Gaming PSX Repair needed

[Blue Heaven]

I have my PSX and yes I still play it but it needs some repairing done. I have a snapped ribbon that i need to put back together can anyone tell me how or where i can fix this.

[RicoTranzrig]

Is it blue or orange...and how did you "snap" it exactly? At the connection points or is it ripped/frayed/damaged?

[Blue Heaven]

its orange and its ripped

[ZeroBlade]

O'man, if its that flat orange ribbon then thats it buddy. That can't be fixed. Since that ribbon is usually attached to that black part of the PSX that reads and spins the CD then you'll have to get that part replaced altogether. If you have another PSX of the same model (Not PSone nor one of the 'late' model PSX) you can fix it yourself if you're very careful. The inner parts the PSX can all be removed from each other. (the power part, the CD reader, the mother board and the controller ports can all be seperated)

[Fall]

There's an orange ribbon??? I've only seen a blue one.... o.O;; ZeroG214, how in the world do you know all that??

I'm sure any repair shop can fix it for you for a price, though it would be tough for yourself to repair it.

Unless you're a professional, I doubt you'd be able to fix it without special tools... either that, ot it needs to be replaced... ;)

[Break]

[SIZE=1]You're better off getting a new PSX, rather than spending even more money for someone to fix it.[/SIZE]

[ZeroBlade]

I know cuz other than my 2 PSX's, i had 2 more before. Yeah I know "damn!" What happened was my first PSX got a virus.... long story. As for the other , its left over PSX parts a friend of mine gave me. One day I decided to open the PSX that had the virus and the one my friend gave me to borrow and saw that every PSX before the non-modable PSX (late models) is made with the same stuff. It isn't that hard to replace if you ask me. You just need a phillps head screw driver and just pull the wires that all connect to the mother board. Don't worry, the wires can all be removed without danger of breaking them, even the orange ribbon - BUT ONLY FROM THE MOTHER BOARD. The thing with that ribbon is that its like paper - If you cut paper with scissors, thats it you can put it back together... same idea applies to that ribbon. If you decide to do it yourself, just simply remove the broken CD reader part for one that works, just be wary in that models both systems were made aren't too far apart from with other e.g. a 1995 model over a 1998 model. Its sorta a good idea to replace parts for newer ones such like if you have one of the first PSXs to be released then you can replace the power supply to get rid of the famous overheating problem of old models.

I don't know that blue ribbon you spoke of Squashed Snail. Perhaps its just the color thats different and its really the same ribbon. Other than that then I think its one of the methods sony used to prevent PSX from being modded or its simply a late model PSX (But again I mean PSX not PSone)

Damn, I think I got too technical.....I gotta shut up........

[RicoTranzrig]

FYI: The orange wire controls the laser...the blue/white one connects the memory cards, controllers to the motherboard....most of the PSx's have the blue/white one shielded...both are removable.

[ZeroBlade]

Oh now i see what you mean...... I thought that blue/white wire he saw was that orange one I was refering to. Rico is right, that blue wire is for the controler and mememory cards.