Laser diode has no output; disc not read at all.
4 repair logs
+18 photosSuccessful repairNEC — PC Engine CD-ROM2
This one threw everything at me: 3D printed gears, a dead laser, a Discman sacrifice and a spindle height mystery, before a full recap finally brought it home. Worth every frustrating hour of it.
+29 photosSuccessful repairSega — Mega-CD 1
A second Mega-CD model 1, acquired after my first one died. Probably the fault of the non-OEM optical pickup I'd put in the original.
+21 photosSuccessful repair3DO Company — Panasonic FZ-1
This is the unit whose laser went to save its sibling. With the drive dead anyway, a full recap and an ODE installation was the logical conclusion.
+42 photosSuccessful repair3DO Company — Panasonic FZ-1
The PSU repairs required bridging badly damaged traces, and a missed ceramic cap connection sent the console into a reboot loop. Sourcing a replacement laser meant buying a whole other console, but it runs now, and has since gained an ODE with SD card access through the AV expansion bay.
