Cleaning my CDP

NJPOLKER
NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
edited July 2009 in Electronics
It dawned on me that I should probably clean something inside of my ARCAM CD72 CDP. I looked through the manual and it was no help at all. I have run some disc that supposedly cleans the lens or something but I doubt it does the proper job.
I also tried the forum search but was little help. Any suggestion?
Thanks
Drew
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  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,186
    edited July 2009
    I used a cleaning disc on mine a few years ago and if my memory serves me correctly someone told me that it was a big no-no as it could possibly scratch the lens. I'm not sure if that's true or not and I haven't used it since then.
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  • tcrossma
    tcrossma Posts: 1,301
    edited July 2009
    I've opened mine up, exposed the lens, gently cleaned it with some alcohol using a q-tip, greased the rails a little bit, and closed it back up. Worked great for me, as I was having a problem with my player not reading disc's more and more frequently. Cleaning it fixed it right up.
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  • TNRabbit
    TNRabbit Posts: 2,168
    edited July 2009
    tcrossma wrote: »
    I've opened mine up, exposed the lens, gently cleaned it with some alcohol using a q-tip, greased the rails a little bit, and closed it back up. Worked great for me, as I was having a problem with my player not reading disc's more and more frequently. Cleaning it fixed it right up.

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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited July 2009
    The only alcohol I have around is what I drink. Thats not what I should use I am sure. Is there any type I should use? I think my wife has some that she uses to clean wounds LOL
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  • TNRabbit
    TNRabbit Posts: 2,168
    edited July 2009
    Get PURE isopropyl; you should be able to find some at Radio Shack or the like. DO NOT USE RUBBING ALCOHOL as it will leave residue.
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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited July 2009
    TNRabbit wrote: »
    Get PURE isopropyl; you should be able to find some at Radio Shack or the like. DO NOT USE RUBBING ALCOHOL as it will leave residue.

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  • CoolJazz
    CoolJazz Posts: 570
    edited July 2009
    Make sure you do not press down on the lense! You can knock it out of alignment and damage it. You are not there to scrub the coatings off the lense, only to remove dust particles and any build up film. VERY lightly lubricating, as said, is a good idea.

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