Someone had tried this before?

[madmalkav]

I got a MegaCD that was getting read errors until it just won't read any disk. The onyl thing I need to do for repair is to change the CD spin motor. As I had eard that MegaCDs generally dies by stop reading disk, I want to know if someone else have tried to change this part or the laser lens motor and what results they get.

 

[SeGaFrEaK_NL]

I always give the disc a spin before closing the door...it helps for me.

 

[Ratamahatta]

All parts should be interchangeable as long as they are for the same model. I replaced a laser unit in mine with a beater sega cd that I had laying around the house. Just unplug a few wires and pop the new unit in.

It isnt a very hard swap.

 

[madmalkav]

The problem is when you don't have another SegaCD to take the whole laser unit and you have to repair the broken one 😉

 

[Ratamahatta]

I guess its easier when you own 4 sega cd's lol 🙂

 

[Uzza83]

on the laser unit looking from the front on the left side should be 4 i think orange colored potentiometers POTS for short dont mess with those instead turn the unit around and on the laser unit that actually moves should be a single POT still orange colored might be hidden by the white cable that connects the laser unit to to the pcb turn it left/right until it reads perfectly its also possible to have your segacd read cd-rw this way it would also be wise to take a reading of what the POT is set at before attempting this so you can always go back