How to safely clean a PS2 lens?

[mitchafi]

Getting some disc read errors and I want to clean the lens in an attempt to get rid of them. I would google but I'd rather have good information from an AT'er than random google matches.

 

[Anubis]

can of compressed air, has always worked for me

also if you keep haveing alot of issues with disk reads on DVDs and such, Call sony they will fix it for you

 

[mitchafi]

Thanks, I'll go out and buy one after this hurricane blows over.

 

[TCPpacket]

it's probably not worth it to clean it yourself. I had the same problem with disc read errors on my ps2 and I just got it repaired last week. Was free to repair and all I had to pay was shipping to Sony. Took exactly one week for the entire process. Its really simple and worth it in my opinion for them to do it.

1-800-345-SONY (7669) Monday - Saturday 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM PST and Sunday 7:00 - AM 6:30 PM PST

 

[mitchafi]

My PS2 has a flip top on it, so I've got a feeling they won't repair it

 

[Anubis]

flip top?

 

[bleeb]

Originally posted by: Anubis
flip top?

Wow... there they go again... modding their game systems for entertainment since their systems don't provide it via regular usage. Should have gotten a GameCube! =P

 

[mitchafi]

I do have a gamecube so bug off. It probably gets more use than my PS2 actually. But anyways, a flip top is similar to modding but requires a boot disc to play imports and backups. I'm planning on picking up an xbox shortly and modding that for XBMP. Already got a 200GB seagate for it.