I changed my way of chipping after watching a real pro at work , I was trying different methods all the time,tin then place the chip in desired position then try and cut the wires to the correct length as near as possible, then strip and tin and solder in place, small amount of solder applied to all...

Sorry for the long gap between posting again, I finally got to take the PSone apart againI tried removing the bottom heat shield but that didn't solve it, but I eventually found out what it was, I always hated cutting Kynar wire. that little bit of sleeve was always awkward to remove, till I came ac...

Thank you very much for your help Shendo, I'll get that done as soon as possible and if it doesn't work still I'll get some pics up to see if anybody can see whats wrong, probably is a dry joint somewhere I can't see, getting too old to see those little points now, could do with some new eyes really...

After not having to touch the insides of a PS1 for absolutely years , then the kids old playstation finally giving up,I got hold of a newer PSone for them and also a working motherboard only, applied a onechip to the console that was complete, no problem, works great, I then thought I might as well ...