Re: DVD Players
From: Asimov (Asimov_at_-removethis-bbs.juxtaposition.dynip.com)
Date: 02/22/05
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Date: Monday, 21 Feb 2005 23:24:32 -500
"Andy Cuffe" bravely wrote to "All" (21 Feb 05 15:39:18)
--- on the heady topic of "Re: DVD Players"
AC> From: Andy Cuffe <baltimora@psu.edu>
AC> Xref: aeinews sci.electronics.repair:11170
AC> About all you can do is try another disc, and try cleaning it
AC> manually. Cleaning discs at best do nothing and may cause damage.
AC> The lens should be cleaned with a Q-tip that's just slightly damp with
AC> 91% or better alcohol. If that doesn't do it, then you probably need
AC> a new DVD player. Unless it's an expensive player, it's not worth
AC> repairing (unless you can fix it yourself).
AC> Andy Cuffe
AC> baltimora@psu.edu <-- Use this address until 12/31/2005
AC> acuffe@gmail.com <-- Use this address after 12/31/2005
I find ammonia based window cleaner is better because alcohol can be
damaging to some plastics such as some used in the lens materials. The
ammonia also kills fungi spores which alcohol and bleach don't do well.
A*s*i*m*o*v
... Who's got the Thermonuclear Welding Set? - ToddS
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