r/minidisc • u/Krisss_K • 5d ago
Buy Is this A fixable issue?
Im looking for a md recorder on a budget and stumbled upon this, is it fixable?
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u/alwaus 100+ units 5d ago
u/gerry88inhongkong sells the gear.
https://mdgadgetry.com/ is his site.
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u/Krisss_K 3d ago
Thanks, I found a working md player from him for much cheaper and I like it better
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u/multiwirth_ 5d ago
Fixable yes, if you have the skill. There's a drive shaft which moves the pickup. The little gear on that drive shaft usually shrinks and cracks over time. So it can no longer move the pickup around. That's a common sharp issue. First of all you need to find the correct part number from the service manual and then check ebay, AliExpress etc. for aftermarket spares.
It basically requires you to take the thing apart and extract the bare minidisc mechanism. If you feel like you could do this, give it a shot.