micjohvan
01-02-2007, 04:50 PM
Hi guys, nice place you have here. I wish my first post was under diffrent circumstances, but I wouldnt have run across this site if I wasent having this problem, so I guess it worked out.
Anyway yesterday I got lucky and found a Sega CD with a Genesis Model 1 at my thirt shop. It had 2 power supplys, 4 controllers, the extension plate and both metal plates for the unit so I was like cool, and bought it. (it also came with letal enforcers mint and boxed with gun)
I paid 25 for the whole thing and took it home. I collect video games so naturally it was to be a show piece with some other consoles of mine. I have always wanted to make a super genesis and this was the last piece I needed (I have a 32x and like 10 Genesis units) The first thing I did was tear apart the Sega CD to give it a good cleaning. I cleaned all the parts (not the mobo or laser, im not stupid) and put it back togather.
Well it wouldnt work and when it spun up a CD it makes a loud scratching noise and even scratched a music CD of mine. I took it apart and put it back togather again thinking that it was the plastic around the laser doing it. Well it didnt really help and now I cant tell if its the plastic rubbing the CD that makes the noise or the little spindle in the lid that creates the fricton on the disc.
I know the laser is good becase:
1) it moves on its track and up and down
2) it emits its red light (laser)
3) it will read music cds (even though its makeing this noise the whole time)
But I cant get it to read a Sega CD game. It checks the CD for about 6 seconds then says no disc.
How can I tell whats making the noise. The spindle isnt self locking and requires friction so I cant pull the top off the unit and just put a CD on there and see what happens??
Any help is greatly appricated. Thanks!
Anyway yesterday I got lucky and found a Sega CD with a Genesis Model 1 at my thirt shop. It had 2 power supplys, 4 controllers, the extension plate and both metal plates for the unit so I was like cool, and bought it. (it also came with letal enforcers mint and boxed with gun)
I paid 25 for the whole thing and took it home. I collect video games so naturally it was to be a show piece with some other consoles of mine. I have always wanted to make a super genesis and this was the last piece I needed (I have a 32x and like 10 Genesis units) The first thing I did was tear apart the Sega CD to give it a good cleaning. I cleaned all the parts (not the mobo or laser, im not stupid) and put it back togather.
Well it wouldnt work and when it spun up a CD it makes a loud scratching noise and even scratched a music CD of mine. I took it apart and put it back togather again thinking that it was the plastic around the laser doing it. Well it didnt really help and now I cant tell if its the plastic rubbing the CD that makes the noise or the little spindle in the lid that creates the fricton on the disc.
I know the laser is good becase:
1) it moves on its track and up and down
2) it emits its red light (laser)
3) it will read music cds (even though its makeing this noise the whole time)
But I cant get it to read a Sega CD game. It checks the CD for about 6 seconds then says no disc.
How can I tell whats making the noise. The spindle isnt self locking and requires friction so I cant pull the top off the unit and just put a CD on there and see what happens??
Any help is greatly appricated. Thanks!