Fixing a PS1 | Disc Won't Spin

Will your PlayStation not read games? If your console can't read discs--and especially if the disc won't spin at all--you might find your solution here to solve that disc read error! Cheers and thanks for watching
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[@dazamad]

Crazy good fix. That drive assembly looked closed casing so how did it get in there!😂

[@FantasticQuack]

Thanks! If someone pulled power while the console was in operation the laser head would be stuck away from it's home position (towards center of disc spindle). Then there is a gap for something to get dropped into and the next time power is turned on the laser head tries to home... *crash
It was such a thin object in this case it just wasn't noticeable from a surface level! Crazy..

[@dob2000]

Thank you for this video!!! it helped me repair my ps1, even though it wont read discs or controllers!!!

[@FantasticQuack]

Glad I could help!

[@notanazi8632]

How did I not see you posted?!?!?! I'm 13 days late?!?!?! What the duck?!?!

[@FantasticQuack]

Glad you caught it eventually, cheers!

[@fox-vengoss5849]

Lucky fix but always a good reminder, thanks for the video :)

[@FantasticQuack]

Thanks for watching!

[@SeanSean300]

Amazing video! A few months ago I found an old psone in my grandparents place and was delighted to see it still worked and ran games. The thing was dirty so I cleaned all the parts and reassembled and it stopped working. I gave up on it until I saw this video which inspired me to investigate further. I now see the problem, the button that you manually press at 0:57 isn’t there. I’m having trouble finding out what this piece is technically called so I can order it. Do you know where I might be able to find the name of it?

[@FantasticQuack]

Thanks! Unfortunately to replace that piece I think you'd either need to steal one from a donor PS1 or 3D print a new one. Alternatively you could tape the actual button down or short the connection with wire so that the console always thinks the lid is closed.

[@GruzzyFunt]

I hate getting my disk drive jammed up with foreign objects.

[@FantasticQuack]

Truly the worst

[@GoodVibeCollecting]

You never know what you'll find in old systems. You can't question why or how it got in there, just accept it and move on. XD

[@FantasticQuack]

Well said!