A new PS/2 & PS32 Board Test Set Arrives!

Very nice!!👍🏼

John - sure leaves my home-made PS1 board tester for dead!!!!

You are a true genius.....something else to show me, come late May.

Peter....Buco Australia.

@Buco posted:

John - sure leaves my home-made PS1 board tester for dead!!!!

You are a true genius.....something else to show me, come late May.

Peter....Buco Australia.

Don't feel bad, here's my home-brew PS/1 test-set!

Yes, it really does have it's own box and a place on the shelf!

John, That can't be a real PS-1 test kit, it doesn't have the known good top board and bottom board G

@GGG posted:

John, That can't be a real PS-1 test kit, it doesn't have the known good top board and bottom board G

They're just not pictured.

John are you now going to market the new and improved test set?

@RJT posted:

John are you now going to market the new and improved test set?

I'll probably be posting the build details here soon.

John I'd be interested in purchasing you're PS 2 test fixture set please let, me know when there available!

Alan

Can't wait for the the build details!

GRJ, as usual you've outdone yourself again! You are amazing and a genius!

Finally got the last parts in to finish some of these.

I would be interested in purchasing one as well

That is awsome! Much needed and they look great!  You have outdone yourself again!

Any idea on how much you will be asking for this very fine piece of technology, John???

If it's within my budgetary constraints, I'd like to purchase one as well.

Peter.....Buco Australia.

John...if you are going to sell these, it has to be through your sponsor....

I realize that Alan.

John, Did you have those harness made up or did you do it?  Even the silicon calk looks the same?  G

@GGG posted:

John, Did you have those harness made up or did you do it?  Even the silicon calk looks the same?  G

I bought them from MTH.

@gunrunnerjohn posted:

I bought them from MTH.

Well that explains this!!

I echo those that have already spoken, am interested in purchase or building one. With my collection growing, I am doing more PS2/3 upgrades and repairs. Would be helpful.

Mike

I would be interested in one as well. If there is a line forming, place me in it please.

@gunrunnerjohn Hey John, Looks awesome. Can't wait to see it in action.

I think I understand what the test set does. I don't get why it's useful. Say you identify that a PS3 board is not sending power to the Smoke unit motor, there isn't really a way to repair it, right?

Is it just about diagnosing what has failed so you know for use in other projects?

@TheRambles posted:

@gunrunnerjohn Hey John, Looks awesome. Can't wait to see it in action.

I think I understand what the test set does. I don't get why it's useful. Say you identify that a PS3 board is not sending power to the Smoke unit motor, there isn't really a way to repair it, right?

Is it just about diagnosing what has failed so you know for use in other projects?

Well, first off, this is for the PS/2 boards and the PS32 board used in PS/3 steam upgrades and as a replacement for PS/2 boards if they fail.

You can do a lot with the test-set, one thing is to verify new boards you're going to install and also load their sound and/or chain files in a test environment.  If you have a failing PS/2 board, say a run-away, it can be the tach reader, wiring, or the board.  A quick test with your test-set and you'll know if it's the board.  Then you know how to proceed.

There's actually a lot of stuff on the PS/2 boards that we can repair, especially the newer 3V boards.  There are also parts on the PS/3 boards that we can replace, though not as many as the PS/2 types.

Obviously, this is most useful for someone that handles lots of repairs/upgrades and thus is more likely to run across lots of questionable or bad boards and want to test/repair them.

I did a test run with hot glue to add the reinforcement for the UUT (Unit Under Test) side of the cables, it worked out pretty well.  It does make them easier to insert/remove, and also minimizes the possibility of yanking a wire out of the connector.  I don't see the need for this treatment on the test box side of the cables as you would normally stick the two cable sets in and leave them connected to the test box.

Will these units be available for sale at some point? I will definitely buy one if they are.

Working on that possibility.