CD Access LED - MOD

**mikerilen** · 05-22-2011

Am I right in thinking this is just ground and far left pin on the laser pin connector, can't find anything about this anywhere else, thanks.

Video Here

**retro** · 05-22-2011

We're not just a PlayStation forum - mentioning the system in your title or even in your post might be an idea! ;-)

Anyway:

http://www.briconsola.com/esp/p31.htm

**mikerilen** · 05-22-2011

Thanks for the reply, be doing this tonight, just got back into PSX after putting mine away the year xbox came out, back to the old school, lots of fun!

Thanks again.

**H360** · 06-10-2011

Nice mod. However, that is not a data transfer / access LED. The pin you wired it to was the sled motors voltage. So when ever the PS sends a voltage to the motor to move the laser deck assembly, it will light up.

**mikerilen** · 06-10-2011

That is correct but it's close enough for me and still looks cool =]

**H360** · 06-10-2011

I will look into the other pins on the actual laser assembly and see what I can come up with.

**Xeauron** · 06-10-2011

I'm well into mods like this, and I'm certain that work done here will pave the way to an actual access LED schematic. Nice one, good looking mod indeed. I'd be soldering in or altering the power LED if this was an actual access mod, but it's not quite enough for me personally to have it light up for laser slider activity.

But yeah, nice one. Like I said, it's this type of thing which paves the way for access mods.

**H360** · 06-11-2011

but it's not quite enough for me personally to have it light up for laser slider activity

Well you should be showing data access. Not motor access.
Again, I'll see what I can come up with.

**alf717** · 06-13-2011

Very nice mod. I may consider this for my 5501 someday

Off topic:

How do you get a Playstation to make stronger loading noises like that? I have a BAM laser unit that sounds like it is dieing every time it loads a game. Yet another BAM unit in an actual PSone works fine.

**mikerilen** · 06-13-2011

Eeek, looks like I'm getting slated here for the humble mod, lets keep looking for that data pinout, I want an actual data access led now! Good looking out, thanks.

**H360** · 06-13-2011

How do you get a Playstation to make stronger loading noises like that? I have a BAM laser unit that sounds like it is dieing every time it loads a game. Yet another BAM unit in an actual PSone works fine.

Depends on the gear quality. Remember, their all plastic so if some are worn more then the others, it may become louder.