Sony PlayStation Disc Skipping Issues - Retro Console Repair
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2020-10-31に共有
The launch model PlayStations were notorious for having issues with the optical drive. The drives were made almost entirely of plastic and components would degrade due to friction. There is also documentation of warping due to the close proximity to the power supply which added heat to the equation and made things even worse. As a result these consoles would start to have difficulty readings discs. This often manifested in FMV during game intros and in-game sequences being choppy, and eventually causing crashes before not reading discs at all.
In this repair I go through the normal steps I normally would to refurbish an optical drive, which includes cleaning the laser and re-lubricating all the moving parts with lithium grease, followed by calibrating the laser to make sure it is within specifications. In addition to the regular laser intensity adjustment, the launch model PlayStations have manual controls for "Bias" and "Gain" to further tune the laser assembly, although this was automated in later revisions.
After all the above fails, I eventually manage to recover the drive by gluing a thin piece of aluminum stock to compensate for the missing material in the drive. This seemed to restore the drive and bring it back into alignment. While I am unsure of the longevity of this repair, it was a great learning experience to repair this console and learn about its design flaws.
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コメント (21)
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Back in the day we used to "fix" this problem by turning the console upside down.
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For those who are still stumped, I've been able to revive drives by cleaning and oiling the drive motor spindle. Underneath the motor is two small holes, and I pour isopropyl alcohol into the roles, rotate the spindle a bit, then give it time to completely dry. Then I add mechanical oil (lighter than the lithium grease used on the sled) into the holes to lubricate the motor. After many years the disc drives will spin fast, but not always at the perfect speed needed to read discs without stuttering.
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The leveling makes so much sense considering people would "level" their systems by putting it upside down. It was an alignment issue
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You made a good point about the 'forgotten' repair manuals that are on old websites. I said it before and again, some on or people should make a central console repair/mod website with clear and simple understand tutrorial in one place. Any way, great repair and another PSX saved.
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This is so… I can't even come up with another compliment right now. Each second of your videos is a blessing
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Did not realize I was holding my breath until I exhaled at 11:35. Great video, thanks for taking us along on the journey.
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I'm glad there is someone like you putting in the work and research for this type of thing. Thanks!
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This is a high quality repair. I am truly impressed. Thanks!
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I literally just found your channel today and i love every single of your videos. I adore your attention to detail.
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That was a beautiful clean and repair. Awesome explanation. Thank you for bringing it back to life if only temporary!!
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Mind blown, would never think of something like that. So glad I found this channel. Also convinced me to give repairs on broken systems a try. Since I already do the maintenance and the occasional minor repair on my own systems.
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Nicely done there. I'd done something similar to my 1001 a few years back. Still working fine today. Always nice to see a 1001 brought back to life.
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Wow! Great mod/repair! Also I've read somewhere that an additional design flaw was the placement of the optical unit next to the PSU, causing a damage to the laser, so on the next models the optical unit was placed on the right side of the console.
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That sled repair was impressive,excellent work
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Wow, awesome repair. Every cause I've heard about the FMV's skipping on original launch model PS1's were all about the laser being heated and cooked from being placed on the left side of the unit close to the power supply. Apparently it was the plastic sled assembly being worn down instead. This explains why turning the console upside-down would alleviate the problem by allowing gravity to drop the laser sled closer to the disc.
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Wow, that's pretty cool. I thought "No way a strip of metal fixes this" but there you go, working perfectly again.
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Wow, I can't believe something as small as that fixed it and was able to solve the read errors! Thank you for bringing this information into the light and for sharing it, it gives me hope that I may be able to fix a PS1 I got with reading errors without buying a new laser (at least for the time being).
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Seeing this video three years after it was posted, but glad I found it. I've got an SCPH-1001 that developed a skipping problem a long time ago. I always wondered if it was fixable.
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Very cool bro! One of the most fascinating repair videos I ever watched!! And I watched a lot…
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i just love seeing PS1s being saved/fixed. i know theres tons & tons of them but i just think they deserve this sort of care- fun design, classic console & historic in a sense... so yeah :) thank you for the detailed video and also for saving a classic PS1 (its a very early date one)
