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Anyone Repair Laser Disc Machines?
I have a Pioneer CLD95 Laser Disc that does not recognize any disc. I
have not done anything to it but look and read. I have done electronics for the last 30 years so I know better than to mess with something that I do not have a service manual or the right test equipment for. I was just hoping to determine whether it was worth repairing or not so I am looking for someone who knows what they are doing and is close to Florida to repair it. Is there any way to determine what might be the problem or how much it would cost to repair? The machine was working perfect one day then the next day it just stopped. Also is there anywhere I might obtain a service manual for this model since I plan on keeping either this one or just replacing it with the same model? |
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Anyone Repair Laser Disc Machines?
On 8 Jun, 19:37, 1ziggi1 wrote:
I have a Pioneer CLD95 Laser Disc that does not recognize any disc. I have not done anything to it but look and read. I have done electronics for the last 30 years so I know better than to mess with something that I do not have a service manual or the right test equipment for. I was just hoping to determine whether it was worth repairing or not so I am looking for someone who knows what they are doing and is close to Florida to repair it. Is there any way to determine what might be the problem or how much it would cost to repair? The machine was working perfect one day then the next day it just stopped. Also is there anywhere I might obtain a service manual for this model since I plan on keeping either this one or just replacing it with the same model? Sling it out and buy a new one. Will be cheaper in the long run. |
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Anyone Repair Laser Disc Machines?
Marra writes:
On 8 Jun, 19:37, 1ziggi1 wrote: I have a Pioneer CLD95 Laser Disc that does not recognize any disc. I have not done anything to it but look and read. I have done electronics for the last 30 years so I know better than to mess with something that I do not have a service manual or the right test equipment for. I was just hoping to determine whether it was worth repairing or not so I am looking for someone who knows what they are doing and is close to Florida to repair it. Is there any way to determine what might be the problem or how much it would cost to repair? The machine was working perfect one day then the next day it just stopped. Also is there anywhere I might obtain a service manual for this model since I plan on keeping either this one or just replacing it with the same model? Sling it out and buy a new one. Will be cheaper in the long run. Do you even know what a LaserDisc is? --- sam | Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ: http://www.repairfaq.org/ Repair | Main Table of Contents: http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/ +Lasers | Sam's Laser FAQ: http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/lasersam.htm | Mirror Sites: http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_mirror.html Important: Anything sent to the email address in the message header above is ignored unless my full name AND either lasers or electronics is included in the subject line. Or, you can contact me via the Feedback Form in the FAQs. |
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Anyone Repair Laser Disc Machines?
"Marra" wrote in message oups.com... On 8 Jun, 19:37, 1ziggi1 wrote: I have a Pioneer CLD95 Laser Disc that does not recognize any disc. I have not done anything to it but look and read. I have done electronics for the last 30 years so I know better than to mess with something that I do not have a service manual or the right test equipment for. I was just hoping to determine whether it was worth repairing or not so I am looking for someone who knows what they are doing and is close to Florida to repair it. Is there any way to determine what might be the problem or how much it would cost to repair? The machine was working perfect one day then the next day it just stopped. Also is there anywhere I might obtain a service manual for this model since I plan on keeping either this one or just replacing it with the same model? Sling it out and buy a new one. Will be cheaper in the long run. I'd love to know where you can go buy a new one. I haven't seen laserdisc players on store shelves in over a decade. These things are getting scarce and good ones are $$$. |
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Anyone Repair Laser Disc Machines?
"James Sweet" writes:
"Marra" wrote in message oups.com... On 8 Jun, 19:37, 1ziggi1 wrote: I have a Pioneer CLD95 Laser Disc that does not recognize any disc. I have not done anything to it but look and read. I have done electronics for the last 30 years so I know better than to mess with something that I do not have a service manual or the right test equipment for. I was just hoping to determine whether it was worth repairing or not so I am looking for someone who knows what they are doing and is close to Florida to repair it. Is there any way to determine what might be the problem or how much it would cost to repair? The machine was working perfect one day then the next day it just stopped. Also is there anywhere I might obtain a service manual for this model since I plan on keeping either this one or just replacing it with the same model? Sling it out and buy a new one. Will be cheaper in the long run. I'd love to know where you can go buy a new one. I haven't seen laserdisc players on store shelves in over a decade. These things are getting scarce and good ones are $$$. He probably doesn't even know what a LaserDisc "machine" is. Probably thinking of DVD. --- sam | Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ: http://www.repairfaq.org/ Repair | Main Table of Contents: http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/ +Lasers | Sam's Laser FAQ: http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/lasersam.htm | Mirror Sites: http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_mirror.html Important: Anything sent to the email address in the message header above is ignored unless my full name AND either lasers or electronics is included in the subject line. Or, you can contact me via the Feedback Form in the FAQs. |
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Anyone Repair Laser Disc Machines?
Ok this is fine he doesn't have a clue what a Laserdisc is but this
doesn't help my problem. |
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Anyone Repair Laser Disc Machines?
1ziggi1 writes:
Ok this is fine he doesn't have a clue what a Laserdisc is but this doesn't help my problem. True. But there was another reply that suggested the cost to repair if it was a bad pickup, would approach the cost of a replacement LD player on eBay. You've cleaned the lens. Reseating connectors shouldn't hurt. Checking power supply voltages would be helpful if they are marked. The test that needs to be done is to measure the lsaer output power with a calibrated power meter. I don't know what the spec is but a measurement of 1 mW or more would probably mean it's OK, a measurement of under 0.1 mW would likely mean it's bad. --- sam | Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ: http://www.repairfaq.org/ Repair | Main Table of Contents: http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/ +Lasers | Sam's Laser FAQ: http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/lasersam.htm | Mirror Sites: http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_mirror.html Important: Anything sent to the email address in the message header above is ignored unless my full name AND either lasers or electronics is included in the subject line. Or, you can contact me via the Feedback Form in the FAQs. |
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Anyone Repair Laser Disc Machines?
"1ziggi1" wrote in message ps.com... I have a Pioneer CLD95 Laser Disc that does not recognize any disc. I have not done anything to it but look and read. I have done electronics for the last 30 years so I know better than to mess with something that I do not have a service manual or the right test equipment for. I was just hoping to determine whether it was worth repairing or not so I am looking for someone who knows what they are doing and is close to Florida to repair it. Is there any way to determine what might be the problem or how much it would cost to repair? The machine was working perfect one day then the next day it just stopped. Also is there anywhere I might obtain a service manual for this model since I plan on keeping either this one or just replacing it with the same model? try over at alt.video.laserdisc Guy by the name of Kurtis repairs machines, has machines for sale, and is generally a nice guy. Deke |
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Anyone Repair Laser Disc Machines?
Meat Plow writes:
On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 10:26:52 -0400, Sam Goldwasser wrote: 1ziggi1 writes: Ok this is fine he doesn't have a clue what a Laserdisc is but this doesn't help my problem. True. But there was another reply that suggested the cost to repair if it was a bad pickup, would approach the cost of a replacement LD player on eBay. You've cleaned the lens. Reseating connectors shouldn't hurt. Checking power supply voltages would be helpful if they are marked. The test that needs to be done is to measure the lsaer output power with a calibrated power meter. I don't know what the spec is but a measurement of 1 mW or more would probably mean it's OK, a measurement of under 0.1 mW would likely mean it's bad. Does the laser do a calibration of sorts and look for media before the control spins up the disc? If I recall the OP mentioned the disc didn't move. I don't recall if the OP mentioned anything about the sled having movement or if the device made any noise or otherwise just sat there and did nothing. From private email, it does try to focus but does not spin the LD or CD. I see that someone on the LD newsgroup commented that these pickups rarely go bad. As usual, a service manual and a quick check of some test points would probably narrow it down. --- sam | Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ: http://www.repairfaq.org/ Repair | Main Table of Contents: http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/ +Lasers | Sam's Laser FAQ: http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/lasersam.htm | Mirror Sites: http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_mirror.html Important: Anything sent to the email address in the message header above is ignored unless my full name AND either lasers or electronics is included in the subject line. Or, you can contact me via the Feedback Form in the FAQs. |
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Anyone Repair Laser Disc Machines?
On 10 Jun, 01:51, Sam Goldwasser wrote:
Meat Plow writes: On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 10:26:52 -0400, Sam Goldwasser wrote: 1ziggi1 writes: Does the laser do a calibration of sorts and look for media before the control spins up the disc? If I recall the OP mentioned the disc didn't move. I don't recall if the OP mentioned anything about the sled having movement or if the device made any noise or otherwise just sat there and did nothing. From private email, it does try to focus but does not spin the LD or CD. I see that someone on the LD newsgroup commented that these pickups rarely go bad. As usual, a service manual and a quick check of some test points would probably narrow it down. I thought that back then the disc was not detected by the laser, but by a beam interruption led/opto-tr pair. If thats right, you may be looking at a problem with the beam break thing, control system or possibly spindle drive. NT |
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