@rac3rzeke,
If you are going to modify an electrical component, buy yourself a multimeter from an electrical supply store, like Radio Shack,
Multimeter Then learn how to use it and check voltages and circuit continuity. Once you have done this, you can troubleshoot almost all of your problems with electronics.
1. you can check the output of your power supply unit,
2. You can check to see if a circuit has been cut/shorted out,
3. you can then determine where the current stops and fix/replace the offending component and you are back in business.
found this on the internet as well
PS2 Guides may help you get started.
Good luck, you'll need it. Just remember, in the end you'll either learn how to fix it or learn not to take it apart in the first place if you don't know what you are doing. Remember Ohm's Law about circuits, microcircuits are different than your car, a 1/2 milliamp difference in current can and will fry some circuits, if you place a low resistance LED parallel in circuit with another component, voila! instant current spike, hello toast!
Yes it is a shot.. works for me everytime. That might help you out to diagnose it to make sure that the problem. If you happened to need extra parts for your PS2 let me know. I got alot just laying around from repairs.
I would work on it more, but its a major pain flipping it upside down and watching out for the fan and controller port .... I already had to replace my controller port ribbon... I think I will just wait for my ribbon to get here, if thats not the problem I will buy power supply....
