DKOldies Rejected PS1: When a laser doesn't cooperate

On today’s video, we are going to attempt to refurbish and also replace the laser on this PlayStation. Unfortunately, as what happens sometimes, this project went completely off the rails. Hence why this video got a little out of hand on the length. Had I known, I probably would have made this a two parter. But that’s neither here nor there at this point. But hey, that’s why there’s chapters on YouTube so feel free to skip around! So come along as I take a look at this PS1 and try and figure out why this dang laser just doesn’t want to cooperate!

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:48 Disassembly
04:34 Disassembling the lid
07:44 Cleaning!
12:13 Reassembling the lid
16:27 Fixing the eject button
21:00 Reassembling the bottom
25:07 Checking out the new lasers
26:38 Prepping the new laser
28:33 Initial test
29:06 Figuring out the laser
31:15 Fiddling with the spindle
34:00 My conundrum
35:13 Swapping the laser
40:10 More testing and fiddling
43:18 Swapping the spindle motor
49:52 A final Hail Mary: Adjusting the pot
53:01 Final thoughts