statalite
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- Nov 3, 2009
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- My Satellite Setup
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Nova-HD-S2, Dr HD D15, Free sat V7S, Free sat v8 finder V-71HD
Zone 1 @ 28.2°E
Zone 2 @ 19.2°E with 28.2°E and 13.0°E
Channel Master 1.0m (to be setup)
Channel Master 1.2m (to be setup)
SMR 1224
- My Location
- UK Midlands
I decided to use my HiFi stereo for the first time in a while, but it wouldn't read my discs very quickly and the first few tracks failed to play. So I decided it must be that the lens needs cleaning.
I looked on YouTube someone had done it with cotton buds and rubbing alcohol, which I have so after opening the HiFi up I realised I couldn't take the tray drive out to clean the lens. So I ended up wheeling the tray out manually and poking a rubbing alcohol soaked cotton bud to the lens. It didn't work in fact it made it worse. After several tries I gave up. It was refusing to acknowledge discs at this point. I tried a few more times and it seems to back to where it was before I took it apart. So I decided after a couple of hours messing with it to put it back together again.
Long story short should I try and use one of those CD lens cleaner "kits"? When I look online there are different ones, some with fluid some without. Maybe someone could explain the difference.
I don't want to spend too much so will one from a pound shop do the job?
I looked on YouTube someone had done it with cotton buds and rubbing alcohol, which I have so after opening the HiFi up I realised I couldn't take the tray drive out to clean the lens. So I ended up wheeling the tray out manually and poking a rubbing alcohol soaked cotton bud to the lens. It didn't work in fact it made it worse. After several tries I gave up. It was refusing to acknowledge discs at this point. I tried a few more times and it seems to back to where it was before I took it apart. So I decided after a couple of hours messing with it to put it back together again.
Long story short should I try and use one of those CD lens cleaner "kits"? When I look online there are different ones, some with fluid some without. Maybe someone could explain the difference.
I don't want to spend too much so will one from a pound shop do the job?