Dude, I soldered my Magic 2 chip into a V7.
8 hours of torture and a lot of oppertunity to wreck the system.
Best bet to all....pre-modded. If you must solder your PS2 use a good magnifier, like the ones a technician would use, a 15 watt iron,
Console 24.com gives you the wire and solder. The rest is a lot of patience.
There are parts of the actual chip that need soldering and the trick is to tin the wires and the tip of the iron (very Fine Point) then touch the iron to the part of the board then the tinned wire to the board. it may take a few attempts. Also make sure the wire is secure if you can wiggle it off then it was a bad connnection.
