Hmm. Carbon considerations notwithstanding, I have to believe any traditional-serviceman costs would quickly outpace the $42, $55 and $99 players available at Best Buy and Wal-Mart.
Will be juggling such criteria for my own eventual downstairs replacement.
It's a 5-disc player that I get significant mileage out of when it doesn't start skipping like crazt 2 hours into a disc. I *think* it just needs some sort of lubricant.
Open it and blow some clean air through it to try and knock any dust out. Use a clean lens/eyeglass cloth and wipe the lens gently.
If that didn't do it, try using it for a while with a book or something under two legs at a time, to tip it in each orientation forward/backward/left/right. Sometimes, if the head alignment is coming loose and you're lucky, tipping the whole thing in one direction can make the head stay in alignment, but it's trial and error finding which direction works best.
If none of that fixes it to your satisfaction, then I'm with stillking in the belief that any other fix will cost more than buying a whole new unit.
If it starts skipping only after several hours of usage, it's likely a heat-related issue. Try to clear all the dust out of it, especially around any vents, to help it stay cool longer.
And if you do try the lubricant route, be very careful what type you use and where you put it. I would be especially wary of putting any liquid lubricant on the main axis that spins the discs, since it will likely start throwing lubricant all over the place and get on your DVDs or the lens. If you really feel you need to lubricate that, I would think the safest route would be to try putting some graphite on it by just rubbing a pencil on it... It's not going to get into the cracks and crevices, but it's also less likely to be splattered all over the place.
And just in case, maybe run some DVDs you don't care as much about on loop just after lubricating in case there is an issue.
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Date: 2010-06-27 11:50 pm (UTC)Hmm. Carbon considerations notwithstanding, I have to believe any traditional-serviceman costs would quickly outpace the $42, $55 and $99 players available at Best Buy and Wal-Mart.
Will be juggling such criteria for my own eventual downstairs replacement.
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Date: 2010-06-28 02:37 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-06-28 02:38 am (UTC)If that didn't do it, try using it for a while with a book or something under two legs at a time, to tip it in each orientation forward/backward/left/right. Sometimes, if the head alignment is coming loose and you're lucky, tipping the whole thing in one direction can make the head stay in alignment, but it's trial and error finding which direction works best.
If none of that fixes it to your satisfaction, then I'm with
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Date: 2010-06-28 02:39 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-06-28 02:44 am (UTC)And just in case, maybe run some DVDs you don't care as much about on loop just after lubricating in case there is an issue.