Re: Aiwa NSX-3500: CD player doesn't recognize CD

From: Mark D. Zacharias (mzacharias_at_yis.us)
Date: 07/05/04 

Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 06:57:21 -0500

I have seen people inadvertantly install the flat cable backwards on these -
that is, with the metal conductor side not matching the conductor side in
the jack.

Mark Z. 

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<gand0lph@middleearth.us> wrote in message
news:kmkhe0p3rbfmp8nmol7fggilmhgrk6u9lb@4ax.com...
> Removed the short that was soldered on the new cd pickup assembly.
> Unfortunately, same ol' story.
>
> Oh well, at least the stereo works on it.
>
> On 4 Jul 2004 18:00:45 -0700, reverend_rogers@yahoo.com (b) wrote:
>
> >check ribbon cable linking pickup to board and any
> >tracking/offset/'kickstart' pots etc. maybe controller chip or
> >transistor is faulty.
> >Ben
> >
> >gand0lph@middleearth.us wrote in message
news:<kuage0d1nen047gd7reejrgvdvui48g45s@4ax.com>...
> >> Hi,
> >> Picked up an Awai NSX-3500 (snip)> Here's what it does:
> >> -Load a CD.
> >> -CD tray spins around to spindle/pickup.
> >> -Laser pickup will move horizontally and laser "eye" moves vertically
> >> trying to adjust or obtain data. During this time, the CD does not
> >> spin even though I've checked the spindle motor and it will run with
> >> voltage applied.
> >> -CD tray will rotate to location 2, repeat above, then go to location
> >> 3, repeat and then standby.
>