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I ran across this Lenoxx Sound CD-101 boombox very recently and thought that it might need a new home. In addition to needing a new home, it desperately required some repair. It was a tape eater! Lenoxx Sound CD-101 Boombox I opened the box, there are eight screws on the …
In the previous two posts we discovered that the rubber belt in the JVC XL-F252BK CD player was bad and prevented the carousel drawer from working correctly. We replaced the belt and cleaned the interior of the machine. It now works perfectly. Here’s a video of the XL-F25BK in action.
In the last post I discussed how there was a problem with a JVC XL-F252BK that I recently picked up. The drawer did not work correctly, and my best guess was that the belt was bad. Here we will find out if I was right. With the new belt in …
Well, I was able to pick up a JCV XL-F252BK 5-disc CD player with some sort of problem that caused the carousel drawer to not work. When the user wants to add, remove, or otherwise fiddle with a CD in this sort of machine, a drawer opens and a carousel …
In the previous two posts we investigated a JVC XL-R302BK CD player that was not working. It turns out that the belt was too old and slippery. A replacement belt was installed and the player reassembled. The result was total success. Here is a demonstration of the player in action.
As you probably recall, in the last post I discussed a JVC XL-R302BK CD player that was not operating correctly. Apparently, when the player is turned on the carousel rotates and the machine finds a proper “start point”, for lack of a better term. This is not unusual. Many other …
I acquired this JVC XL-R302BK 5-disc CD changer recently. It seems that it does not work for some reason. A little investigation should tell us something more.
After a fair bit of work, the Pioneer PD-M410 is ready to be tested! The final steps were to put the case back on, secure the power cord strain relief, and load the cartridge. On the right you can see what the cartridge looks like as it is being pushed, …
If you have been following the past several posts you know that I have been working on a Pioneer PD-M410 CD player. In the last post it was noted that the lens for the laser pickup was missing. Sure enough, by turning the CD player upside down and shaking gently …
From the previous post you know that the first music test did not go well with the Pioneer PD-M410. What happened is that the machine moved the disc from the cartridge into the CD mechanism. The mechanism did not spin the CD. Notice in the photo that the inside of …
