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Ah Chris I hope it sells soon or your curiosity means we are going to see this unit again! In any case this type of troubleshooting effort is never wasted. It's just more experience in diagnosis and technique. Sometimes the laser power can be adjusted as it may dim over time but more likely perhaps is the laser has failed. Of course your usual snooping for bad capacitors and solder joints is top notch and often yields results. On to the next! Exciting progress in the emergency storage shed!
Well, that must have been frustrating Chris, but realistically you can't expect to have success every time ! It is amazing how much they've slimmed down CD/DVD players over the years, I've still got my Denon CD player from the mid eighties, still going strong and built like a tank so pretty heavy !
I love Marantz tuna especially with mayo and a little mustard, dashed with pepper and dill. Oh, wait, did you say Marantz tunER... My bad, that goes better with ranch dressing.
Yeah i've got a Toshiba cd player (they were one of the inventors of cd) and its a little bit bigger than the marantz, and yeah talk bout heavy. They made em solid,repairable and to last back then.
hi,i don't think you adjusted the power to the lazer,that probably why its not reading the disc,they get weak with age...there is alot of videos to show how to do it....i just fixed my multi cd which stopped working years ago,so then i had to play tapes and eventually that stopped working....now it in bits on kitchen table,but ive fixed both cd and tape now....😃
The only other thing you could check, is a region free disk, or just a couple more discs to rule out the long shot of dye type incompatibility, not that those CDs looked like silver CDRs.
The unit is double insulated Martin. The earth wire was just an earth link to connect the CD mechanism to the main chassis. I did try another commercial CD with the same result, so I think I can rule that out. A few have suggested adjusting the laser power, so I may go back in for another look..
Haven't finished watching yet, but the old philosophy looks to be in play: when in doubt, pull it apart. It didn't work before so you can't end up worse off. I look forward to see what happens, although the video title might have given it away.
I do not understand what was the purpose of all of this. You didn't even test the PSU to check all the voltages with the help of the service manual. That's the first thing to do. Then you can check the laser with the camera of your smartphone to know if the laser is still ok or dead. And so you would have known if it's worth the repair or not. And do not adjust the laser power before having changed all the capacitors that need to be changed please. Because more power to the laser without real need will shorten quicker the remaining lifespan of the laser. Regards
The purpose was to make a decision on this unit quickly as I'm very short of time and am trying to process something from my shed every week - otherwise I'll never see the back of it before I die! Thanks for your advice on the repair process - I may re-visit this item when I catch up a bit as it is still unsold in the shop. I continue to learn more about repairing these types of things and your suggestions are much appreciated! 👍😊
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I'm sure with a bit more time into it, you could have fixed it, but for you, time is money. Thanks Chris. 👍
The time verses money thing usually doesn't matter Alex! I may well go back and have another look soon! 🙄🤣
Ah Chris I hope it sells soon or your curiosity means we are going to see this unit again! In any case this type of troubleshooting effort is never wasted. It's just more experience in diagnosis and technique. Sometimes the laser power can be adjusted as it may dim over time but more likely perhaps is the laser has failed. Of course your usual snooping for bad capacitors and solder joints is top notch and often yields results. On to the next! Exciting progress in the emergency storage shed!
Haha, thanks Nas! I have a few other things to check now - including the laser power! 😀👍🙄
Cuddles for Coco!
She will take as many as she can get Dee! 🐶😀👍
Thanks Dave, I love seeing the progress from the shed!
Who's dave?
Yeah, who's Dave? 😆
Great tele result, and love seeing Coco too.
Thanks Faye! Coco says Hi! 🐶😀
Well, that must have been frustrating Chris, but realistically you can't expect to have success every time ! It is amazing how much they've slimmed down CD/DVD players over the years, I've still got my Denon CD player from the mid eighties, still going strong and built like a tank so pretty heavy !
Yeah, most repairs are a pool of frustration - it's just the depth that varies! 🤣🤣
I love vintage marantz equipment, I have a cassette player and a amplifier of similar style in my bunch of stuff to try to repair….
Yep, it is great stuff! I have a Marantz tuner I listen to nearly every day in my workshop! I probably have other units stashed away! 🙄 Thanks Retif 😊
I love Marantz tuna especially with mayo and a little mustard, dashed with pepper and dill. Oh, wait, did you say Marantz tunER... My bad, that goes better with ranch dressing.
🤣🤣 I find the casing a little chewy Shane! 😉🤣
Thanks for sharing
Thanks Cynthia 👍😊
Yeah i've got a Toshiba cd player (they were one of the inventors of cd) and its a little bit bigger than the marantz, and yeah talk bout heavy. They made em solid,repairable and to last back then.
They sure did! It's actually nice to feel the weight of these units! Thanks for watching 😊👍
Mine did the same thing so I had to replace it
Bugger! I have a few other ideas and might re-visit this unit soon!
They can't all be winners. Good going on those monitor sales though
I'd like them all to be winners! It depends on my available time and stubbornness at the time though!
Yeah, happy to move the monitors on quickly 👍😊
hi,i don't think you adjusted the power to the lazer,that probably why its not reading the disc,they get weak with age...there is alot of videos to show how to do it....i just fixed my multi cd which stopped working years ago,so then i had to play tapes and eventually that stopped working....now it in bits on kitchen table,but ive fixed both cd and tape now....😃
Thanks Melissa, that's a great suggestion! I'll go back in for another look soon I think! 👍😊
You mentioned an earth wire, but that looks like a double insulated 2 core plug on the bench at 5:20 ?
The only other thing you could check, is a region free disk, or just a couple more discs to rule out the long shot of dye type incompatibility, not that those CDs looked like silver CDRs.
The unit is double insulated Martin. The earth wire was just an earth link to connect the CD mechanism to the main chassis. I did try another commercial CD with the same result, so I think I can rule that out. A few have suggested adjusting the laser power, so I may go back in for another look..
Haven't finished watching yet, but the old philosophy looks to be in play: when in doubt, pull it apart. It didn't work before so you can't end up worse off. I look forward to see what happens, although the video title might have given it away.
Thanks mate! Yep, a favourite philosophy of mine! No luck this time - but I may go back to it for another look soon.. 😀
My Marantz thinks cd is a futuristic concept that will never catch on.
It's a 1030.
Lasers do degrade with age. Your focus and tracking servos may be gummed up too.
Thanks, yes - a few have suggested trying to adjust the laser power. I may have to go back in and try that! 👍👍
@@TheUltimateRecycler be careful as you can overdrive and kill it. Also remember CD lasers are invisible to our eyes and therefore can be dangerous
Coco has pinched your screwdriver
Yep - I didn't expect that actually! I found it on the deck! Thanks John 👍
The laser gets dirty and doesn't read the info on the disc. Might be the issue.
Didn't he say he cleaned the laser??
@@davidrassler329 if he did, i missed it.
Yeah, I did clean the laser. At least I cleaned the lens. I may go back for another look though, if it doesn't sell.
I do not understand what was the purpose of all of this. You didn't even test the PSU to check all the voltages with the help of the service manual. That's the first thing to do. Then you can check the laser with the camera of your smartphone to know if the laser is still ok or dead. And so you would have known if it's worth the repair or not.
And do not adjust the laser power before having changed all the capacitors that need to be changed please. Because more power to the laser without real need will shorten quicker the remaining lifespan of the laser.
Regards
The purpose was to make a decision on this unit quickly as I'm very short of time and am trying to process something from my shed every week - otherwise I'll never see the back of it before I die!
Thanks for your advice on the repair process - I may re-visit this item when I catch up a bit as it is still unsold in the shop. I continue to learn more about repairing these types of things and your suggestions are much appreciated! 👍😊