hardtymz
New Member
Hi all! I have a very weird issue with my CA CD player. It started a while ago and was intermittent here and there but now its really bad.
I searched for hours on line and service manuals but kinda didn't even know where to start. So I press the power on button and the front blue screen lights up and shows the LCD numbers for a few seconds and then they go away and never come back. Leaving it plugged in over night can make it work for a few more seconds and same issue. The numbers go away but not the blue lights. At the same time, no button on the machine works. It's like it stored power in a capacitor for a few seconds and then drained completely. The drawer would open and and the laser and transport will sound like their working but then die. The problem is i can't find any information on this problem with ANY player, let alone a Cambridge. It worked fine for a while and got it super cheap and can't afford to replace it or send it away to professionally repair it either. Any hints or ideas?
I like DIY and am pretty handy with a soldiering iron but not as well with schematics. I also LOVE how it sounds so that why I'll put in some effort for this.
I searched for hours on line and service manuals but kinda didn't even know where to start. So I press the power on button and the front blue screen lights up and shows the LCD numbers for a few seconds and then they go away and never come back. Leaving it plugged in over night can make it work for a few more seconds and same issue. The numbers go away but not the blue lights. At the same time, no button on the machine works. It's like it stored power in a capacitor for a few seconds and then drained completely. The drawer would open and and the laser and transport will sound like their working but then die. The problem is i can't find any information on this problem with ANY player, let alone a Cambridge. It worked fine for a while and got it super cheap and can't afford to replace it or send it away to professionally repair it either. Any hints or ideas?
I like DIY and am pretty handy with a soldiering iron but not as well with schematics. I also LOVE how it sounds so that why I'll put in some effort for this.