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In Reply to: RE: That is... posted by acres verde on February 19, 2024 at 11:27:26

I have no personal experience to go on but from I've seen posted here and on the internet it appears that LASER output degrades over time. Some symptoms might include TOC ERRORS, occasional skipping on some CDs', then more frequent skipping on more CD's. You might first try gently cleaning dust off the LASER.

It wouldn't hurt to have a replacement LASER assembly handy but not use it until the existing LASER gets real bad or dies.

I've never had a CD player go bad but I never owned one very long. I had a used Accuphase that I personally owned for about a decade but I didn't use it that much as I was transitioning over to computer based music playback.

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Main problem is dust and drying out lubricants - Wojciech 20:06:22 02/24/24 (4)
gently dusting off laser lens won't do. You just need to clean it with lens cleaning fluid, clean the sled rails with IPA and lubricate with proper lubricant. Apply drop of lubricant to motor and clean lubricate drawer mech if applicable. I just measured Sony 151a laser from Mcitnosh (Esoteric/Teac really ) dated 1996 -two owners. It deteriorated only 10% over almost 30 years.

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- No skin in the game here. I don't own a CDP.... - AbeCollins 11:07:16 02/26/24 (2)
  ...but thanks.
  - But do you own. . . a television machine? - Chris from Lafayette 11:37:10 02/26/24 (1)
    (Sorry - that's a term from an old Dick Van Dyke Show episode. BTW, it looks like he's still alive at the age of 98!)
    - Nice that he's still around ! - AbeCollins 07:58:58 02/27/24 (0)
      nt
- exactly! what I've done - Story 06:00:39 02/25/24 (0)
  the usual grease or lubricants in key positions DRY OUT over time and harden. I rescued a player that is now fully functional again. The grease on the 'Platter Axle' dried up enough to slow it down and trigger a stop alarm refusing to play.
  
  And the CD lens will acquire a film of smutz over time as well whether you are a smoker or not. Atmospheric stuff in every home
  
  The idea of files being kept online is a great idea but you have to pay extra $$ for that.

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