Recap guide
Recap the PlayStation 2
Original (phat) PS2 power supplies lose caps, and the console then shows no LEDs, no fan and nothing at all. The rest of the board is normally fine.
Open the interactive checklist Tick off each capacitor as you replace it. It saves in your browser.
Check first. A recap is not always the answer here, so look at the guides before you order parts.
Which board do I have?
Boards changed during production. These notes come from the linked sources, and many are only partly documented, so check the board in front of you.
- GH-001 and GH-003 (Japan, 2000; SCPH-10000, 15000, 18000) (Medium confidence). How to tell: A-chassis consoles; GH-001 has a green solder mask and GH-003 a blue one. Capacitors: No cap list found. Capacitor list differs from other revisions: not known. Source
- GH-004, GH-005, GH-006 (2000-2001; SCPH-30001 to 30004) (Medium confidence). How to tell: US and European launch boards in the B and C chassis with a split board design. Capacitors: Console5 lists capacitors for the GH-006 main board and the GD-013 daughterboard. Capacitor list differs from other revisions: not known. Source
- GH-023, GH-026, GH-029 (2003-2004; SCPH-50000 to 55007) (Medium confidence). How to tell: H, I and J chassis fat models; GH-023 adds the Dragon MechaCon. Capacitors: Console5 lists capacitors for the GH-023 and GH-026 boards. Capacitor list differs from other revisions: not known. Source
- GH-032 and GH-035 (2004-2005; SCPH-700XX slim) (Medium confidence). How to tell: K-chassis slim with an external power brick. Capacitors: Console5 lists capacitors for the GH-032 board. The PSU C20 and C3 note applies to fat PSU boards. Capacitor list differs from other revisions: not known. Source
- GH-051 and GH-061 (2006-2007; SCPH-770XX, 790XX) (Medium confidence). How to tell: M and N chassis slim boards. Capacitors: Console5 lists capacitors for GH-051-02, GH-051-51, GH-052-51 and GH-062-02. Capacitor list differs from other revisions: not known. Source
- GH-072 (2008-2013; SCPH-900XX) (Medium confidence). How to tell: R-chassis final slim with an internal PSU. Capacitors: No cap list found. Capacitor list differs from other revisions: not known. Source
Where to start
Clues from write-ups and forum threads, not a diagnosis. Low confidence means one thread or one repair; high means several write-ups agree.
- No power at all (Medium confidence). ConsoleMods names C20, and maybe C3, as the usual culprits on original power supply boards, and says they often go bad without visible signs. Source
Tips, tales and maybes
Found in write-ups and forum threads. These are other people's reports, not tested by us. Check part references and values against your own board.
- Tip: Slim reads some discs then freezes (Low confidence). On iFixit a PS2 slim (SCPH-70003) that spun up but froze on DVD games even with three different lenses got an answer to recap the mainboard with a Console5 kit or check the laser ribbon cable. The asker's guess was that it mirrors PS1 slim disc faults cured by caps. Source
- Watch out: Cap burst while probing a power brick (Low confidence). A BitBuilt poster says a capacitor blew up in their face while they checked a PS2 slim power brick with a multimeter, so they bought a new brick. It is a reminder not to probe a live mains supply. Source
- Watch out: Do not probe a live supply (Medium confidence). ConsoleMods' PS2 PSU page warns that probing a live supply risks lethal electrocution, so unplug it before replacing parts. It adds that caps can fail without visible signs, that an LCR meter can flag out-of-spec ones, that a replacement must not have a lower voltage rating, and that a blown fuse means look for the cause. Source
- Tip: Shuts off after a few seconds (Low confidence). An iFixit answer on a PS2 that shut down seconds after power-on said to check the motherboard for shorts and to measure the caps there, since it believed the board rather than the supply was at fault. Source
Before you start
- Boards changed during production. Check your board number against the guides before you order parts.
- A mains power supply can hold a dangerous charge. If you are not trained to work on one, have a professional do it.
Manuals and technical documents
Service manuals, schematics and datasheets for this machine, kept in our own library. Check your own board and part numbers against them.
- Sony PS2 PlayStation 2 Level-1 Service & Procedures Manual Version 4.0, Sept 2003 (Service manual)
- Sony PS2 Service Manual, SCPH-30000 - SCPH-35004 Series, 4th Ed. - GH-013 (Service manual)
- Sony PS2 Service Manual, SCPH-30000 Series, 2nd Ed. - GH-004, GH-006 (Service manual)
- Sony PS2 Service Manual, SCPH-30000 Series, 6th Ed. - GH-010, GH-012 (Service manual)
- Sony PS2 Service Manual, SCPH-30001R - SCPH-30007R, 4th Ed. - GH-015 (Service manual)
- Sony PS2 Service Manual, SCPH-30001R, 6th Ed. - GH-015 (Service manual)
All 10 documents for PlayStation 2 in the library
Guides we used
This page and the interactive bench are built from these. They have the photos and the full detail, so please read them and support their authors.
- PS2: Power Supply Repair (Step-by-step) by ConsoleMods Wiki, CC BY. Names C20 and C3 as the usual culprits on original/phat PSU boards; no value table
PS2 fat GH-006 main board (1-680-685-12)
Nineteen capacitors. Console5 groups these by area because the board prints no reference numbers. Early boards have 3 mm capacitors near the AV Multi Out port, and Console5 says they are effectively obsolete.
| Part | Value | Volts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 µF x 4 Upper left. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 220 µF x 5 Upper left. | 220 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| 47 µF x 1 Upper left. | 47 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 3.3 µF x 2 Upper left. | 3.3 µF | 35 V | check your board |
| 100 µF x 2 Lower left. | 100 µF | 10 V | check your board |
| 100 µF x 2 Upper right. | 100 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| 100 µF x 1 Upper right. | 100 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 10 µF x 2 Upper right. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
PS2 fat GD-013 daughterboard (1-680-686-22)
Seventeen capacitors. Console5 lists these without areas.
| Part | Value | Volts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 µF x 1 | 100 µF | 10 V | check your board |
| 10 µF x 5 | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 47 µF x 1 | 47 µF | 6.3 V | check your board |
| 47 µF x 6 | 47 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 68 µF x 2 | 68 µF | 10 V | check your board |
| 100 µF x 2 | 100 µF | 4 V | check your board |
PS2 fat GH-010 (1-681-693-11)
Twenty-six capacitors. Console5 groups these by area because the board prints no reference numbers.
| Part | Value | Volts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 220 µF x 5 Upper left. | 220 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| 47 µF x 1 Upper left. | 47 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 3.3 µF x 2 Upper left. | 3.3 µF | 35 V | check your board |
| 10 µF x 4 Upper left. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 100 µF x 2 Bottom right. | 100 µF | 10 V | check your board |
| 100 µF x 2 Bottom right. | 100 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| 100 µF x 2 Center. | 100 µF | 10 V | check your board |
| 68 µF x 1 Center. | 68 µF | 10 V | check your board |
| 10 µF x 1 Center. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 100 µF x 1 Center-right. | 100 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 47 µF x 4 Center-right. | 47 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 10 µF x 1 Center-right. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
PS2 fat GH-017 (1-685-425-1?)
Twenty-four capacitors. Console5 groups these by area because the board prints no reference numbers.
| Part | Value | Volts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 220 µF x 5 Upper left. | 220 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| 47 µF x 1 Upper left. | 47 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 3.3 µF x 2 Upper left. | 3.3 µF | 35 V | check your board |
| 10 µF x 2 Upper left. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 47 µF x 4 Center. | 47 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 100 µF x 1 Center. | 100 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 100 µF x 3 Center. | 100 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| 10 µF x 3 Center. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 100 µF x 2 Bottom left. | 100 µF | 10 V | check your board |
| 100 µF x 1 Bottom left. | 100 µF | 4 V | check your board |
PS2 fat GH-019 (1-685-775-21) and GH-022 (1-686-786-21)
Twenty-eight capacitors. Console5 groups these by area because the board prints no reference numbers. Console5 says the 10 uF 16 V group in the center is six on the GH-019 and five on the GH-022.
| Part | Value | Volts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 220 µF x 5 Upper left. | 220 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| 47 µF x 1 Upper left. | 47 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 3.3 µF x 2 Upper left. | 3.3 µF | 35 V | check your board |
| 10 µF x 2 Upper left. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 47 µF x 4 Center. | 47 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 100 µF x 1 Center. | 100 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 100 µF x 3 Center. | 100 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| 10 µF x 5 Center. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 10 µF x 1 Center. Only 5x on GH-022. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 330 µF x 1 Center. | 330 µF | 6 V | check your board |
| 100 µF x 2 Bottom left. | 100 µF | 10 V | check your board |
| 100 µF x 1 Bottom left. | 100 µF | 4 V | check your board |
PS2 fat GH-022 numbered cap guide
Twenty-eight capacitors, numbered 1 to 32 in a cap guide for the GH-022. The board prints no reference numbers, so these are the guide's own numbers. Positions 12 to 15 hold polymer caps (39 uF 16 V, two 180 uF 2.5 V and a 220 uF 6 V) that the guide says not to replace, so they are not listed. They are marked on the map. The guide says the obsolete 3.3 uF 35 V caps at 21 and 22 are replaced with ones whose bar side is positive. The grouped GH-019 and GH-022 list above totals the same 28.
| Part | Value | Volts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Cap number from the guide. | 47 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 2 Cap number from the guide. | 100 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| 3 Cap number from the guide. | 47 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 4 Cap number from the guide. | 47 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 5 Cap number from the guide. | 100 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 6 Cap number from the guide. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 7 Cap number from the guide. | 47 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 8 Cap number from the guide. | 100 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| 9 Cap number from the guide. | 100 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| 10 Cap number from the guide. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 11 Cap number from the guide. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 16 Cap number from the guide. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 17 Cap number from the guide. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 18 Cap number from the guide. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 19 Cap number from the guide. | 330 µF | 6 V | check your board |
| 20 Cap number from the guide. | 47 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 21 The original 3.3 uF 35 V is obsolete. The guide says the updated caps have reverse polarity: the bar side is positive. Check your board before fitting. | 3.3 µF | 35 V | check your board |
| 22 The original 3.3 uF 35 V is obsolete. The guide says the updated caps have reverse polarity: the bar side is positive. Check your board before fitting. | 3.3 µF | 35 V | check your board |
| 23 Cap number from the guide. | 100 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| 24 Cap number from the guide. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 25 Cap number from the guide. | 100 µF | 10 V | check your board |
| 26 Cap number from the guide. | 220 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| 27 Cap number from the guide. | 220 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| 28 Cap number from the guide. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 29 Cap number from the guide. | 100 µF | 10 V | check your board |
| 30 Cap number from the guide. | 220 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| 31 Cap number from the guide. | 220 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| 32 Cap number from the guide. | 220 µF | 4 V | check your board |
PS2 fat GH-023 (1-688-757-31 and -41)
Twenty-nine capacitors. The board prints no reference numbers; these refs come from the service manual. A cap map from videogamecrash.com is linked on the Console5 page.
| Part | Value | Volts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| C267 Upper left. | 220 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| C268 Upper left. | 220 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| C296 Upper left. | 220 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| C298 Upper left. | 220 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| C297 Upper left. | 470 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| C529 Upper left. | 3.3 µF | 35 V | check your board |
| C530 Upper left. | 3.3 µF | 35 V | check your board |
| C261 Upper left. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C263 Upper left. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C293 Upper left. | 47 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C486 Center. | 47 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C544 Center. | 47 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C545 Center. | 47 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C724 Center. | 47 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C736 Center. | 47 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C427 Center. | 100 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C467 Center. | 100 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| C478 Center. | 100 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| C491 Center. | 100 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| C416 Center. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C421 Center. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C425 Center. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C455 Center. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C723 Center. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C725 Center. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C734 Center. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C372 Bottom left. | 100 µF | 10 V | check your board |
| C373 Bottom left. | 100 µF | 10 V | check your board |
| C490 Bottom left. | 100 µF | 4 V | check your board |
PS2 fat GH-026 (1-861-432-12)
Twenty-eight capacitors. Console5 sourced the refs from the service manual because the board has no silkscreened references. The last four are polymer parts, shown for reference only and not in its kits.
| Part | Value | Volts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| C261 | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C263 | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C267 | 220 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| C268 | 220 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| C293 | 47 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C296 | 220 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| C297 | 470 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| C298 | 220 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| C372 | 100 µF | 10 V | check your board |
| C373 | 100 µF | 10 V | check your board |
| C427 | 100 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C467 | 100 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| C478 | 100 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| C486 | 47 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C490 | 100 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| C491 | 100 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| C529 | 3.3 µF | 35 V | check your board |
| C530 | 3.3 µF | 35 V | check your board |
| C544 | 47 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C545 | 47 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C724 | 47 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C725 | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C736 | 47 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C745 | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C440 Polymer, reference only, not in Console5 kits. | 180 µF | 2.5 V | check your board |
| C443 Polymer, reference only, not in Console5 kits. | 180 µF | 2.5 V | check your board |
| C487 Polymer, reference only, not in Console5 kits. | 180 µF | 6.3 V | check your board |
| C749 Polymer, reference only, not in Console5 kits. | 39 µF | 16 V | check your board |
PS2 slim GH-032-11, -12, -22 and -54
Eighteen capacitors. Console5 groups these by area because the board prints no reference numbers. Console5's list leaves out the blue and purple polymer caps, which it says should not need replacing.
| Part | Value | Volts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 220 µF x 4 Upper left. | 220 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| 470 µF x 1 Upper left. | 470 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| 3.3 µF x 2 Upper left. | 3.3 µF | 35 V | check your board |
| 10 µF x 2 Upper left. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 100 µF x 4 Bottom left. | 100 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| 100 µF x 1 Bottom left. | 100 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 100 µF x 2 Bottom center. | 100 µF | 10 V | check your board |
| 10 µF x 1 Bottom center. | 10 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 47 µF x 1 Bottom center. | 47 µF | 16 V | check your board |
PS2 slim GH-051-02, GH-051-51, GH-052-51 and GH-062-02
Eleven capacitors. Console5 groups these by area because the board prints no reference numbers. Console5's list leaves out the blue and purple polymer caps, which it says should not need replacing.
| Part | Value | Volts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 220 µF x 4 Upper left. | 220 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| 470 µF x 1 Upper left. | 470 µF | 4 V | check your board |
| 3.3 µF x 2 Upper left. | 3.3 µF | 35 V | check your board |
| 100 µF x 1 Center left. 4 V on some revs, not present on GH-062. | 100 µF | 10 V | check your board |
| 100 µF x 1 Center left. | 100 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| 100 µF x 2 Bottom center. | 100 µF | 10 V | check your board |
PS2 network adapter SCE_MD1 Rev. G
Four capacitors.
| Part | Value | Volts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| C35 | 10 µF | 35 V | check your board |
| C109 | 10 µF | 35 V | check your board |
| C138 | 10 µF | 35 V | check your board |
| C140 | 10 µF | 35 V | check your board |
PS2 power supply Delta ADP-75EP B and D, ADP-75JP B (1-468-634-11, -21, 1-468-757-11)
Eight capacitors.
| Part | Value | Volts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| C1 | 330 µF | 315 V | check your board |
| C3 | 33 µF | 35 V | check your board |
| C20 | 22 µF | 50 V | check your board |
| C52A | 680 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C52B | 680 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C52C | 680 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C52D | 680 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C53 | 470 µF | 16 V | check your board |
PS2 power supply Nichicon ZSSR048MA (1-468-563-11 and -21)
Seven capacitors. Console5 notes that many short, wide caps on these Nichicon supplies look like a custom part made only for the PS2.
| Part | Value | Volts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| C006 | 330 µF | 200 V | check your board |
| C101 | 1500 µF | 25 V | check your board |
| C102 | 1500 µF | 25 V | check your board |
| C103 | 470 µF | 10 V | check your board |
| C104 | 0.1 µF | 50 V | check your board |
| C105 | 150 µF | 25 V | check your board |
| C106 | 1 µF | 50 V | check your board |
PS2 power supply Nichicon ZSSR093MA (1-468-604-11)
Ten capacitors. Two positions have no ref on Console5's list.
| Part | Value | Volts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| C006 | 270 µF | 300 V | check your board |
| C013 | 470 µF | 10 V | check your board |
| C015 | 10 µF | 50 V | check your board |
| C102 | 470 µF | 25 V | check your board |
| C103 | 470 µF | 25 V | check your board |
| C104 | 470 µF | 25 V | check your board |
| C106 | 0.1 µF | 50 V | check your board |
| C107 | 1 µF | 50 V | check your board |
| 470 µF x 1 Console5 gives no ref for this position. | 470 µF | 25 V | check your board |
| 150 µF x 1 Console5 gives no ref for this position. | 150 µF | 25 V | check your board |
PS2 power supply Nichicon ZSSR186MA, ZSSR186CA and ZSSR185JA (1-468-604-21, -31, 1-468-610-31)
Nine capacitors.
| Part | Value | Volts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| C006 360 uF/350 V for ZSSR185. | 270 µF | 300 V | check your board |
| C015 | 10 µF | 50 V | check your board |
| C102 | 470 µF | 25 V | check your board |
| C103 Console5 lists this position twice with different values. | 470 µF | 25 V | check your board |
| C103 Console5 lists this position twice with different values. | 1000 µF | 6.3 V | check your board |
| C104 | 470 µF | 25 V | check your board |
| C106 | 0.1 µF | 50 V | check your board |
| C107 | 1 µF | 50 V | check your board |
| C108 | 82 µF | 25 V | check your board |
PS2 power supply Nichicon ZSSR291MA (1-468-604-41)
Seven capacitors.
| Part | Value | Volts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| C006 | 270 µF | 300 V | check your board |
| C013 | 1000 µF | 6.3 V | check your board |
| C103 | 470 µF | 25 V | check your board |
| C104 | 470 µF | 25 V | check your board |
| C108 | 100 µF | 25 V | check your board |
| C106 | 0.1 µF | 50 V | check your board |
| C107 | 1 µF | 50 V | check your board |
PS2 power supply Nichicon ZSSR292HA (1-468-605-51, 240 V regions)
Eleven capacitors.
| Part | Value | Volts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| C003 | 82 µF | 400 V | check your board |
| C010 | 22 µF | 35 V | check your board |
| C011 | 0.1 µF | 50 V | check your board |
| C012 | 0.1 µF | 50 V | check your board |
| C016 | 0.1 µF | 50 V | check your board |
| C022 | 1 µF | 50 V | check your board |
| C103 | 470 µF | 25 V | check your board |
| C104 | 470 µF | 25 V | check your board |
| C106 | 1 µF | 50 V | check your board |
| C107 | 0.1 µF | 50 V | check your board |
| C108 | 100 µF | 25 V | check your board |
PS2 power supply Nichicon ZSSR185YA, ZSSR258CA and ZSSR334CA (1-468-755-21 and -41)
Six capacitors.
| Part | Value | Volts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| C006 Or 360 uF / 250 V. | 300 µF | 300 V | check your board |
| C102 Not present on 185YA. | 470 µF | 25 V | check your board |
| C103 | 470 µF | 25 V | check your board |
| C104 | 470 µF | 25 V | check your board |
| C106 | 0.1 µF | 50 V | check your board |
| C108 | 100 µF | 25 V | check your board |
PS2 power supply Nichicon ZSSR256YA (1-468-758-41)
Seven capacitors.
| Part | Value | Volts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| C006 | 90 µF | 400 V | check your board |
| C011 NP. | 0.47 µF | 50 V | check your board |
| C102 | 470 µF | 25 V | check your board |
| C103 | 470 µF | 25 V | check your board |
| C104 | 470 µF | 25 V | check your board |
| C106 | 1 µF | 50 V | check your board |
| C108 | 100 µF | 25 V | check your board |
PS2 power supply Panasonic ETXNY351A7A (1-468-623-11)
Six capacitors.
| Part | Value | Volts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| C005 | 330 µF | 220 V | check your board |
| C009 | 27 µF | 35 V | check your board |
| C012 | 2.2 µF | 50 V | check your board |
| C202 | 1000 µF | 25 V | check your board |
| C203 | 1000 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C206 | 220 µF | 16 V | check your board |
PS2 power supply Panasonic ETXNY351A7AA (1-468-623-21)
Five capacitors.
| Part | Value | Volts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| C005 | 270 µF | 220 V | check your board |
| C009 | 27 µF | 35 V | check your board |
| C202 | 1000 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C203 | 1000 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C206 | 220 µF | 16 V | check your board |
PS2 power supply Panasonic ETXNY351J7A (1-468-659-11)
Five capacitors.
| Part | Value | Volts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| C005 | 470 µF | 220 V | check your board |
| C009 | 27 µF | 35 V | check your board |
| C202 | 1000 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C203 | 1000 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C206 | 220 µF | 16 V | check your board |
PS2 power supply Panasonic ETXNY406A8AA and ETXNY406J8AA (1-468-756-21)
Five capacitors.
| Part | Value | Volts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| C005 390 uF on 406J8AA. | 270 µF | 220 V | check your board |
| C009 | 22 µF | 35 V | check your board |
| C202 | 1500 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C203 | 1500 µF | 16 V | check your board |
| C206 | 220 µF | 10 V | check your board |
Shopping list
318 capacitors in all, grouped by value. Buy a few spares.
- 54 x 10 µF, 16 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 41 x 220 µF, 4 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 40 x 47 µF, 16 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 30 x 100 µF, 4 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 22 x 100 µF, 10 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 18 x 3.3 µF, 35 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 17 x 470 µF, 25 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 9 x 0.1 µF, 50 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 9 x 100 µF, 16 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 7 x 1 µF, 50 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 5 x 1000 µF, 16 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 4 x 10 µF, 35 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 4 x 100 µF, 25 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 4 x 470 µF, 4 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 4 x 680 µF, 16 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 3 x 27 µF, 35 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 3 x 68 µF, 10 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 3 x 220 µF, 16 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 3 x 270 µF, 300 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 2 x 10 µF, 50 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 2 x 22 µF, 35 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 2 x 150 µF, 25 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 2 x 180 µF, 2.5 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 2 x 270 µF, 220 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 2 x 330 µF, 6 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 2 x 470 µF, 10 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 2 x 1000 µF, 6.3 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 2 x 1500 µF, 25 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 2 x 1500 µF, 16 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 1 x 0.47 µF, 50 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 1 x 2.2 µF, 50 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 1 x 22 µF, 50 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 1 x 33 µF, 35 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 1 x 39 µF, 16 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 1 x 47 µF, 6.3 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 1 x 82 µF, 25 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 1 x 82 µF, 400 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 1 x 90 µF, 400 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 1 x 180 µF, 6.3 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 1 x 220 µF, 10 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 1 x 300 µF, 300 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 1 x 330 µF, 315 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 1 x 330 µF, 200 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 1 x 330 µF, 220 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 1 x 470 µF, 16 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 1 x 470 µF, 220 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
- 1 x 1000 µF, 25 V (check your board): Amazon · eBay
Console5 capacitor kits for this machine
Console5 sells ready-made capacitor kits. Kits come in different versions, so match the board number in the kit name to yours and check the listing before you buy.
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Step by step
- Photograph both sides of the board before you touch anything. Zoom in on every capacitor. The photo is your map when you are three hours in.
- Unplug it, take out the batteries and let it sit. Old power supplies and CRT parts can hold a charge. If your machine has a tube, leave the tube and its board to a professional.
- Open it up and keep the screws sorted. A muffin tin or an egg carton works. Different screws go in different holes, and the holes never forgive you.
- Look for leaks. Clean any sticky residue off with isopropyl alcohol and a soft brush. A leaked capacitor leaves brown crust and can eat copper traces. Look at the traces under it, not only the part itself.
- Mark the polarity of every capacitor on the photo before it comes off. On an electrolytic, the stripe marks the negative leg. The board usually shows a half-shaded circle or a bar for the same spot.
- Remove the old capacitors one at a time. Surface mount: add fresh solder to both ends and rock the part off, or use flux and a low-melt alloy. Through-hole: heat one leg at a time and clear the hole with wick or a pump.
- Clean the pads and check for lifted pads or damaged traces. Clean flux off with isopropyl. A bad pad needs a jumper wire, not hope.
- Fit and solder the new capacitor, matching polarity. Same capacity, same or higher voltage, and it has to physically fit. Work from the smallest parts up.
- Clean the flux off and look at every joint. A good joint is shiny and shaped like a tiny volcano. A dull blob or a ball is a cold joint: reflow it.
- With a multimeter, check for shorts across the power rails before you power it on. Use the continuity or resistance setting. A reading near zero means stop and look for a solder bridge.
- Power it up and test everything: video, sound, controls, the lot. If something is wrong, check polarity first. It is the most common mistake and the easiest fix.
Tools
- Temperature-controlled soldering station. Steady heat so you do not cook pads. Most recaps are done between 320 and 350 C. Top: Hakko FX-951 · Mid: Hakko FX-888D · Budget: Pinecil
- Good solder. Rosin-core 63/37 flows and looks right. It is cheap and it matters. Kester 44 63/37
- Flux. Flux is what makes old joints let go and new joints flow. MG Chemicals flux pen · Chip Quik flux syringe
- Low-melt alloy (for surface mount). Melts old solder on both ends of a surface mount part at once, so it lifts off cleanly. Chip Quik SMD1
- Desoldering tool. Clears the old solder out of through-hole pads. Top: Hakko FR-301 · Mid: Engineer SS-02 pump · Budget: Solder wick
- Fine tweezers. For holding small surface mount parts exactly where you want them. ESD-safe tweezers
- Board holder. A third hand for the board, so both of yours are free. PanaVise circuit board holder
- Magnification. You cannot fix what you cannot see. Surface mount parts are tiny. Top: Stereo microscope · Mid: Head visor · Budget: Lighted magnifier
- Multimeter. Continuity, shorts and rail voltages. The one test that saves boards. Top: Fluke 117 · Mid: Fluke 101 · Budget: AstroAI
- ESR and capacitor tester. Checks old capacitors and your new ones before they go in. Top: Peak Atlas ESR70 · Budget: LCR-T7
- Isopropyl alcohol (99%) and a brush. For cleaning leaked goo and flux. Use the high-percentage kind. MG Chemicals 99.9% isopropyl
- Brass tip cleaner. A clean tip transfers heat. A dirty one does not. Hakko 599B
- Fume extractor. Pulls the smoke away from your face. Hakko FA-400 · Budget: Small bench fan
- Precision screwdrivers. Most old gear uses a mix of Phillips, Torx and security bits. iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit
- Kapton tape. Heat-proof tape to protect parts that sit close to the one you are changing. Kapton tape
Safety
- Good airflow, or a fume fan. Solder smoke is not for breathing.
- Safety glasses on. Solder spits and clipped legs fly.
- Iron in its stand when you are not holding it. Know where the cord is.
- Touch bare metal first, or use a wrist strap. Static kills old chips.
- No tube, no mains power supply. Leave those to a professional.
- Wash your hands after, especially if you used leaded solder.
Values are shown as published in the guides above, and boards changed during production. Check the board in front of you. A recap involves hot tools and, on some machines, dangerous voltages. You do it at your own risk.