Background information The coils on the laser lens are used to move the lens up, down, left and right during focusing. This is performed by sending a current through very thin enamelled wire that is wound into coils. These coils will shift the lens in various directions and various distances depending...

Before assuming your PS2 is suffering the dreaded V9 syndrome, first try to clean the laser lens, as this is known to build up a thin layer of film which can reduce the laser’s ability to read data from CD’s and DVD’s (especially if you smoke, or the station is stored in a dusty environment...