Jason asked:
I bought a non-working PS3 with the understanding that it only needed the lens cleaned. I bought a blu ray lens cleaning disc, which didn’t solve the problem, so I opened it up, cleaned the lens well, put it all back together, and still nothing. The unit works, it just can’t read any discs. Any ideas?
I bought a non-working PS3 with the understanding that it only needed the lens cleaned. I bought a blu ray lens cleaning disc, which didn’t solve the problem, so I opened it up, cleaned the lens well, put it all back together, and still nothing. The unit works, it just can’t read any discs. Any ideas?
Obviously, it needs a new laser assembly. Refer to the chart in the link on which assembly your PS3 uses (towards the bottom):
Brand new PS3 laser assemblies aren’t sold anymore and are hard to come by, so be careful when shopping online.
By the way, this is why you don’t buy non-working PS3s regardless what the problem is. A dirty lens never causes the PS3 to not work. A failed laser assembly does, though.