🚀 go-pugleaf

On Thu, 29 Feb 1996 11:54:35 +0100, Paolo Marani
<dmc00002@cesena.queen.it> wrote:

>C.M.Porter wrote:
>> =
>
>> In article <825457405snz@longley.demon.co.uk>, David Longley
>> <David@longley.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>> > Just for the record, I've struggled with a similar problem except on mi=
>ne,
>> > it reads the first half of the disk fine, the second half produces read=
>
>> > errors. Like you I feel peeved that it's only worked for a year, and du=
>ring
>> > that period it's had only light use (good marketing trick CD-ROMs !).
>> >
>> > Mind you - I haven't given up....I am after the motors...so anyone who =
>has
>> > junked their 562 or 563 please contact me for an address to send your m=
>otors
>> > to, I'm not sure if there are one or two, but they *are* very small.
>> > --
>> > David Longley
>> =
>
>> I have also had trouble with a CR562 if first failed intermittently the s=
>toped
>> working all together I carefully stripped the spindal motor and found tha=
>t the
>> contacts on the comutator were clogged up with metal. I cleaned out the g=
>aps
>> with a pin and its been working fine for the last 6 monthes
>> =
>
>> Chris Porter
>
>I have a problem with CR562 too... Id does not failed intermittently, =
>
>but simply it refuse to start spindle disk motor for some days.
>When encouraged with my fingertips the disk motor start to work fine but
>after a few days it stopped again end refuse to start....
>Does the spindal motor of my CDROM need to be replaced ? Or only =
>
>lubrificated ? I need help.... Every time i insert a cd-rom i'm not
>sure if ti will work or not =A3##@@##=A3=A3grrr...

I successfuly resusitated a sticking CR-562 by judicious application
of WD-40 to the motor & gears.

--
Nigel Barker
nigel@openvms.demon.co.uk