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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG/PCE Repair/Mod Discussion => Topic started by: ctarstar on July 16, 2019, 02:46:56 PM

Title: TG16 CD - replaced middle gear - CD spins a bit, never reads
Post by: ctarstar on July 16, 2019, 02:46:56 PM

I successfully replaced the middle gear on my TG16CD - it had the typical symptom of just showing PC on the display, but never spinning or reading. Now I can hear & see the laser assembly move down to the center and trying to focus, the drive spins up a bit, but never gets to speed and eventually times out. Video below. Any suggestions on where to go next? Thanks!

https://youtu.be/lwB-ede85Ys

Title: Re: TG16 CD - replaced middle gear - CD spins a bit, never reads
Post by: Keith Courage on July 19, 2019, 07:21:19 AM

That's the sound of a bad CD lens or that the lens needs adjustment. Take a picture and post it here of what the potentiometers on the motherboard look like. Could be that someone tried to adjust them once and got them all out of wack.