DVD PLAYER SERVICING BASICS

[justinmadrid]

This was the best explanation I could find among many, many. Great approach, clear and coherent explanation; good pace with no waste of time. Thank you!

[frankpitochelli]

Steve, I used to clean the belt pulleys with the acetone as well.
Good job, and glad to see you making videos again...
Hadn't seen you for over a couple yrs awhile ago.
Best wishes.

[soothsayer]

Great Video!! lubricate the gears!!! put the belt in hot water to shrink it a little after cleaning it, Lubricate the slide

[ramiroflores]

Mr. Nor cal 715 i will love to see you maken videos on vintage radio and tv you are a very skill person and i love your videos.

[palacem]

Thanks a lot, your demonstration are very to much accepted on how to maintain a good servicing the appliances.👍👍👍👍👍

[chizick]

Thanks for the video. I used 99% Isopropyl on the lens and denatured alcohol on the belt. This pos DVD player cost me nothing back in the day but is worth fixing vs joining it's brothers in the landfill.

[SoCal]

Thanks NorCal, my dvd player was freezing and skipping. I cleaned the lens with isopropyl alcohol and a cotton swab. I didn't even have to disassemble it, just reached under with the cotton swab. Works good now! Maybe next time i'll go for the full maintenance program.

[humanvideosponge]

This is a good instructional video (Though I guess as others have said, it might be better to use alcohol) and this probably goes without saying (but I'll say it anyway). Do this only if you have to. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Some people will watch a video like this and even though their player is working fine, they'll think "Hmmmm. I think I'll clean mine just to be on the safe side". Just to be on the safe side, don't do it unless you're getting a lot of errors and skipping and you're sure it's not scratched or dirty disks. You probably won't damage the mechanism or the lens if you follow this video exactly but they are delicate parts and you could damage them easily. Decent DVD players are getting a little harder to find and this one isn't half bad so if you have one of these, you don't want to kill it prematurely. It's a digital reading system so if you don't see/hear errors or skipping, you won't improve the picture or sound quality one bit by cleaning it.

I don't post this to be an annoying know it all. Just that I've had those moments where I thought I was gonna make things better and I did something slightly wrong and screwed the whole thing up and made a pile of junk out of something that would have lasted years.

[m.gsredaws]

Very good and clear explanation from "NorCal" ! Iove it. Very helpful. Best Regards from Theo, The Netherlands.

[djijspeakerguy]

These units are honestly all you’ll ever need if you have a smaller 720p 32” tv like my LG, where blu-ray won’t make a difference. Really good for $35, and nice looking. They work with CDs as well. They still make them, too. My only complaint is they run a little noisy, but my old 5.1 sound system drowns it out. I love these where you can retrieve the disc without power, my 2003 Toshiba can do the same thing.
Side note: the fuse on these can go out, but it is super easy to solder one on.

[bobbailey]

Thank you for this very good video-it teaches me what I need to know.

[rocamontana]

Weekend at Bernie's? Added to "To watch" list. Was looking for external dvd writer maintenance and found this, obviously everything is analog. Thanks a lot.

[michaelfeeney]

Thanks for posting this video, as it was particularly useful since you needed to take the disc assembly out to access the laser from underneath.
Some appear to be in a sealed plastic casing with no access, but I could see how you could unclip the unit from the underside.

I’m going to have to tackle my Panasonic DMR 530 blu ray again, after it refuses to read any dvds whatsoever. Originally I prised off the disc spindle and gained access at an angle to the twin lasers. But you couldn’t get enough purchase on it to clean it properly, but I believe your video might have helped solve my problem.
Thanks.

[GadgetUK]

Great job! I want to watch Weekend at Bernies now lol

[rayogaro]

Excellent crash course, I will try this at home. Shame about the back ground noise

[giorgostexnikos]

thenks for this video.excelent.more like this video ser.thenk for your time.

[mariushmedias]

Any particular reason you're not using Isopropyl alcohol to clean the lens and the rubber? I imagine it's a much safer solvent, as the cleaning solution has detergents and other substances that could leave residue on the lens or on plastics and other components inside.
Do you think there's any point in applying a bit of oil on the plastic teeth of the various wheels inside and on the side plastic bit (used to pull tray in and out)?

[davidstark]

Great video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[osmanortiz]

thank you for the excellent information

[kikisoftclip]

I have a little gear in the load mechanism that doesnt want to stay on its post. Do you have any recommendations for how to keep it down?