Now that I have created the heading, I had better complete this guide. It has been sitting unfinished for months. It will cover the PS2 and PS2 Test. I shall also focus on laser assembly, cleaning and replacement. What I won't cover are the slimline units, which I shall leave for someone else. Actually, I no longer own one as I hate them!
Once you have repaired 40 or 50 of these for stupid issues, seen how poorly they are constructed by comparison to the older style, then you will also dislike or even hate them. It got so frustrating that I refused to even buy them in for parts and no longer repair them. It tends to be cheaper to just buy a new one. As consoles they are cheaply produced and prone to failure. I prefer and trust the SCPH-3XXXX series far more, possibly one of the most robust versions.
Just a personal dislike of the slimline, which I am unlikely to move on, so if you feel like doing the slimline section of the guide then please feel free! ;-)
Yep. The 30001R and 39000 are the best. The 50001 is the most pathetic ever. Even some dust particles kills the lens, plus can't forget to mention the poor quality CD/DVD Controller chip.
I for my part prefer the 30000 without the R. Honestly, if cared well (much more sensitive than 39000) it will last longer. the comic part is that the 50000 are more robust than the slimeline!
Well it seems the 30000 it's good too then. Mine 30001R is working perfectly since 2002. The modchip was replaced two times (came with Neo 2.2 clone, then switched to Messiah2 and then to Matrix Infinity). The first slimline models had design flaws that would kill the system by just playing normal retail games, without any modification. It was the modchip groups that designed the protection board that fixed this problem.
Myfaithful DTL-H30001E is still going strong after what three years I've had that thing and it still has the warranty strip on it - awesome machine! Then again I do clean it,hoover the fan out so it is well looked after! So for me 30xxx series are the best in terms of build quality (weighs a tonne) although I've never broken a PS2 and I've had millions of different varieties.
