My ancient Panasonic,12 years old and well used refused to recognise any blank disc and never passed muster on FORMAT tried all manner of discs and decided that as it had rendered itself useless I would try these tricks. I now have a fully working and very clean DMR- Ex 768 and looks like it may last another 12 years hopefully. Incredible ! Thank you miliions
I have the same issue but with the desktop DVD Writer drive. it can read ordinary CD with data and audio on it, but it no longer read DVD. I tried everything with no luck
Nice work! I have an old Magnavox MWD7006 DVD Player that wouldn't read any disk. Cleaning, massaging and oiling the Laser Guide Mechanism did the trick. 👍 The laser guide was bound up pretty good prior to. Inside was pretty clean. I expected pet hair and a lot of dust but was surprised at how clean it was. Maybe it had seized up from a period of non use.
I am surprised that since you mentioned about a bench rubber mat that you did not wear an ESD wrist strap. Do you know of any manufacturers that make ANGLED needle nose pliers that have removable protective covers to aid in removing and installing ribbon cables ? They would be a good aid to keep the cables safe from damage.
Thank you sir, for uploading this video ; much informative with cool practical demonstration. Unlike most other vdos, it's not been made in haste but with step by step tutorial alongwith your comprehendible narration. I've saved it for future need. May, I ask you to upload a vdo regarding 'the lense cleaning'. Would you be kind enough to tell me, whether the 'lense section', of a dvd player, consists of 2 separate lenses or a single one. Take Care and Stay Blessed. Namaste 🙏🏽.
Thank you! I've got my drive working with this method :D I didn't use the proper lubricant, but a different one intended for a weedwhacker. I don't know how good that is for this application, but I only need it to work today.
Thanks for posting. Good commentary and camera angle. However, once you had removed the cover there was easy access to both the laser and glide rods. Some machines have different designs and are not easy to DIY. My Panasonic, for example, has the laser assembly in an enclosed plastic case which I’m told was ‘plastic welded’ together when it was made. The only way I could get access was by gently prising off the spindle and metal disc washer, which I don’t think is the approved way. Even then I couldn’t access the glide rods. But the laser could just be reached by putting in a Q Tip at an angle. Very dirty, actually. A guy at a Panasonic store told me that it could also be a slightly warped disc tray at fault whereby the disc won’t sit plum in it’s seat.
Not really my problem... have a Panasonic DVD Recorder that won't recognize certain DVD-R blanks... It will read blankds I had ordered a few years back, but the new ones, it just won't. I have tried several kinds now and it doesn't want to work, even from the same manufacture... just won't work... I justed another older Memorex again, works like a charm... scratching my head... Have ordered some DVD-RWs to see what happens there. I'm not trying DVD+Rs either. It didn't like one I had...
Steven Hanson thanks for yr heip going to try an fix my dvd playing if i have a problem i will watch yr channel 😂👍👍 from ivan in south Africa KZN Durban phoenix
@@MarkTheMorose I just fixed my broken DVD recorder! It's time to dig out your machine, oil it up and make it work again! Or procrastinate a few more months, haha!
My ancient Panasonic,12 years old and well used refused to recognise any blank disc and never passed muster on FORMAT tried all manner of discs and decided that as it had rendered itself useless I would try these tricks.
I now have a fully working and very clean DMR- Ex 768 and looks like it may last another 12 years hopefully.
Incredible ! Thank you miliions
Thank you, Steven!!!! You have given me hope. my Sony RDR-HX700 might work again. I've got a lot of work to do in my unit. God bless you, Sir.
What would you think about cleaning the glides of old gunk, with rubbing alcohol, before applying the new silicon oil?
Hello my friend thanks for your time and help. Was wondering what is the oil u used to lubricate thanks again
I have the same issue but with the desktop DVD Writer drive. it can read ordinary CD with data and audio on it, but it no longer read DVD. I tried everything with no luck
Where do I buy the Silicone Oil that you use??? thanks again for your time.
Nice work! I have an old Magnavox MWD7006 DVD Player that wouldn't read any disk. Cleaning, massaging and oiling the Laser Guide Mechanism did the trick. 👍 The laser guide was bound up pretty good prior to. Inside was pretty clean. I expected pet hair and a lot of dust but was surprised at how clean it was. Maybe it had seized up from a period of non use.
I am surprised that since you mentioned about a bench rubber mat that you did not wear an ESD wrist strap. Do you know of any manufacturers that make ANGLED needle nose pliers that have removable protective covers to aid in removing and installing ribbon cables ? They would be a good aid to keep the cables safe from damage.
Thank you sir, for uploading this video ; much informative with cool practical demonstration. Unlike most other vdos, it's not been made in haste but with step by step tutorial alongwith your comprehendible narration. I've saved it for future need. May, I ask you to upload a vdo regarding 'the lense cleaning'. Would you be kind enough to tell me, whether the 'lense section', of a dvd player, consists of 2 separate lenses or a single one. Take Care and Stay Blessed. Namaste 🙏🏽.
Excellent informative video, thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
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Thank you! I've got my drive working with this method :D I didn't use the proper lubricant, but a different one intended for a weedwhacker. I don't know how good that is for this application, but I only need it to work today.
Mine also have a problem of not loading disc , it keep on saying loading non stop .... please help
Thanks for posting. Good commentary and camera angle. However, once you had removed the cover there was easy access to both the laser and glide rods.
Some machines have different designs and are not easy to DIY. My Panasonic, for example, has the laser assembly in an enclosed plastic case which I’m told was ‘plastic welded’ together when it was made.
The only way I could get access was by gently prising off the spindle and metal disc washer, which I don’t think is the approved way.
Even then I couldn’t access the glide rods. But the laser could just be reached by putting in a Q Tip at an angle. Very dirty, actually.
A guy at a Panasonic store told me that it could also be a slightly warped disc tray at fault whereby the disc won’t sit plum in it’s seat.
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My player says unknown disc, why?
Not really my problem... have a Panasonic DVD Recorder that won't recognize certain DVD-R blanks... It will read blankds I had ordered a few years back, but the new ones, it just won't. I have tried several kinds now and it doesn't want to work, even from the same manufacture... just won't work... I justed another older Memorex again, works like a charm... scratching my head... Have ordered some DVD-RWs to see what happens there. I'm not trying DVD+Rs either. It didn't like one I had...
very helpful. I hope the knowledge is useful sir
Yah know I have been repairing and taking things apart for years and I have never had and issues related to static electricity killing components
static wont cause any issues. guys who cant repair stuff made up the whole thing.
You should have shown some closeup of what you were oiling for us viewers to see exactly what you were doing.
Steven Hanson thanks for yr heip going to try an fix my dvd playing if i have a problem i will watch yr channel 😂👍👍 from ivan in south Africa KZN Durban phoenix
I have a combination VHS recorder / DVD player which has recently stopped reading discs. I shall give this method a try.
Any luck?
@@Beano987 You're asking after only 7 months? I need much longer than that to get around to doing something!
@@MarkTheMorose how about 10 months later?
@@robincressy42 Sadly not. :/
@@MarkTheMorose I just fixed my broken DVD recorder! It's time to dig out your machine, oil it up and make it work again! Or procrastinate a few more months, haha!
Thanks i was having the same problem thanks again take care
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