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greetings again from tulsa!
call me a glutton for punishment i guess.i came across ANOTHER cd-x here locally and picked it up very reasonably priced. knowing what i do now, i placed a cd in it and of course no sound. i let it play for a period of time and viola, it was playing. now here’s the funny part. i’ll turn it on and it may play just fine, or, it may not read the cd, or it may play and it sounds like it needs a new belt to drive the mechanism. i do have the other one that sounds fine but it just plays through the right channel. i will be removing the back this weekend and try and work a little magic. it doesn't have a drive belt and when it acts up and sounds funny i can hear like a little thump when the cd is spinning. i'm reasonably sure this machine has sat in storage for many years and i'm anxiously trying to wake it up and hear some music come from it, i just need to be patient and give it a little care.
AND i came across another cd-x here in town as well. call me crazy, but i may go pick that one up as well! i love these machines and will have one (or more) working before it’s all said and done!!!
Once bitten...
1) Do the vias (griplets),
2) Check the reed relays,
3) Replace electrolytics.
At heart the CDX is a Philips CD104 so all this is well-documented. Since the lid’s belt (or motor perhaps) seems bad, do be extremely careful when you manually open and close, or the left hinge will break. Never close the lid by pushing it down, just press “play”.
Jacques
hi jacques!
the lid was off one of it's hinges and it works fine. it's just when the cd spins it sometimes sounds like it had a belt issue. i know now it doesn't have a belt. as for your checklist, i'll have to have an electronics fellow do those things for me. i'd rather pay for professional help than have two machines that are dead because of my inexperience....
but, i will be making them work!!
your once bitten comment is right on track my friend!!! i love the b & o stuff, especially the older stuff and i'll be adding to the mix soon!
thank you for your comment!
will