Hi all
I'm trying to see if I can repair my parents CD Player and need some advice.
It's a Pioneer PD-M602 CD Changer with a 6 disc cartridge.
The reported issue is that it's no longer playing CDs - e.g the tray cartridge mechanism doesn't try to load to the disc - but I noticed a potentially bigger issue, in that the LCD display is flickering.
I'm a novice in electronics, but from what I've experienced the LCD flickering could suggest a power stability issue, which might also mean the loading mechanism isn't getting enough voltage to operate properly?
Could it be a bad capacitor? I have had a look around the power supply board and can't see any tell-tale signs of bulging or bad caps, but it may not have got to that point yet.
I don't have a multimeter or the skills for this - is there anything else I can do to diagnose and fix this, or does it need more professional help?
I'm trying to see if I can repair my parents CD Player and need some advice.
It's a Pioneer PD-M602 CD Changer with a 6 disc cartridge.
The reported issue is that it's no longer playing CDs - e.g the tray cartridge mechanism doesn't try to load to the disc - but I noticed a potentially bigger issue, in that the LCD display is flickering.
I'm a novice in electronics, but from what I've experienced the LCD flickering could suggest a power stability issue, which might also mean the loading mechanism isn't getting enough voltage to operate properly?
Could it be a bad capacitor? I have had a look around the power supply board and can't see any tell-tale signs of bulging or bad caps, but it may not have got to that point yet.
I don't have a multimeter or the skills for this - is there anything else I can do to diagnose and fix this, or does it need more professional help?
