PS2 Won't Read [Archive] - Retrogaming Roundtable

coreys429

01-10-2009, 04:13 PM

I have a PS2 I am going to try to fix for a local thrift store. It won't read DVD's, Silver Disc PS2 games, it will read the blue ones and PS1 titles. What can I do to fix the problem?

megasdkirby

01-10-2009, 04:19 PM

First, clean the lens thoroughly with a qtip dipped slightly in alcohol.

If that doesn't work, tweak the potentiometer to the correct value (listed somewhere online) using a multimeter. There are two: one for CD and one for DVD. Tweak ONLY the DVD one.

If still nothing, replace the lens. It's super cheap.

sonoranreptile

01-10-2009, 06:46 PM

Q-tip and alcohol should work but sometimes doesn't. I got my Japanese Dreamcast out of storage and cleaned it up. I used Q-tip and alcohol on it after it would play a game, but that still didn't work. Then I used my cd/dvd lens cleaning disk (the one with the brinshes on it) and that made all the difference in the world. Good luck!

coreys429

01-10-2009, 06:50 PM

It's always the q-tip and alcohol for every situation isn't it? :popcorn:

raylydiard

01-10-2009, 07:51 PM

never use alcohol to clean a laser it makes it smoke my unlce is eletrionc enginer
and thats what he said i use just water and then a dry Q tip
and theres a mirror under the laser pcb unscrew pcb and i have cleand a laser had green mold in it and after that it worked like it was new again and theres two laser eye take off the laser cover and then be carefull with this lift up the lens coil and clean the eye and the works aswell try it and tell me what happens

2Dskillz

01-11-2009, 12:37 AM

raylydiard

01-11-2009, 03:10 PM

i mean the eye goes black after a while but i could be wrong

megasdkirby

01-11-2009, 05:00 PM

I have been cleaning PS2s and the like with Alcohol and Q-tip for quite a while with no smoke coming from it as a result. I go with Alcohol because of its quick evaporation. I have a version one PS2 that is still running great using nothing more than this method and re-greasing the rods once.

Gotta agree.

Unless too much alcohol is used and the console is turned on...besides a nasty electric shock or discharge, a nice puff of smoke should appear...

But that would be negligence, not the alcohols fault.