with it, so I guess it worked out in the end... :p

I noticed afterwards that the black one is a lot creakier and the buttons don't feel quite as substantial to press either. I guess the black one is a much later one. Or just another manufacturer they used at some point along the way that didn't have the same standards.

My console and controller are from the final revision of the "fat" PS2 console. Regarded as the "best" PS2. :cool:
 
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Armageus said:
Honestly thought they'd be more than that given how long the PS2 was in production for.
I've just bought some bits to replace a stick and mod a Dualsense PS5 controller, and there are already 5 revisions of that
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I believe you are right, one source I found said there are five, but from looking at pictures online it looks like there are at least eight!

Anyway have some bonus content. :p

And a correction, this one is actually made by Hosiden, not Hori!

 
I have the silver ‘fat’ PS2 (two in fact) and it’s a great model. But I have 4 silver controllers (all ‘H’) and the only one that worked was the brand new one I still had in a bag. The others all have various buttons not working. I think the fix is a new flexible PCB but I believe ‘H’ models require de-soldering the 18-pin connector to replace, which is a bit beyond my current skill level and large-tipped iron, most likely. Interested if anyone else had this problem and how they fixed it. I wonder why yours started working again Akagi!
 
alex24 said:
I have the silver ‘fat’ PS2 (two in fact) and it’s a great model. But I have 4 silver controllers (all ‘H’) and the only one that worked was the brand new one I still had in a bag. The others all have various buttons not working. I think the fix is a new flexible PCB but I believe ‘H’ models require de-soldering the 18-pin connector to replace, which is a bit beyond my current skill level and large-tipped iron, most likely. Interested if anyone else had this problem and how they fixed it. I wonder why yours started working again Akagi!
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It is the flexible PCB which usually causes issues, or perhaps the carbon contacts wearing out. These two I bought as refurbished with new flexible PCBs installed.

I believe the Hosiden ones do have a soldered ribbon connector, but it might be worth taking the back off the controller to check, since there are so many variants... It wouldn't surprise me if it isn't soldered.
 
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