Thank you so much for watching and so so glad you made it mate!

Hi Malcolm happy new year! Always happy to know that helped! Thank you for watching!

What about WD-40

@@Gershwinnvideos WD is non conductive, so it is safe... just don't use heaping loads. Use a q-tip or something similar to apply it. SMALL AMOUNTS!

I used White Lithium Grease... The motor went purring like that Nirvana song!

I am so glad you made it Gamer! Thank you for watching!

Glad i could help mate! your words are the best reward!

Thanks Chris! true and thanks for reminder / bringing it up to the discussion!

Thank You for watching!

hi there, yes! ribbon is another issue that you should check mate, good point! Please, check my other video for taking care of ribbon position too: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r9NpnrOZvq7bkXU.html - thank you for watching!

It is "White Lithium Grease" what is applied by factory and most service professionals. I think silicon based products would do as well. Now, about the noise... I think you can check if this is the case for you - grinding i mean - applying fresh grease is always a good practice so, you won't be opening the console for checking only. Thank you so much for watching!

@@CyberhugTechnologies thank you. I also noticed it’s making a circular ring around the bottom of the disc. Is it scratching while spinning?

@@josephbekin Unfortunately, yes - check what happened to my disk in the video :-( this is the ultimate indication it is scratching indeed....

Ciao Massimo, never changed one with an after market, better and more silent one for the PS2 - But - I have done this for amplifiers and other systems - laptops as well - and the principle for me was simple, find the right size, dimensions for the new one, check several samples in the local radio shack and just pick the most expensive one :-) hope this simple approach helps! Thanks for watching!

@@CyberhugTechnologies Do you think is it possible to adapt a 12v FAN to 7v PS2 power?

​@@MassimoAntonioCarofano It would have the RPM decreased so, the real question is if it is worth it after all.

@@CyberhugTechnologies The original FAN in PS2 SCPH-3900X is really noisy.. :(

I am late but the noctua fan is the very best in terms of cooling and silence

Same

Hi, sorry for delay - the laser skipping is an indication of an ageing laser beam, not able to read data on first try so, it tries again and again. You can try adjusting the voltage of the laser to make it work for a longer period without problems but only when the time comes to stop reading completely. i have a special video for this prepared: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oa-bacdh3KrHdXU.html

Hi Fred, the second video for the weird sounds will be out soon. It sounds like the laser cannot go "alll the way down" as it should! The beginning of reading the disc is from far bottom and after that section it goes in the middle and finally all the way up. So, i would say check please the ability of the shaft to drive the laser "all the way down", if it does not then a switch at the bottom is not pressed therefore the grinding!

@@CyberhugTechnologies it’s not really a grinding sound, it’s the laser clicking because it can’t read the data on the disc. That’s what’s leading me to believe that it’s the assembly itself that is messed up or misaligned. Because I literally bought a new laser and it’s having the same problem. It makes the same rhythmic clicking sound over and over till it gives me a disc read error. It worked for CDs for a little but now it won’t work for CDs or PS2/DVD discs. I adjusted the potentiometer after having some problems so I’ll put it back to factory settings to be sure

@@freddurst5277 ​ Hmmm... misalignment can affect even the new one, this is correct. OK, are you sure the side barrels that the mechanism rolls on and the motor shaft itself are oiled up a little ? and screwed tight? Put some grease to make it slip well before anything else mate on all moving part! Weird sounds usually come from dried parts with friction happening between them!

@@CyberhugTechnologies They’re all oiled up, and the laser can move fine but it’s the actual tracks that I think are messed up. The model I have doesn’t use screws to keep the side barrels in place, it’s this thin metal plate, and it’s supposed to push down these 2 white plastic gears that can raise/lower the side barrels and are adjustable. It’s the SCPH-50001 model (definitely the most annoying one to work with). I’m hoping that replacing the laser assembly can fix the problem but if not then I’m just not sure what the issue could be

@@freddurst5277 OK Fred, let me know how things turn out - I am pretty sure there is something so so small that screws up the whole thing and i hope you find it soon!...

You shouldn't put hot glue for any reason - now, the lens trip is limited and not right at all - get a new ribbon and detach carefully the old one. Switch under the lid can be permanently closed using some blu tac - it is alright. Thanks for watching!

Hi there, if the spinner doesn't work, there is a problem with the motor itself mate! Hope this helps!

Hi Justin, bending technique is more common fault so i started with this - there are other factors too - try to check the little switch at the very bottom of the shaft, should be triggered every time a disk is inserted. Thanks for watching!

thanks for watching mate! This usually works, let me know what happened !

@@CyberhugTechnologies Hi, this is months after I watched your video. Thanks for reading my comments! A month after, there's an even louder sound coming from my PS2! I began dismantling it and found out that the ribbon broke. (just one tiny strip on the ribbon, on its root, near the connector) The grinding sound that we've been hearing, is actually the motor and the spinning tray, searching for what track it should read, not because of disc hitting the ribbon. (if it's disc hitting ribbon, then picture a bow sliding on a violin string kinda sound!) I laid the PS2 dismantled, while waiting for a replacement ribbon, lubed the motors, and gear with white lithium grease, then put everything back when the ribbon arrived. The thing still purred, I still need to bend the ribbon if I don't play for a long time, but this thing seemed running too fast now. (load time is normal, though, but it's been giving the best it could.) I hope I could play it for 5 to 10 years more; Wish it still kicked side by side with PS5 even if there's a new PS6 on sale!