Posted by Linea Recta on 07/30/06 14:15

"Franc Zabkar" <fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> schreef in bericht
news:ntgic2922ou229urf1oj9qfl1ab2i7mlff@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 20:57:09 +0200, "Linea Recta"
> <mccm.vos@abc.invalid> put finger to keyboard and composed:
>
> >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?
>
> If after fully retracting the tray by hand you still find that it
> closes by itself, I would suspect a misaligned or dirty limit switch.
> Otherwise, if the tray does not fully open, I'd suspect a stretched
> drive belt or hardened grease on the tracks.


It opens fully alright. Yesterday I tested it in the dark(!), so no IR
interference by light bulbs. Sometimes it stays open, but often it closes by
itself again.



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