~Thanks!!! CD player fixed: 1997 T&C

Thanks to whoever suggested that I take 'canned air' to blow out my CD
player in my T&C after it quit working.

Works like a charm now. Thanks so much! I shudder to think how many people
have replaced their CD players thinking that they had QUIT.

Again, thanks!

 

Your welcome! I posted that back on the 28th of Dec. It works for computer
CD drives
and home DVD players too.

I shudder to think of the number of stereo repair places that charged their
customers for ordering
new CD players then used the canned air trick to get the old one working.
;-)

Ted

 

What was that tip again?

 

CD and DVD drives all use optical sensors to tell if the owner is
attempting to insert a disk, and to tell if the disk is in the drive. These
sensors can get coated with dust as the air movement through the drive
while the CD is spinning will pull dusty outside air in. Once too much
dust builds up, the drive cannot tell if the CD is in or not and a common
symptom is the CD gets stuck in the drive. (because the drive always
thinks it's empty)

If this happens go to any computer store and buy a can of compressed "air"
and stick it's nozzel in the CD drive slot and blast away. You can
generally
create enough air velocity inside the drive case to blow off the dust from
the optical sensors and restore proper function. Shop air from a compressor
set to 80-100psi works too but it must be taken off the air tap BEFORE
the oiler, the same place you pull air for painting.

Ted

 

Is this the same case for my 97 Sebring's CD unit to "skip" on some tracks
and keep ejecting a CD when it is installed?
This started as a random track skip at first but now its to the point where
the Infinity system ejects any and all CDs we try to insert.

BTW - these same CD's will play fine in other sound systems.

For the cost of a can of geek wind I will go ahead and try it but I'm
wondering if it may be more involved than this.

Thanks,
Mike....................................................
"Opportunities are spawned from crisis"

CD and DVD drives all use optical sensors to tell if the owner is
attempting to insert a disk, and to tell if the disk is in the drive. These
sensors can get coated with dust as the air movement through the drive
while the CD is spinning will pull dusty outside air in. Once too much
dust builds up, the drive cannot tell if the CD is in or not and a common
symptom is the CD gets stuck in the drive. (because the drive always
thinks it's empty)

If this happens go to any computer store and buy a can of compressed "air"
and stick it's nozzel in the CD drive slot and blast away. You can
generally
create enough air velocity inside the drive case to blow off the dust from
the optical sensors and restore proper function. Shop air from a compressor
set to 80-100psi works too but it must be taken off the air tap BEFORE
the oiler, the same place you pull air for painting.

Ted