Paul Westphal Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I bought this off ebay, took it all apart and got the carts to work and the disks to spin. but I noticed it starts to spin clockwise, ( like the one I have that works ), but quickly changes direction, and can't find either an audio or game disk. Everything is connected properly and the splash sceen comes up... I just get the ?.. All the caps are fine,and I have cleaned the head, and I do have a replacement mechanism for it - I just thought someone might have an Idea before I have to replace the CD mechanism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagChris Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Yeah clean the connections. Take out the little daughterboard and clean that really good. Clean the cartridge connector it plugs into. Make sure the mechanism isn't stuck etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Moss Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Does it actually drive the disc in the other direction for a long period of time or does it only spin "backwards" for a second or two before stopping? If the former then there is definitely a problem, if the latter that is not unusual as to stop the disc turning quickly a large pulse of the opposite polarity to normal drive is delivered to the drive motor essentially driving it hard in the opposite direction. Sometimes depending on the relative speed on the motor at the time this causes the motor and therefore the disc to rotate for a turn or two in the opposite direction. This reverse direction is not noticeable in CD units with a tray as unlike the Jag CD unit... a ) There is no window to allow you to see the reverse spin and b ) When the disc is ejected any remaining reverse direction rotation is stopped by friction when the disc is dropped onto the tray as it opens. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Westphal Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 It spins ' backwards' ( clock )a second or two the spins counterclockwise to read. The other cd I have spins clock to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Turbo Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 If the cd spin in the bad direction, just put the CD on the back into the JagCD...................... :-D :-D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Or maybe it's the Australian version of the JagCD. I've heard that things rotate backwards there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovalbugmann Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Or maybe it's the Australian version of the JagCD. I've heard that things rotate backwards there. LOL! Zero! - That gave me a chuckle Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Westphal Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 That's damn funny, but of no help. I'm just gonna replace the drive mech. I bought an extra one for MY cd drive- vam1202 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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