Re: Radio help please?
 

> OK, that might sound a bit extreme but that's how it is.

Truly a disposable society.

Re: Radio help please?
 

> OK, that might sound a bit extreme but that's how it is.

Truly a disposable society.

Re: Radio help please?
 

The Aiwa that I had would do all sorts of weird things.
It would auto eject, it would refuse to open the door it would tell me there
was a CD and there was none. It would search endlessly for a disk. I tore
it apart and cleaned the eye and it worked perfectly.

This may sound wrong, but I hope there is something more wrong, just so it
does not make you nutso like that thing did me.

I finally tossed it after the third time it did it. I tore it apart and
while testing it I slid the cover on it. I had forgotten to unplug it and
bumped the circuit board with the case. One good ZAP and it was all over
with.
Kate

"XS11E" <xs11eNO@SPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns97985CF6F7D52xs11eyahoocom@70.169.32.36...
: "Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in
: news:lKkXf.3003$L7.872@bignews2.bellsouth.net:
:
: > I'll just bet a nickle that the eye is dirty!
: > Before you do anything else, get a CD cleaning disk and insert it.
: > With lick the little brushes will clean the laser eye and it will
: > begin working again.
:
: Er.... they've already got it. If it is just a dirty eye they probably
: can fix it easily but there's gotta be more to it than that, why was it
: jammed solidly before? Why did it report a CD in it when there wasn't
: one? Why did slightly prying the mechanism apart cure those problems?
: There has to be considerable dirt(?) in there that caused it to stick
: along with dirt on the eye and if so, it'll likely stick again unless
: it's given a complete cleaning.

Re: Radio help please?
 

The Aiwa that I had would do all sorts of weird things.
It would auto eject, it would refuse to open the door it would tell me there
was a CD and there was none. It would search endlessly for a disk. I tore
it apart and cleaned the eye and it worked perfectly.

This may sound wrong, but I hope there is something more wrong, just so it
does not make you nutso like that thing did me.

I finally tossed it after the third time it did it. I tore it apart and
while testing it I slid the cover on it. I had forgotten to unplug it and
bumped the circuit board with the case. One good ZAP and it was all over
with.
Kate

"XS11E" <xs11eNO@SPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns97985CF6F7D52xs11eyahoocom@70.169.32.36...
: "Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in
: news:lKkXf.3003$L7.872@bignews2.bellsouth.net:
:
: > I'll just bet a nickle that the eye is dirty!
: > Before you do anything else, get a CD cleaning disk and insert it.
: > With lick the little brushes will clean the laser eye and it will
: > begin working again.
:
: Er.... they've already got it. If it is just a dirty eye they probably
: can fix it easily but there's gotta be more to it than that, why was it
: jammed solidly before? Why did it report a CD in it when there wasn't
: one? Why did slightly prying the mechanism apart cure those problems?
: There has to be considerable dirt(?) in there that caused it to stick
: along with dirt on the eye and if so, it'll likely stick again unless
: it's given a complete cleaning.

Re: Radio help please?
 

The Aiwa that I had would do all sorts of weird things.
It would auto eject, it would refuse to open the door it would tell me there
was a CD and there was none. It would search endlessly for a disk. I tore
it apart and cleaned the eye and it worked perfectly.

This may sound wrong, but I hope there is something more wrong, just so it
does not make you nutso like that thing did me.

I finally tossed it after the third time it did it. I tore it apart and
while testing it I slid the cover on it. I had forgotten to unplug it and
bumped the circuit board with the case. One good ZAP and it was all over
with.
Kate

"XS11E" <xs11eNO@SPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns97985CF6F7D52xs11eyahoocom@70.169.32.36...
: "Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in
: news:lKkXf.3003$L7.872@bignews2.bellsouth.net:
:
: > I'll just bet a nickle that the eye is dirty!
: > Before you do anything else, get a CD cleaning disk and insert it.
: > With lick the little brushes will clean the laser eye and it will
: > begin working again.
:
: Er.... they've already got it. If it is just a dirty eye they probably
: can fix it easily but there's gotta be more to it than that, why was it
: jammed solidly before? Why did it report a CD in it when there wasn't
: one? Why did slightly prying the mechanism apart cure those problems?
: There has to be considerable dirt(?) in there that caused it to stick
: along with dirt on the eye and if so, it'll likely stick again unless
: it's given a complete cleaning.

Re: Radio help please?
 

"XS11E" <xs11eNO@SPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
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: noneyabusiness <me@you.com> wrote in
: news:kvot22p2or5uohl5jagrsl9jipbmbcf3ek@4ax.com:
:
: > For all the time and effort you'll spend getting the stock radio
: > fixed, why not just get an aftermarket unit?
:
: I have two very good aftermarket units I could put in but then it
: wouldn't look stock. Every recent aftermarket unit I've seen recently
: is FUGLY, I haven't seen anyone I could tolerate looking at. If the
: original unit can't be fixed I'll buy one from Jeep or on Ebay and keep
: the vehicle or plunk in one of my aftermarket units and sell the rig.
:
: OK, that might sound a bit extreme but that's how it is.

I can understand that.
I hate aftermarket stereos. The factory units have easier to operate
controls and none of that flashy stuff that you ahve to get past just to
find that eensy little button to seek another station or switch CDs..
Of course, I have never been an audiophile either...

Kate

Re: Radio help please?
 

"XS11E" <xs11eNO@SPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9798B3E8A619Exs11eyahoocom@70.169.32.36...
: noneyabusiness <me@you.com> wrote in
: news:kvot22p2or5uohl5jagrsl9jipbmbcf3ek@4ax.com:
:
: > For all the time and effort you'll spend getting the stock radio
: > fixed, why not just get an aftermarket unit?
:
: I have two very good aftermarket units I could put in but then it
: wouldn't look stock. Every recent aftermarket unit I've seen recently
: is FUGLY, I haven't seen anyone I could tolerate looking at. If the
: original unit can't be fixed I'll buy one from Jeep or on Ebay and keep
: the vehicle or plunk in one of my aftermarket units and sell the rig.
:
: OK, that might sound a bit extreme but that's how it is.

I can understand that.
I hate aftermarket stereos. The factory units have easier to operate
controls and none of that flashy stuff that you ahve to get past just to
find that eensy little button to seek another station or switch CDs..
Of course, I have never been an audiophile either...

Kate

Re: Radio help please?
 

"XS11E" <xs11eNO@SPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9798B3E8A619Exs11eyahoocom@70.169.32.36...
: noneyabusiness <me@you.com> wrote in
: news:kvot22p2or5uohl5jagrsl9jipbmbcf3ek@4ax.com:
:
: > For all the time and effort you'll spend getting the stock radio
: > fixed, why not just get an aftermarket unit?
:
: I have two very good aftermarket units I could put in but then it
: wouldn't look stock. Every recent aftermarket unit I've seen recently
: is FUGLY, I haven't seen anyone I could tolerate looking at. If the
: original unit can't be fixed I'll buy one from Jeep or on Ebay and keep
: the vehicle or plunk in one of my aftermarket units and sell the rig.
:
: OK, that might sound a bit extreme but that's how it is.

I can understand that.
I hate aftermarket stereos. The factory units have easier to operate
controls and none of that flashy stuff that you ahve to get past just to
find that eensy little button to seek another station or switch CDs..
Of course, I have never been an audiophile either...

Kate

Re: Radio help please?
 

"Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in
news:MPQXf.28488$g6.25349@bignews8.bellsouth.net:

> I finally tossed it after the third time it did it. I tore it
> apart and while testing it I slid the cover on it. I had forgotten
> to unplug it and bumped the circuit board with the case. One good
> ZAP and it was all over with.

That'll do it every time! ;-)

One thing I really like about solid state circuitry is that in the days
of vacuum tubes that zap was usually ME!

Of course I usually healed, circuit boards don't.. <sigh>

Re: Radio help please?
 

"Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in
news:MPQXf.28488$g6.25349@bignews8.bellsouth.net:

> I finally tossed it after the third time it did it. I tore it
> apart and while testing it I slid the cover on it. I had forgotten
> to unplug it and bumped the circuit board with the case. One good
> ZAP and it was all over with.

That'll do it every time! ;-)

One thing I really like about solid state circuitry is that in the days
of vacuum tubes that zap was usually ME!

Of course I usually healed, circuit boards don't.. <sigh>