symon
29-03-2009, 00:44
I recently bought a Pioneer pd s703 player off ebay. The deck is lovely and I'm amazed by the sound it makes. However, the drawer has stopped working properly. When I try to open it, it makes a whirring sound and fails to open. If I jiggle the drawer when it is trying to open it eventually opens.
Now, I have e-mailed the chap I bought it from and he says he has had no problems with it, but he has diagnosed the problem as a common problem with stable platter players. He says the belt which lifts the laser mechanism and opens the drawer is failing and should be replaced. He has given me three options:
1. return it and get a refund
2. return it and he will replace the belt (he has a spare one)
3. he sends me the replacement belt and I do it.
Now, he has said replacing the belt is extremely fiddly and thinks I would struggle if I did it myself - and he's probably right. I really like the player and don't want to replace it, so option 1 is out.
This leaves me with options 2 or 3. The easiest would be to return it to be fixed (the chap has already modified the player so I trust him enough to do a good job). However, I would like to be able to fix and fiddle with stuff, so doing this could be a good place to start.
So, what should I do?
Can I do irreparable damage by trying to fix it myself? I have no experience of tinkering inside a cd player and I am worried that I could break the player for ever. Or, is this a simple but fiddly and frustrating task that I could do myself as the start of learning about fixing/meddling with stuff?
I am in two minds about what to do and woulld appreciate any comments from the knowledgable people here.
Fix it or send it back? What would AOS do (wwaosd!)?
Thanks
Peter
Now, I have e-mailed the chap I bought it from and he says he has had no problems with it, but he has diagnosed the problem as a common problem with stable platter players. He says the belt which lifts the laser mechanism and opens the drawer is failing and should be replaced. He has given me three options:
1. return it and get a refund
2. return it and he will replace the belt (he has a spare one)
3. he sends me the replacement belt and I do it.
Now, he has said replacing the belt is extremely fiddly and thinks I would struggle if I did it myself - and he's probably right. I really like the player and don't want to replace it, so option 1 is out.
This leaves me with options 2 or 3. The easiest would be to return it to be fixed (the chap has already modified the player so I trust him enough to do a good job). However, I would like to be able to fix and fiddle with stuff, so doing this could be a good place to start.
So, what should I do?
Can I do irreparable damage by trying to fix it myself? I have no experience of tinkering inside a cd player and I am worried that I could break the player for ever. Or, is this a simple but fiddly and frustrating task that I could do myself as the start of learning about fixing/meddling with stuff?
I am in two minds about what to do and woulld appreciate any comments from the knowledgable people here.
Fix it or send it back? What would AOS do (wwaosd!)?
Thanks
Peter