If it is the kind that has the flat ribbon cable that rolls up and out each time the head moves in and out check it for breaks its a long shot but I did have one on an AIWA that was broken but it just caused the laser to not see the disk. dale.brewer@xxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "al m" <ampm@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 8:55 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA compact disc player RS2506 > > OK I guess there's not much help on this. I tweaked the pot on the laser > assembly and now it spins everytime and reads disc, but it skips allot. My > guess is laser is bad anybody have any other ideas? > al marquardt > ampm@xxxxxxx > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "al m" <ampm@xxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 7:49 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] RCA compact disc player RS2506 > > > > This unit won't read the disc. I got it to read it twice and I don't know > how but it tries to spin the disc and sometimes it moves a little sometimes > not at all and sometimes it spins the disc but comes up no disc. I can see > the laser mechanism moving up an down but I can't see if the laser is lit. > My question is , is this one of those can't be repaired models? I don't work > on these and just started for extra headache.As far as I know the laser is > turning on the spin motor as it detects the disc. Am I right to think this > is the case? Also could this be a power supply problem? Any common problems > with these units? I cleaned the laser 7 times. It seems weak or not enough > power to it. Where do I check for voltage? > > al marquardt > > ampm@xxxxxxx > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > > ------------------------------------------ > > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > ------------------------------------------ Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html