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Re: DVD-1

waterlander2004 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:21:07 GMT

Thanks Craig, Thanks Die,

Will give it a try over the coming weekend. Appreciate your suggestions and hope that this will help identify and hopefully lead to fixing the problem!

Best regards, Eric

Re: DVD-1

Die_Bogener — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:26:12 GMT

Try the unit upside down or on the side ;) That's no joke...

The gravity of our earth has some effect on the lense of the laser and bends it more and more downwards... so, try it.

Re: DVD-1

Craig — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:25:34 GMT

Just a guess but I wonder if there is a dry solder joint somewhere. It may be okay when it is cold but as it warms there is some expansion and it causes a bad connection.

Craig

DVD-1

waterlander2004 — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:56:04 GMT

Since about a year ago my DVD-1 seems to be becoming less and less reliable. After having played for about half an hour it starts making ticking noises, skipping tracks and soon thereafter it can't read the disk anymore. I have to switch the unit off, let it cool down and a little later can use it again, but only for a short while until the same cycle repeats itself. This happens equally with home 'burnt' as well as with purchased, brand-new DVD's.

Has anyone else experienced this, and is there an explanation (and fix) for this phenomenon? Bad capacitors? This unit is not that old, we bought it new about 4 or 5 years ago.

Thanks for sharing your feedback, regards, Eric