Play Station 2

[stuartinlancashire]

Hi all

I have aquired a PS2 that my girlfreinds son was going to bin, I have not tried to switch it on but he says the laser is knackered on it.

Can anyone tell me:

a) If it is likely that the laser is knackered

&

b) Can the lasor be replaced, and is it worth it?

Just seems a shame to chuck the thing away if you ask me, having said that I don't know much about games consoles, give me a monopoly board anyday.

 

[sm1thson]

a) If it is likely that the laser is knackered

quite possible, more likely that the track it runs on is gunked up, -regrease the track! (the fans pull dust throught the unit especially if its sat on a carpet then it gunks up the grease on the track), or it might just be dust on the laser -all three give the same symptoms

b) Can the lasor be replaced, and is it worth it?

yes, I'm not sure of the price.

 

[Boo-meringue]

PS2s are notorious for laser problems. If you don't fancy disassembling the thing yourself then many independent games shops will service it for you at a reasonable price.

 

[trotter]

http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/hardware/ps2.ars/1

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