Thanks for the input Zoot. Its been awhile since i
looked inside one, and for some reason, i honestly
thought it was more. i just looked in mine thats broke
down, and indeed you are correct :) you also say that
a wore out laser can cause power supply failure? i
never knew that. thats good to know. might be one of
the things thats wrong with the one of mine that quit.
darn thing just stopped spinning discs... and it was
very abrupt. very few problems prior to that.
--- zoot1lures <zoot1lures@...> wrote:
> --- In DreamcastBrowsers@yahoogroups.com, richard
> allen <rlallen10479@y...> wrote:
> > I have always assumed it was the power supply
> giving out, or perhaps
> > one of the other components. By "bending the six
> > contacts", are you refering to the pins where the
> > power supply is conected to the motherboard? I
> could
> > have swore there were more than 6.
>
> Actualy Rich, it is 6 pins. (not a jab) I'm looking
> at one right now.
> I've had this prob before. As Cyber mentioned a good
>
> contact cleaner should work to give a snug fit.
> Another cause of this prob could be a degradation
> of the CD eye. That can lead to a breakdown in the
> power supply if it goes unchecked.
> Peace ,G
>
>


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