You sir are a life saver. I salvaged 5 whole drives from this video! Thank you
@backofficeshow
2 жыл бұрын
That's awesome to hear, thank you!
@HuntersMoon78
3 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite consoles along with the Dreamcast.
@backofficeshow
3 жыл бұрын
I do like the Dreamcast a lot. I'm glad I got that one working
@hapihap8888
3 ай бұрын
thanx , you just saved my new JP saturn that came in the mail today, gg
@zacharyrendon9657
2 жыл бұрын
Should we show him our motor, yeah let's show him our motor - Yellow Submarine Great video mate 👍
@stephenmartin7227
2 жыл бұрын
It has a similar broad layout like the Dreamcast. Which makes it more simplistic when it comes to trouble shooting, repairing, or hardware modifications.
@xyzconceptsYT
3 жыл бұрын
Great insight to this, just be aware that the trimmer is most likely driver current to the laser diode. Don't tweak more than you have to, otherwise, it shortens the life of what is a well-used diode with lots of hours on it. Love your channel keep it up. 👍Perth AU
@backofficeshow
3 жыл бұрын
That's great insight, thank you!
@6581punk
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe it's burning out, so you're boosting its output to make up for it going dimmer? either that or corrosion on the trim pot which was fixed by tweaking it?
@jasejj
3 жыл бұрын
@@backofficeshow The JVC laser pickups they use in these are cheap enough (£5 from China). Not worth messing with the pot, they invariably are unreliable once they start to go
@ijabbott63
3 жыл бұрын
You should be able to use an audio CD to test the drive.
@backofficeshow
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome, I'll try to find a TV lead and I can get going with it
@JolliAllGenGamer
3 жыл бұрын
Just got an ODE instead of repairing the drive.
@ches74
3 жыл бұрын
Phone cameras can be used to check IR LEDs.
@backofficeshow
3 жыл бұрын
Good idea, I should have tried that!
@OtreblaMaslab
3 жыл бұрын
If you could do one on a Dreamcast that spins too fast (and never loads) that would be great! Although that said I've given up trying to fix it and ordered a GDEMU now haha
@backofficeshow
3 жыл бұрын
Once you replace the optical drive you won't miss it 😂
@numenor9186
5 ай бұрын
I have a question about the rusty-looking dots I tried to wipe them with alcohol but they didn't disappear I tried to scrub them but it didn't look good should I just let them be or is it important to get rid of them
@raycarey21
3 ай бұрын
I installed a new laser today and it's not spinning. I de soldered the bridge. Put the old laser back in and it spins fine. Tried new one again and same issue. Just jutters a few times and stops. Any ideas anyone.
@silenthill4
8 ай бұрын
very typical fix for these. they usually just need the laser manually adjusted
@davidcandra1539
3 жыл бұрын
My Sega saturn drive, the optical gear was broken, any sugestion for replace the gear with same teeth?
@backofficeshow
3 жыл бұрын
Oh that's super tricky. I would try to measure the diameter and try to calculate he number of teeth.
@my2k2zx2
Жыл бұрын
I just got one that doesnt read discs. I turned that pot as far clockwise as it will go. The disc now starts to spin but only for a couple seconds. Is replacing the laser the next step or is there another adjustment somewhere?
@josereyeshero
6 ай бұрын
I'm having the same problem and it's looking like that's the only option
@my2k2zx2
6 ай бұрын
@@josereyeshero I swapped the laser and that fixed it. Sold to a friend and they have had no issues so far.
@sameash3153
3 жыл бұрын
I was cleaning my sega saturn and now my discs don't spin :( I don't think the drive is broken, I think I just fucked up and knocked something out of place :( I hope this works or I'm gonna cry
@sameash3153
3 жыл бұрын
I don't even know what you did tbh. You twiddled it?
@sameash3153
3 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna cry. I twiddled... something. I don't know. It didn't work. Never open your consoles kids, you're not this guy, you're just gonna break something.
@backofficeshow
3 жыл бұрын
Did you get to twiddle anything or irs just a random knock?
@sameash3153
3 жыл бұрын
I literally cannot get anything spinning at all. It was working just before I opened up the case. Stopped working once I opened up. Hasn't worked since. Don't know what to "twiddle", I don't even know what that means :( I turned something. That didn't really do anything. Dont know what to turn though. I was just about to give my Saturn to my best friend too, fuck man just my luck for trying to be responsible and do maintenance on the thing before switching hands
@backofficeshow
3 жыл бұрын
There is a switch that stops it from spinning when the door is open, you will need to close that to get it to do anything if the lid is off
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