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[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Problem with my TG16 CD]

Thanks a ton for the info! I passed it along and here's what I got:

The potentiometer isn't broken, the screw isn't broken-- I was confused as to what he was asking. He wanted to know if the pot screw is supposed to turn clockwise or counter-clockwise in order to increase power to the laser for this particular unit. He also said there was no screw securing the circuit board so that could be an issue. I'll know more later in the week, methinks.

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A bump for hope...

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If its missing a pot screw, then is it like...broken off from the pot itself? If that's the case then I would say that needs to be replaced for sure.

Could you elaborate? I'm sorry, it's just that I really don't know what he's referring to, or how I could get a replacement for that; and he's about as good at explaining this stuff as he is at taking photos.

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D-Lite never responded to my request, so I took it to a local fellow who works on game consoles. He's never worked on a TG16CD unit before but otherwise has quite a bit more experience with this sort of thing than I do. We've been working on it for awhile and here's what we've got so far...

The TG16CD does not use a HOP-M3 laser, it uses a Sony KSS-220A. When we opened the unit up we discovered that the previous owner had severed the laser's ribbon cable for some reason, so I had to order a replacement lens anyway. Mr. Installer has been excitedly tinkering with the CD unit, trying to get it to work, but so far, no dice.

He installed the replacement KSS-220A today and resoldered another wire that had separated. Nothing. Cleaned out the entire unit, still nothing. In the hopes that someone here could offer some suggestions on other things to check, I'm bringing along all the information I've got so far, though I freely admit that for much of what he told me, I have no idea what he was talking about.

First of all he asked me to check and see if anyone knew whether there was an ESD on the KSS-220A, an ESD apparently being some small bit that must be removed from the unit before it can be used. He said he looked over it and couldn't find one, but that it's possible he missed it somewhere because it was too small or something. Myself being a cynical sort, I personally fear that the reason he couldn't find one is because the store where I got the replacement part may have given me a worn-out unit even though they said it was brand new... but I've got nothing to support this aside from my own cynicism and the fact that the machine still doesn't work.

Second, he sent me a bunch of pictures that he took of the unit while he was in the process of replacing the lens assembly. I don't really know what to make of these, and the quality is pretty terrible, but I nevertheless uploaded all of them to my site; you can see them all here. A note: He said something about a "pot screw" (?) which I think he said was missing, and he said these pictures would illustrate that.

If anyone has any advice, any questions, and/or any suggestions on how to proceed-- adjustment settings for the laser, other things to check, etc.-- please let me know; we're open to anything at this point. Thanks again!

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Hmm... I did email D-Lite, but in reading some other threads it seems he may be swamped with real-life business for some time. I wonder if there's anyone else that would be willing to take this job... If that lens part is the only part that's needed, I can certainly supply it.

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When you say "replace the drive", are you referring to this:
http://www.teamfremont.com/features/TurboDuoRepair.shtml
or something more involved?

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I haven't tried playing any CD-Rs in it.

Tried playing a handful of audio CDs in it-- no dice.
Tried cleaning the lens with alcohol and a Q-tip as per your suggestion-- still no dice; nothing but "PLEASE SET DISC!".

When you say I need to replace the drive mechanism, do you mean I need to find another CD unit? I should also note that I can hear something rattling inside the unit.

Rattling> Meaning you shake it and it rattles, or the disc spins and it rattles? You need to be specific when it comes to stuff like that as it could be two totally different things. Rattling while spinning usually is dust in the drive causing it to skip gears. This can be fixed with caned ait=r. If you go this route, BE VERY CAREFUL!!! DO NOT hit the laser or the laser mount with this as it is very easy to kill it, the air will break it if you are not careful.

If youare getting rattling by shaking the unit, you broke something dude, plain and simple, and that is not good at all.

When I lift the unit, I hear something rattling inside it. I bought this from someone else and it's been like this since I got it, so I figured maybe that had something to do with it.

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I haven't tried playing any CD-Rs in it.

Tried playing a handful of audio CDs in it-- no dice.
Tried cleaning the lens with alcohol and a Q-tip as per your suggestion-- still no dice; nothing but "PLEASE SET DISC!".

When you say I need to replace the drive mechanism, do you mean I need to find another CD unit? I should also note that I can hear something rattling inside the unit.

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I don't mean to hijack this thread, but I'm having the same problems as Poizon with a Turbo CD I just purchased. I put in a disc, the disc makes an attempt to spin, then nothing. Meanwhile, I do get lights on the "Track Mode" display.

Unlike Poizon, however, I have no experience with electrical surgery. I'm willing to make an attempt to fix this thing but I'll need help. If you guys can offer me some advice, I'd really appreciate it.

Although the problems I'm having are the same as Poizon's, I don't know how to tell if the laser is pushed out as far as his seems to be, since I don't really know what the inside of this system is supposed to look like. I took some pictures using a webcam-- my apologies for the quality; this is the best I can do right now:

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Is there anything irregular here? If so, or if not, what should I check next?