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In the process of disassembling a #PlayStation2 slim model (SCPH-77004) bought this morning as "for spares" at the #fleamarket. The seller told me it was not showing anything on screen, it was turning off by itself after a few seconds, etc.
I tried it with a good PSU and... The thing just works. Maybe he could not see anything because the unit was set for YBPRB video. It loads games and stays powered on just fine. Only thing is the battery is dead, so I'm replacing it. Not really a #repair
SCPH-77004 PS2 slim without top cover, seen from above
My earliest memory of this kind of situation was with my dad who used to pick up discarded appliances including television sets off the sidewalk on bulky refuse collection days.

One of the TVs wasn't turning on when plugged, so he opened the lid, checked the hi-voltage fuse, replaced it with a new one, and sure enough, the TV powered up just fine.
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