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"Arfa Daily" wrote:

"Mark D. Zacharias" wrote in message
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Arfa Daily wrote:
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Have you been inside at all to have a look what is happening in the
time that it remains on ? Most Panasonic models suffer from bad
spindle motors, and yours is the right sort of age. Have a look to
see if the disc actually tries to spin up. If it doesn't, try just
flicking it round with a finger. Sometimes, the motors go so bad that
when the player tries to spin it up, the power supply detects an
excess load, and shuts down.
Arfa

Bad power supply caps?

Mark Z.

That's a good thought Mark. I haven't known Pans to be particularly bad in
this respect, unlike some of the other makes that we all know and love (
!! ) but worth a shot.

Mark whose machine it is - start by having a good look at all the
electrolytics in the power supply. Check for any where their tops have
started to 'dome'. If none are evident, it would be worth running over them
all with an ESR meter.

Sorry to take so long to respond... Day job and all that. Took the top
off this weekend to see what was happening. As Arfa guess, it wasn't
actually spinning up. It just sat there. There was a buzz at the
start, then it shut down.

Interestingly, I flicked it around with a finger a few times, and the
next time it *did* spin up - for a few combinations of on/off,
open/close. Then it stopped spinning up again. Went back and forth
with the finger flick every time it seemed to "jam" and after a few go
rounds it just seemed to spin up again normally. Not that I'm holding
my breath on it.

I didn't see anything looking to "dome" on the inside, but then I am
just a novice.

I also looked at the back, and it seems that it's just 3 years old, not
4.

Am I correct in guessing that it sounds like the spindle motor? Would
it be worth fixing if it is, or would that cost near the same as a new
unit for one who isn't in the repair business?

Thanks
mark