PS2 Wont start anymore?

elixirnova · Post by **elixirnova** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 7:58 pm

Hey I had 12V DC in hooked up to the power supply and it was runnin and then the ribbon cable turnt out to have a short and the lights kept goin off everytime i moved it and now I plug in the power and the red light just shows up....? anybody have any ideas
My case is pretty much all done and ive tryed turning the screen on after this and it doesnt seam to be working either?

Anyhow anybody know where I could get a cheap ps2 or pstwo? amazon wasnt good -_-

Maniac_Man · Post by **Maniac_Man** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 8:52 pm

which ribbon cable? if it is the one to the lights just check it out to see if there are cuts in it or anything. if the red light shows your probably in good shape. just check it all out.

elixirnova · Post by **elixirnova** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 9:04 pm

Alright now i got the green light to come on when i press reset.
But no video comes up
Oh yeah and i remember the dc in jack i had wasnt mounted and the wire pulled it over to the heat sink/aluminum plate and a spark came out and it shut off... Thats actually what started it... any ideas?

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 9:08 pm

sparks are bad, maybe it fried

elixirnova · Post by **elixirnova** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 9:16 pm

im wondering if it did.... @_@ but the fan still works...?no video though...
What if it did fry what should i do with all my stuff? get a new ps2?

Maniac_Man · Post by **Maniac_Man** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 9:16 pm

take the metal stuff of to see if you can see any darkened spots. my friends ps2 did the same thing, but water spilled on his. then i was fixing someones ps2 and i couldnt get the video to show up, but then i used a different connecter and it worked. try that. if you get a new ps2, keep your old one and start fixing kids ps2's.

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 9:18 pm

maybe there's a blown fuse you should bypass

Maniac_Man · Post by **Maniac_Man** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 9:22 pm

no fuses on video lines, ive checked a website that had all the fuses shown and what they went to. i couln't find a video fuse.

elixirnova · Post by **elixirnova** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 9:22 pm

Could I check any of this with my multimeter?
BTW I see no black marks... and the controller analog button lights up when i press the analog button...? im gonna try runnin it off the AA instead of power supply

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 9:23 pm

Maniac_Man wrote:no fuses on video lines, ive checked a website that had all the fuses shown and what they went to. i couln't find a video fuse.

maybe there's a fuse that goes to something that makes the video like the gpu or cpu or something like that...

elixirnova wrote:im gonna try runnin it off the AA instead of power supply

yeah sometimes that fixes wierd things. my psone screen was showing negative colors on wall power but it's perfect on battery

Maniac_Man · Post by **Maniac_Man** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 9:24 pm

is the ground hooked up to the screen?

elixirnova · Post by **elixirnova** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 9:45 pm

Im rewiring the power to the screen right now and seeing if it still works
Im utterly confused for the ps2 but guess ill figure out if i can salvage the screen still *solders power wires down after breaking connector...

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edit: well all soldered and no video i dont think its workin either.
although on the voltage regulator next to the AV out on the ps2 board that was the only source of heat after about 5mins. No heat from anywhere else but there?
Andi wonder why the led isnt lighting up anymore on the lcd voltage regulator maybe ill tinker some more

NEWS FLASH: THank G0|) -_- The screen lights up with the batterys attached which is a big relief to me... figuring it was already mounted in the case but anyhow thats an online order i dnot have to wait for.
I may go out and buy a new ps2 this weekend but first im gonna finish rewiring the 3 pieces of controller i cut up(yea that means full analog support

) As for now ive got a swim meet to wake up for in 4 hours so im off to bed... Any other ideas on my ps2 would be appreciated too...

Review: voltage regulator near A/v port heats up.
Dvd drive does nothing
reset button red and green when pressed and when held will standby
open button does nothing/no light
fan works
controller lights come on
no blackness on the board
reset/open 6-7pin ribbon cable has a short but dont have a spare to test if that is it...