RR CD changers

Can anyone confirm whether the CD changer from a '93 LSE will happily
coexist with the somewhat basic radiocassette in a '98 4.0?

My changer isn't so good after a bucket of water went into it... still
works, but is now fussy about which CDs it wants to play now; not too keen
on CDs 9 & 10, & definitely won't have a bar of 1.

This is the one I'm considering- it looks different to mine, but it's all
about the connector innit?

Thanks chaps (& chappettes)

On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 07:01:00 +1100, Natalie Drest wrote:

> My changer isn't so good after a bucket of water went into it... still
> works, but is now fussy about which CDs it wants to play now; not too
> keen on CDs 9 & 10, & definitely won't have a bar of 1.

I surprised that it is fussy about a particular CD position. The
transport/laser/lens etc is all the same the only thing that changes is
the disc. You have checked that they are clean and don't have lumps of
dried mud on 'em haven't you? Does a disc from a working slot fail in one
of the non-working ones, maybe the change mechanism could do with a clean
and gentle lubrication.

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"Dave Liquorice" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 07:01:00 +1100, Natalie Drest wrote:
>
>> My changer isn't so good after a bucket of water went into it... still
>> works, but is now fussy about which CDs it wants to play now; not too
>> keen on CDs 9 & 10, & definitely won't have a bar of 1.
>
> I surprised that it is fussy about a particular CD position.

I'm not surprised, just disappointed.

> The
> transport/laser/lens etc is all the same the only thing that changes is
> the disc.

Indeed.

>You have checked that they are clean and don't have lumps of
> dried mud on 'em haven't you?

Sure have... this problem occurred quite a while ago, I've put many discs in
it since then- the outer ones won't play, the ones inserted in the 'middle'
ones (3-7) usually do. Doesn't matter what they are- commercially produced
or burns.

>Does a disc from a working slot fail in one
> of the non-working ones,

yep

>maybe the change mechanism could do with a clean
> and gentle lubrication.

Maybe. The water that went through it did have detergent in it...
The easiest course for me is to just replace the changer.
I've heard that there is at least one mp3 changer that is a direct
replacement for my ruined unit- anyone care to confirm?

Thanks for the interest.


Anybody knoiw whether the 2 units share the same connector socket?

On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 21:32:24 +1100, Natalie Drest wrote:

>> maybe the change mechanism could do with a clean and gentle
>> lubrication.
>
> Maybe. The water that went through it did have detergent in it...
> The easiest course for me is to just replace the changer.

Do you put the CDs into a caddy/cartridge or feed them into the machine?

Changing the unit for what appears to be a simple mechanical fault seems
a bit extravagant to me but reading between the lines it might be you
want a hook to hang getting an MP3 player on. B-)

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Dave. pam is missing e-mail

"Dave Liquorice" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 21:32:24 +1100, Natalie Drest wrote:
>
>>> maybe the change mechanism could do with a clean and gentle
>>> lubrication.
>>
>> Maybe. The water that went through it did have detergent in it...
>> The easiest course for me is to just replace the changer.
>
> Do you put the CDs into a caddy/cartridge or feed them into the machine?
>
> Changing the unit for what appears to be a simple mechanical fault seems
> a bit extravagant to me but reading between the lines it might be you
> want a hook to hang getting an MP3 player on. B-)

Not really, it's just too hard. I've opened/disassembled the changer once-
it wasn't fun.
Besides, I'm not a huge fan of mp3s, I can't stand the sound with anything
less than 320kbps variable encoding.
I just want to know if the ebay unit will work for me- it's cheap at the
moment.
DOES ANYBODY KNOW????????