Problem with Esoteric P1 CD Transport

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nyatt

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#1
Hi. I am having a problem with this gorgeous transport that worked the last time I powered it up, but it has been sitting for a year or so. The tray operates fine, and the disc clamping mechanism work fine, but the laser mechanism does not glide into place near the spindle. It stays outside the disc, and does the “focusing ups and downs”, and then stops. This is the only VRDS CMK 3 transport I have seen without a transit lock done with a screwdriver. It has a lock operated by a solenoid (which seems to work), but the laser sled never moves, and hence, the disc never spins.
This is a fantastic transport when working, And I would love to get it working again. Any help would be appreciated. Any Esoteric/Teac?sony CD experts out there?
 
#2
Really embarrassing. No sooner did I post this that I decided to pull off the bottom and found that the ribbon cable from the laser assembly was pushed into its socket, but not locked. One quick push of the connector, and BINGO, the unit works perfectly. Whew!
 
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