PS2 Laser Problem??

[seat534]

Hey Guys

I lay my problem at the alter of the wise men of fileforums!!

My 2 yr old light useage PS2 has been getting steadily worse at reading
games. I'm not sure exactly what version only that its a v9 or v10. Its
the silver one and was bought 2 yrs ago pre-modded with messiah 2 from
kannections. Its only in the past 6 months that its been asked to step up
and do some work but the last few weeks has shown a steady decrease in its reading capabilites. Tried cleaning it with a Scotch cleaning disk with no effect. Now I have read through the forums and I'm gonna guess you are gonna tell me my laser is on the way out which considering age and useage I dont regard as very good!! I think I read somewhere that early v9 had weak lasers.

Anyway I am looking for confirmation of my diagnosis and more importantly good reliable, fast, value repairers in the UK or anyone in the N Lincs area that can do the job!! How difficult is changing one of these suckers??? Does it involve soldering??

Thanks in advance if you made your way through it!!!

Andy