[Hidden-tech] CD player is skipping

[Tony Kord]

Before you toss it, it would be worth trying to clean the lens by hand.
You can usually do a much better job than a cleaning CD can.

Take the cover off the unit, usually 2 screws on each side, and 1-3 screws
in the back.
Find the lens assembly. It's on a rail that moves back and forth.

Here's a link to a bunch of images of what it could look like:
http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&expIds=17259,17311,18168,27342,27492&suge
xp=ldymls&xhr=t&q=cd+player+lens+assembly&cp=23&wrapid=tljp1294200259156026&
um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1202&bih=997
<http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&expIds=17259,17311,18168,27342,27492&sug
exp=ldymls&xhr=t&q=cd+player+lens+assembly&cp=23&wrapid=tljp1294200259156026
&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1202&bih=997>

Take a Q-tip and dip it in a tiny amount of rubbing alcohol, and clean the
lens gently, but thoroughly.

I've rescued many a CD player from the landfill this way.

Tony




-----Original Message-----
From: hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net
[mailto:hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net]On Behalf Of Deborah
Chandler
Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 3:32 PM
To: Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net
Subject: [Hidden-tech] CD player is skipping

Hi and Happy New Year, everyone!

Is anyone a pro at diagnosing problems with CD players?

My 5-CD changer has been skipping and stuttering on all disc positions. (The
same CDs play fine on other players...) . It's a nice Technics player that's
about ten years old.

I used a lens-cleaning CD today, one of those with the built-in brushes,
bought at Staples. The problem seemed all fixed until about the 3rd CD, at
which point it started skipping again. When I put the cleaner CD in again,
even that skipped.

Suggestions?

Thanks,
Deb
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