Cleaning the PS2

[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.

[Warlock]

Originally Posted by ihaveanosebleed

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.

Yeah, i know what you mean, i opened up a console that was full of roaches one time. The smell alone about made me loose my lunch lol