makamichi cd player problem

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Problem Solved. Dirty Lens. Cleaned it. Next problem.

"Gregory Kleverlaan" <g12345567@nospam.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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>I have an older Nakamichi Cd Player.
> It has a problem whenever a cd is loaded into the tray and closed it spins
> for about 15 seconds
> The display flashed "disc - standby" then just opens the tray an spits
> the cd out
>
> Just wondreing if anybody can shed some light on the problem and possible
> fix?

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Gregory Kleverlaan wrote:
> Problem Solved. Dirty Lens. Cleaned it.
>
> Next problem. It will not play a cd from track one. I have to skip to
> track 2 before it will start playing.
> If I just press play it looks at track 1 but just sits there doing
> nothing. Also reverse is fine but FFwd acts the same as fast reverse
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gregory Kleverlaan" <g12345567@nospam.yahoo.com.au>
> Newsgroups: rec.audio.tech
> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 9:13 AM
> Subject: makamichi cd player problem
>
>
>> I have an older Nakamichi Cd Player.
>> It has a problem whenever a cd is loaded into the tray and closed it
>> spins for about 15 seconds
>> The display flashed "disc - standby" then just opens the tray an
>> spits the cd out
>>
>> Just wondreing if anybody can shed some light on the problem and
>> possible fix?

I would look at mechanical stuff. Clean and lube gears, slider surfaces, and
the spindle motor shaft. Make sure the disc platter and clamper are free of
debris. Inspect the plastic gears for tiny cracks or other damage. Sometimes
I will run the sled motor with an external power supply, from about 0.8
volts to 2 volts, and make sure it moves freely even at lower drive
voltages.

Mark Z.