Daryl, This is odd.... I had a PDM702 back in April, same problem. Replaced ribbon, PNP1343, I think it was about $10 including shipping. I'm not sure what the difference could be between the two.. -- Jeff Intrepid Video TV/VCR Repair 263 S Front St Steelton PA 17113 Fax: 717 564 495 2 www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 16:29:34 -0600, D Thunhurst, dthunhurst@xxxxxxx wrote: > I wish to thank you guys for the help. > I called Pioneer and they informed me that the pick-up was the only > way to get the cable. > I replaced the pick-up and now it almost works correctly. I think > it has something to do with the focus and tracking pots. This is > probably a stupid question as I know some are quite familiar with > these set-ups. Now for the BIG question....how do you do the set- > ups? 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 > > -----Original Message----- > From: CCTV-VCR@xxxxxxx <CCTV-VCR@xxxxxxx> > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 4:31 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Pioneer CD, PD-M550, Won't play > > >> 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. >>> >>> >>> Gary McCartney >>> >>> >>> McCartney Electronics >>> Guelph Ontario Canada >>> Est. 1984 >>> email: gary (at) number63.ca >>> >>> >>> 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 >>>> >>>> > ******************************************************************** > ******** * > >>>> Classifieds! Buy or Sell! >>>> http://sell.tech-assist.org >>>> The Tech Address Book: >>>> http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm >>>> Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: >>>> http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: >>>> http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login >>>> Info?". 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