Posted by Linea Recta on 07/27/06 19:57

"Rick Merrill" <rick0.merrill@NOSPAM.gmail.com> schreef in bericht
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> Linea Recta wrote:
>
> > "Rick Merrill" <rick0.merrill@NOSPAM.gmail.com> schreef in bericht
> > news:qaOdnWTUB9CqL1XZnZ2dnUVZ_oGdnZ2d@comcast.com...
> >
> >>Linea Recta wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I have a stand alone DVD player (Marquant 333K), which plays DVD and CD
> >
> > very
> >
> >>>well.
> >>>There is only one very irritating problem. When I open the tray, 9 out
> >
> > of 10
> >
> >>>times it closes again immediately. Sometimes it remains open for a
> >
> > while,
> >
> >>>only to close randomly again by itself, so without pressing any button!
> >>>Today this resulted in a DVD, which I was about to insert, being jammed
> >
> > and
> >
> >>>getting damaged!
> >>>For the time being I just hold the tray open by hand while removing /
> >>>inserting media to keep the it from closing treacherously and
> >
> > potentially
> >
> >>>damaging my precious discs.
> >>>What could be the cause of this? Remedies?
> >>>Or do I drive over it with the car and buy another player?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>Could be 'gremlins' or any other sources of IR in the vicinity or a
> >>fluky sensor.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > If it's the gremlins, I'm going to shoot them!!
> >
> >
> >
>
> Gremlins are like 'wack-a-moles" hit one and another pops up!


Hahaha, you're a believer!


> First make
> sure there is no other possible, even unlikely source of IR in the area,
> like my kid brother in the next room!-)


I'm afraid there is no kids here, nor anyone else... so who's pushing the IR
buttons?!
However, the climate has been unbearably hot the last few weeks with
temperatures above 30 centigrade and moist too. Could it really be possible?
So with climate warming up, we don't need IR anymore in future!



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