Ps2 Laser Adjustment (Again) FAQ?

[Phacman]

Hiya

Myself and loads of my mates have modded ps2's. This is *not* a post specifically about modded ps2's so dont worry ;-)

My ps2 worked fine for almost a year and then started having bother reading some cd / dvd. I adjusted the pots without an oscilliscope thingy and it worked fine, thing is a few weeks later the same thing happens?!?

Can someone point me towards a definitive guide to how to properly tunes your ps2 laser?

If the ones that out there are not good enough why dont we put one together?

Surely the guys at NEO / other "vets" have all the info required?

I know loads of people who would love this guide / FAQ and I would be happy to write it given advice.

Later

[rmj2663]

Sounds like your laser is on its way out. Adjusting POTS will increase its use/ lifetime but as you say it dies shortly after - a sure sign its dying

[funy]

are they hard to fit? i think mine is going, it runs origals fine but it has trouble with backups sometime. it will run them after a couple of trys usually, turning my ps2 into verticle position helps, lol.

I seen they have them on psmods.com just wondering what cost would be to fit it, and wether its worth just buying a new ps2?