A PS2 boots and plays the intro to Katamari Damacy on a small LCD TV.

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   vga256 (vga256@dialup.cafe)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Apr-2025 13:52:54 JST vga256

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   some folks get really excited the more difficult the electronics repair is.

   i am not one of them. if a game has an easy mode, i’m there 😅

   this ps2 turned out to be ridiculously straightforward to fix. the drive wasn’t ejecting at all - not even showing a sign of wanting to eject.

   the eject belt was good - a tad loose but certainly serviceable. i let it sit in hot water for 5 minutes.

   the real cause of the non ejection was dried lubrication on the worm gear and sliders. a cleaning with IPA and polish with white lithium grease is all it took!

   so for $30 CAD this little beast lives again 25 years after its inception.

   #playstation #retrogaming #repair