Problem with Tascam CDRW 5000

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Thanks for the info!


Jacob Robbins <schoolviolins@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> Hi all.
>
> I own a CDRW5000 cd recorder. Lately, it's been acting up, and I'm
wondering
> if it is something that can be repaired at reasonable cost.
>
> The problem is that it will suddenly stop recording and display a message
> that the cdr is full, when only 5, 10, or 15 minutes of music has been
> actually recorded to the blank cdr. This seems to happen more and more
often
> (maybe 3 out of every 10 disks). I've used different brands of media, and
> the problem happens with all types. Although the machine is getting
> increasingly tempermental about what brand it will successfully opc. Even
> some disks that I recorded on it half a year ago can't be OPCed now.
>
> Have you heard of this problem from other CDRW5000 owners? Is this likely
a
> failing laser assembly (it has quite a few hours on it)? And most
> importantly, is this something that could be repaired at a reasonable
cost?
> Thanks for your replies.
>
> J. Robbins
>
>