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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG/PCE Repair/Mod Discussion => Topic started by: Arkhan on May 21, 2010, 07:42:58 AM

Title: TG-CD motor problem?
Post by: Arkhan on May 21, 2010, 07:42:58 AM
My friends TG-CD won't spin discs.  It starts to spin the disc.... like it goes *thunk* and the disc spins a few times but that is it.

I opened it and checked, the gears look brand new, and the lens moves back/forth properly.

Does anyone have any idea what could be wrong?  I was thinking it is the motor but I don't know much about that stuff
Title: Re: TG-CD motor problem?
Post by: kattare on May 21, 2010, 09:48:23 AM
My vote is laser focus.  I believe the 'thunk' is the laser wacking the disc as it tries to focus.
Title: Re: TG-CD motor problem?
Post by: Arkhan on May 21, 2010, 10:44:36 AM
Quote from: kattare on May 21, 2010, 09:48:23 AM
My vote is laser focus.  I believe the 'thunk' is the laser wacking the disc as it tries to focus.

oh.

yeah, after it spins a little it goes "please set disc"

so the lense is bad?
Title: Re: TG-CD motor problem?
Post by: kattare on May 24, 2010, 07:03:57 AM
Laser could definitely be bad, esp if it worked in the past and just stopped now.
Title: Re: TG-CD motor problem?
Post by: Arkhan on May 25, 2010, 04:48:26 AM
Quote from: kattare on May 24, 2010, 07:03:57 AM
Laser could definitely be bad, esp if it worked in the past and just stopped now.

dunno, he got it off the bay of E, and it didn't work from the getgo. 


The gears are working, the lens moves back/forth.    Where can he grab a replacement lense/lazer?
Title: Re: TG-CD motor problem?
Post by: kattare on May 25, 2010, 07:57:35 AM
look around for a kss-220a, eg:

http://www.electronix.com/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?ELECTRONIX_CATALOG_SESSID=434d9ec5c200e3cfafe87c5dfd25ee43&keywords=KSS-220A&x=0&y=0

there are picto-howtos on the forums here for how to swap it.
Title: Re: TG-CD motor problem?
Post by: BlackandBlue on June 29, 2010, 10:26:36 AM
Yeah, if the gears move freely, its the lazer.  pew pew
Title: Re: TG-CD motor problem?
Post by: JapanTokei on June 29, 2010, 06:01:13 PM
yea Arkhan, the laser is dead. 

Quote from: Arkhan on May 21, 2010, 10:44:36 AM
Quote from: kattare on May 21, 2010, 09:48:23 AM
My vote is laser focus.  I believe the 'thunk' is the laser wacking the disc as it tries to focus.

oh.

yeah, after it spins a little it goes "please set disc"

so the lense is bad?
Title: Re: TG-CD motor problem?
Post by: Arkhan on June 29, 2010, 06:36:14 PM
Quote from: BlackandBlue on June 29, 2010, 10:26:36 AM
Yeah, if the gears move freely, its the lazer.  pew pew


pew pew pew.

Gonna have my friend order a new laz0R
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Title: Re: TG-CD motor problem?
Post by: Opethian on July 03, 2010, 02:01:03 PM
SHOOP DA WOOP!!!
Title: Re: TG-CD motor problem?
Post by: Arkhan on February 06, 2011, 03:12:12 PM
My friend finally wants to repair his TG-16 CD unit.

Are we sure this is the problem, cause I owe him 45$ and said I'd buy the like 25$ part and put it in for him to square us off, and I'd hate to have that not be the solution to the TG-16 issue...
Title: Re: TG-CD motor problem?
Post by: BlackandBlue on February 06, 2011, 03:22:26 PM
Quote from: Arkhan on February 06, 2011, 03:12:12 PM
My friend finally wants to repair his TG-16 CD unit.

Are we sure this is the problem, cause I owe him 45$ and said I'd buy the like 25$ part and put it in for him to square us off, and I'd hate to have that not be the solution to the TG-16 issue...

Just a heads up, electronix.com is back ordered on the laser. I ordered almost a month ago and still haven't got word of it shipping.
Title: Re: TG-CD motor problem?
Post by: Arkhan on February 08, 2011, 02:01:08 PM
Quote from: BlackandBlue on February 06, 2011, 03:22:26 PM
Quote from: Arkhan on February 06, 2011, 03:12:12 PM
My friend finally wants to repair his TG-16 CD unit.

Are we sure this is the problem, cause I owe him 45$ and said I'd buy the like 25$ part and put it in for him to square us off, and I'd hate to have that not be the solution to the TG-16 issue...

Just a heads up, electronix.com is back ordered on the laser. I ordered almost a month ago and still haven't got word of it shipping.

daaaaa f*ck.

let me know what you find out about it.