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More info?)
If the ribbon cable looks good then look for the test points and connect a
scope to the "A" and "C" test points. You should see these toggle as the
lens moves up and down. If you don't, and the cable is good, the most
likely candidate to replace is the pickup and now it starts to get
expensive.
Kurtis
"Stephen Sank" <bk11@thuntek.net> wrote in message
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> Most common fault would be cracking of one or more conductors at the top
end of the white
> ribbon cable that connects the main board to the laser
preamp/interconnection board at the back
> end of the mechanism. It tends to get creased from flipping disc sides,
and eventually causes
> conductors to start breaking at the crease.
> Assuming that fixes the basic problem, and it probably will, if the unit
has been shipped or
> otherwise bounced around since last service, it is almost certain to need
re-alignment of the
> laser's optical diffraction grating. This is the one thing that really
takes practice to get
> precisely right, and is the biggest factor in making the unit track
properly.
> Nevertheless, the CLD3080 & the Elite version of same, the CLD95, are, I
think, the best
> sounding & best looking(video-wise) LD players ever made, and one of the
best sounding CD
> players ever made. I always keep at least one of them in my personal
"system inventory".
>
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> "prc1" <prc1@large.com> wrote in message
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> > I just came across a Pioneer CLD-3080 LD player with some very nice
> > features, and I purchased it. However, it has a problem and I'm
> > hoping someone here has experience fixing it.
> >
> > The unit powers up. The display lights, but both side A and B
> > indicators are lit. I can insert a disc, but the drive motor never
> > spins up when Play is pressed. The laser assembly does seek, and the
> > lens attempts to focus on the disc surface.
> >
> > Are there some "standard" things to look for when working on this
> > player?
> >
> > Regards, PC
>
>
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