Bizarre behaviour

[Frito]

Alrighty, Adjustment time I guess.

And just for arguments sake. I never touched anything but they top cover. While I've been working on the PS2 the drive itself has been in a dust-free room.

[Frito]

Yergle... Okay, I no longer have access to an oscilliscope. Anyone have a general resistance measurement that's safe? I don't like the idea of going in blind.

[spedmetal]

Originally Posted by Frito

Yergle... Okay, I no longer have access to an oscilliscope. Anyone have a general resistance measurement that's safe? I don't like the idea of going in blind.

Take a measurement of both and reduce that measurement by no more then 10%. But DO NOT go below 700 ohms and that’s going low. Just make sure you have your original settings wrought down in case you need to set them back.

Good luck.

[spedmetal]

Originally Posted by Frito

Alrighty, Adjustment time I guess.

And just for arguments sake. I never touched anything but they top cover. While I've been working on the PS2 the drive itself has been in a dust-free room.

Well that’s exactly what I'm talking about. The lid to the drive is all cut open, reducing the rigidity of the cover that hoses the mechanism that supports the disc. There could be some flexing or vibration going on now that the structural integrity of the drive lid is reduced.

[Frito]

Originally Posted by spedmetal

Well that’s exactly what I'm talking about. The lid to the drive is all cut open, reducing the rigidity of the cover that hoses the mechanism that supports the disc. There could be some flexing or vibration going on now that the structural integrity of the drive lid is reduced.

That'd be a tough call to make as I really only cut holes in it as opposed to complete cuts through sections. It appears that nothing really depends on the top of the of the drive, with the exception of the holdermagnet, no components/parts or otherwise touch the top while it is in use. Everything seems to be mounted or based off the sides and bottom which are secured firmly to the rest of the system.

In my opinion the top is nothing more than a dust cover and something to hold the magnet while the drive is empty. Of course, that's just an opinion, and I could be very very wrong.

Anyway, thanks for the help. I'll try and adjustment later this week and let you guys know how it went.