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Nope, it's not gonna be one of those which transport should I buy threads. I have an Accustic Arts Drive 1 that will be celebrating its 21st bday next month. It has the ubiquitous Phiiips CD Pro 2 drive in it. It has performed flawlessly since day one. But, in anticipation of the day coming when I will no longer be able to make that statement, I decided to go ahead and pursue a refurbed drive from ENCO Systems. There are three versions of this drive which appeared over its lifetime. I have the middle version. Enco has refurbs for versions one and three but not mine. But they did have available the OPU (optical pickup unit) for it so I acquired it. So, my question is, would it be prudent to just go ahead and install it now or wait for it to outright fail? Another way of putting it would be to ask whether these lasers gradually decline over time or do they perform as new until they die?
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If this is the last transport you'll likely ever own I would maximize as much remaining time in total use of the original and replacement laser.You might not get 20 years out of the replacement. Might only get 10 years.
And as others have mentioned it's not recommended to tinker with the original if it is working flawlessly. Take advantage of it.***
Jonesy
***Edit: Even if you keep your original as a back up don't count on it working as good as it is now should you decide to put it back in at a later date. That's also part of the don't tinker equation.
"I know just enough to get into trouble. But not enough to get out of it."
Edits: 02/20/24
...I am inclined to just ride the pony 'til his legs go out from under him.
I'm using that same approach with all my audio gear....and my car for that matter.
If it ain't broke yet don't broke it ! The transport could turn out to be temperamental and you might regret messing with it.
Just my 1 1/2 cents worth ;-)
...very much along my own lines of thought. My only reason for considering replacement now is if laser performance typically falls off with time/usage. And that was my question in the OP but, thus far, have gotten no feedback regarding it. My laser is now 20+ years old and if they, typically, decline over time then...
I have no personal experience to go on but from I've seen posted here and on the internet it appears that LASER output degrades over time. Some symptoms might include TOC ERRORS, occasional skipping on some CDs', then more frequent skipping on more CD's. You might first try gently cleaning dust off the LASER.
It wouldn't hurt to have a replacement LASER assembly handy but not use it until the existing LASER gets real bad or dies.
I've never had a CD player go bad but I never owned one very long. I had a used Accuphase that I personally owned for about a decade but I didn't use it that much as I was transitioning over to computer based music playback.
gently dusting off laser lens won't do. You just need to clean it with lens cleaning fluid, clean the sled rails with IPA and lubricate with proper lubricant. Apply drop of lubricant to motor and clean lubricate drawer mech if applicable. I just measured Sony 151a laser from Mcitnosh (Esoteric/Teac really ) dated 1996 -two owners. It deteriorated only 10% over almost 30 years.
Edits: 02/24/24
...but thanks.
(Sorry - that's a term from an old Dick Van Dyke Show episode. BTW, it looks like he's still alive at the age of 98!)
nt
the usual grease or lubricants in key positions DRY OUT over time and harden. I rescued a player that is now fully functional again. The grease on the 'Platter Axle' dried up enough to slow it down and trigger a stop alarm refusing to play.
And the CD lens will acquire a film of smutz over time as well whether you are a smoker or not. Atmospheric stuff in every home
The idea of files being kept online is a great idea but you have to pay extra $$ for that.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
NT
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