Thanks a lot Luke! I have an old JVC system that could not read discs. I replaced the laser and it still didn't work and that's how I came across your video. I would never have guessed the blob thing... I dis-soldered it and it worked like a charm! Peace and Love :)
The potentiometer on the laser fixed my not spinning problem. I should have seen this video before... I replaced the motor... The motor controller IC... I was ready to quit. Thanks for the tip.
All bases are covered with this overview of issues one can experience with a Neo Geo CD malfunctioning. Loved this thorough look at the issues and solutions man. I'm sure at some point my old Neo CD will fail on me, and I know exactly which video to turn to for help. Great explanation as always Luke!
Thanks Luke, My 20 year old Sony PLC-107 is having problems playing CD's and after watching your video I suspect it just needs the rails lubricated and a thorough cleaning. A lot of good useful info in a short, to the point presentation. Just the way we like it!
Awesome guide Luke. I don't have this console but I can generalize some knowledge from this video. The use of correct terminology and your impressive speech makes this video great. Please also post videos for other companies as well specially on subject "No Disc Error", thanks.
Just received my "broken" NGCD today and it turns out it was a super simple fix. I looked into all the issues you pointed out but it didn't address an issue I was having with the spindle not spinning when the laser head assembly was in the home position. I thought it was some sort of a brake but it wasn't. It turns out the spindle plate was pushed in too far and was hitting the head assembly, plus the CD wasn't actually sitting on the plate. Just popped the cover off, pushed the plate back up and voila, fully working system again. I appreciate your video as I did the regrease and cleaning and gave me more places to check. Just glad I didn't fully take it apart to replace the laser.
Good video lukemorse! Only one thing I could think to add, which had happened to me and took a while to figure out. Over time, the spindle in the middle of the console will sink due to the weight on it, or shipping may mess it up, like in my case. But what you do, is take the whole CD reading assembly out and take off the black plastic cover. Then holding and pushing the motor shaft down, pull up pretty hard on the spindle. It will come off. Make sure the motor still spins freely, and here is the tricky part. Put the black plastic piece back on it and *VERY CAREFULLY BUT FORCEFULLY* as it does not go on back easily, put the spindle back on. You want the gap between the big flat bottom part of the spindle and the surface of the black plastic piece to be about 1-2MM above the plastic piece. Then reinstall and go play you some King of Fighters!
Thank you so freaking much!!! My beloved hi-fi system stopped playing some months ago and this was what was wrong with it. I can now listen to my CDs again, I'm so so happy!!! 🥰🥰🥰
Thank you. I dropped mine and was skeptical I could revive it. I tried the q-tip+alcohol, and tried to remove the back panel. One screw wouldn't come out, so I gave up, and now it works. :D Not sure which part got Humpty Dumpty back together but I am glad not to landfill more electronics.
Thanks..my boom box lid had a pin that no longer reached the switch..gluing on a short extension did the trick..who knew?? and, as you mentioned , especially Denon uses ribbons with aluminum contacts. These compress and corrode over time. I lightly scrape the contacts and apply WD40. Good for another 10 years.
that one latch is a interlock switch a safety feature, it shuts off the power to the laser. This is to prevent someone from looking directly down at the lens and hurting their eyes.
Very nice video. You are well-spoken and should be in broadcasting-or at least in some line of work that requires oral communication skills. Well done!
Hey! Thanks so much for your videos that have been helping me diagnose and repair a Neo GEO CD that I picked up recently. When I got it it would not turn on and had no video and sound. I replaced the capacitors on the controller board and the power / video board as well as a couple inductors based on one of your videos which seems to have fixed the video problems. With one small exception. For some reason the RGB out seems to be missing green. Composite looks great. Also, I have a problem where the Neo Geo is "always on" you plug it in and the LED light turns on immediately. pressing the power button seems to just turn the "video off and on" if that makes any sense. Like the system is not turning off...just the video is no longer displayed...very strange. You ever run into that? Once if figure that out, the next step will be to get the CD drive working... Anyway, thanks for the great videos, they have been very helpful!
That's basically all i found out over the years, too. If your'e taking care of your systems before they don't do anything anymore, you might be lucky like me and never need a new diskdrive again. On Pc/Xbox drives i found one more problem. Over the disc tray is a small magnetic disc located, you can see the locked version without a magnet in lukes neo geo cd. Its holding down on the cd to prevent it to vibrate or get loose. In normal PCish drives its just sticking on the top of the drive by its own magnetic force, it will come down to the tray when the tray gets lifted up a bit or so. If this does not happen, the disc won't rotate correctly and the laser can't read properly. The drive will spin up and down and the laser will go nuts, that you can hear it adjust all the time. Get a magnet and magnetize this supportdisc and get some grase and put it on the lifting mechanism, that should fix it. If it does not help at all and you want to finish your game that night, you can leave your Xbox open or your Pc drive loose in the tray, so you can press gently into the middle of the drive after you closed it. You don't need to do that again untill you change the disc.
You can use super glue to permanently glue down the whatchamacallit if your pin is broken off, also if any parts are stuck WD40 works good for cleaning and polishing the laser......
A very clear and helpful video. Mine's a different problem. In my ignorance I fiddled with my DVD set up program. Now, 'No Disc'. What should the settings be? It also shows a password feature? What is that?
My ps1 has a spring at the lid switch so it can be used with the 'naughty little Pirate Cartridge' is it completely safe to operate with the door open!?
great video Luke, I just purchased my neo geo cd top loader, and the issue i am having is the disc motor will continuously spin once i power the system on and will not stop unless it is powered off. I am assuming this is abnormal, but have not found anything online about this issue. Have you come across this issue before, or do you have any insight on how to remedy the problem. I can see the lens emitting a red laser when its powered on.
Question - I have a portable DVD player that's making a clicking sound when it tries to read the disk any ideas ....I tried a few different disks with the same issue.
great tips luke! while I personally don't own a neo cd, I do hope this will help someone out there! I'm actually having a similar issue with my US saturn, it powers on and everything but I put in a game and close the lid, and the system doesn't see the game I inserted so I wonder what might be the cause?!
I have a Karaoke system that has lost its spinning thingy in the top player. Can it be replaced? It still spins and I think it still tries to read the CD. But the CD can't spin without that little spinner. If it can be replaced where can I go to have it fixed?
Thank you for the video! Could you help me with one information? I suspect that in my case the problem is with the spin motor. Do you have the specification of this motor?
Hi, my problem is when i insert any music cd it works very well up to the fourth track, but after 4 the cd rom is starts to hang out. I bought a new lens, but it is still not solved The problem seems not from the lens, When I run the device in reverse, I noticed that it reads all the songs without any problems and runs all the games without any problems. what do you think?
i have a sony CFD-560 and it will spin the disc for a couple of seconds and then it slows to a stop. it also wont play cassette tapes for some reason. do you have any tips?
What happened to mine is the thing that holds the disk was pushed down over time on the shaft. I fixed it by prying it up and using a gell superglue to fix in in place. Works great now.
Hello there! I have two neo geo cds, one of the two is perfectly working an the other one won't spin its cd. I tried many of the solutions you suggested (the mechanical issue, flat cable, oxidation etc) and after lubing the rails the cd head finally started moving. If I put it on the top it rans in the opposite direction and stops there but sadly the cd keeps not spinning. So I provided to the spinning motor 3v, only to check if it was alive or not and... It started spinning without any issue! I also tried mixing and matching parts from the good unit and it seems that both motherboard of the neo geo and the little motherboard of the cdrom are fine. The culprit seems to be in the laser / motors area. What can I try before buying a "new" laser? Thanks for your help and great video!
I have a karaoke machine that the cd wont spin. Everything else works- the cassette player, microphones, volume control eyc all work. Problem is cd wont spin. I dont see anywhere of it being belt driven. ?? Help...
I have a 2019 gpx 7 portable dvd player that won't spin. I tried the pin thing and the disk just stops spinning after a few seconds. So i don't know what the issue is.
Hey Luke, I bought one and I realized the cd was not spinning. I took it to a repair shop and the guy said it was because the lens is not working. Is that right? I live in Brazil and it is very expensive and hard to get these kind of lens, so I want to be sure that is the solution.
hey there, can you help me? i just recentrly bought a ngcd and it`s working perfectly fine, however, whenever i plug the power cable in the socket, after a second, the power light blinks once really fast. is that supposed to happen or ir that a bad sign, i`ve never owned a ngcd before, so i`m not sure, I`d appreciate if someone would help me answering this one
Hi Luke, I just got a Neo Geo CD, my problem is when I boot a cd it will always bring me to the Cd menu then ill have to wait for the cd to load then ask me to press start, You think its my internal battery?
Hi Luke, I bought one of these off of Ebay a few weeks back and the door was broke off when it arrived. The plastic arms that hold it onto the console were broke off. I ordered a replacement door off of Ebay and it arrived broken as well. So, I tried gluing the arms back on but the pressure from the spring was too great and the arms wouldn't stay on. So, would you happen to have an extra door to sell? Please send a message if you do. Thanks!
My laser in my boombox keeps bobbing up&down and when lid is closed, it makes a whirring sound 4x then straight zeros across read screen instead of track # info
@@jaywoods298 no, unfortunately. Thanks for asking. I even tried again after some weeks&still nothing. But I did in fact use q-tips around all the parts associated which I'm glad i did looking at the dust/soot i collected. Still, nothing. What I didn't do though was use rubbing alcohol when i used the q-tips. I might try again though or just wait&take it to get fixed because my cassette tape player on it doesn't work either, just the radio.😔
Hi Lukemorse i try to fix my neo geo CD and i try all your tips but my problem is the neo geo not spin with a music CD and spin with a game but not read it (stop spin after few second) do you have idea what can be my problem? Thanks!
Ive got a vintage Dynaco CDV-1 Tube cd player that wont read discs and wont spin discs,i believe the no reading is due to disc not spinning,this is an expensive and very rare cd player,my drawers rails are well lubed with white lithium grease,ive taken apart all connections & reconnected after checking for oxidation,im out of ideas,hopefully somebody can help.
