Posted by Reactor on 06/10/07 00:55

After only six months of moderate use at worst? Really?

"Telstar" <none@none.net> wrote in message
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> "Reactor" <bruce.gettel-at-myactv.net> wrote in message
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>> All,
>>
>> I have one of these units, about 6 months old. Out of the blue, it
>> cannot load any DVDs. All I use are factory-pressed units.
>>
>> The tray closes, you can hear the laser pickup sliding back and forth on
>> it's carriage, trying to read the disc. This goes on for about 30
>> seconds, then the disc stops spinning and the front panel says "no disc".
>> I pulled the unit apart and witnessed all this first hand, so I know the
>> disc is spinning and that there are no dirty or broken gears or belts at
>> play here.
>>
>> I cleaned the lense, no change.
>>
>> Everything mechancal appears to be operating properly. The player gets
>> light to medium usage.
>>
>> Any ideas? Can anyone point me toward a SERVICE manual for this, or tell
>> me where I can buy parts? I think I might be able to fix this myself if
>> I could source the manual and parts.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
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> The bad news is that the laser is probably dead.
>>
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