11th August 2021
The parcel I was waiting for arrived, I furiously tore the tape and threw out the packing material and there was the prize.
The front panel for the CD player that I bought on EBay was staring back at me.
Having got our old player working after a bit of internal cleaning, I was still excited to change it for the newer one.
I rushed into the spare room to collect the player, and removed the screws holding the cover exposing the innards.
I fitted the front panel into place then connected up the power leads and various ribbon cables, my heart was pounding as I switched on the power.
Nothing happened.
I had a sickening feeling in my stomach, “have I wasted $15?” I thought to myself.
I checked all the connections again.
There was a bit of movement on the mains terminal of the small circuit board that held the power switch.
I could see that the solder points had broken loose on the circuit board therefore not making a good connection.
Luckily the one on the faulty panel was firm so I was able to remove the two screws holding it and swapped it over.
I reconnect the connectors, and pushed the power button again.
The display burst into light, success!
I pressed the tray opening switch, nothing happened.
So after all that I have a player that wants to play, but I can’t open it to load the CD’s, it’s so frustrating.
The next step is to download the service manual to see it I’m missing something.
I’m disappointed, because I have never had any problems with Sony equipment before, I would like to get it to work properly at some time.
I managed to get a coat of primer on the two chairs whilst Kelli nearly completed the dresser she had started before rain stopped play.
Another Lifetime to go 