Noisy DVD Player
thetawave2
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I have a Denon DVD-1720 that I'm using as a CD player. It used to be behind a glass door in an entertainment console, but now it's out on my desk in my room. It makes quite a bit of noise when it's playing a disk. I never even noticed when it was in our home theater, but now that it's out in the open and I'm using it for music, often at moderately low volumes, it kind of gets on my nerves. Is there anything I can do to hush it up a bit?
My Stereo: Tannoy D100s, Yaqin MC-100B, VPI Traveler, Dynavector 10x5 MC Phono Cartridge, heavily modified Yaqin MS-22B phono preamp, TEAC EQA-20 equalizer, Belkin PureAV PF30 Power Conditioner, Canare 4s11 speaker cables, Custom dust cover from DigitalDeckCovers
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Place a couple of big books on top of it. It should help.Main system: Lyngdorf TDAI 2170 w/ Pioneer 42" plazma-> Polk LSiM 703 w/Tivo, Marantz tuner, BRPTT: Nothingham Spacedeck-> Pioneer PL L1000 linear arm-> Soundsmith DL 103R-> SUT->Bottlehead ErosDigital: I3 PC w/ Jriver playing flac -> Sonore Ultrarendu -> Twisted Pair Audio ESS 9028 w/ Mercury IVY Vinyl rips: ESI Juli@24/192-> i3 PC server
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The spindle motor probably needs a lube job.Political Correctness'.........defined
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The spindle motor probably needs a lube job.
thanks for the suggestion!!
Anything in particular I should use?My Stereo: Tannoy D100s, Yaqin MC-100B, VPI Traveler, Dynavector 10x5 MC Phono Cartridge, heavily modified Yaqin MS-22B phono preamp, TEAC EQA-20 equalizer, Belkin PureAV PF30 Power Conditioner, Canare 4s11 speaker cables, Custom dust cover from DigitalDeckCovers -
You will most likely have to remove the transport to gain access to the spindle motor. If you know what you're doing, it's not a big deal. If you don't, forget it. In the case that you do, WD-40 injected with a syringe works well.Political Correctness'.........defined
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I have the DVD player partially disassembled. Do I just squirt some WD-40 into the holes on the underside of the motor or do I have to undo some more screws?My Stereo: Tannoy D100s, Yaqin MC-100B, VPI Traveler, Dynavector 10x5 MC Phono Cartridge, heavily modified Yaqin MS-22B phono preamp, TEAC EQA-20 equalizer, Belkin PureAV PF30 Power Conditioner, Canare 4s11 speaker cables, Custom dust cover from DigitalDeckCovers
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Very good. Don't squirt anything. You want to apply the lube to the actual motor shaft on the top side of the motor, letting the oil run down the shaft into the motor housing. If you don't have a syringe, get an eye dropper or old time oil can. Apply a few drops then manually turn the spindle to distribute the oil, then apply a few more drops. Let it sit a while, then wipe off any excess oil that comes out.Political Correctness'.........defined
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I have no doubt about the effectiveness of your technique F1. Any reason not to use a powdered graphite? Its always worked well for me and I didn't have to worry about the "wetness" if you will.Too much **** to list....
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I've found that it is rather messy and doesn't lubricate all that well, but I've not tried it on a spindle motor.Political Correctness'.........defined
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I have a lube for chains that is graphite-based i believe. Won't that be better since WD-40 evaporates quickly?My Stereo: Tannoy D100s, Yaqin MC-100B, VPI Traveler, Dynavector 10x5 MC Phono Cartridge, heavily modified Yaqin MS-22B phono preamp, TEAC EQA-20 equalizer, Belkin PureAV PF30 Power Conditioner, Canare 4s11 speaker cables, Custom dust cover from DigitalDeckCovers
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The WD-40 tip was given to me by a professional electronics repair tech. The spindle motor I used it on has been quite and trouble free for years now.Political Correctness'.........defined
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The graphite based lube might change the speed of the armature on the motor, affecting readability, error rates and therefore, playback. Powdered graphite would probably work but think about the dust that is left on your door hinges months after installation. I wouldn't want that fine coating to end up on the lens, would you?~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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The graphite based lube might change the speed of the armature on the motor, affecting readability, error rates and therefore, playback. Powdered graphite would probably work but think about the dust that is left on your door hinges months after installation. I wouldn't want that fine coating to end up on the lens, would you?
Though I've not noticed problems with dust it make good sense. I certainly wouldn't want the dust around no matter how small the quantity.
In that case would you prefer a 200-1 lube over a displacement type?
P.S. I purposefully ignored the change of speed thing Tom...heheToo much **** to list.... -
For this application, I would prefer what F1nut has recommended. WD-40.~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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It certainly is solid advice. I have a bit of an adversion to WD so I would steer more towards the teflon type if I were to use a wet lube. J says years of uninterrupted service so how do you argue with that eh?Too much **** to list....
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I couldn't really get to the motor very well because there is a screw that I don't have a driver for. However, the motor really doesn't seem to need lubricating. I think the problem is a small plastic piece that rests on top of the disc when the drawer closes rubbing against what is around it. Not sure I can do much about that.
Tightening all the screws that I undid before seems to have helped somewhat though.My Stereo: Tannoy D100s, Yaqin MC-100B, VPI Traveler, Dynavector 10x5 MC Phono Cartridge, heavily modified Yaqin MS-22B phono preamp, TEAC EQA-20 equalizer, Belkin PureAV PF30 Power Conditioner, Canare 4s11 speaker cables, Custom dust cover from DigitalDeckCovers -
Got a pic of that?Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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