The Best Way To Calibrate Laser Lens On Nintendo Gamecube // TRU Fixes
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- Опубліковано 16 лис 2024
- In this video, I show you how to calibrate the laser strength on the Nintendo Gamecube. I have 2 consoles that are getting the same Disc Read Error message. Can I get both of them working?
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Thanks for the video got my Cube working for super smash bros melee again and now I know I need a new laser
Glad I could help!
When I installed my XenoGC, my multimeter for some reason refused to read the potentiometer even trying alternative points and I know it works because the nearby resistor read 150 as it should with no issue, so what I did after cleaning the lense was I would turn the potentiometer a TINY bit at a time, like maybe even just under a millimeter rotation. I would boot an original game first, if it worked, I would try my burned Swiss disc, if the Swiss disc didn't work, turn it again. The first moment it could boot the Swiss disc, I closed the Gamecube right up and called it a day lol I would still use a multimeter over this, I just need one that doesn't suck lol
I'm glad it worked out! The multimeter is used to get as accurate of a measurement as possible. If you turn the pot too high then there's a big chance of burning out the laser. Your method of turning the pot a little at time is probably the next best thing to using the meter. I just advise against turning it up all the way (which you didn't, but others do and ruin their laser). Thanks for the view!
You got the patience of a saint. I'd end up smashing it to pieces too many layers. :(
I've been known to be very patient - to a fault o_O
Most people just pop out the front panel ribbon cable and leave the board attached to the front face plate, unless the battery needs replacing.
Yeah, I'm a little extra :)
Thanks for the Video TRU Fixes! My Gamecube is a DOL - 001 and also can't read disks. Hopefully I can fix the problem! Just gonna figure out what Value ohms I'll need to aim for lol
Best of luck to you!
@@TRUFixes Thanks So much for the guide!! After lots of trial and error, I finally got my gamecube to read disks again!!
@@davidguzman7472 That's awesome! Congratulations!
@@davidguzman7472 what ohmic value did you get?
I have a Gamecube that makes a really loud click noise with some games, can someone tell me what the problem is
To me, it sounds like the laser is having trouble reading. Try cleaning it to see if makes a difference.
TRU Fixes I once calibrated the laser, now I have to see if the problems continue to occur, it always happens when charging has to be carried out, it sounds like the laser is pushing really fast
I have this problem too, every now and then it makes this loud click noise that's basically a more intense version of the normal, healthy disc drive noises. Usually doesn't affect gameplay, though sometimes when it happens in certain games audio clips that were supposed to load at the moment of the noise just don't play at all and I've had a few one-off moments where it's just briefly stopped reading discs at all before working again (regardless of the noise).
Did you try cleaning the lens, and did it fix it?
Great video! I have 2 gamecubes. A black one and a platinum one. The black one plays all the games i have, except for super mario sunshine. It just DOES NOT like that game. But supermario sunshine works on my platinum gamecube just fine. I'm not sure if it's the laser optic or not, but it seems to me on the, black gamecube it could be that it just needs have the laser calibrated. What do you think?
P.s. I know you may be wondering, "well why not just use the platinum one?" lol. The platinum one only has the analog input. Where as my black one has digital and analog and i can hook that one to my HD TV and upscale. :)
Thank you for the feedback! There are a couple of things that I suspect. It could be a dirty or uncalibrated laser together with the game being slightly scratched to where the black GC doesn't play it. I would clean the laser and if that doesn't fix it, then calibrate it. If you put the game in and it just spins, stops, and spins, then there's a good chance it's the laser. One other thing that can also cause issues, is a dirty console. Make sure that you get good airflow and that the wents are not blocked.
BTW, I use an analog to HDMI adapter that lets me play on a digital TV. It's hit or miss but works about 95% of the time.
Awesome. Thanks!
So you think clean it, try to adjust the resistor for the laser. I totally cleaned sit and it got a little further, but still gave me the no disc error. Or you think if it spins stops spins, I need to replace the laser. Thanks for the advice!
@@jaredbriones9822 If you cleaned the lens and it still doesn't read, then try to calibrate it. If it spins and stops, that means that the laser couldn't read the game and timed out. If the game has been resurfaced or has minor scratches, then a weak laser will have a harder time reading the disc.
My GameCube's clock is dying so I go into the menu to set it up but then I notice that the game has not loaded and gives me a reading error but after trying it a few times like 1 or 2 times maybe, it works! Is it because of the battery or is it that I also need to adjust the laser power?
My guess would be that the battery is dead. It uses a CR2032 battery for the clock.
@@TRUFixes Thanks for the late response... but I replaced the battery already, a new problem has come into place however. The GameCube no longer plays audio... I have tried different cables and different TV's so I can confirm it's the Cube...
@@pacthesir The most obvious thing to look for is to make sure that all the connectors/plugs are seated all the way in. If that looks good, then there might be an issue with the audio driver or the actual port (make sure that there are no bent/broken pins). Unfortunately, I've yet to troubleshoot a GC with audio issues, so I don't have any first-hand knowledge. Good luck and let me know if you are successful!
@@TRUFixes Everything fits solid, I have seen a lot of people say it may have something to do with the digital A/V out port having a "voltage overload" and it can affect the analog A/V out's audio chip.
Hello i just recently bought windwaker and as I was playing everything went fine but up until one area that had to load it just crashed and the GameCube said that the disc could not be read. Then I tried it on my Wii and it read past that area just fine. When I went past that area I saved and tried it on my GameCube again and it didn’t work. Could this fix the issue? Other games that I’ve played play just without any issues
Probably. This same problem seems to also occur on other first party games. Try cleaning the lens first, if you haven't yet.
What's that thing you were holding in your hand at 11:05?
That's a small phillips head screwdriver
Ok so here is the thing...
I have a game cube that does not read disks (bad laser I suppose) so for testing the problem, I disassemble a good GC that I have and changed its good optic laser for the bad one, but it didn’t work... the disc spins fine but just can’t make it read the disk, it’s strange because I changed the bad laser to the good one, logically it should work but it didn’t, I also calibrated the potentiometer from the starting point of 500kilo ohms to 200kilo ohms and still nothing... What could be wrong? Something within the potentiometer board?
Thank you.
It could be a few things. If the known-good laser still doesn't work, then it might be the motor or the potentiometer board, as you mentioned. I don't recall if the driver for the laser is on the board or on the laser itself, though (a bad driver could also be the problem). The other obvious problem would be a game that is too scratched up to be read. Good luck and let me know if you are able to fix it, please.
@@TRUFixes I will keep trying and testing, if I find out the problem i'll let you know asap.
@@TRUFixes Ok I spent 4 hours trying and thinking, I made another test, I used the BAD LASER on the GOOD Laser board...guess what? It Worked! It was not a bad laser at all, it has something to do with the board, i am not sure what exactly but at least for now I knwo it was not a bad laser. Any ideas regarding the board?
thanks
Re-seat all of the connections. Also, do a visual on the board for any loose or damaged components
@@TRUFixes I dont see any damaged components, I saw 2 soldering point joint that arent supposed to be like that maybe thats the problem, ill let you know. By re seat all of the connections what do you maean? THanks
Hi I have a GameCube when you put a disc in you can hear the motor kick on them you hear a click and it says no disc inside. Is this a laser or motor problem? I watched this video to learn but wanted to make sure I'm not messing with the wrong thing first.
Sounds like the laser to me. It's not reading the game so it just times out. Good luck...I hope that you're able to fix it.
@@TRUFixes oh I didn't expect a reply so soon thank you for the input!
sorry what setting fo you have your meter on?
It's set to ohms (resistance).
Way 2 much work lol
It definitely is!
Better then throwing it out