Well, it has been some time since my last post because I am busy with other things. Now it is time for a short recap about the repair of Sander’s Sound Machine. To make a long story short – the CDM2 still causes some troubles although I replaced it and it was working fine on my side. It has been […]
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Another CDM2 repaired but one failed
The last days I repaired another CDM2 from a CD150 donor. The issue of the device can be described as a kind of “cramp”. The swing arm moved to the top position and stopped there as well as the focus got stuck in the upper position and both do not react. A working CD150 decoder unit helps to test the […]
Repairing broken keys of the CD-Player
Another problem due to its age are broken keys. Those keys are connected through a very thin piece of plastic which can easily break after more than two decades. It took me a while to find a way to fix it. The first try was to use some hot glue to put them back in place. It is a little […]
Soundmachine right from hell
Warning! Repair this sound machine could drive you crazy. That’s a label Philips should have put at the rear side. Everything was working on Sander’s CD555 when I powered it up for another test. And goes what… the CD-Player was not working anymore. The LCD display lighted up as on Christmas Eve and was not reacting on any keys. This […]
Tape mechanism repaired
It took a lot of time and patience to repair the tape mechanism. First, the broken lever to switch the servo head between play and fast spinning mode had to be repaired. I tried to glue it but of course it brake again immediately. The problem was that the pin got pressed below the panel with the notch which led […]
CDM2 repaired and a first impression of the tape mechanism
Since the assembled CDM4 is not working I repaired one of my spare CDM2. The issue I had was related to the little peace of plastic on the focus. It adds some weight and stiffness to the metal film of the focus. I figured out my “fix” with a double sided tape to place the plastic plate back on the film was […]
Power Supply Issue fixed
As the analysis has shown there war somewhere a cold joint which causes the break-down of the power supply for the CD-Player. It took me about 4 hours to identify that resistor 3490 from time to time failed to do its job. Such things causes grey hairs… The problem with the power supply panel is the heavy transformer. It bends […]
Patient #1 from the Netherlands
A couple of weeks ago I received a mail from a CD555 owner asking for help. To make a long story short – the machine found its way on my desk and I do my very best to resurrect it. Afterwards its going back to its owner. Visual inspection The machine came right from a repair man who failed to […]
Bluetooth module added
I already added the Bluetooth module several weeks ago. Unfortunately the module was not working. Only the left channel played music and there were a lot of interferences. Since I had already used the same module it was clear that the device is broken. Delivery times are horrible at the moment – as for all who are waiting for ICs […]
FC455 donor for the tape mechanism
Last days a non working FC455 tape deck popped up in the bay for about 20 Euros. Since it is quite hard to get a SER1 tape drive it was a good chance to get some spare parts like capstan wheels for my broken unit. The SER1 release in the CD555 is the most advanced of this series therefore a […]