"vey" wrote in message
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PhattyMo wrote:
Arfa Daily wrote:
"vey" wrote in message
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This is a 6 CD player. I've had it for a few years. I like it because I
can control it through the amp's remote.

Powers on okay.
Carousel will not rotate and it will not attempt to read a cd.

Before I open it up, does anyone have any ideas on what to look at
first?

Problems in the power supply would be the first thing to check for.
Possibly a missing rail ? Motor volts are often a separate regulated
supply on players, and all motors (loading, spindle, sled) are usually
fed off the same rail. You could try manually shifting the laser up its
slides a bit, and then powering on. If laser homes, then probably not a
power supply issue. If it stays where you pushed it to, then it may well
be.

Arfa



Motors usually get gunky after a while too.
Cleaning the motors out might help for a bit,until the commutator glazes
over again. (usually the problem that I run across.)

Much easier than I thought.
Opened the top, saw a ribbon cable connected to the top board, unplugged
it, replugged it and it started working fine after that.

I suspect the failure will recur. We just don't ordinarily get this lucky.

Mark Z.