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Title: Dust in my ps2!!!
Post by: idiotcrap on February 14, 2002, 07:17:42 PM

Ive only had my ps2 for a month now and ive noticed that it is completley infultrated with dust.  All in the front grill, in the cd tray, inside the unit, in the back fan.  I live in a very poor house with very old carpets and i know there is probably alot of dust from that.  I dont want my ps2 to start getting errors, i dont have 140 dollars to send it to sony and never will.  What are some good ways to prevent dust from gettin in, and how do i remove some of the dust that has alreaddy gotten to it.  Thankyou for your help.

Title: Dust in my ps2!!!
Post by: idiotcrap on February 14, 2002, 07:18:50 PM

btw: it is not on the carpet, it is about 3\' up in a wooden cabinet.

Title: Dust in my ps2!!!
Post by: ddaryl on February 14, 2002, 07:28:41 PM

Use a vacuum cleaner and suck the dust out

this is a recommended technique

just power everything off ahead of time

Title: Dust in my ps2!!!
Post by: SonyFan on February 14, 2002, 07:57:32 PM

If you\'re brave, I say open up the case and hose it down with a can of AirDuster. I meant this as a joke at first, but I don\'t see why it isn\'t possible to put up a filter. Go to your local hardware store and buy some furnace air intake filters. One that\'s about 24x26x1 would work nice. Take it home, cut it apart, and use that as a screen in front of your PS2\'s airvents. Just be sure to take it off and clean the filter often, or it might start clogging up and restricting airflow. Then it\'s bye bye EE, Hello fried out hunk of smoldering plastic.

Title: Dust in my ps2!!!
Post by: mm on February 14, 2002, 09:06:35 PM

on a side note, if you open yer PS2, you void ANY kind of manufactur warranty

Title: Dust in my ps2!!!
Post by: Paul2 on February 14, 2002, 11:59:16 PM

Take Ddaryl word for it.  Didn\'t you read the instruction that came with the box.  It a notice that if you see any dust in the ventilation, suck it off with a vacuum.  Dont be lazy about vacuuming it and thinking about prevent the dust.  There is no way to prevent dust from getting all over ps2.  But there are ways to clean it.  CD/DVD cleaner, vacuum it.  It safe and easy to do.  If you value your ps2.  then do it.:D

Title: Dust in my ps2!!!
Post by: Seed_Of_Evil on February 15, 2002, 09:27:36 AM

Use a cloth to cover totally your system, but turn it off. It\'s a an easy, cheap and secure solution for the dust in your home.

Title: Dust in my ps2!!!
Post by: Cerberus on February 17, 2002, 02:18:23 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Adan
Use a cloth to cover totally your system, but turn it off. It\'s a an easy, cheap and secure solution for the dust in your home.

That\'s what I do.... "Prevention is better than any cure", as they say.

Title: Dust in my ps2!!!
Post by: guar on February 17, 2002, 03:38:24 PM

I\'m waiting for sony to come out with some type of cover for the machine.This would be more useful than say, a horizontal stand:D

Title: Dust in my ps2!!!
Post by: kopking on February 18, 2002, 11:50:50 AM

i just blow/ suck the dust out

Title: Dust in my ps2!!!
Post by: Hells of d-day on February 19, 2002, 08:25:16 PM

God damn dust its everywhere but as most people say the best method is the vacum cleaner..:)

Title: Dust in my ps2!!!
Post by: ddaryl on February 19, 2002, 09:10:45 PM

I gave mine a good suck yesterday

Title: Dust in my ps2!!!
Post by: dawid22 on February 20, 2002, 05:24:54 AM

ddaryl: I gave mine a good suck yesterday

ddaryl....that sounds disgusting!:laughing:

Title: Dust in my ps2!!!
Post by: Hells of d-day on February 20, 2002, 06:39:27 PM

i think everyone does a bit of sucking LOL :D