[Checkmate1996]

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone has tackled persinally repairing their dvd players. I recently tore my sony dvp-s550d apart since it was having the classic 'no disc' read. I found the part# to replace the optical lense. I replaced the lens in the unit however the laser is not kicking on. According to the shipped documentation you are suppose to 'turn it on' by desoldering something on the pickup. Has anyone tried a similar procedure or know what I should be looking for? Any help is appreciated.

[Checkmate1996]

No hardcore electronic buffs? Still looking for info. Any help would be appreciated.

[Dave Poehlman]

Well, I've never done it... but I've heard of people replacing the whole laser transport. And, that was just a matter of unplugging the ribbon cable and swapping the transports.

"Desoldering" something to activate the laser sounds a little wierd to me. But... again I've never tried it.

Here is a website describing how to test the lens on a CD player... I'm sure most of this would apply to a DVD player as well.

Good Luck! And don't look into the lens!!

[Checkmate1996]

Dave,

Thanks for the response. I just stumbled onto that website last night and read it over. It has lots of good stuff. I in the process of emailing the author.

The repair FAQ even mentions the 'desoldering' bit. Apparently, sense the laser is super-sensitive to static electricity the manf. disables the laser while being shipped. I was able to do everything else with relative ease. However, that's where I'm stuck since I don't know how to do that.

The cool thing is I'm learning a lot about the 'guts' of the equipment and the subtle differences of what one is 'actually' paying for. If I can get this to work, I will have salvaged a great $400+ platyer. If not, it was a great learning experience.

[Checkmate1996]

YES! I did it! I found out how to 'desolder' the connection point between the laser diode and the objective lense. I recalibrated the dvd for SL/DL and CD. It works like a champ! $58 part saved me $$$$$$$$$$$ dreds.

Thanks everyone!