CodeKey@Lisan

Anyone recommend somewhere to buy a replacement laser unit for a Playstation 2?

Alternatively are there any solderless mods I can do to a PS2 to play my backed up games ?

DJ Dunk

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Well as it happens . . . I just fitted a solderless mod to my v4 PS2 at lunchtime. From PSX Services - £25 inc Swap Magic v3 Fitted and still works

Will have a better play with it later and see if its any good.

DJ Dunk

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Oh, and they do replacement lasers too. But don't do that until you've done the Tweak. Are you getting Disk Read Errors ?

[Edited by DJ Dunk - 1/8/2004 4:33:22 PM]

Mogsi

Genuine PS2 Lasers from here..

http://www.madeiragames.com/

Like DJ says try the tweak first.....



[Edited by Mogsi - 1/8/2004 4:59:12 PM]

Lisan Obelisk

cheers all - will try "the tweak" as my ps2 has only just stopped reading games discs - original and backups, cdrom and dvd

paula_k

Dunk, post your results on here regarding the success of your solderless mod chip you've just fitted - very curious

paula_k

Got a website addr for PSX Services so I can check out that Mod dunk ?

madfiddler

I did the "tweak" on my PS2 *cough*. It wasn't reading DVD based games and films, but the tweak screw was hidden, while attempting to get to it, I touched part of the power supply heatsink, onto the main motherboard, and POP Merry Xmas to me, one of my pressies was the T3 DVD, sigh.

DJ Dunk

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madfiddler - Doubt it was the same tweak as this doesn't involve a screw or potentiometer, just a big cog

Paula - www.psxservices.co.uk

First impressions of the solderless chip are good. 2 games backed up (WRC3 & Manhunt), 2 games working just fine

DJ140

£69 for a genuine Sony laser, the Sony exchange unit is only £60!!!

DJ Dunk

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Just under £40 for a new genuine laser from PSX Services, shop around and you'll find them for £35 odd too.