enito Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Hi, Im trying to making works this nice deck. I powered and i see is trying to read something but nothing. I opened and i see some white leg (like some like a head) is dissarmed. Dont know if this can be fixeable, hope yes. I attach you Photos... Thx for your time! http://postimage.org/gallery/1l3t8s1q/5ee2b8a2/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimma Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 Hi enito. From your photos it looks like the record head is damaged and needs to be replaced. That should not stop the deck from playing but don't try and record because not only will it not work, but will more than likely damage the disc as well. Jim Hoggarth is the man to speak to about this. He is a regular on this forum and may be able to offer a solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enito Posted November 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 Hi, thx for the reply, yep i see like a little damaged, but i think can be fixed. Is like one part is a bit dissambled, i try to get out and see with carefully, because i dont see any break piece. Now if going to be replaced, where i can get the supply? Greets and thx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim.hoggarth Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 It's not easy to tell from the photos, but it looks like the write head is beyond repair. I have had heads twisted to a lesser extent, and despite trying to bend it back into shape, it still does not perform 100%. Luckily the heads are fairly easy to obtain as loads of units with this drive were discarded due to the eject in/out and grinding gears problem. The JE320 has the same drive unit as the MDS-JE510, MDS-S38 and MDS-S39. These are the most popular units that will be found on sites like eBay. The big problem is that replacing the head on this model of drive is not as easy as with later models, and requires a major strip down of the drive unit. And in theory, once the head is replaced, the drive requires alignment but in most cases you will get away without it. My one concern would be that it is *very* easy to do further damage to the drive unit through disassembly and subsequent rebuilding. Now I may be able to supply a head, but I'm not too keen to spend hours explaining how to fit it, to be honest. Where abouts in the world are you? Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enito Posted December 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Hi, thx a lot for reply, Yep i dissambled a little the stuff and dont look hard to assemble. I downloaded too the service manual incase. Here i add more photos,and look head not really damaged i think, is like a bit dissambled. Im from Chile, a bit far away. Hope the head i can repair, i show you in next photos.. thx again for time and reply http://postimage.org/gallery/7e98a7fc/2c1fba9e/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enito Posted December 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Hi , i dissambled the stuff and i see the S686 PACK OUT switch was broken. My question what type of switch is this for search a replace? ..thx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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