Liam1611
Inactive User
I have been "given" a Panasonic VCR/DVD recorder/Freeview which has got a fault on the DVD side. I think its a logic fault of some kind rather than a laser fault. When you turn the machine on from cold it goes through the boot procedure checking everything with Please Wait flashing across the front. When it comes to the DVD drive the laser makes an odd noise as though its hitting the centre spindle and tries to focus. The spindle doesn't spin the disc up and even without a disc in the tray it thinks that there is one present. Tried speaking to Panasonic Technical but because we are only a retailer and not a "repair centre" they are unwilling to help and the repair centre asked me to drop it in and they will look at it for a "charge". I've cleaned the spindle hub, as suggested elsewhere but to no avail. I wouldn't mind but I am more than capable of repairing it myself I just need to know whats wrong with it. I've given one of the boards some "heat" treatment to sort out an possible dry joints but its still the same. So are there any Panasonic engineers out there who can give me an answer.
It just seems a shame to throw such a nice bit of kit in the bin as it will replace 3 things under my daughters TV.
Thanks in advance
Liam
It just seems a shame to throw such a nice bit of kit in the bin as it will replace 3 things under my daughters TV.
Thanks in advance
Liam