I had this RCA boom box for two or three years now and even though the tape player never really worked the way it was suposed to, I was pretty happy with it. But now the CD player part of it is no longer playing properly: I stick a CD in, and all I get is a message that says there is no disc in the player, and the I don't think the motor is spinning either.
Does anyone know if this is a fixable problem, or time to junk it and buy a new one?
Ron
Did you clean the lense at all with a CD lense cleaner? They sell them at Kmart, Wallmart etc. Its a disc with a felt pad mounted on it.
He means bcause if you did, and it wasnt knackered before, it probably is now! ;) Use a cotton bud (QTip) and some Isopropanol
Ron
If cleaning the lens with a q-tip and alcohol does not resolve it, it is probably the laser unit needs changing. probably not worth it. you can also check that the sled moves well, that is the mech which slides the laser block perpendicular to the disc.
one last thing to try before binning it (and I mean last-ditch attempt, as this can ruin the laser) is to look for a small pot on the laser assembly, this is the laser power. try turning this a 1/8 of a turn in either direction. mark original position with a felt pen so you can get back to it.
-B
Thanks for the advice, guys; much appreciated. :-)
Ron
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