Cleaning the PS2

[Ps2_MaD]

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[ihaveanosebleed]

Cleaning discs are garbage. Take the PS2 apart and clean it right or take it to someone who can.

[lufcfan]

I disagree, they are useful for keeping on top of the problem. If your laser is caked in dust, it's a better idea to disassemble, but if my console or DVD player etc... have problems reading, cleaning discs have always sorted the problem...

[Warlock]

If people would use a laser cleaner ever so often it would never get to the point of being caked up

[ihaveanosebleed]

Originally Posted by Warlock

If people would use a laser cleaner ever so often it would never get to the point of being caked up

Regular use of a laser cleaner will not prevent dust problems and my eventually damage your laser and here is why. Laser cleaners do not clean dust from your PS2, they redistribute dust in potentially worse areas. It might work in the short term but in the long run it will push enough dirt under your lens cover to require laser disassembly. You think dust on top of your laser lens is a problem, wait until those little brushes push dirt inside your laser. So when your cleaner stops fixing your problem, you will know you now have a big problem.

[Warlock]

Originally Posted by ihaveanosebleed

Regular use of a laser cleaner will not prevent dust problems and my eventually damage your laser and here is why. Laser cleaners do not clean dust from your PS2, they redistribute dust in potentially worse areas. It might work in the short term but in the long run it will push enough dirt under your lens cover to require laser disassembly. You think dust on top of your laser lens is a problem, wait until those little brushes push dirt inside your laser. So when your cleaner stops fixing your problem, you will know you now have a big problem.

I agree all consoles get dust build up inside. Regular use of a lens cleaner will help prevent dust build up on the lens. It does brush it off the lens although i have never heard of it brushing enough under the lens to damaging the laser sled or motor. If you dont do anything excessive dust will cause heating problems NTM if the cd cleaner pushes that much dust you have a serious living problem as well as a cloged up console and probably shouldnt own a ps2 . I regularly use lens cleaners along with keyboard spray. so far so good

[ihaveanosebleed]

I’ve cleaned a few stations that stopped working altogether after they used lens cleaners. Just look how the lasers are built, the black cover is just right for collecting the dust off those brushes and dropping it down inside the sled assembly, not a good place to be moving dust to.

I’ve had some pretty filthy stations show up here! The drive in my own station has been sealed from airflow so it’s always clean.

[seaneyb2003]

Originally Posted by Ps2_MaD

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oh yeah i wonder where u got that from

[skykid]

There is one thing though, i have a v3 PS2 and never used a laser cleaner on it, and that has been good ever since release date until now, so i clean it manually and only ever needed a manual clean once...not bad goin eh?

But i have had a problem with my v10 PS2 w/ Matrix Infinity v1.2...I had the modchip fitted from store, so i has been sealed with warranty void stickers, but it isn't at the point of being cleaned manually. But when i try to use the PS1/PS2 Laser cleaner by Blaze which is specifically for PlayStation 1 and 2, i have to force it into PS1 or DVD mode (press Circle).

It gets to the screen and then gets all pixaleted and won't clean, this doesn't happen on my unmodded v3 ps2, so could it be a modchip problem?

I do have my concerns that it was fitted as good as i would have done it, as when i got the PS2 i noticed a ticking noise, which in fact was a wire getting in the way of the fan at the back...so i have my doubts about the neatness. It was from whitedog.co.uk

[seaneyb2003]

hmm i know someone who got theres done by whitedog i donno why it dont work for u buddy.


try cleaning it without the chip on