[TechAssist] Re: Pioneer CD, PD-M550, Won't play

  • From: CCTV-VCR@xxxxxxx
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  • Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 22:41:36 +0000

Bad spindle motors are also very common on Pioneers. They're relatively 
cheap, just make sure you measure the turntable height before you replace the 
motor, & put the turntable on the new motor at the same height.

Gary
Carson City TV-VCR
2164 E Hwy 50
Carson City, NV 89701
775-887-9089   fax 775 887-1067
> With Pioneer CD players, quite often the problem turns out to be an
> intermittant ribbon cable between the laser pickup and the main
> board.The Pioneer part number for all the models I have worked on is:
> PNP1343. If you repair cd players, it's agood idea to keep one of these
> in stock. You may want to double check that this is the correct part 
> number for your model.
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> Gary McCartney
> 
> McCartney Electronics
> Guelph Ontario Canada 
> Est. 1984
> email: gary (at) number63.ca
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> D Thunhurst wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > I do very little with CD Players so I'm not all that familiar.
> > Usually if cleaning the lens doesn't take care of the problem, I give them
> > back.  I can't do that this time.  It belongs to my daughter.  Of course, my
> > daughter thinks I know all there is to know about electronics (ha, ha).
> > The problem is it will spin and attempt to read the disc.  You can see the
> > lens move back and forth and sometimes it will play then jump to track 2 or
> > 3 or 6 or what ever then back to 1.  Or it might not play at all.  I cleaned
> > the lens, cleaned and lubed the sled, tried applying voltage to the motors
> > and also while doing that, reverse the polarity to the motors (this done of
> > coarse with the motors disconnected from the board).   I took resistance
> > readings on the 4 pots then I tried to rock them to see if this made any
> > difference but no help so set them back to where they were.  I also tried
> > freeze to see if it nay be heat related.  Also esr'd the caps and checked
> > for bad joints.
> > My daughter claims it was working fine and then it just started doing this.
> > Can the pick-up go bad without a warning? or is there a better solution?
> > Any help sure would be appreciated.
> > Thanks,
> > Daryl
> > Daryl's TV
> > 3310 Dyer St.
> > El Paso, TX 79930
> > 915-565-9184
> > 915-564-1024 Fax
> > dthunhurst@xxxxxxx
> > http://dynacomp.freeyellow.com
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> Gary McCartney
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> McCartney Electronics
> Guelph Ontario Canada 
> Est. 1984
> email: gary (at) number63.ca
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