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Have a DOL-001 model. Was originally at 408 ohms. Tried adjusting in 30-50 ohm steps all the way down to 150 and up to 600. It did not fix my issue of the disc not reading.
@@morganmend thanks for the quick response. Just got done putting it back together (after giving up) maybe tomorrow I'll open it up and try lower. I saw the comment about lubricanting the rails, have you had to do that before if adjusting the potentiometer didn't work? If so do you have a video posted on how to do that?
7 hours wasted trying ranges from 150-600ohms, when i found a comment that stated, it could just be laser rails, and took the laser and spindle motors off, lubed and retightened them, and viola...🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦
Merci beaucoup pour cette vidéo, les cd ne tournaient plus et grâce à ce tutoriel ma gamecube lit parfaitement les jeux. Je n'avais pas de multimètre donc j'ai juste tourné très légèrement le pluviomètre, j'ai dû m'y prendre à deux fois mais ça a marché ☺️
In my experience, whenever a GameCube reads some games, but encounters an error reading others, it is actually the disc drive spindle motor which is failing. You will likely need to replace your disc drive spindle motor.
This just worked for me, I don’t have a multimeter so I just turned it back about half of what he did and give it a try and it fired right up, will get it set to the right reading when I get a multimeter.
Wow this video is helpful I’m trying to this when I have free time since my method of getting it to read disc is open and listen for spin then close then open listen for buzzing noise then close then repeat for a while and then it read disc 😂
First time trying something like this, and it totally worked!! Had to order some tools off Amazon to crack it open but it was money well spent. I didn't have a multimeter so I just did what another commenter suggested and turned the potentiometer a tiny amount until it worked. (about 20 degrees counter clockwise) Thanks so much for the tutorial!
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There are a number of things that can cause a sudden disc read error. Bad or failing capacitors, failing spindle motor, debris in the laser track, laser degradation or failure, to name a few. These are some of the more common issues. The good news is that all these aforementioned issues can be resolved through either repair or replacement.
Public Service Announcement: this does NOT fix your gamecube laser, this will kill the laser for good in exchange for a few days, weeks or months of gameplay. If you don't have an oscilloscope and adjust it based on the RF eye pattern, you're just shooting in the dark. Having a multimeter doesn't factor in this equation. If you don't have one, it makes no difference, either way you're doing it blind. The solution is actually to replace all the capacitors on the disc drive, and then to calibrate the laser with an oscilloscope. EVERYTHING ELSE IS VOODOO MAGIC REPAIR FROM REDDIT, full stop. Sorry to call this guy out on his own video but from the comments, I can see that this guy might be responsible for a couple thousands of walking dead / dead lasers :/
This is simply not true. As I’ve previously stated these optical board capacitors were only discovered to be failing within the last few years. Up until this point, POT adjustment was the only known remedy for disc read issues outside of laser replacement. POT adjustment was and still is performed by many GameCube owners, commercial sellers/resellers, and repair shops. POT adjustment is also regularly performed by modders to allow GameCubes to read burned backup game discs. If I were responsible for the deaths of thousands of GameCubes, I’m sure there would be many complaints in the comment section of this very video. As I touched on before, failing GameCube optical board capacitors were only a recent discovery (within the last five years or so). These capacitors have began prematurely aging out and losing their charge and or leaking. The capacitor plague is a major contributing factor, I’m sure. I will say that I personally have had some success with capacitor replacement as well. I will be posting a video delving more into the specifics at a later date. However, I have also encountered many consoles where in which cap replacement did not correct the issue. In some cases laser replacement didn’t either. In these systems, I have still had to resort to POT adjustment in order to get the laser to read making the disc drive operational. I still stand behind the POT adjustment, as in my experience it is in no way an immediate detriment to the laser lens. I have systems from years ago that have required no further tinkering after POT adjustment. Moreover, very seldom have I had a console that I have had to readjust after successfully getting it to read utilizing the POT adjustment. I still stand behind the POT adjustment, because in many cases It serves as a simple and effective way for someone wanting to play their GameCube, to play their GameCube.
@@morganmend The fact that you think that I'm against pot adjustment is extremely telling. What do you think I do after I get the RF eye pattern on screen? I adjust that very potentiometer! The issue isn't dialing this thing in, it's to do it blindly. x = +5 y = *2 z = ? What is the result of xyz? You don't know, do you? No, you don't, you're missing z. That's what you're doing when adjusting the pot. That's why you need to see the RF pattern as it gives you xyz, not each part individually, it gives you the result! Which allows you to dial x to compensate for z. The fact that you believe that I'm against pot adjustment says it all, you don't know what you're doing, WHICH IS 100% FINE, just don't go and speak like you're an authority on the topic. And yes, you have a video with 40K views on your blind pot adjustment, you did condemn at least a couple thousands of gamecube lasers to die early. Have a good read about how to calibrate a laser (not talking about reddit posts), you'll see how outlandish this situation is. Again, it's 100% fine to not know. Just don't go around spreading gospel you were taught on reddit. I've been doing this for long enough to know exactly where your knowledge comes from... Reddit is the worst place to learn about repairs. reddit: "My xbox isn't turning on" most upvoted: "change the drive belt" Literal reddit exchange. That day I installed uBlacklist, a browser extension that let me block reddit entirely from search results... Repairs and modding are 100% of my free time, and I banned reddit from my life back in 2013 or so... That's your source of knowledge... Don't use reddit for repairs.
Number one: I never claimed to be an expert or authority on anything. I’m simply relaying information based on my own personal findings. It is clear that you are more knowledgeable on laser calibration than I. If that is the satisfaction you seek, then congratulations, you got it. That said, I can show you how to properly use that headlight restoration kit, if you’d like. We can even use my automobile. Number two: I have been fixing/repairing things my whole life. I’m a lifelong tinkerer. If you care to do so, (because I have yours, if you couldn’t already tell), have a look at my channel and you will see only a tiny glimpse of what I have done/do. Granted, I will admit many of the videos aren’t great, but to assume or claim that my knowledge is gained solely through Reddit is completely asinine. A majority of my knowledge is gained through my own personal experience. Much of this experience is hands on. I have never used Reddit for anything outside of sharing information I have learned, and very seldom so. I’m not saying I’ve never researched anything, but I prefer to try to figure out things on my own. Where’s the fun in already knowing the solution? You don’t learn anything that way. Number three: You seem adamant in your belief that I have condemned thousands of GameCubes to their early deaths because people are as you put it “blindly” adjusting their potentiometers. Let me just say this. Based on my own personal findings, which is a common theme here, these consoles came with many different POT settings from the factory. I have seen POT deviations in consoles that have never been opened before ranging from 650 ohms all the way down to 83 ohms. The way I see it, there was hardly any quality control to begin with. If there is any truth to your belief, then these lasers were already ticking time-bombs. A whole lot of good your oscilloscope does then. All hardware fails eventually. I say many of these systems have been given a new lease on life, no matter for how long. They are twenty plus years old. They may have otherwise been thrown in the trash or otherwise chopped up. If you have a gripe with me over something so minor as “blindly” adjusting a POT, you should checkout FFFGamingEmporium. You’ll love that guy. He is likely actually responsible for the early demise of thousands of GameCubes, just look at his sales. Your claims that I have condemned thousands of GameCubes to their “early demise” are baseless until you can present me actual solid proof. Maybe you can opt to make that mission take up 100% of your free time. For anyone reading, it is your GameCube, do with it what you’d like! Just don’t chop it up like that FFFGamingEmporium guy, that’s just brutal. I stand by my video.
It’s a quick fix compared to sending it to repair or unnecessarily getting new replacement parts. This actually helped me a lot and now I can play my games again, and I was considering purchasing another console, it took like 30 minutes.
I swear most 'renewed' products are just tossed in a box and shipped out as is. Excellent condition my ass! Definitely return that for a refund, they're hella preying on people who have no idea what they're buying. Garbage.
Aside from the lack of actually cleaning the GameCube and the overall exorbitant price, if it was listed as "Acceptable" it wouldn't have been a problem for me, and personally I may have even given it a pass if it were labeled in "Good" condition considering it at least works. However they had advertised it as "Excellent" condition and it most definitely does not meet the standard Amazon set for what it was labeled as. There should be a 90 day money back guarantee so hopefully you have no issue with your return or exchange. I will say however, you seemed to have had a minor issue with there being after market power and AV cables instead of OEM. Amazon Renewed does not guarantee OEM accessories even with it's most premium condition products. IMO you were lucky you got an OEM controller and not a cheap Chinese knockoff. Anyway good luck, and I hope you can get it exchanged for a better quality unit, hopefully one with a digital AV out.
My thoughts exactly! If the GameCube were described accurately and appropriately, there would be no issues here. As for the accessories, after rereading the description, I notice the listing states that a Nintendo controller will be included. As for the accessories, the listing states in so many words that “accessories will be equivalent to original”. The problem with these aftermarket power cables is in their power delivery. At times, these power cables can’t deliver the necessary power for GPU intensive games, which will cause the GameCube to power cycle. I don’t have an issue with aftermarket per se, however I do have an issue calling them equivalent to original. Thanks for watching and commenting, I will be sure to provide an update if I encounter any further issues during the return process.
Hey there, just wanted to provide an update regarding refund. I sent the system back and to my surprise I was refunded in full without issue. I guess my initial message to the seller got the point across well haha. They knew they were caught red handed. Thanks again for watching!
My pleasure! So glad you found the video to be useful! I was genuinely caught off guard by the entire ordeal. My hope Is that my misfortune can prevent someone else from being ripped off. Thanks so much for watching, and I greatly appreciate your kind words!
The biggest issue is that these consoles are 20 years old. Adjusting the pot is a bandaid fix but long term you will need to replace the capacitors on the disc drive board. Capacitors from 1997-2008 are notorious for a problem called capacitor plague where they prematurely fail / leak due to bad fluid. I had to order a new cap kit for mine because the laser lights up but the drive will not spin.
As I’ve previously stated this is something that was discovered recently within the last five years or so. The capacitors have began aging out and losing their charge, with the capacitor plague being a major contributing factor, I’m sure. I personally have had some success with capacitor replacement as well. I will be posting a video delving more into the specifics at a later date. However, I have also encountered several consoles where in which cap replacement did not correct the issue. In these systems, I have still had to resort to POT adjustment in order to get the disc drive operational. I still stand behind the POT tweak, as it is in no way an immediate detriment to the laser lens. I have systems from years ago that have required no further tinkering after the pot adjustment. Moreover, very seldom have I had a console that I have had to readjust after successfully getting it to read utilizing the pot adjustment. I still stand behind the pot adjustment, because in many cases It serves as a simple and effective way for someone wanting to play their GameCube, to play their GameCube. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment!
Thank you! Yes, I have had mixed results with capacitor replacement. I will be posting a video at a later date. That said, I still stand behind the POT tweak. It is a simple and effective way for someone wanting to play their GameCube to play their GameCube, and is in no way an immediate detriment to the laser lens, despite growing popular belief. Thanks for watching!
I just opened it and turned the thing a little bit at a time and plugged it in and tried it each time until it started reading the disc. I don’t have one of those machines for testing it. It took about 4 or 5 tries. I turned the thing in very small increments
If you don't have a multimeter, I suggest just turning it ever so slightly and then plug gamecube and check if it works. Repeat the process until you hit the sweet spot
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