Help. plese

[Chris]

Hello All,

I can't open the carousel of a Sony CDP-CE505 changer. This happened
before. But, it is probably a different problem. The first time it
happened I found a melting white plastic "thing" on top of the "motor"
(back left when you open the player) I removed all melting white
plastic, and it has worked perfectly for almost 3 years now.(the white
round plastic on top of the "motor" is still there !)
I have no idea what the problem is this time! I can't imagine NOW it
needs what ever it is that melted 3 years ago !!!!
I put the system together some 9 years ago or so and this cheap player
served me really well and about the two things left from that time are
this palyer and the Amp. The cassette Deck, pre-amp,sound processor,
turntable all had to be replaced....I 'm hoping I can fix this problem

How do I open the carousel? How do I fix it for good?

Thank you

Chris

 

[Dave Platt]

In article <18e361d3.0405150826.38e91c4a@posting.google.com>,
Chris <chris32chris32@yahoo.com> wrote:

How do I open the carousel? How do I fix it for good?

You'll have to pop the cover, figure out what has jammed or failed,
and figure out a way to operate the mechanism manually.

Fixing it for good... well, that may be tricky. My first guess would
be that a mechanical component, such as a plastic gear or belt, has
worn out and broken. Not surprising, in a low-end player after many
years of use.

Unfortunately, cheap CD players are often not designed to be repaired.
Spare parts for the mechanisms are not available from the
manufacturer, and the mechanisms may be difficult or impossible to
disassemble in order to replace a failed gear. The mechanism may have
been assembled via solvent or sonic welding, which means that you'd
need to literally cut portions of it apart to get to the interior
components.

If you're very intent on fixing this, you _might_ be able to buy, or
fabricate a replacement gear or bearing or whatever, somehow. Small
Parts Inc. (www.smallparts.com) has a broad selection of small
mechanical components - gears, belts, etc. - as well as various sorts
of plastic rod and other stock which you could machine into a
replacement part.

Chances are that the cost of your time, to repair a device of this
sort and age, is going to be a lot higher than the cost of a new
replacement player.

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