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Looking for help with Technics SL-P555 Compact Disc Player

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radioguy1995

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Hello everyone,

I am currently looking for some help with a Technics SL-555 Compact Disc Player that I picked up today for free. I figured that it was free for a reason, but I couldn't possibly pass up a deal that amazing. When I got it home, I realized that it appears to be in excellent condition, except for one very important problem: I cannot get the CD door to open. I press the button, and can audibly hear a motor trying to eject the disc door, but nothing happens. I believe that it was tossed out for this reason exactly. Is there anything I can do to fix this problem? It seems like it could be an excellent unit if I could figure out what is causing this obstruction to occur.

Thank you for your time!
 
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I’d beat it’s the belt. Open it up and see if the belt is snapped or sell stretched out. You may be able to swap it out temporarily with a rubber band until you can order a belt for it.
 
Hello everyone,

I wanted to give an update on the Technics CD player now that i've had some time to work on it. Unfortunately, I ended up breaking part of the CD mechanism when I was attempting to remove it from the case (in order to reach the belt). Considering that this unit has had heavy use for the duration of it's life, I am probably going to end up recycling it and moving on to something else. I feel like a fool for breaking something, but considering that I picked this unit up for free, I guess I can't feel too bad. Thank you for your help!
 
Don’t feel like a fool. I broke a Magnavox CDB-482 CD Player jut 3 days ago. Put it all back together, turned it on, and the fuse blew. Ordered new fuses, popped a new one in and noticed the ribbon cable was disconnected from the PCB that comes out of the transport. I ripped the ribbon cable. I gave up and added it to the recycle pile.

Breaking stuff happens to all of us.
 
The Shocker said:
Don’t feel like a fool. I broke a Magnavox CDB-482 CD Player jut 3 days ago. Put it all back together, turned it on, and the fuse blew. Ordered new fuses, popped a new one in and noticed the ribbon cable was disconnected from the PCB that comes out of the transport. I ripped the ribbon cable. I gave up and added it to the recycle pile.

Breaking stuff happens to all of us.
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Glad to hear that I am not alone. Unfortunately, it seems like CD players are one of the more complicated devices to repair. I feel a lot more comfortable trying to make a repair on a tape deck or turntable where the internal parts are a little more straight forward. Sorry to hear that your repair didn't work out. It's extra painful when you invest so much time (and sometimes money) into getting something to work, only to end up causing a bigger problem.
 
Turntables are probably the easiest to fix. Especially older ones. Tape decks are usually OK. My biggest problem with them is that I don't have a way to adjust the speed. I have a Walkman right now that has a seized up motor that needs lubrication.

It boggles my mind, when you open up CD players and tape decks and see how much room there is inside those things. They're all made a certain size, so they can all neatly stack together.
 
The Shocker said:
Turntables are probably the easiest to fix. Especially older ones. Tape decks are usually OK. My biggest problem with them is that I don't have a way to adjust the speed. I have a Walkman right now that has a seized up motor that needs lubrication.

It boggles my mind, when you open up CD players and tape decks and see how much room there is inside those things. They're all made a certain size, so they can all neatly stack together.
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I fully agree that turntables are the easiest to fix. Although anything can fail, they are built pretty solid. Tape decks are hit or miss. I have an Onkyo tape deck that I picked up from a thrift store a few weeks ago, only to discover that some of the main functions (including rewind, fast-forward, pause, and record) do not function. Nevertheless, "play" and "stop" still work perfectly fine, so I figured that it was worth the $10 that I paid. I would have attempted to fix it, but that particular unit uses a computerized motherboard, and my knowledge of electronics is not that sophisticated. Digital audio is a different game entirely, because the parts are much more complex than a tape head or turntable auto return. I may avoid heavily used CD players all together from now on, and models with light use.
 
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