How to Clean The Lens on a Sony PSP
The Playstation Portable also known as PSP is a miraculous hand-held gaming console, which runs DVD discs called Universal Media Discs or UMD for short. The UMD drive tends to accumulate lots of dirt and dust, and when dust builds up on the reading lens, the whole gaming experience is ruined. It’s absolutely annoying when the game you are playing starts jamming and skipping frames. Here is how a PSP lens should be cleaned.
- Switch off your PSP and place it on a soft cloth with its display pointing downwards and the UMD drive facing you. Remove the battery of the console, and disconnect it from any power source.
- Use a can of compressed air to blow out the loose dirt and dust from the insides of the drive.
- You will need a jeweler’s screwdriver. Insert the screwdriver’s tip carefully into the seam next to the lens within the UMD compartment.
- By lifting the tip of the screwdriver, raise the lens assembly to its secondary position.
- Dip a cotton or microfiber piece of cloth in rubbing alcohol or specialized lens cleaning detergent.
- Use the moistened cloth to gently rub the laser lens. Rub in circular motion and don’t apply any pressure. Repeat the procedure 2-3 times.
- Again use the can of compressed air and blow some air in the UMD compartment. This will help the lens dry faster.
- Insert a UMD disc and turn on the console. The lens should be now clean, but you will have to wait a while until the Playstation logo appears. When this happens you are good to go.
Cleaning the lens of a PSP does not involve actions such as disassembling the whole console and ruining the Sony warranty. I’ve read some articles regarding the cleaning process of a PSP lens, and in every single one, the authors were explaining how you should unscrew the bolts on the back, then pull some cable, unscrew another screw and all sorts of unneeded maneuvers. You don’t have to do none of that. Just follow those 8 simple steps and you will be just fine and if you are not, call cleaning services in Melbourne professionals.
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