Hey guys, I just got a DTL- H1001 Debugging Station from ASSEMbler, and started burning and playing CD-Rs. I immediately noticed that the Full Motion Video was very choppy, and some games, such as Metal Gear Solid was just shit all the way around. So I immediately bought some new BAM Laser models from eBay, swapped the grey cover for the default 1001 black, and tried the discs again. They ran a hell of a lot more smoother overall, but some games still just sucked. Very choppy, slow, some would just say "fuck it" and give up lol, etc. There was also this really loud annoying ticking sound coming from inside the console that I have never ever heard before in my entire experience of playing a PS1. Hmm. Anyways I drove myself insane trying to figure out what the problem was. Tried better quality CD-Rs, swapped lasers again, etc, and then I found this: ---Hardware problems With the early units, many gamers experienced skipping full-motion video or physical "ticking" noises coming from their PlayStations. The problem appears to have come from poorly placed vents leading to overheating in some environments—the plastic moldings inside the console would warp very slightly and create knock-on effects with the laser assembly. The solution was to ensure the console was sat on a surface which dissipated heat efficiently in a well vented area, or raise the unit up slightly by propping something at its edges. A common fix for already affected consoles was to turn the PlayStation sideways or upside-down (thereby using gravity to cancel the effects of the warped interior). I honestly giggled when I read it. No way that if I just simply "tip my console," it would solve what 2 brand new laser swaps, and a high quality CD-R couldn't. And surely enough... IT DID. WTF??????????????? :grief: So now I have a console that is sitting on it's side and is rather quite un-attracitve. So my question to you all is, what "fix" can I apply to this old beast to be able to sit it back on it's ass, and play my games smoothly? :witless: Thanks in advance!!!
Well, this isn't the best solution, but you could swap the casing of your DTL with one from a SCPH-1001 unit that has not developed the same issue. Of course, you wouldn't have that magnificent blue case anymore. Kind of defeats the point really...
If you can figure out precisely which part of the case has warped you may be able to sand it down a millimeter or so to prevent the ticking and skipping fmv.
Unfortunately there is no easy solution to this, the real problem here is that commercial CD-R discs are actually thicker than the official prints and therefore weigh more. The PSX finds it harder to adjust to the correct ride height so that it can read the disc properly. You could attempt to adjust the POT on the laser itself and see if that helps, I have had some success doing this in the past.
