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Has anybody probed the levels generated by the power supply board? I assume there's a logic level + 12V for DVD motors, but am not certain.

[pixel]

It is indeed a +12V.
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[nosense]

And can you tell me which is Gnd & which is +12V? The 4 pins appear to be paired. If I'm looking at the PSU, component side up with the white socket (the 0/12V output) toward me, which pair is Gnd & which is +12V?
I think I decided the right pair (inside) must be 12V, but that is mostly a guess....
I seem to have blown up my PSU through repeated resets & want to replace it with a desktop supply. I think I need to find a hard reset that isn't so harsh on the PSU also!

thanks

[pixel]

The pair nearest the edge/corner is the ground.
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pixel: A mischievous magical spirit associated with screen displays. The computer industry has frequently borrowed from mythology. Witness the sprites in computer graphics, the demons in artificial intelligence and the trolls in the marketing department.

[nosense]

Thanks heaps pixel. I now have a working PS2 again.
Incidently, there's a company in the UK that sells a DC-DC converter PSU replacement so you can run your PS2 in your car. There's also a guy that's posted a simple circuit to do the same - but leaving the existing PSU in place so you can use either. Sounds dangerous on Australian roads, but it's kind of cool.

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URL? :P

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