raintheory Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 I thought I would share this with the community... I recently won a Sony MDS-E10 rack-mount deck on eBay for $140 USD... The description stated that the deck would power up, but would not read the disc. After looking at the provided photos (which included a photo showing that the deck could at least read the TOC), I decided that for the price, it would be worth grabbing and maybe having someone look at it for possible repair. I have seen the same unit in working order on eBay for $699 USD. After unpacking the unit, I figured I would see what exactly wasn't working correctly (keep in mind, I know nothing of electronics, or servicing MD equipment). I inserted a standard MD, and just as I expected it read the TOC just fine. However, none of the functions (play, record, etc) were working. To my dismay, the eject button didn't function either. I decided that I would open up the unit to attempt to manually eject my disc. In the process of snooping around with the loading mechanism, I noticed that the ribbon-cable that connected the front panel controls to the main board inside the unit was kind of crooked. I carefully unplugged the ribbon-cable and reseated it. After doing so I decided to plug the unit in and try the front panel controls again... This whole process took under 2 minutes. After reseating the ribbon-cable, all functionality was restored to the unit. I am now able to record/play/eject whatever. And I am now the proud owner of a fully functional MDLP professional deck with optical out. All for $140 USD (oh, and $20 USD shipping). If anyone would be interested, I can post some pics of which connector was loose that prevented the functions from working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ_Palmer Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 Great news! - I suppose the unit must have taken a jolt somehow dislodging the ribbon cable... Good job the owner couldn't be arsed to take a look him/herself... Just goes to show its worthwhile taking a risk and delving in sometimes. You've certainly got one of the best MD decks ever there, and it should last a very long time. Definitely need some pictures please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastianbf Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 it would be interesting to take a look at that cables. congratulation btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raintheory Posted September 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 (edited) I'll get some pics up soon detailing which connection was the culprit.. Edited September 23, 2005 by raintheory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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