Version 12 Date code 5A PSTwo and the sommone fix question

I installed the magic kx+ in the pstwo and I installed a 560ohm resistor on it and it would not boot a game and made a high pitched squeal trying to read the game on both original and backups

So I did some more research and saw this
http://www.psx-scene.com/forums/atta...achmentid=6379

SO I thought I should try a 2kohm resistor instead and I got the same high pitched squeal and no booting

The number looked like a 683 on the resistor but it was really hard to tell

But as soon as I took the resistor off in both cases it worked fine for original and backup games

Has anyone else ran in to this problem I was looking for any solutions to use the someone fix for this ps2

I would hate to have this pstwo die on the guy I am doing this for

If you have the resistor that you can barely make out that it is actually 683 then it is 683. The 303 resistor is easily read. I believe you have the 683 resistor then. Where did you get your resistor? That could be the problem maybe. I got mine at radioshack. I got two 1k resistor and connected them in series. They're 1k ohms 1/2w with 5% tolerance.

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Originally Posted by T07N

If you have the resistor that you can barely make out that it is actually 683 then it is 683. The 303 resistor is easily read. I believe you have the 683 resistor then. Where did you get your resistor? That could be the problem maybe. I got mine at radioshack. I got two 1k resistor and connected them in series. They're 1k ohms 1/2w with 5% tolerance.

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Yep that is exactly what I did I took 2 1kohm resistors and put them in series using some 30 guage wire for the middle and ends

I got mine from radioshack also

umm any way u can get a close up of that resistor?

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Originally Posted by loy

umm any way u can get a close up of that resistor?

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Sorry Loy
All I have is a crappy video camera that doesnt show a good picture need to get a good digital camera one of these days

I was thinking about letting it go without the fix but that probably wouldnt be safe

When I put either the 560ohm resistor or the 2K one on the pstwo the laser sounds reminds me of the movie Deliverence :crazy:

I wonder if the 5a date code has a differnt value smd at those points :banghead:

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Originally Posted by ps2daddy

I was thinking about letting it go without the fix but that probably wouldnt be safe

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Well,... you could always 'guinea pig' this PS2 and test out the Magic team's statement regarding the Magic5KX's ability to not require any laser fixes. ;)

where would you find the "5a" date code? how do i identify a pstwo that ihas a date code of 5a?

thanks

there is a big "5A" Date Code word on the bottom center of the label, and the label is on the bottom side of the PStwo

there is a big "5A" Date Code word on the bottom center of the label (above the serial barcode), and the label is on the bottom side of the PStwo