Hi everybody, I'm trying to repair an old cd player, based on a VRDS-7 TEAC mechanic. The problem is: when I put the disk (both original or cdr), the drawer closes, the clamp loads the cd, the laser moves towards the center of the disk and the disk starts spinning. After 4-5 sec, the disk stops and the laser goes back to the home position (out of the disk area). The track display shows '0'.
I cleaned the lens with iso-propylic alcohol and I can see the laser red spot if I side-watch at the lens in the dark. I marked the original position of the focus and track gain trimmers and tried to move them, with poor results: the player makes some different noises and seems to work a bit harder looking for the toc, but with no different result :-( I haven't looked at the laser eye diagram yet as I have no scope @home. I don't know if it is a focus or track problem, or is a laser fault... Does anybody have any idea? Any help will be highly appreciated.
Tony