Mr Dilwyn Jones of (West) Wales wrote - "I know from my audio technician past and working briefly at Peacock Electronics that motors in cd players for example tend to have their lubrication innards fail when they've been standing or very cold for some time. A fellow engineer used to put 2-3 times the normal voltage across the motor (in the case of little walkmen cd players a PP3 battery) for a few seconds on the grounds that OK it was already bust as far as the owner was concerned so if he burned it out, no extra problem, the m0tor had to be replaced anyway, but 9 times out of 10 it started ..."
Just recently I nearly gave up on a CD deck which had never really behaved since it was a baby. It was temperamental - just like the HDs described. I'd tried cleaning the lens etc etc. SO! working exactly on the "Jones principle" [above], I carefully blocked out the lens and squirted bicycle synthetic lubricant aerosol down a very narrow tube at where I guessed the motor and traversing mechanism might be. All a bit ruff & redee. It's worked, perfect like, consistent, ever since. A good swan, two polos and a swan to everyone! Johh in (East) Wales
