I recently sold a CD-ROM2 drive that either 'thesteve' or 'Keith Courage' refurbished for me a few years ago. New laser, new gears etc. When the buyer got the package he claimed it didn't work, so I told him he could have his money back if he returned it.
When I got the package, I notice the the ground wire to the bottom plate was slightly sticking out above the DC jack. I opened the unit to make sure it 'really' was the unit I'd sold him, as I've been burned before. The ground strip that goes to the laser ribbon cable was loose as well. The gears seemed okay, there's a black two wheel setup with a cable between them and I think 'Keith' did it this way so decided to return the buyer's money.
My thought is that the post company dropped the package or something, the ground wires came loose and something shorted when the unit was turned on. I tried to make a claim at the post office, they did a brief investigation but decided that they hadn't done anything wrong.
Anyway, the laser and motor is totally dead, won't move at all. When the 'Run' button is pressed, the 'Wait...' message is displayed and 'PC' is lit up on the player but nothing else happens.
Any ideas?