"Eric Cire" wrote in message
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I'm thinking of opening up my old Playstation 2 console as I get constant
"disc read error" and so been looking at this repair guide video and
noticed on top of the Ps2 DVD drive it says a warning "Laser radiation
when open" so my question is:

Is there any laser radiation risk when the console/drive is turned off and
unplugged?


Yes be sure to use a lead shielded suit! Just kidding.. It is not radation
in the sense you are probably thinking. Light is a type of radation and the
laser being a light of sorts, this is what they are refering to in this
case. As long as it is off you should be ok.. Even if it is on I think the
risk of eye damage is about that of using a laser pointer.

Mike