PStwo getting hot
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basketkase543
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I think Scorch is telling you to search deep inside youself for all true answers lie within...or not.
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I'm all in favor of using the search feature, but I haven't found anything useful under PS2, hot, heat, overheat, psTwo aside from a random comment.
So, that being said, I wondered about my new PS2's heat build-up myself. The whole unit seems to be quite warm during operation, not on the fromt face but on top in the center of the box. Unusually warm. I would think that having the transformer outside of the unit would cut down on the heat but it seems to be quite the opposite.
I've also had a disk scratched already. I really with they had put in a push-button center hub like the Gamecube has; less room for error. And I'm not a fan of the mechanical brake that scrapes against the side of the disk to stop the spin. And electric brake would have been far less dangerous.
Just checked the search page again. The SEARCH FOR ALL TERMS feature is not working. It's returning hits on ANY term in a list.
I'm all in favor of using the search feature, but I haven't found anything useful under PS2, hot, heat, overheat, psTwo aside from a random comment.
So, that being said, I wondered about my new PS2's heat build-up myself. The whole unit seems to be quite warm during operation, not on the fromt face but on top in the center of the box. Unusually warm. I would think that having the transformer outside of the unit would cut down on the heat but it seems to be quite the opposite.
I've also had a disk scratched already. I really with they had put in a push-button center hub like the Gamecube has; less room for error. And I'm not a fan of the mechanical brake that scrapes against the side of the disk to stop the spin. And electric brake would have been far less dangerous.
Just checked the search page again. The SEARCH FOR ALL TERMS feature is not working. It's returning hits on ANY term in a list.
I'm not a fan of how the discs go into the new PSTwo either. It seems I can't line the disc up right the first time, and I try to keep my games in mint condition, so I worry I may scratch a disc. It's also harder than hell to remove a damn controller from the ports, when they are so low on the console!
Another one of my pet peeves. There is NO clearance between the controller port and the shelf; you have to tilt the unit up at an angle to insert a controller. This bends thee AV cable port which could create a loose port in the future. Also, they could have used a USB port on the rear of the console for the eyeToy connection. Having it in front with the cord looping around to the back is an accident waiting to happen. In fact, one good tug on the controller could pull your console right off the shelf.
Sony should have included a wireless controller with this new system.
Sony should have included a wireless controller with this new system.
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I keep my PSTwo on top of my old PS2 (power switch off) so that eliminates controller problems.
I mentioned the heating problem in the PS2 forums a couple weeks ago, it gets pretty hot after a long session.
It will probably fry eventually... It helps to just assume your Sony products are going to malfunction in some way. I've never had one product by them that hasn't at least started to fall apart physically.
I mentioned the heating problem in the PS2 forums a couple weeks ago, it gets pretty hot after a long session.
It will probably fry eventually... It helps to just assume your Sony products are going to malfunction in some way. I've never had one product by them that hasn't at least started to fall apart physically.
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guys, guys - its a multi-purpose console. The heat is because you have the "hand warmer" feature turned on. 
They should have done a lot of things but I think "making it smaller" was their main focus.
As for the heat, there's a lot going on in that circuit board thats probably why they had to more the power supply out of the system to keep it from burning up completly with the added heat from the processor.
As for the heat, there's a lot going on in that circuit board thats probably why they had to more the power supply out of the system to keep it from burning up completly with the added heat from the processor.
Wow. Did not know this. Glad I waited on the new PSTwo. I was thinking of trading in my old PS2 for one of these, but I think I'll hold off. My old PS2 works fine, there are occasional hiccups in gameplay (becoming more frequent lately). Maybe i'll spend my store credit on something else.
I really hope Sony fixes the problems with the PS3. I will most likely buy that system first and want it as soon as it comes out, but I am afraid of all the problems.
I really hope Sony fixes the problems with the PS3. I will most likely buy that system first and want it as soon as it comes out, but I am afraid of all the problems.
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Don't make me lecture you on how electricity heats up metal.
I have enough formulas to make you barf.
I have enough formulas to make you barf.
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It is called Ohm's law.
The potential difference (or voltage drop, V) between the ends of a conductor (for example, a resistor R) and the current (I), flowing through R are proportional at a given temperature.
Here is the equation:
V = I x R
Voltage is volts
Current is amperes
Resistance is ohms
Sorry I can't write fancy symbols, but I found a picture of the formula describing the physics (google picture search > all).
There is current flowing through every compent of the PS2, obviously, and resistance is present because it would not be much of a gaming machine if it was an empty circuit.
Start playing a new game on your computer, and without pausing it open the case and touch the HDD, CPU, and any exposed circuitry you can find like your video card. It's hot, isn't it? And it's not magic!
The potential difference (or voltage drop, V) between the ends of a conductor (for example, a resistor R) and the current (I), flowing through R are proportional at a given temperature.
Here is the equation:
V = I x R
Voltage is volts
Current is amperes
Resistance is ohms
Sorry I can't write fancy symbols, but I found a picture of the formula describing the physics (google picture search > all).
There is current flowing through every compent of the PS2, obviously, and resistance is present because it would not be much of a gaming machine if it was an empty circuit.
Start playing a new game on your computer, and without pausing it open the case and touch the HDD, CPU, and any exposed circuitry you can find like your video card. It's hot, isn't it? And it's not magic!
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[quote name='Quackzilla']
There is current flowing through every compent of the PS2, obviously, and resistance is present because it would not be much of a gaming machine if it was an empty circuit. [/quote]
You mean that equation is flowing through my psTwo?
Seriously though, you can't forget the most important equation that translates into heat; WATTS!
W = V x I or,
W = I2 x R or,
W = V2 / R
There is current flowing through every compent of the PS2, obviously, and resistance is present because it would not be much of a gaming machine if it was an empty circuit. [/quote]
You mean that equation is flowing through my psTwo?
Seriously though, you can't forget the most important equation that translates into heat; WATTS!
W = V x I or,
W = I2 x R or,
W = V2 / R
[quote name='Quackzilla']It is called Ohm's law.
The potential difference (or voltage drop, V) between the ends of a conductor (for example, a resistor R) and the current (I), flowing through R are proportional at a given temperature.
Here is the equation:
V = I x R
Voltage is volts
Current is amperes
Resistance is ohms
Sorry I can't write fancy symbols, but I found a picture of the formula describing the physics (google picture search > all).
There is current flowing through every compent of the PS2, obviously, and resistance is present because it would not be much of a gaming machine if it was an empty circuit.
Start playing a new game on your computer, and without pausing it open the case and touch the HDD, CPU, and any exposed circuitry you can find like your video card. It's hot, isn't it? And it's not magic![/quote]
Zzzzzz...
Huh, what?! :lol:
The potential difference (or voltage drop, V) between the ends of a conductor (for example, a resistor R) and the current (I), flowing through R are proportional at a given temperature.
Here is the equation:
V = I x R
Voltage is volts
Current is amperes
Resistance is ohms
Sorry I can't write fancy symbols, but I found a picture of the formula describing the physics (google picture search > all).
There is current flowing through every compent of the PS2, obviously, and resistance is present because it would not be much of a gaming machine if it was an empty circuit.
Start playing a new game on your computer, and without pausing it open the case and touch the HDD, CPU, and any exposed circuitry you can find like your video card. It's hot, isn't it? And it's not magic![/quote]
Zzzzzz...
Huh, what?! :lol:
Scrubking
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[quote name='Sojeph']ok nice to hear its not just my system doing that dont mind though I got store warranty with this thing for 2 yrs. Scorch for that search you mentioned can you see I dont have a lot of post and didnt notice the search on the top of the page. :shock:[/quote]
Ignore scortch. He posts stupid shit like that all the time.
Ignore scortch. He posts stupid shit like that all the time.
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good thing you got the warranty...there has ben reports of that problem been happening
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Yeah, mine hasn't shut down or had any performance issues while getting warm...
[quote name='Scrubking'][quote name='Sojeph']ok nice to hear its not just my system doing that dont mind though I got store warranty with this thing for 2 yrs. Scorch for that search you mentioned can you see I dont have a lot of post and didnt notice the search on the top of the page. :shock:[/quote]
Ignore scortch. He posts stupid shit like that all the time.[/quote]
the irony in this post is amazing.
Ignore scortch. He posts stupid shit like that all the time.[/quote]
the irony in this post is amazing.
[quote name='punqsux'][quote name='Scrubking'][quote name='Sojeph']ok nice to hear its not just my system doing that dont mind though I got store warranty with this thing for 2 yrs. Scorch for that search you mentioned can you see I dont have a lot of post and didnt notice the search on the top of the page. :shock:[/quote]
Ignore scortch. He posts stupid shit like that all the time.[/quote]
the irony in this post is amazing.[/quote]
I just wanted to quote this for no reason...
Ignore scortch. He posts stupid shit like that all the time.[/quote]
the irony in this post is amazing.[/quote]
I just wanted to quote this for no reason...
. I want to touch it just like I use to touched my DS.. :lol:
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[quote name='Alpha2']there hasn't been anything official on over heating, a few people saying it's hot dosent mean another epidemic.[/quote]
On the other side of the coin, it doesn't mean that it's not. I've been hearing complaints about this more often than I have with any other console; I'm starting to think that there really is something wrong with it.
[quote name='Nephets'][quote name='Quackzilla']It is called Ohm's law.
The potential difference (or voltage drop, V) between the ends of a conductor (for example, a resistor R) and the current (I), flowing through R are proportional at a given temperature.
Here is the equation:
V = I x R
Voltage is volts
Current is amperes
Resistance is ohms
Sorry I can't write fancy symbols, but I found a picture of the formula describing the physics (google picture search > all).
There is current flowing through every compent of the PS2, obviously, and resistance is present because it would not be much of a gaming machine if it was an empty circuit.
Start playing a new game on your computer, and without pausing it open the case and touch the HDD, CPU, and any exposed circuitry you can find like your video card. It's hot, isn't it? And it's not magic![/quote]
Zzzzzz...
Huh, what?! :lol:[/quote]
It looks like you have the physics right (this coming from a high school senior), but who knows if that's the problem? It's a stupid and uneducated guess, but could it be that since there's less open space in the system now, the heat has less time and distance to dissipate before it exits the system?
If it is something as simple as the resistance of the system being too high, then Sony is in trouble. Shouldn't they, of all people, know how to build a working and safe circuit by now? :?
On the other side of the coin, it doesn't mean that it's not. I've been hearing complaints about this more often than I have with any other console; I'm starting to think that there really is something wrong with it.
[quote name='Nephets'][quote name='Quackzilla']It is called Ohm's law.
The potential difference (or voltage drop, V) between the ends of a conductor (for example, a resistor R) and the current (I), flowing through R are proportional at a given temperature.
Here is the equation:
V = I x R
Voltage is volts
Current is amperes
Resistance is ohms
Sorry I can't write fancy symbols, but I found a picture of the formula describing the physics (google picture search > all).
There is current flowing through every compent of the PS2, obviously, and resistance is present because it would not be much of a gaming machine if it was an empty circuit.
Start playing a new game on your computer, and without pausing it open the case and touch the HDD, CPU, and any exposed circuitry you can find like your video card. It's hot, isn't it? And it's not magic![/quote]
Zzzzzz...
Huh, what?! :lol:[/quote]
It looks like you have the physics right (this coming from a high school senior), but who knows if that's the problem? It's a stupid and uneducated guess, but could it be that since there's less open space in the system now, the heat has less time and distance to dissipate before it exits the system?
If it is something as simple as the resistance of the system being too high, then Sony is in trouble. Shouldn't they, of all people, know how to build a working and safe circuit by now? :?
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man how can you guys support sony, honestly? you know they are releasing crap like this with major problems that they dont tell you about (overheating to the point where stuff is melting off? seriously, this shouldnt even happen once a console is like 20 years old, let alone right out of the box). i mean, you wouldnt buy any other appliance if it overheated like that, its unsafe and a firehazard and shows cheap build quality, doesnt it? And of course the PSP's battery life is much lower than they advertise at close to 2 to 2.5 hours... "oh the price of the psp is so great!" well you have to buy memory cards at 30 bucks and spare batteries at 45 a peice, man that sure is cheap isnt it? i wouldnt be surprised if the psp got hot as well and burned people's hands after awhile... but you all would buy one anyway.
for shame, supporting a company that releases stuff like this. its no wonder sony has sold so many playstations, how many of you have purchased more than one psx and/or ps2 over the years? it seems like all nintendo and microsoft have to do to compete with sony is release shittier consoles that break themselves on an even more frequently than sony's do so people have to come back to the store and buy more of them...
for shame, supporting a company that releases stuff like this. its no wonder sony has sold so many playstations, how many of you have purchased more than one psx and/or ps2 over the years? it seems like all nintendo and microsoft have to do to compete with sony is release shittier consoles that break themselves on an even more frequently than sony's do so people have to come back to the store and buy more of them...
[quote name='scargums']man how can you guys support sony, honestly? you know they are releasing crap like this with major problems that they dont tell you about (overheating to the point where stuff is melting off? seriously, this shouldnt even happen once a console is like 20 years old, let alone right out of the box). i mean, you wouldnt buy any other appliance if it overheated like that, its unsafe and a firehazard and shows cheap build quality, doesnt it? And of course the PSP's battery life is much lower than they advertise at close to 2 to 2.5 hours... "oh the price of the psp is so great!" well you have to buy memory cards at 30 bucks and spare batteries at 45 a peice, man that sure is cheap isnt it? i wouldnt be surprised if the psp got hot as well and burned people's hands after awhile... but you all would buy one anyway.
for shame, supporting a company that releases stuff like this. its no wonder sony has sold so many playstations, how many of you have purchased more than one psx and/or ps2 over the years? it seems like all nintendo and microsoft have to do to compete with sony is release shittier consoles that break themselves on an even more frequently than sony's do so people have to come back to the store and buy more of them...[/quote]
I wonder exactly how trolls get internet under bridges, you'd think all the moisture would destroy their computer before they could type stuff like this.
for shame, supporting a company that releases stuff like this. its no wonder sony has sold so many playstations, how many of you have purchased more than one psx and/or ps2 over the years? it seems like all nintendo and microsoft have to do to compete with sony is release shittier consoles that break themselves on an even more frequently than sony's do so people have to come back to the store and buy more of them...[/quote]
I wonder exactly how trolls get internet under bridges, you'd think all the moisture would destroy their computer before they could type stuff like this.
Scrubking
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[quote name='punqsux'][quote name='Scrubking'][quote name='Sojeph']ok nice to hear its not just my system doing that dont mind though I got store warranty with this thing for 2 yrs. Scorch for that search you mentioned can you see I dont have a lot of post and didnt notice the search on the top of the page. :shock:[/quote]
Ignore scortch. He posts stupid shit like that all the time.[/quote]
the irony in this post is amazing.[/quote]
I'm not going to let you start a flame war. You have done enough to turn this place into Gfaq. You claim to be on the side of right, but then you go around trolling like this...
And your attempt to compare me to scortch is pretty feeble seeing how he posts 50x more than I do - most of which consists of jerk comments like the one in this thread.
Ignore scortch. He posts stupid shit like that all the time.[/quote]
the irony in this post is amazing.[/quote]
I'm not going to let you start a flame war. You have done enough to turn this place into Gfaq. You claim to be on the side of right, but then you go around trolling like this...
And your attempt to compare me to scortch is pretty feeble seeing how he posts 50x more than I do - most of which consists of jerk comments like the one in this thread.
[quote name='Alpha2'][quote name='scargums']man how can you guys support sony, honestly? you know they are releasing crap like this with major problems that they dont tell you about (overheating to the point where stuff is melting off? seriously, this shouldnt even happen once a console is like 20 years old, let alone right out of the box). i mean, you wouldnt buy any other appliance if it overheated like that, its unsafe and a firehazard and shows cheap build quality, doesnt it? And of course the PSP's battery life is much lower than they advertise at close to 2 to 2.5 hours... "oh the price of the psp is so great!" well you have to buy memory cards at 30 bucks and spare batteries at 45 a peice, man that sure is cheap isnt it? i wouldnt be surprised if the psp got hot as well and burned people's hands after awhile... but you all would buy one anyway.
for shame, supporting a company that releases stuff like this. its no wonder sony has sold so many playstations, how many of you have purchased more than one psx and/or ps2 over the years? it seems like all nintendo and microsoft have to do to compete with sony is release shittier consoles that break themselves on an even more frequently than sony's do so people have to come back to the store and buy more of them...[/quote]
I wonder exactly how trolls get internet under bridges, you'd think all the moisture would destroy their computer before they could type stuff like this.[/quote]
Easy, with a MS bankroll in their pocket to lurk in various message boards, the average Microsoft employee can live comfortably for years on end with no outside support.
God, I thought this whole "Ehm, XBox is superior to (enter any physical existing thing on the planet), so nyah!" was over back when Nixon was still in office.
Hey, Scargums, everyone quit being a Toys 'R" Us kid last week.
Time to grow up.
for shame, supporting a company that releases stuff like this. its no wonder sony has sold so many playstations, how many of you have purchased more than one psx and/or ps2 over the years? it seems like all nintendo and microsoft have to do to compete with sony is release shittier consoles that break themselves on an even more frequently than sony's do so people have to come back to the store and buy more of them...[/quote]
I wonder exactly how trolls get internet under bridges, you'd think all the moisture would destroy their computer before they could type stuff like this.
[/quote]Easy, with a MS bankroll in their pocket to lurk in various message boards, the average Microsoft employee can live comfortably for years on end with no outside support.
God, I thought this whole "Ehm, XBox is superior to (enter any physical existing thing on the planet), so nyah!" was over back when Nixon was still in office.
Hey, Scargums, everyone quit being a Toys 'R" Us kid last week.
Time to grow up.
[quote name='Scrubking'][quote name='punqsux'][quote name='Scrubking'][quote name='Sojeph']ok nice to hear its not just my system doing that dont mind though I got store warranty with this thing for 2 yrs. Scorch for that search you mentioned can you see I dont have a lot of post and didnt notice the search on the top of the page. :shock:[/quote]
Ignore scortch. He posts stupid shit like that all the time.[/quote]
the irony in this post is amazing.[/quote]
I'm not going to let you start a flame war. You have done enough to turn this place into Gfaq. You claim to be on the side of right, but then you go around trolling like this...
And your attempt to compare me to scortch is pretty feeble seeing how he posts 50x more than I do - most of which consists of jerk comments like the one in this thread.[/quote]
Troll Card - PLAYED !!
c'mon scrub, this pales in comparison to most "trollers", the idiocy that is GFq and the plethora of newbies on this site that are constantly posting stupid shit. 90% of posts in most forums are trolling. When done right, succinctness, dry wit and wry humor in a trolling post can be enjoyable, even at your own expense.
Ignore scortch. He posts stupid shit like that all the time.[/quote]
the irony in this post is amazing.[/quote]
I'm not going to let you start a flame war. You have done enough to turn this place into Gfaq. You claim to be on the side of right, but then you go around trolling like this...
And your attempt to compare me to scortch is pretty feeble seeing how he posts 50x more than I do - most of which consists of jerk comments like the one in this thread.[/quote]
Troll Card - PLAYED !!
c'mon scrub, this pales in comparison to most "trollers", the idiocy that is GFq and the plethora of newbies on this site that are constantly posting stupid shit. 90% of posts in most forums are trolling. When done right, succinctness, dry wit and wry humor in a trolling post can be enjoyable, even at your own expense.
Yeah, it gets hot, but its so small and flat, that it really turns it into a heat sink. Thats a good thing, as you should just keep it out where it can get some air to do its heat transfer thing. Get one of those new vert stands (which have really cool packaging) and it works even better. I ran both my PStwos next to each other shortly after getting the second one to see if either one would get hotter than the other, but it was the same.
[quote name='Quackzilla']It is called Ohm's law.
The potential difference (or voltage drop, V) between the ends of a conductor (for example, a resistor R) and the current (I), flowing through R are proportional at a given temperature.
Here is the equation:
V = I x R
Voltage is volts
Current is amperes
Resistance is ohms
Sorry I can't write fancy symbols, but I found a picture of the formula describing the physics (google picture search > all).
There is current flowing through every compent of the PS2, obviously, and resistance is present because it would not be much of a gaming machine if it was an empty circuit.
Start playing a new game on your computer, and without pausing it open the case and touch the HDD, CPU, and any exposed circuitry you can find like your video card. It's hot, isn't it? And it's not magic![/quote]
Wow its amazing how condescending you can be in so many of your posts.
The potential difference (or voltage drop, V) between the ends of a conductor (for example, a resistor R) and the current (I), flowing through R are proportional at a given temperature.
Here is the equation:
V = I x R
Voltage is volts
Current is amperes
Resistance is ohms
Sorry I can't write fancy symbols, but I found a picture of the formula describing the physics (google picture search > all).
There is current flowing through every compent of the PS2, obviously, and resistance is present because it would not be much of a gaming machine if it was an empty circuit.
Start playing a new game on your computer, and without pausing it open the case and touch the HDD, CPU, and any exposed circuitry you can find like your video card. It's hot, isn't it? And it's not magic![/quote]
Wow its amazing how condescending you can be in so many of your posts.
weaponx666
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[quote name='help1']if I were you, don't play GTA SA on it.... your PS2 Slimlin will burn up (happened to my friends..)[/quote]
are u retarded? all I've played in my PStwo is GTA:SA and no problems what so ever. I think some of you just don't take care of your stuff.
are u retarded? all I've played in my PStwo is GTA:SA and no problems what so ever. I think some of you just don't take care of your stuff.
sisco1986
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[quote name='weaponx666'][quote name='help1']if I were you, don't play GTA SA on it.... your PS2 Slimlin will burn up (happened to my friends..)[/quote]
are u retarded? all I've played in my PStwo is GTA:SA and no problems what so ever. I think some of you just don't take care of your stuff.[/quote]
I'd pay to see a PStwo burst into flame while your playing it. Wouldn't that make a funny ironic "final destination" (the movie) death? :lol:
are u retarded? all I've played in my PStwo is GTA:SA and no problems what so ever. I think some of you just don't take care of your stuff.[/quote]
I'd pay to see a PStwo burst into flame while your playing it. Wouldn't that make a funny ironic "final destination" (the movie) death? :lol:
ive let both an xbox and gamecube on for hours on end and neither one got noticably hot (warm, yes, but not hot)
i also fondly remember accidentally leaving my saturn on for 3 or 4 days-over 5 years old- and in the moment i remembered it was left on, i imagined it having completely died. but it was still chugging along and not hot either
now my yamaha reciever- that heats up fast, it already fried its power unit once and had to be repaired and that was after moderate use
i would be interested to know if the psp heats up at all
i also fondly remember accidentally leaving my saturn on for 3 or 4 days-over 5 years old- and in the moment i remembered it was left on, i imagined it having completely died. but it was still chugging along and not hot either
now my yamaha reciever- that heats up fast, it already fried its power unit once and had to be repaired and that was after moderate use
i would be interested to know if the psp heats up at all
Most technology heats up as per the scientific equation above it's just a question of how close the hot part is to the exterior of the body.
Most systems with spinning drives seem to be built like PCs(which can often spend months at a time with their switches in the ON position) with active ventilation for the heat that's produced.
If you can leave a laptop on for 2 days straight (raises hand) there shouldnt be any reason you can leave a PS2 on.
Most systems with spinning drives seem to be built like PCs(which can often spend months at a time with their switches in the ON position) with active ventilation for the heat that's produced.
If you can leave a laptop on for 2 days straight (raises hand) there shouldnt be any reason you can leave a PS2 on.
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