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Old Cd players never die [message #14347] Sun, 19 November 2006 10:19 Go to next message
MWG is currently offline  MWG
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I bought another Denon 1500 MK II real cheap because it had issues. When it arrived it was pretty sad. It was dirty and the drawer stuck open and it skipped.

So I looked around the shop and found a 1/16: O-ring that was the right length and that cured the drawer problem. Next I cleaned the rails on the drawer and tracking mechanisms and applied a little De-Oxit. Lastly I cleaned the lens and plugged it back in.

It works just fine now. It may not live forever but It sure sounds sweet to me. It's funny how each time I fiddle with something electro-mechanical I learn a bit more about it. The mechanical I can usually figure out but the electronic end still leaves me wondering

Maybe someday I'll have a clue.

Re: Old Cd players never die [message #14348 is a reply to message #14347] Sun, 19 November 2006 15:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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Excellent! Glad you were able to get that unit back in good shape.


Hey Wayne [message #14349 is a reply to message #14348] Sun, 19 November 2006 19:47 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Would you please read this article and tell me what you think of it? You can e-mail me the answer if you'd rather.

mgibsonATgorge.net


Hey MWG [message #14350 is a reply to message #14349] Sun, 26 November 2006 12:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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We had a discussion about this a while back. Check it out:

Re: Hey MWG [message #14358 is a reply to message #14350] Tue, 05 December 2006 10:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Wayne I read that thread but about all I understood were the thes, ands and buts

I like the older players I've mainly because they sound less edgy to me. Or maybe it's just because my old tired ears don't appreciate bright sound anymore.

Re: Old Cd players never die [message #14385 is a reply to message #14347] Wed, 23 May 2007 17:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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That's how you learn by fiddling around as you say. And hey if you can fix up something old and get it to work well and seem to be long lasting, that's great.

Re: Old Cd players never die [message #14416 is a reply to message #14348] Tue, 11 September 2007 12:31 Go to previous message
Crystal is currently offline  Crystal
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Yeah right, I would have loved for someone to have told me that when I broke my cd. Well, I didn't really break it. It kind of just got old.But I threw it out.

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