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Sony PlayStation 2 Restoration

Jan Beta 50 min Published May 2020

About this video

After years of early 2000s dust, a fat PlayStation 2 is stripped down. Its DVD drive is cleaned, lubricated and fixed, case parts get a bath and a controller is cleaned.

Good to know: The internal power supply carries mains voltage, and capacitors stay charged after unplugging. Never look into a powered drive laser; solvents are flammable.

Why watch it

The DVD drive section, from 11:25, is the longest single job before reassembly, and the DualShock 2 controller gets its own stretch from 35:41.

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