timo_timboo@lemmy.world to RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoThe PS2 turns 25 years old today. Crazy, right? Perfect day for revisiting some classics. What are some of your favourite PS2 games?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up10
arrow-up10imageThe PS2 turns 25 years old today. Crazy, right? Perfect day for revisiting some classics. What are some of your favourite PS2 games?lemmy.worldtimo_timboo@lemmy.world to RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareLordCrom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoI went to use my old PS2 the other night after many years. The controllers thumpads had turned into this sticky, rubbery, goo. Gross. I couldn’t play it
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoDisassemble, clean with isopropyl alcohol, reassemble. I assume there are guides on youtube.
minus-squareTwinklebreeze @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoI cleaned mine with alcohol and it did not help. The material (silicone?) is breaking down so just cleaning it didn’t help that much.
minus-squareOisteink@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agohttps://www.instructables.com/How-to-Clean-Sticky-Rubber/
I went to use my old PS2 the other night after many years. The controllers thumpads had turned into this sticky, rubbery, goo. Gross. I couldn’t play it
Disassemble, clean with isopropyl alcohol, reassemble.
I assume there are guides on youtube.
I cleaned mine with alcohol and it did not help. The material (silicone?) is breaking down so just cleaning it didn’t help that much.
https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Clean-Sticky-Rubber/