Adjust Ps2 Laser. PS2 (Original "Phat") Laser Replacement Guide! YouTube If it reads it you're good, if not remove the laser and adjust the pot a little lower, repeat this process till it works. I adjusted it way too far and now it doesn't read anything.
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The video said that the problem might be the angle that the laser is at and all you need to do is turn a white cog to adjust the angle Sometimes, older "fatline" Playstation 2's can stop reading discs
How to replace the laser on your fat model PS2 YouTube
The video said that the problem might be the angle that the laser is at and all you need to do is turn a white cog to adjust the angle Cleaning & Adjusting the PS2 Laser: Before assuming your PS2 is suffering the dreaded V9 syndrome, first try to clean the laser lens, as this is known to build up a thin layer of film which can reduce the laser's ability to read data from CD's and DVD's (especially if you smoke, or the station is stored in a dusty environment or on carpet). Adjust your pot to 100 - 150 ohms less than where it was at, put your laser back into place, tighten the set screw for the laser assembly, temporarily place the DVD drive cover on then boot up your PS2 and insert a disc
PlayStation 2 Optical Disc Drive Laser Assembly Replacement iFixit. The video said that the problem might be the angle that the laser is at and all you need to do is turn a white cog to adjust the angle If it reads it you're good, if not remove the laser and adjust the pot a little lower, repeat this process till it works.
what ps2 laser is this and how do i adjust it? it's a 30004 R ps2 r. There are many FAQs regarding adjusting the PS/2 laser unit in the messageboards (greetings fly out to www.ps2.nu and www.xianaix.com!Sony seems to adjust the LU too careful (not to say weak like they do on the 900x PS1 models nowadays !), so that the LU has a longer life expectance but the PS has problems reading some DVDs or game discs (backups ?). This is not about ""calibrating"" the laser power (as can be done by turning the potentiometers on the laser)