Powermac wrote:
My trusty old Technics 5 disc cd changer died the other day while
playing a CD. The unit powers up, I can open the drawer and flip the
cds around but the unit will not recognize a cd is in any of the
trays, and will ofcourse not play it.

Any idea what is wrong, and can it be repaired?

I know the unit is old but it matches my Technics RS-TR355 Dual
casette deck and it has the cable going between them for syncro
editing a new cd player would not have.


I had a similar problem, on Technics changer unit...wouldn't even spin
up, much less recognize the disk. After diddling for hours with the
mechanism, I did a simple lens clean.

All was subsequently well (until my daughter moved the unit with disks
in the tray, then powered it up...CD's jammed and broke small parts in
the mechanism).

jak