PSX arrived damp?

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PSX arrived damp?

Post by JohnoUK » December 6th, 2012, 11:02 pm

Hi all,

I've just bought a PSX to mod, however it's arrived damp (even under the CD lid), with lots of condensation inside the packaging. I've put it straight in the airing cupboard to dry it out but I'm worried it'll have caused permanent damage. I bought it from eBay so I can always send it back, but that'd be at my own cost. Do you think it'll be okay if I dry it out thoroughly before use, or not?

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Post by Shadow » December 6th, 2012, 11:26 pm

The system may be okay, but the laser will be screwed.
Development Console: SCPH-5502 with 8MB RAM, MM3 Modchip, PAL 60 Colour Modification (for NTSC), PSIO Switch Board, DB-9 breakout headers for both RGB and Serial output and an Xplorer with CAETLA 0.34.

PlayStation Development PC: Windows 98 SE, Pentium 3 at 400MHz, 128MB SDRAM, DTL-H2000, DTL-H2010, DTL-H201A, DTL-S2020 (with 4GB SCSI-2 HDD), 21" Sony G420, CD-R burner, 3.25" and 5.25" Floppy Diskette Drives, ZIP 100 Diskette Drive and an IBM Model M keyboard.
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Post by JohnoUK » December 7th, 2012, 12:47 am

Well I've just spoken to the seller on eBay. They said let it dry out and give it a try. If there are any problems now, or within the next month they'll replace it. Sounds fair enough to me.
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